Business Object Designer functionality

You can access Business Object Designer functions in either of the following ways:

The following sections provide an overview Business Object Designer's menus and menu options.

File menu

The File menu contains the following items:

Edit menu

All options of the Edit menu are not available if no definitions are open. The Edit menu contains the following items:

Note:
You can access the Insert Above, Insert Below, Cut, Copy, Paste, and Delete menu items by right-clicking in the left-most column of an attribute.

View menu

The View menu operations are valid when Business Object Designer first opens and when the working area pertains to the visual appearance of activity diagrams. Many of these operations can be toggled on or off.

The View menu displays the following options:

Note:
You can access the Expand, Collapse, and Open In Window items when right-clicking in the left-most column of an attribute that represents a child business object or an array of child business objects.

Tools menu

The Tools menu contains the following items:

Window menu

The Window menu operates as it does in a standard Windows environment. Use the menu options to control display features such as tiling, cascading, and activating open windows.

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