You can access Business Object Designer functions in either of the
following ways:
- From the menu bar
- Using toolbar icons.
The following sections provide an overview Business Object Designer's
menus and menu options.
The File menu contains the following items:
- New BO -- Creates a business object definition
manually. For more information, see "Creating a business object definition".
- New Using ODA -- Presents the Business Object Wizard,
which allows you to create a business object definition from an Object
Discovery Agent. For more information, see "Using an Object Discovery Agent to create a business object definition".
- Open -- Opens a business object definition located in the
project. If Business Object Designer is running from System Manager,
the project is an ICL-based project. Otherwise, the project is a local
project. See Working with projects for more information about projects.
- Open From File -- Imports and optionally opens a business
object definition from a local directory.
- Save -- Saves the business object
definition as follows to the project.
If you modified an existing business object definition:
- If the project is ICL-based, the business object definition is saved in
the project where it originated.
- If the project is local, the business object definition is saved to its
existing file.
If you created a new business object definition:
- If Business Object Designer is running from System manager, you are
prompted to select the ICL in which you want to save the business object
definition.
- Otherwise, you are prompted to specify the local destination directory and
file name for the business object definition.
The business object definition can be saved as a file of type:
- .xsd
- XML Schema Definition. This is the default file type.
- .in or .txt
- InterChange Server
- .xls
- Spreadsheet
- Save As -- Saves the business object definition with a new
name. The name of the file containing the business object definition
must be unique within the destination project.
If you modified an existing business object definition:
- If Business Object Designer is running from System Manager, the business
object definition is saved to the ICL-based project.
- If the business object definition was opened from a file, the modified
business object definition is saved to that file.
If you created a new business object definition:
- If Business Object Designer is running from System Manager, you are
prompted to select the ICL where the business object definition is to be
saved.
- Otherwise, you are prompted to specify a local destination directory and
file name for the business object definition.
The business object definition can be saved as a file of type:
- .xsd
- XML Schema Definition. This is the default file type.
- .in or .txt
- InterChange Server
- .xls
- Spreadsheet
- Save All--Saves all open business object definitions as
described under the Save menu item on (OVERVI11005738).
- Save Copy to File--Exports a copy of the business object
definition to a separate file.
- Copy All to One File--Exports all business object
definitions in a project as one file in repos-copy format.
- Close--Closes the selected definition. This menu
item is not available if no definitions are open.
- Close All--Closes all open definitions. This menu
item is not available if no definitions are open.
- Delete -- Allows you to delete a business object
definition from a project.
- Note:
- Business Object Designer only lets you delete business object definitions
from the project. If your project is ICL-based, the business object
definitions you delete are removed from the specified ICL. If your
project is local, the business object definitions you delete are removed from
the local project but the files that contain business object definitions in
local directories are not affected. To delete local files, use the
tools provided by Windows.
- Print Setup -- Allows you to specify the printer and
printing properties.
- Print Preview -- Displays a preview of the definition to
be printed. This menu item is not available if no definitions are
open.
- Print -- Allows you to print the selected
definition. This menu item is not available if no definitions are
open.
- Exit -- Allows you to exit Business Object
Designer.
All options of the Edit menu are not available if no definitions
are open. The Edit menu contains the following items:
- Cut -- Deletes an attribute from the definition or text
from a column. This menu item is not available if no text has been
selected in a column or no attribute has been selected (by clicking in the
left-most column). See Figure 28 for an illustration of the window for editing attributes.
- Copy -- Copies an attribute in the definition or text in a
column. This menu item is not available if no text has been selected in
a column or no attribute has been selected (by clicking in the left-most
column). See Figure 28 for an illustration of the window for editing attributes.
- Paste -- Pastes a cut or copied attribute into the
definition, or cut or copied text into the selected column. By default,
the tool pastes a buffered attribute at the bottom of the definition.
However, if you insert an empty row at a specific location, you can paste the
buffered attribute into the empty row.
- Delete Row -- Deletes an attribute from the
definition. This menu item is not available if no attribute has been
selected (by clicking in the left-most column). See Figure 28 for an illustration of the screen for editing attributes.
- Select All -- Selects all attributes in the
definition.
- Insert Above -- Inserts an empty row above the selected
attribute.
- Insert Below -- Inserts an empty row below the selected
attribute.
- Move Up -- Moves the selected attribute up one row.
This menu item is not available if no attribute has been selected.
- Move Down -- Moves the selected attribute down one
row. This menu item is not available if no attribute has been
selected.
- 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.
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:
- Expand All -- Displays all attributes in all child
business objects. This menu item is not available if no definitions are
open.
- Collapse All -- Closes display of all attributes in all
child business objects. This menu item is not available if no
definitions are open.
- Preferences -- Opens the Business Object
Preferences dialog box, which allows you to turn off confirmation of business
object deletion.
- Toolbars -- Contains a submenu with items that control
display of the two toolbars of the
Business Object Designer. Menu options include:
- Standard -- When you click this menu item, Business Object
Designer displays the buttons for the
Standard toolbar.
- Programs -- When you click this menu item, Business Object
Designer displays the buttons for accessing other WebSphere Business
Integration Toolset programs.
-
Status Bar -- When you click this menu item, Business Object
Designer displays a one-line status message at the bottom of its main
window.
- 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.
The Tools menu contains the following items:
- Log Viewer -- Opens Log Viewer.
- Connector Configurator -- Opens Connector
Configurator.
- System Manager -- Opens System Manager.
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.
