About the Design View
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Use the Design View of the CASA Editor to modify the deployment configuration of a composite application. The Design view is the active view when you open the CASA Editor.
When the Design View is active, the following windows and tools are available:
- Editor Toolbar
- Design Area
- Palette Window
- Navigator Window
Editor Toolbar
The Editor Toolbar contains the following buttons:
- Source
Opens the Source View of the CASA Editor
- Design
Opens the Design View of the CASA Editor
- Auto Layout
Arranges design artifacts in the Design Area to optimal positions.
- Build Project
Builds the composite application. This is equivalent to invoking the Build
command for a composite application from the Projects window.
- Deploy Project
Deploys the composite application. This is equivalent to invoking the Deploy
command for a composite application from the Projects window.
- Print Preview
Invokes a Print Preview dialog. Use the Print Preview dialog to specify printing
options and send the layout design to a printer.
- Validate XML
Validation checks for conformance to the BPEL schema and finds any syntax
errors. Validation results are displayed in the Output window.
Design Area
The Design Area is where you place and configure composite application artifacts. You can add new artifacts from the Palette, specify connections between artifacts, and select artifacts to edit their properties.
The Design Area contains the following sections:
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WSDL Ports
WSDL ports for the composite application are represented in this area of the CASA Editor.
- JBI Modules
JBI Service Engines for the composite application are represented in this area of the CASA Editor.
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External Modules
Services available from external applications are represented in this section of the Design Area. If the External Modules section is not visible, you might have to enlarge the Design Area window or use the horizontal scroll bar.
Palette
When the Design View is active, the Palette window is visible. The Palette window contains the following types of artifacts, which you can add to a composite application.
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WSDL Bindings
The available WSDL Binding types are listed in the WSDL Bindings section of the Palette. These represent WSDL ports that can be added to a composite application. To add a new WSDL port of a specific binding type, drag a WSDL Binding palette item to the WSDL Ports section of the Design Area.
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Service Units
A Service Unit represents a deployed service from another composite application. To specify an external service, drag the External SU icon to the External Modules section of the Design Area. If the External Modules section is not visible, it becomes visible during the drag operation. You must define the properties of an external Service Unit before it can be configured for the composite application.
- Endpoints
Consumer and Provider endpoints are used to configure external Service Units.
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- About the CASA Editor
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