Rational Developer for System z

Editing composites with the composite editor

The composite diagram editor is a graphical environment for laying out and composing your Service Component Architecture (SCA) application.

About this task

To edit a composite with the composite editor, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. To open a composite in the editor, right-click the composite in the EST Project Explorer view and select Open With > SCA Composite Editor.

    The composite editor includes a palette, Outline view, and Properties view.

  2. To edit properties for a composite or an item in the composite, right-click the item and select Show Properties View.
  3. If the Outline view is not available, select Window > Show View > Outline. The Outline view displays an image of the entire composite including items in the composite that are scrolled out of view in the canvas. To access items quickly in the canvas that you want to work with, click those items in the outline to bring them into view in the canvas.

Feedback