Rational Developer for System z

Wiring references to services

To enable a component reference to access a service on another component, the reference needs to be wired to that service.

About this task

You can create a wire directly in the canvas area of the composite editor or by adding a wire from the palette. You can also delete a wire in the canvas area.

Creating a wire directly in the canvas

Procedure

  1. Place the pointer over a reference. Wait a moment for the wire to display.
  2. Click the wire and drag it to the service that you want to connect the reference to.

Creating a wire from the palette

Procedure

  1. Click Wire/Promote in the palette.
  2. Click the reference and drag the wire to the service you want to connect it to.

Deleting a wire

Procedure

To delete a wire, click the wire, the color of the wire changes to indicate it is selected. Then right-click and select Delete from Diagram. Alternatively you can select the wire and press the delete key.

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