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This section describes the components that are available in Oracle Workshop for WebLogic for designing business processes.
Ensure that you are familiar with the following Oracle Workshop for WebLogic views; you will use them throughout the tutorial.
The Package Explorer view provides a hierarchical representation of the source files in your project, and provides a place where you can save, open, add, and delete project files.
If the Package Explorer view is not visible in Oracle Workshop for WebLogic, choose Window 
ShowView Other JavaPackage Explorer.
The Design view is your primary working canvas. It displays the business process as you design it. You can drag and drop nodes, controls, and variables into the Design view to design your business process. There are many views such as JPD Configuration, Data Palette, Node Palette, Server, and Problem to help you in your tasks.
You can also right-click a node or a group of nodes in the Design view to access options; different options are available depending on the type of node. The following are some of the options available from the right-click menu:
To learn more about node groups in the Design view, see Grouping Nodes in Your Business Process.
This view displays the source code for the current process. As you design your process in the Design view, corresponding source code is written to the JPD file. You can also design and edit your JPD file in the Source view. For more information about the Source view, see Business Process Source Code.
This view displays the nodes that you can add to your business process. Nodes represent different types of logic in your business process.
If the Node Palette is not visible in Oracle Workshop for WebLogic, choose WindowShow ViewNode Palette.
As you drag a node from the Node Palette to the Design view, targets 
are displayed on your business process. As you drag the node close to a target location, the target is activated 
. When this happens, you can release the mouse button and the node snaps to the business process at the location indicated by the active target.
| Note: | If you create a node at an invalid location (that is, if you create invalid logic in your business process) the node is marked with an error icon ( ) in the Design view. You can view the error message describing the error by moving the mouse pointer over the error icon. |
This view includes folders for Variables and Controls.
You can use the Data Palette view to create variables and instances of controls in your project. You can also create variables and instances of controls in other ways as you design the process in the Design view.
If the Data Palette is not visible in Oracle Workshop for WebLogic, choose WindowShowView Data Palette.
This view provides read and write access to the properties of the node or group of nodes that is selected in the Design view.
If the JPD Configuration view is not visible in Oracle Workshop for WebLogic, choose WindowShowView JPD Configuration.
You will use the following functions and shortcuts frequently throughout the tutorial:
Save: Saves the file that is currently displayed in the Design or Source view.
Save All (Ctrl+S): Saves all the files in your application.
Build All: (Ctrl+B): Builds your applications. This icon is not available if automatic building is enabled by choosing ProjectBuild Automatically.
F2: To change the label (name) of a node in the business process, select the node in the Design view and press F2. Then, enter the required new label and press Enter.
Use the up and down arrow keys to navigate between the nodes in your business process.
Use the right and left arrow keys to expand and collapse a group of nodes.
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