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Project Explorer
This section includes the following topics:
- Overview of the Project Explorer
- Listing Projects
- Adding a Project
- Viewing Project Details
- Deleting a Project
- Adding a Folder
- Viewing Folder Details
- Deleting a Folder
- Creating a Resource
- Viewing References
Overview of the Project Explorer
The following table lists the pages you can access from the Project Explorer module. The tasks and help topics associated with each are provided.
Projects and Folders
The Project Explorer module allows AquaLogic Service Bus developers to better organize related parts of large development projects by allowing logical grouping of AquaLogic Service Bus entities.
The Project Explorer module consists of projects and folders.
Projects are non-hierarchical, disjoint, top-level grouping constructs. All AquaLogic Service Bus resources (for example, services, WS-Policies, WSDLs, XQuery transformations and so on) reside in exactly one project. Projects do not overlap. Resources can be created directly under a project, or they can be further organized into folders. You can only reference resources that are within the same project.
Note: When you create a domain in AquaLogic Service Bus, a default project is created for your use when you log on to the Console.
Folders are contained within projects. You use folders to hierarchically organize resources. They are similar to directories (or folders) in a file system. Each folder resides under another folder or the project (if it is the root folder in that project). The use of folders is optional.
Note: The names, length, and levels of nesting of projects and folders are ultimately affected by the limits of your operating system. Using too long a folder or project name or deeply nesting folders may fail due to these limitations.
Uses of Projects and Folders
Projects and folders are useful for the following reasons:
- Projects can serve as a unit of development in a large scale development effort. For example, projects
proj_HR, andproj_SALEScan contain, respectively, all AquaLogic Service Bus components designed for projects for the HR and Sales departments. Folders can further help organize resources within each project. - Projects and folders serve as a namespace to distinguish between entities with the same name.
- Projects and folders provide classification and easy-browsing in a domain with a very large number of entities. For example, when you have 1000s of entities, it is preferable to browse a tree, not a table.
- Projects and folders simplify export and import. They allow you to delete (undeploy) entities during the import of a project. When you import a project, it replaces the previous project. Items that are not in the imported project are deleted.
- Projects can serve as a unit of isolation, activation, deletion and so on in the future. For example, you can retire a project, and de-activate all the services within it.
Resources
Projects and folders qualify AquaLogic Service Bus resources along with the name of that resource. Therefore, the project name and the name of the folder (path) is a part of resource name. In other words, a resource is referenced by pre-pending its name with a project name followed by an array of folder names, from root to the folder of the resource.
A reference to a resource is displayed as follows:
project-name / root-folder/ . . ./parent-folder / resource-name
If a resource is directly under the project, the reference is displayed as follows:
You must include the whole reference for a resource to create, delete, update or search for it.
Related Topics
Listing Projects
The Projects page displays a list of projects. To learn more about projects and folders, see Overview of the Project Explorer.
The page displays the following information for each project:
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The name of the project. Click the name to display details of this project. To learn more, see Viewing Project Details. |
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Click the Delete Project icon to delete the project. To learn more, see Deleting a Project. |
This page also allows you to add a new project. To learn more, see Adding a Project.
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Adding a Project
The Projects page allows you to add a new project. To learn more about projects and folders, see Overview of the Project Explorer.
Note: The names, length, and levels of nesting of projects and folders are ultimately affected by the limits of your operating system. Using too long a project or folder name or deeply nesting folders may fail due to these limitations.
To Add a Project
- If you have not already done so, from the left navigation pane, under Change Center, click Create to create a new session for making changes to the current configuration. To learn more, see Using the Change Center.
The new project is displayed in the list of projects.
Note: The new project is saved in the current session. When you have finished making changes to this configuration, from the left navigation pane, click Activate under Change Center. The session ends and the configuration is deployed to run time. Alternatively, click Discard at any time during the session to delete the changes you have made so far in the current session.
This page also you to view the list of projects. To learn more, see Listing Projects.
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Viewing Project Details
The Project View page enables you to view details of a specific project. To learn more about projects and folders, see Overview of the Project Explorer.
To View Project Details
- In the Name column, click the name of a specific project to view details of that project. Alternatively, you can also link to the project you want to view from the left navigation pane under Project Explorer.
The Project View page is displayed, which displays the following information for the project:
Click to view a list of objects this project references. To learn more, see Viewing References.
Click to view a list of objects that reference this project. To learn more, see Viewing References.
It displays the following information for the folders:
The name of the folder. Click the name to display folder details. To learn more, see Viewing Folder Details.
Click the Delete icon to delete a folder. To learn more, see Deleting a Folder.
It displays the following information for resources associated with this project:
The name of the resource. The name is a link to details of the resource.
The Options column displays up to five icons:
A Manage Monitoring icon displays for any business or proxy services that you have created. Click this icon to enable or disable monitoring for a specific service, and view or configure alert rules for a specific service. To learn more, see Listing and Locating Alert Rules.
An Edit Message Flow icon displays for any proxy services you have created. Click this icon to edit the message flow of a specific proxy service. To learn more, see Viewing and Changing Message Flow.
Click the Rename icon to rename a resource. To learn more, see Renaming a Resource
Click the Move icon to move a resource. To learn more, see Moving a Resource.
This page also enables you to do the following:
- Add a folder. To learn more, see Adding a Folder.
- Create a resource. To learn more, see Creating a Resource.
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Deleting a Project
The Project View page enables you to delete a project. To learn more about projects and folders, see Overview of the Project Explorer.
Note: When you delete a project, all resources under the project are deleted. If any resources under this project are referenced by resources under a different project, you cannot delete the project, as you cannot delete a resource if it is referenced by other resources in AquaLogic Service Bus. Instead of the Delete icon, a Delete icon with a red X is displayed for these resources.
To Delete a Project
- If you have not already done so, from the left navigation pane, under Change Center, click Create to create a new session for making changes to the current configuration. For more information, see Using the Change Center.
- From the left navigation pane, click Projects under Project Explorer. The Projects page is displayed.
- In the Options field of the project you want to delete, click the Delete Project icon. The project is deleted from the list of projects.
The project is deleted in the current session. When you have finished making changes to this configuration, from the left navigation pane, click Activate under Change Center. The session ends and the configuration is deployed to run time. Alternatively, click Discard at any time during the session to delete the changes you have made so far in the current session.
Note: If necessary, you can undo the deletion of this project. To learn more, see Undoing a Task.
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Adding a Folder
The Project View page enables you to add a folder. To learn more about projects and folders, see Overview of the Project Explorer.
Note: The names, length, and levels of nesting of projects and folders are ultimately affected by the limits of your operating system. Using too long a project or folder name or deeply nesting folders may fail due to these limitations.
To Add a Folder
- If you have not already done so, from the left navigation pane, under Change Center, click Create to create a new session for making changes to the current configuration. For more information, see Using the Change Center.
- From the left navigation pane, click a project name from under Project Explorer. The Project View page is displayed.
The new folder is displayed in the list.
Note: The new folder is saved in the current session. When you have finished making changes to this configuration, from the left navigation pane, click Activate under Change Center. The session ends and the configuration is deployed to run time. Alternatively, click Discard at any time during the session to delete the changes you have made so far in the current session.
Note: The names, length, and levels of nesting of projects and folders are ultimately affected by the limits of your operating system. Using too long a folder or project name or deeply nesting folders may fail due to these limitations.
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Viewing Folder Details
The Folder View page enables you to view details of a specific folder. To learn more about projects and folders, see Overview of the Project Explorer.
To View Folder Details
- From the left navigation pane, click a project name from under Project Explorer. The Project View page is displayed.
- In the Name column, click the name of a folder to view its details. Alternatively, you can also link to the folder you want to view from the left navigation pane under Project Explorer.
The Folder View page is displayed, which displays the following information for the folder:
Click to view a list of objects this folder references. To learn more, see Viewing References.
Click to view a list of objects that reference this folder. To learn more, see Viewing References.
It displays the following information for the folders within this folder:
The name of the folder. Click the name to display folder details.
Click the Delete icon to delete a folder. To learn more, see Deleting a Folder.
It displays the following information for resources associated with this folder:
The name of the resource. The name is a link to details of the resource.
The Options column displays up to five icons:
A Manage Monitoring icon displays for any business or proxy services that you have created. Click this icon to enable or disable monitoring for a specific service, and view or configure alert rules for a specific service. To learn more, see Listing and Locating Alert Rules.
An Edit Message Flow icon displays for any proxy services you have created. Click this icon to edit the message flow of a specific proxy service. To learn more, see Viewing and Changing Message Flow.
Click the Rename icon to rename a resource. To learn more, see Renaming a Resource.
Click the Move icon to move a resource. To learn more, see Moving a Resource.
This page also enables you to do the following:
- Add a folder. To learn more, see Adding a Folder.
- Create a resource. To learn more, see Creating a Resource.
Related Topics
Deleting a Folder
The Project View page enables you to delete a folder associated with a project, and the Folder View page enables you to delete a folder associated with another folder. To learn more about projects and folders, see Overview of the Project Explorer.
Note: When you delete a folder, all resources under the folder are deleted. If any resources under this folder are referenced by resources under a different folder, you cannot delete the folder, as you cannot delete a resource if it is referenced by other resources in AquaLogic Service Bus. Instead of the Delete icon, a Delete icon with a red X is displayed for these resources.
To Delete a Folder
- If you have not already done so, from the left navigation pane, under Change Center, click Create to create a new session for making changes to the current configuration. For more information, see Using the Change Center.
- From the left navigation pane, click a project name from under Project Explorer. The Project View page is displayed.
- In the Options field of the folder you want to delete, click the Delete Folder icon. The folder is deleted from the list of folders.
The folder is deleted in the current session. When you have finished making changes to this configuration, from the left navigation pane, click Activate under Change Center. The session ends and the configuration is deployed to run time. Alternatively, click Discard at any time during the session to delete the changes you have made so far in the current session.
Note: If necessary, you can undo the deletion of this project. To learn more, see Undoing a Task.
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Creating a Resource
The Project View page enables you to create resources for a specific project. To learn more about projects and folders, see Overview of the Project Explorer.
To Create a Resource for a Specific Project
Note: A resource can be created at a folder or subfolder level as well as the project level. To create it at a folder or sub-folder level, you can apply the steps below to the Folder View page.
- If you have not already done so, from the left navigation pane, under Change Center, click Create to create a new session for making changes to the current configuration. For more information, see Using the Change Center.
- From the left navigation pane, click a project name from under Project Explorer. The Project View page is displayed.
- In the Create Resource field, select a resource type. Different pages are displayed, depending on the resource you select:
Note: The new resource is saved in the current session. When you have finished making changes to this configuration, from the left navigation pane, click Activate under Change Center. The session ends and the configuration is deployed to run time. Alternatively, click Discard at any time during the session to delete the changes you have made so far in the current session.
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Viewing References
The View References page enables you to view a list of objects that are references for a project, folder, or resource, and a list of objects that are referenced by a project, folder or resource.
To View References
- If you have not already done so, from the left navigation pane, under Change Center, click Create to create a new session for making changes to the current configuration. For more information, see Using the Change Center.
- Click References or Referenced By on a project, folder or resource details page in the Project Explorer or Resource Browser modules. The View References page is displayed.
The page displays the following information:
The name of the resource. The name is a link to details of the resource.
Displays Project, Folder, or any of the following resource types:
If you are importing a project, and you access this page by clicking the link in the Reference column of the Import Configuration Data page, the page displays the following information:
Related Topics
Overview of the Project Explorer
Renaming a Resource
The Project View or Folder View page enables you to rename a resource.
To Rename a Resource
- If you have not already done so, from the left navigation pane, under Change Center, click Create to create a new session for making changes to the current configuration. For more information, see Using the Change Center.
- From the left navigation pane, click a project or folder from under Project Explorer. The Project View or Folder View page is displayed.
- In the Resources section, click the Rename icon in the Options column of the specific resource you want to rename.
Related Topics
Overview of the Project Explorer
Moving a Resource
The Project View or Folder View page enables you to move a resource.
To Move a Resource
- If you have not already done so, from the left navigation pane, under Change Center, click Create to create a new session for making changes to the current configuration. For more information, see Using the Change Center.
- From the left navigation pane, click a project or folder from under Project Explorer. The Project View or Folder View page is displayed.
- In the Resources section, click the Move icon in the Options column of the specific resource you want to move.
Note: If they exist, the sub-folders for a project are displayed when you select the project.
