Administration Guide
Complex parameter types (CPTs) are user-defined data structures that enable the execution of Liquid Data queries against dynamic content. Such content is known as runtime source, data stream, real-time data, in-flight XML documents, and so forth.
This chapter describes how to configure access to complex parameter types in the Administration Console. It includes the following sections:
You will find other important aspects of using CPTs described in:
Before you can use a BEA Liquid Data for WebLogic query with a CPT in the Data View Builder or programmatically, you must:
Sets the logical name for the complex parameter type being defined. |
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Identifies the schema associated with the complex parameter type. You can find the Either enter the schema file name or click Browse Repository to browse the |
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Identifies the target namespace of the schema file. Example: |
Optional but recommended. If used, Schema Root Element Name must also be supplied. |
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Identifies a unique root element in the schema file. Many schemas only have a single root. In cases where there are multiple root elements, the CPT will only use the identified root element and its sub-elements. For example, the sample schema |
Optional but recommended. If used, Namespace URI must also be supplied. |
To create a complex parameter type description using the Administration Console:
Figure 15-2 Configuring a Complex Parameter Type Description
The new description appears in the Administration Console summary table.
When you click the Complex Parameter Types tab, you will see a list of CPTs that are configured on the current server in the summary table. From the summary list, you can perform the following tasks:
Follow these steps to modify a CPT configuration:
You can remove a CPT description that you no longer need. To do so:
Note: Removing a Liquid Data CPT description does not remove the associated schema. For information on removing such files from the Liquid Data Server repository, see Deleting Folders and Files in the Server Repository.