Exporting or Unexporting an Operation

Once you have completed building an operation, you are ready to test it. Before you can test an operation, you must export it. "Export" serves as a flag that makes it available to client applications for use in run time.

By default, the operation is always unexported as shown in Figure 3-29.

You have the option to export or unexport all operations within the interface at one time.

You do not have to make all operations available to the client at the same time, even if your interface contains several operations.

Figure 3-29 Window with Unexported Operation

Export Instructions

To export:

1. Select an interface or operation from the main window. If you select an interface, all of the operations in the interface will be exported.

2. Choose Edit -> Export from the menu bar

   Or

   Click on the Export toolbar button.

3. The Exported checkbox is checked to indicate that the operation has been exported as shown in Figure 3-30.

   Figure 3-30 Window with Exported Operation

   

To unexport an operation:

1. Select an interface or operation from the main window. If you select an interface, all operations in the interface will be unexported.

2. Choose Edit -> Unexport from the menu bar

   Or

   Click on the Unexport toolbar button.

3. The Exported checkbox is unchecked to indicate that the operation has been unexported as shown in Figure 3-29.