Creating Network Elements based on an NE Template

To create a network element based on an NE template:

Select Studio, then select Show Design Perspective.
Select Studio, select New, select Activation, then select Network Element.

The Studio Model Entity wizard appears.
Select the project, enter a name for the entity, and select the NE template.
Click Finish.

The Network Element editor appears. The pool and parameter descriptions are identical to those on the NE Template editor. See "NE Template Editor" for more information on using the Network Element editor.
In the Connection Pool Name field, enter a unique name (pool values must be unique across the ASAP server).
Navigate to the Target Network Elements tab.
Create a target network element by copying the name of the network element into the Target NE Name field.
Click Save to save the network element.

The network element is now ready for users to connect to it with their pools.

Note:
There is a direct link between connection handlers and network elements. When ASAP determines what network element it needs to configure (the one it is routing to), it checks the vendor, technology, and software load of the network element and then searches for a connection handler with the same vendor, technology, and software load. The parameters it sets up go into the connection handler, which gets called to establish the connection to the pools. Once the connection is established, the connection handler determines which atomic action it is processing and then checks the implementation map for a matching vendor, technology, and software load to determine which action processor to use.