The Schema Designer is a user-friendly interface for performing the following common schema editing tasks:
The designer provides the ability to toggle between Design View and Source View views by clicking the icons on the Schema Designer title bar:
The Source View shows the schema elements and their attributes written in the proper syntax.
In the graphical Design View mode, the zone is split into two areas. The left pane displays the elements of the schema in a tree-like presentation, while the right pane displays all valid attributes and values for selected schema elements.
The following points highlight some functionality available in the design view.
If the schema definition refers to another schema using an “include” statement, one can expand that schema in the left panel to view the elements within that schema. Clicking an element in that expanded view shows information about the element’s definition in the right panel. Changes cannot be made to elements in this view.
To move an existing element within the schema in the left panel, simply drag and drop.
Right clicking an element in the left panel causes a pop-up to display which offers options based on the position of the element clicked on and based on the type of element.
Add element above | below
Delete this element
Move this element up | down
Add child element
When adding a new element, you are prompted for the element type. The following lists the possible element types. Most are self explanatory and represent standard schema options.
Comment. This adds a comment to the schema.
Embedded HTML. This is specific to a schema enabled for UI Hints. It is used to include a UI map fragment.
Field
Flattened Field
Flattened List
Group
Include BO Schema
Include BS Schema
Include DA Schema
Include Map Schema
Include SS Schema
Input Map Title. This is specific to a schema enabled for UI Hints. It is used to define a title element for the map.
List
Nested Flattened Field. This is a flattened field from a child table.
Raw Element. This element is used to capture text as is. It is typically used to capture an XML structure without any details of the definition of the individual nodes.
Section. This is specific to a schema enabled for UI Hints. It is used to define a section within the map.
Simple Field. This is a special type of Field element that is used to define an element that is mapped to an XML column.
Context-sensitive embedded help is provided for fields and
controls in the right pane by clicking the Help icon
You can also use links in the Schema Tips zone in the dashboard area to open a navigable Help window containing schema-related topics and tips. To search topic content, press Ctrl+F when the Schema Tips Help window has focus.
The Schema Designer is available by choosing the Schema tab on the Business Object, Data Area, UI Map, Business Service, and Script pages.
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