Schema Designer

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:

Schema Designer icon Schema Source icon

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.

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.

Context-sensitive embedded help is provided for fields and controls in the right pane by clicking the Help icon 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.