uDesigner is a functional module of Unifier and is enabled automatically when Unifier is installed.
The uDesigner module is used to create:
- Business Process (BP)
- Managers (Asset - Cost - Document - Planning - Portfolio - Resource - Schedule - Space - Shell)
- Configurable Modules
- Attribute Forms (Users, Shells, Document Manager, Cost)
Collapse by Default Option in Block Properties
In the Block Properties window of both a BP form and a manager attribute form, there is a new checkbox called Collapse by Default. If the checkbox is checked, the block is collapsed by default. If the checkbox is unchecked, the block is expanded by default.
With the Collapse by Default option, you can avoid scrolling through irrelevant information.
Under the Collapse by Default checkbox, the following note is displayed: “The block will be collapsed in User Mode, only if the block has a label and the Show Border and Show Label options are checked. This option is applicable only for Standard View of forms.”
Collapse by Default is applicable to the following forms: Action form, View form, Detail form, and various attribute forms.
Additional uDesigner Options
You can use the uDesigner module to:
- Create a design in the Development environment.
- Configure, setup, and test your designs in both the Development environment and Test environment.
After this point you can import your designs to the Production environment by way of Configuration Package.
Oracle recommends that you:
- Create your Configuration Package in the Development environment and import your Configuration Package to the Test environment for additional testing.
- Import your Configuration Package from the Development environment onto the Production environment for use.
You can select the Unifier environment in the Unifier Configurator.
- The Unifier Development environment is a Unifier server deployed by selecting the server type as "Development" in the the Unifier Configurator.
- The Unifier Test environment is a Unifier server deployed by selecting the server type as "Test" in the the Unifier Configurator.
- The Unifier Production environment is a Unifier server deployed by selecting the server type as "Production" in the the Unifier Configurator.
The Development/Test environment is an environment that replicates the Unifier Production environment.
An object (for example a BP) can be deployed multiple times in the Development environment, only.
Note: In Development environment, all uDesigner functionalities are available, but in the Test/Production environment the uDesigner functionalities are not available.
In the Test environment, you can:
Import an unpublished Configuration Package.
In the Test environment, you cannot:
Publish your Configuration Package. You can only publish your Configuration Package from the Development environment.
The Test server is equipped with usable uDesigner and Data Structure Setup nodes so users can create or modify BP designs and include them in configuration packages and export them to another Test or Development server.
When deploying your designs using Design Bundles, it is important to note the version numbers:
- A deployed version indicates that the design has been tested in the Development/Test environment.
- A published version indicates that the design has been imported, or the design has been imported into the Production environment for the first time.