Add New Segments and Other Schema Constructs

According to your organization's requirements, you can add new constructs to a standard B2B schema to customize it.

1. To add a new construct to a schema in a project.
   1. In the navigation pane, click Projects.
   2. Click the project in which to add a new construct to a schema.
   3. Click B2B .
   4. In the Schemas section, hover over the schema and click Actions , then select Edit.
2. To add a new construct to a schema in a standalone environment.
   1. In the navigation pane, click B2B, then Schemas.
   2. Hover over a schema and click Edit .
3. Hover over the row of a required hierarchy and click Actions .
4. Select an option to add a new construct. The options displayed in the Actions list vary according to the hierarchy of the rows.

   • Segment

     You can add the following from the Actions list of a segment.

     Option	Description
     New segment	Creates a segment on the same level.
     New loop	Creates a loop on the same level.
     New child element	Creates a child element inside the segment. Note: In the Add new element dialog that opens, you can either create a new element from scratch or create a new element based on an existing element.
     New composite element	Creates a composite element inside the segment.

   • Loop

     You can add the following from the Actions list of a loop.

     Option	Description
     New loop	Creates a loop on the same level.
     New segment	Creates a segment on the same level.
     New child segment	Creates a child segment inside the loop.

   • Child element

     You can create the following from the Actions list of a child element.

     Option	Description
     New composite	Creates a composite element at the same level as the child element.
     New element	Creates an element at the same level as the child element.

   • Composite element (inside a segment)

     You can create the following from the Actions list of a composite element inside a segment.

     Option	Description
     New composite	Creates a composite element at the same level as the composite element of the segment.
     New element	Creates a element at the same level as the composite element.
     New child element	Creates a child element inside the composite element.

   • Composite element (inside a loop)

     You can create the following from the Actions list of a composite element inside a loop.

     Option	Description
     New loop	Creates a loop at the same level as the composite element.
     New segment	Creates a segment at the same level as the composite element.
     New child element	Creates a child element inside the composite element.
     New child composite	Creates a child composite element inside the composite element.

5. Cut and paste constructs (segment, loop, child element, composite element).
   1. Hover over the row and click Actions .
   2. From the Actions list, select Cut. The row shows a Cut icon.
      You can cut only one row at a time. If you try to cut another row, an error appears. To continue, do one of the following:

      • Click Refresh at the top of the schema table.
      • Hover over the row with the Cut icon, click Actions and select Cancel cut and rollback.
   3. To paste, click Actions on the destination row and choose one of the following.
      • Paste at same level
      • Paste as a child

      If paste isn’t allowed at the chosen level (for example, a segment cannot be pasted as a child segment), an error with details is shown.

      Note:

      You can paste the same cut item multiple times.
6. Copy and paste loops.
   1. Hover over the loop row and click Actions .
   2. From the Actions list, select Copy.
   3. Paste the loop at the same level or as a child of the loop. Alternatively, paste it as a child of another row (segment, child element, composite element).