Eclipse RCP Framework

The Taleo Connect Client integration development environment is based on the Eclipse foundation's Rich Client Platform project (http://www.eclipse.org). It is important to understand the underlying concepts of this framework before going through the features in Taleo Connect Client.

Underlying Concepts

A perspective is a logical grouping of elements that organizes the work for the user in a clear and uncluttered fashion (including views, tool bars, and menu items).

An editor is a user interface that allows a user to create and update a particular part of the integration process. Multiple editor types and instances may be opened in a single perspective.

A view is a read-only auxiliary element that offers information about the active editor. As such, views react to selections within the active editor and to changes to different editor instances.

A preference is a setting that affects the user experience within the application. All preferences have a default value set by Taleo that can be changed by the user and preserved between work sessions.