Annotations Tab

2.35 Annotations Tab

Use to create annotations in all activities.

Annotations enable you to provide descriptions in activities in the form of code comments and name and pair value assignments. Instead of manually creating annotations, you can also import a file of annotations from the Preferences dialog - Oracle BPEL Designer page.

Element	Description
Documentation	Enter documentation comments about the activity. For example, within the first of several scope activities, you may enter the following documentation comment to describe the phases of a hiring process: This scope activity handles the beginning phases of a hiring process This displays in the BPEL source code as follows: <bpelx:annotation> <bpelx:documentation>This scope activity handles the beginning phases of a hiring process</bpelx:documentation>. . .
General	Create general name and value pairs to extend attributes in activities. You create general annotations in conjunction with documentation comments. For example, you may create the following general attributes: Enter `Hiring` `Request` `Submitted` in the Name field and `Phase` `1` in the Value field of one Create Annotation dialog. Enter `Joe` `Smith` `-` `manager` in the Name field and `Oct-10-2013` in the Value field of another Create Annotation dialog. This displays in the BPEL source code as follows: <bpelx:general> <bpelx:property name="Hiring Request Submitted">Phase 1</bpelx:property> <bpelx:property name="Joe Smith - manager">Oct-10-2005</bpelx:property> </bpelx:general>
Analysis	Create analysis name and value pairs for activities that an analyst can extract from the BPEL process with a business analysis tool. In this example, a human resources manager wants to know the number of new hires in the sales department for a specific month. You can enter `Sales` `Department` `Hiring` in the Name field and `October` `2013` in the Value field of the Create Annotation dialog. This displays in the BPEL source code as follows: <bpelx:analysis> <property name="Sales Department Hiring">October 2013</bpelx:property> </bpelx:analysis>
Add icon	Click to create a name and value annotation.
Edit icon	Click to edit a selected annotation.
Delete icon	Click to delete a selected annotation.