webMethods Developer User's Guide - Software AG Documentation

If you open
an element from the
Navigation panel...
...editing controls for
that element are
displayed in the editor.
The Editor
1. Getting Started with Developer
The editor contains the controls that you use to examine and edit an element you open
from the Navigation panel or Recent Elements tab. The contents of the editor vary
depending on the type of element you select.
For some element types, the editor is divided into multiple areas, including tabs
containing additional editing controls for the element. You switch among areas within the
editor just as you would between the Navigation panel or Recent Elements tab and the
editor. To select a different area, click any white space in that area. To display the contents
of a tab, click the tab name.
Editing controls for an element
In this example, a
specification is opened in
the editor.
The editor lists the input
and output fields that
were created for this
specification. These lists
are also referred to as
“trees.”
As mentioned earlier, you can use the Navigation panel and Recent Elements tab to select
one or more elements to view or edit in the editor. It is helpful to display multiple
elements in the editor when you are editing an element and you would like to refer back
to another element for information. For example, if you are creating or editing a trigger,
you may want to quickly view the document types and services associated with that
trigger.
Each element you open has its own tab in the editor. The element’s title bar contains the
fully qualified name of the element and icons to indicate the element’s type and lock
status. For more information about these icons, see “Navigation Panel Icons” on page 25
and “What Is a Lock?” on page 94.
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