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Properties of Application Workflow Enabled Node

When you drop the Workflow Enabled node on work area, the following node property sheet appears on the right pane:

Application Workflow Enabled Node Property Sheet

Figure 34: The Node Property Sheet

The table below describes the application properties that you need to enter after dropping the Application node on work area:

Basic Properties

#

Property

Description

1

Application Name

Name of the application. The red background indicates that this field is mandatory.

2

Application Description

Enter a brief description of the application.

3

Application Image

Specify an image for the application. Click browser button to invoke the image dialog that lists the available images. Select an image for the application and click OK.

Framework

#

Property

Description

1

Framework

Select this checkbox for the applications that are based on the node framework. These applications do not allow users to relate nodes. In other words, you cannot build models involving more than a node in these applications. TPM-Oracle facilitates users to build models using multiple nodes, therefore, TPM-Oracle is not based on node framework.

Relation Framework

#

Property

Description

1

Structure

Select this checkbox for applications that need to allow users to relate nodes. TPM-Oracle allows users to build models by establishing relations among nodes, therefore, TPM-Oracle uses relation framework.

WorkFlow Properties

#

Properties

Description

1

Workflow Enability

Select this checkbox to enable workflow in the newly created application.

2

Workflow Applicability at Child

Select this checkbox to display each node as an instance in the workflow.

3

Child Workflow Driven Property

 

Hierarchy Structure

#

Property

Description

1

Compressed Path Information

Select this checkbox to enable the application to save information pertaining to the compressed paths of a model. This information will be used for searching a model based on the best fit search criteria.

2

Model Creation Based On Data

Select this checkbox to set the application to allow you to create models based on the property values that you enter for the nodes.

3

HPS Data Entry Based on Node Type

Select this checkbox to be able to enter properties of all the nodes of the selected type in a model. In other words, you can select a node type in a model, and then enter property values for all the nodes of the selected type.

4

Path Information

Select this checkbox to enable the application to save information pertaining to paths of a model. This information will be used by the application to search for a model.

Example: TPM-SAP stores the following path information of a model: Path, Level, Leg, Parent Node, and Child Node.

Relations

#

Property

Description

1

Relation Name

Enter the Relation Name

Application Objects

#

Property

Description

1

Query Template

Click on the application link to access the Query Template Configuration screen.

2

Menu Configuration

Click on the application link to access the Menu Configuration screen.

Mail Information

#

Property

Description

1

SMTP Host

Enter the SMTP Host name from which the outgoing mails from the server are sent.

2

From Mail ID

Enter the mail ID. This is a default mail id for each mail send from the server.

Token Info

#

Property

Description

1

Token Name

Enter the token name. This is a user defined token

2

Token value

Enter the token value. When ever a user defined token occurs in mail template the value given for the token will be replaced.

Path Properties

#

Property

Description

1

Path Property Value

Enter the path property value

Categories

#

Property

Description

1

Category Name

Select the category name from list of values

Get Controllers And FDT Config

#

Property

Description

1

Get Controller Name

Select the get controller name from list of values

2

Get Controller Alias Name

 

3

FDT Name

Select the FDT name from the list of values

4

FDT Alias Name

 

Compressed Paths

#

Property

Description

1

Compressed Path Name

Enter the name of the compressed path

2

Description

Enter the description

Model Search Attributes

#

Property

Description

1

Attribute Name

Enter the Attribute name

2

Description

Enter the description

Other

#

Property

Description

1

Property Sheet Width

Select the percentage of property sheet width from list of values

2

Builder Frame Title

Enter a title that is representative of what the application builds. This text appears as title for the canvas that you use for building models. For example, the builder frame title for the TPM-SAP application is Supply Chain Builder.

3

Builder Frame Image

Specify an image that will be used as canvas for displaying models in your application.

4

Viewer Frame Title

Enter a title that is representative of what you view on the application. This text appears as title for the canvas on which you view models. For example, the viewer frame title for the TPM application is Product Structure Viewer.

5

Viewer Frame Image

Specify an image that will be used as canvas for displaying models in your application.

6

Default Get Controller

Specify the default get controller that will be used by the state. Click the list button to open a dialog that lists the available get controllers. Select a get controller that is developed for your application.

7

Default Put Controller

Select a default put controller for the application. This put controller will be used by the application when user saves a model into a local repository / intermediate repository / a repository other than TAB stage tables. Typically, users save their semi-finished models into their local repository, and retrieve the models later to work on them.

When you assign a default put controller, "Default Finish" will be added as menu item to the "Action" menu.

8

Enable Functions Menu

Select the checkbox to enable functions menu. The user can view all the functions menu items of TAB and access from Functions menu in every module.

9

Lock Required

Select 'True' from list of values if the model is to be locked after querying (that is any other user cannot work on that model other than the user who is currently working on it.)

10

Unlock Status

Set the status for unlock by selecting from list of values. If 'clear' is selected then the lock will be released for a model when the user clears the work area. If 'flush' is selected then the lock will be released for a model when the user flushes the model.

Model Validation Rules

#

Property

Description

1

FDT Names

Select the required FDTs from the list of values for model validation rules at Get Controller level.

Model Validation Rules?????FDT Parameter Names

#

Property

Description

1

FDT Parameters

Select the required parameter names from list of values. These parameters depend on the values selected in the Model Validation Rules tab (FDT Name).

2

Field Flag

 

Model Validation Rules?????FDT Parameter Names?????FDT ParamHash Field Names

#

Property

Description

1

Param Hash Field Name

Select the required input field names from list of values. These field names also depend on the values selected in the Model Validation Rules tab (FDT Name).

Auto Numbers

#

Property

Description

1

Auto Number

Select the required auto number name from the list of values.

See Also

Creating an Application

Different types of Applications creation

Properties of Application_Workflow_Disabled Node

Workflow Type Node Properties