Creating operation steps for an operation

About this task
In the Operation Editor, you can create an operation step for an operation.
To create an operation step, do the following steps:
  1. Create the operation step classes:
    • To create a global operation step class, do the following:
      1. Create a new class extending com.ibm.btt.base.OperationStep, which is located in bttcore.jar.
      2. Open btt.xml file, and find the operation section. Add the following code to the classtable configuration:
        field id="newOpstep" value="package.newOpstep" /
      3. If your Transaction Editor is opened before you define the extensions, right-click any blank space in the editor and select Reload BTT Global Settings in the pop-up menu so that your changes can be applied.
    • To create a local operation class, you can create a new class extending com.ibm.btt.base.OperationStep, which is located in bttcore.jar.
  2. In the Operation Editor, right-click the Operation, the OpStep Creation Dialog pops up:

    Screen capture of the OpStep Creation Dialog

    There are three choices. You can select one according to your needs.

  3. After the operation step is created, you can right-click it to add a Switch. Following is a screen capture:

    In the Detailed Informationsection, you can edit the properties of the Switch.