IBM Integration Bus, Version 10.0.0.9 Operating Systems: AIX, HP-Itanium, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS


Message Definition editor: Outline view

When you open a message definition file, the hierarchy for the selected file appears in the Outline view. Use the Outline view to select objects whose details you want to view and edit in the Message Definition editor area.

Global actions

The toolbar icons in the Outline view provide a number of global actions that apply to all levels of the displayed hierarchy. The icons in the toolbar and their actions are shown in the following table.

Icon Label Action
Find element icon
Find Element Finds the specified message definition construct.
Sort icon
Sort global constructs alphabetically If selected, global constructs are sorted alphabetically. If not selected, global constructs are displayed in the order that you create them.
Collapse all icon
Collapse All Collapses all the levels that are currently displayed in the Outline view.

You can also select these global actions from the toolbar menu that appears when you click theMenu icon icon.

Common editing and navigation actions

The Outline view provides the following common actions, which are also available in the Overview editor. Right-click in the Outline view or Overview editor to display the menu items.

  • Copy and Paste provide standard editing functions.
  • Undo and Redo allow you to undo and then redo changes that you have made. To undo a change, click Undo. If you undo a change, you can reinstate it, if you want to, by clicking Redo.
  • Go To Declaration takes you to the appropriate point in the hierarchy (global group from a group reference, global attribute from an attribute reference, global element from an element reference, global element from a message) either in the same or in a different message definition file.
  • Go to Type Definition takes you to the appropriate point in the hierarchy.
  • Go to Properties switches to the Properties view in the editor.
  • Rename allows you to rename the selected message set object.
  • Delete deletes the selected message set object.
  • Save saves the current message set definition file.

Options for adding message model objects

The Outline view provides options for adding the message model objects shown in the following list. These options are also available in the Overview editor.

  • Messages
    • Message
    • Message From Global Element
    • Message From Global Type
  • Types
    • Complex Type
    • Simple Type Restriction
    • Simple Type List
    • Simple Type Union
  • Groups
    • Group
    • Attribute Group
  • Elements and Attributes
    • Global Element
    • Global Attribute

Right-click the appropriate level of the displayed hierarchy to display in more detail what can be added at the selected level.


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