3.1 Service Builder Edit window Flow tab
The Flow tab of the Service Builder Edit window is used to create and edit flows for service templates. If you perform a create or edit operation in the Service Builder Home window, the Flow tab of the Service Builder Edit window is displayed.
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The following describes the displayed items:
- Component area
Displays the components that can be deployed as steps in a flow. If you click the Release tab, Develops tab, or Services tab, the type of the components to be displayed is switched. When you select a component, detailed information about the component is displayed, and buttons appear that you can use to perform operations on the component. You can search for a component by using the search window on the top or by selecting a tag.
- Release tab
Clicking this tab displays release plug-ins.
- Develops tab
Clicking this button displays development plug-ins.
- Services tab
Clicking this button displays service components. If you select a service component and then click the Service Details button, you can view a detailed description of the release service template on which the service component is based.
- Flow area
This area defines the order in which the steps are executed.
- Flow Tree area
In this area, you can select the hierarchy of the flow to be displayed in the Flow area. The flow names defined in the service template are displayed hierarchically. If you click a flow name, the subordinate flows are displayed in the Flow area.
- Step Properties area
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In this area, you can set the values for step properties and their visibility. The definition information, a list of properties, and a list of subsequent steps are displayed for the selected step.
- General tab
- Edit the definition information of a
step.
You can edit the definition information for a step in the Edit Step dialog box that appears when you click the Edit button. For details, see 2.2.1 Service Builder Edit window General tab.
- Property tab
- A list of properties of the plug-ins used as steps is displayed. For details, see 4.1 Property tab of the Service Builder Edit window.
- Next Steps tab
- This tab displays a list of subsequent steps for the selected step and a conditional expression that uses arrows to connect the selected step and the subsequent steps. For details, see 3.4.5 Conditional expressions that use arrows to indicate a connection with subsequent steps.