Operation Properties

To open an operation property sheet and view or edit its properties, double-click its Browser entry or its entry on the Operations tab of a business or application service.

The General Tab contains the following properties:

Property

Description

Parent

Specifies the service to which the operation belongs.

Name

Specifies the name of the item, which should be clear and meaningful, and should convey the item's purpose to non-technical users.

Code

Specifies the technical name of the object, which is used for generating code or scripts

Comment

Descriptive comment for the object.

Stereotype

Extends the semantics of an object derived from existing objects but specific to your needs.

Operation type

Specifies the type of the operation. You can choose between:


  • Notification

  • One-way

  • Request-Response

  • Solicit-Response

Input

Specifies the document or data required to start the service, which can be linked to an XML model to define its format (see Forms, Documents, and Reports (EAM))

Output

Specifies the document or data returned by the service, which can be linked to an XML model to define its format (see Forms, Documents, and Reports (EAM))