Operations
An operation describes a function of a data object. In contrast to a technical attribute, in which data is stored, the operation describes the behavior of the data object. An operation is defined by its name (with a modifier, if applicable) and its parameters.
Add operations
Operations are specified in a data model in the subpanel of a data object.
A new operation is added by clicking the tab "Operations" and the icon "+" (or by selecting "Add Operation..." in the menu).
It is mandatory to assign a name to the operation. In addition, an order, a title, and a modifier can be specified.
The modifier is used to overload operations. It is possible to define multiple operations with the same name as long as they have different modifiers.
Clicking "Add" creates the operation.
Operations can also be created by duplicating other operations.
Edit operations
Quick edit
An operation is edited in the subpanel of the data object, by clicking the edit icon (or by selecting "Edit Operation" in the menu) next to the operation.
The quick edit mode allows the modification of the most frequently used input fields.
The icons in the lower left corner of the edit view allow further settings to be made:
- Clicking
marks the element as favorite. - Clicking
marks the element as locked. - Clicking
marks the element as read-only.
Clicking "Save" applies the changes.
A operation can be deleted in the subpanel of the data object, by selecting "Delete Operation" in the menu next to the operation.
Detailed edit
An operation is edited in the main panel of the operation, by clicking the edit icon (or by selecting "Edit Operation" in the menu).
The detailed edit mode allows the modification of all standard input fields. Additional, customer-specific fields can be added using annotations and will then also appear in the edit mode.
The icons in the lower left corner of the edit view allow further settings to be made:
- Clicking marks the element as favorite.
- Clicking marks the element as locked.
- Clicking marks the element as read-only.
Clicking "Save" applies the changes.
A operation can be deleted in the main panel of the operation, by selecting "Delete Operation" in the menu.
Order operations
The sorting of the operations is determined by their order (if present). This order can be assigned manually during editing. Alternatively, in the subpanel of the data object, it is possible to arrange the operations and assign their order automatically.
Selecting "Order Operations..." in the menu opens a dialog, where the operations can be rearranged with the mouse using "drag and drop".
Clicking "Save" applies the changes and reassigns the order automatically.
If required, it is possible to specify that automatic ordering should start at a certain number.