This chapter introduces the concepts underlying the layout and functionality of the Apama's Event Modeler in Software AG Designer. It does not attempt to describe how to use the tool or how to interact with its various tabs and panels. That explanation is provided in Using Event Modeler, once the underlying concepts are understood.

Before using Developing Apama Applications in Event Modeler, we recommend that you take advantage of the Apama tutorials numbered 7, 8, and 9. These tutorials let you quickly start using Event Modeler by adding to a partially formed scenario. To access the tutorials, open Software AG Designer, invoke the Welcome page and click Tutorials under the Apama heading.

It is assumed that you have read Description of Event Modeler and Understanding scenarios and blocks in Introduction to Apama, which introduces scenario concepts and discusses the scenario development lifecycle.