Document Expansion Preferences

Field	Description
Document expansion level	Specifies the depth to which Designer expands a nested document automatically. Designer does not expand the contents of document variables nested deeper than the specified level. The minimum is 1 level. The maximum is 100 levels. The default is 10 levels.
Recursive document expansion level	For a recursive document (one that contains a reference to itself), specifies the number of instances of that recursion that Designer expands automatically. The minimum is 1 level. The maximum is 100 levels. The default is 5 levels. The specified level must be less than or equal to the level for Document expansion level.
Variables to expand per document	Specifies the number of child variables that Designer displays automatically for each document variable. The minimum is 1 level. The maximum is 100 levels. The default is 25 variables. This preference applies when entering values for a document variable only.

If the service signature contains very complex document structures where the documents are nested and deep, Software AG Designer may stop responding if you try to expand those complex document structures, with the default document expansion settings.

If you are developing services for connectors with signatures having complex document structures where the documents are nested and deep, the recommended document expansion setting (Windows Preferences > Software AG > Document Expansion) values are as follows:

For information on how to create connectors with signatures having complex document structures where the documents are nested and deep, use the hybrid approach as described in the Administering webMethods CloudStreams document.