Designing and Implementing Composite Applications : webMethods CAF and OpenCAF Development Help : Views in the Composite Application Framework : Creating a Database Connector
Creating a Database Connector
To create a database connector in the Data Source Explorer view, do the following:
To create a Database connector on the Data Source Explorer view
1. Expand the tree view of the Database Explorer view and locate the table or view for which you want to create a Database connector.
2. Do either of the following:
*To accept all of the default values and populate the design canvas with all columns in the table, drag the table from the DataSource Explorer view to the design canvas.
—OR—
*To choose values other than the defaults, do the following:
i. Right-click the table and click Generate Database Connector.
ii. If the project in the Project field is correct, click Next.
iii. In Managed Bean Name field of the DB Client Properties panel, either accept the default name or type anew one.
iv. To allow the database connector to write to the database, clear the Read-only client option, and click Next.
Connectors are read-only by default.
v. In Query Columns Selection, choose the table columns to query.
vi. (Optional) To add another table, click Add Table, choose a table, and click OK.
For tables that have foreign key relations with the main table, the join condition is added automatically.
vii. Click Finish.
The managed bean appears on the Bindings view. For more information, see The Bindings View.
viii. Drag the managed bean for the database connector from the Bindings view to the design canvas.
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