Creating an OpenCAF Shell Page Project

Use the following procedure to create an OpenCAF Shell page project. The OpenCAF Shell page project contains an xhtml page template that can be further modified. The project is deployed to My webMethods Server.

For more information about how to deploy a project to My webMethods Server, see Publishing an Application to My webMethods Server .

1. In the UI Development perspective, go to File > New > Portlet Application Project.

2. In the Project Name field, type a name for the project.

3. In the Target Runtime field, select My webMethods Server.

4. In the Dynamic web module version field, accept the default value.

5. In the Configuration field, accept the default value CAF Portlet Application.

6. In the Project Template field, select one of the following options:

OpenCAF Shell - uses the pre-defined OpenCAF Shell templates to create the project

Custom project template - uses a custom project template defined and enabled on the Preferences > Software AG > UI Development > Templates page to create the project.

7. In the Initial Content field, select the type of page you want to create:

Note:

Selecting the <custom> option automatically opens the Page Options wizard where you can specify options for the initial content of the page.

Custom Application Page With Default Framing

Custom Application Page With Empty Framing

To create the selected page with default settings, click Finish.

To further modify the selected page, click Modify.

To modify a custom application page with default or empty framing, see Modifying an OpenCAF Shell Custom Application Page.

Designer generates an OpenCAF Shell page project that includes the following files in the WebContent folder:

fileName.xhtml - A JSF Facelets template that is responsible for rendering the shell.

WEB-INF/shells/fileName.xml - An xmlImport file that contains the instructions for registering the OpenCAF Shell page template with My webMethods Server during deployment.

WEB-INF/xmlImport.xml - An xmlImport file that loads the WEB-INF/shells/fileName.xml file during deployment.