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Menus

File menu

Edit menu

Tools menu

Display menu

Window menu

Workbench menu

Help menu

File Menu

Menu command

Cascade menu

Purpose

New

Workbench >

Object_type

Create a new object. The set of available objects depends on:

  • the current workbench
  • the Axway Server(s) installed
  • your user rights

Check

Check the currently selected object.

Save and Close

Save the currently selected object and close the properties window.

Close

Close the currently selected object.

Print

Print

Print the properties of the currently selected object.

Print Setup

Define page setup for the printed document.

Print Preview

Display a preview of the printed document.

Explorer pane

Properties

Display properties window of object selected in the navigator pane.

Recursive Check

Check the properties of the object selected in the navigator pane, and all the objects it uses.

Delete

Delete the object selected in the navigator pane.

Print

Print the properties of the object selected in the navigator pane.

Print Setup

Define page setup for the printed document.

Print Preview

Display a preview of the printed document.

Other Actions >

Back to Design

Send the selected object Back to Design (changes the object status from ReadyToSend to Checked).

Remove from Server

Remove the selected object from the Server. This option is only available if the object has the status ToBeCommittedXFB Monitor CFT onlyor Committed. If you remove an object from Server, you also remove any other objects that use this object. See the Object hierarchy topic for details.

Ready to send

Lock an object definition and flag it as ready to send to Server.

Upgrade...

Create a new revision of an object on a Server, so that you can make minor corrections to the object without interrupting execution.

Show History...

Display the History Browser for the selected object.

Send to Server Complete

Send the selected object to the run-time environment. This option sends the object and all objects that it uses to Server, even if they are already on the Server.

Send to Server

Send the selected object to the run-time environment. This option only sends the objects that are not already on the Server.

Create a configuration container

Opens the Configuration Container creation wizard.

Commit

Transfer CFT only

Commit the selected object. This option is only available for objects with the status ToBeCommitted.

Install

Install a Axway Server (Topography only).

Uninstall

Uninstall the selected Axway Server (Topography only).

Import Object-Set

Import the set of objects associated with the selected Axway Server (Topography only).

Create Server Template

Create a template for defining Axway Servers (Topography only).

 

Change broadcast parameters

Enter new broadcast parameters for the Broadcast Agent host and port number.

Change Password

Change user password.

Disconnect

Disconnect and return to login screen.

Exit

Quit Composer.

 

Edit Menu

Menu command

Purpose

Copy
(Integration-Services only)

Copy the selected object

Paste

(Integration-Services only)

Paste the selected object

Find

Open the Search facility in the Entity Browser

 

Tools Menu

This menu may also contain Axway product-specific commands, such as Business-Document Importers for AccountingIntegrator or Integrator.

For details, refer to the product-specific documentation.

Menu command

Purpose

Object Dependencies Browser

Display Object Dependencies window for the selected object.

Show History

Display the History Browser for the selected object. The History Browser shows the history of all releases of the selected object.

Entity Browser

Use the Entity Browser to:

  • display and consult the list of objects in all authorized Folders
  • drag-and-drop objects from the EntityBrowser onto an object Properties window
  • purge the selected Folder
  • display object dependencies of selected object
  • copy and paste objects from one Folder to another
  • find objects

Server Browser

Use the Server Browserto:

Broadcast Browser

Use the Broadcast Browser to:

  • track and manage broadcast operations
  • create new broadcasts
  • restart, cancel or force a broadcast on an Axway Server  in error
  • duplicate a broadcast

DML Object Browser

This option depends on the Axway Server installed with Composer.

Use the DML Object Browser window to display the list of:

  • all predefined DML-Functions
  • Custom-Functions, Variables and Tables in the current WorkFolder

Drag-and-drop objects from the DML Object Browser onto the appropriate field of an object Properties window.

Connected User Browser

Use the Connected User Browser to:

  • view which users are connected
  • send users messages
  • disconnect users when necessary

Import object

Import an object in XML format.

Export object

Export an object definition to an XML file.

Creation wizard

Use the Creation Wizard to create new CommAdapters, Channels and Axway-specific objects.

AccountingIntegrator: not used

Update wizard

Use the Update Wizard to update the configuration of existing objects by applying a Template to them. You can apply the a Template to:

  • Axway Servers
  • Channels
  • Axway product-specific objects

AccountingIntegrator: not used

Create/Restore Configuration Container

Opens the Configuration Container Creation or Restore Configuration Container Wizard.

 

Display Menu

Menu command

Purpose

Tool bar

Display or hide the toolbar

Status Bar

Display or hide the status bar

Explorer pane

Display or hide the left pane

Log pane

Display or hide results and errors detected for any action in the Log pane

 

Window Menu

Menu command

Purpose

Tile

Display open windows as tiles

Tile horizontally

Display open windows horizontally in the right pane

Tile vertically

Display open windows vertically in the right pane

Cascade

Display open windows in cascade

Close all

Close all windows

 

Workbench Menu

Menu command

Purpose

Refresh environment

Update interface to take recent modifications into account

Administration

Open the Administration workbench

Topography

Open the Topography workbench

Integration-Services

Open the Integration-Services workbench

Forms Management

Open the Forms Management workbench

 

Help Menu

Menu command

Purpose

Axway Composer documentation (F1)

Display the documentation for Axway Composer

Axway product-specific documentation

Display the documentation for the selected Axway product

Web

Visit the Axway Web site

Support

Access the Axway Support Web site

About

Display copyright information about the software

Version

Display version information, the installation history and the license for Composer and all installed Enablers

 

Context menus

Most of the menu commands listed above are also available from context menus, which you can display by right-clicking an object either in the navigator pane or inside an object Properties window.

 

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