Getting to know the interface

The Navigator

The Navigator shows the files included in the project. To open a file, double-click on the file name. The contents of that file will be shown in the code editor at the right of the Navigator.

Business objects

To view, add and edit business objects for your application, go to the Business Objects tab of the Infor e-Commerce Development Studio window.

The Business Objects view shows a list of all business objects and their attributes and methods. When this view is active, controls are available for working with the application layer, including adding and configuring business objects, attributes and methods.

For more information about how to work with business objects, please see Business objects overview.

Data sources

To establish data sources and map fields to the business objects of your application, go to the Data Sources tab of the Infor e-Commerce Development Studio window.

The Data Sources view shows a heading for each type of connector currently installed. When this view is active, controls are available for specifying data-source connections and for making the configuration settings required for each data source. This includes mapping business object attributes to data-source tables and fields.

For details about how to work with data sources, see Working with data sources.

Application properties

To make application settings, go to the Application Properties tab of the Infor e-Commerce Development Studio window.

The Application Properties view shows several types of application-wide settings for your application. The values for each entry in this view are shown in the Properties Editor section, usually found at the bottom of the Eclipse IDE.

For details about how to work with the application properties, see Working with application properties.