COMPOSITE APPLICATIONS - DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT


Wiring components in the composite application
In this task you will wire the application components together to create a causal relationship between components.

Note You must be using an online location to successfully complete this lesson.

Complete the following steps to wire your components in a causal relationship.

1. If IBM® Lotus® Notes® 8 is not already running, start it now.

2. Click File > Open > Lotus Notes Application to open the MyDiscussion composite application you modified. The Open Application dialog appears.

3. Click MyCompApp in the dialog. The composite application appears and displays the two components the way they were place in the Composite Application Editor.

4. Click Actions > Edit Application to start Composite Application Editor.

5. Click My Discussion - All Documents in the navigator, then right-click and select Wiring. The Composite Applications Editor wiring interface appears.

6. Select the single property listed in My Discussion - All Documents property, which is the component labeled Source.

7. Hold your left mouse button and drag to the single action listed in the My Discussion - Category Form component. A blue arrow appears as you drag from the property to the action (My action).

8. Release the mouse button. A dotted line appears to indicate the wiring between property and action.

9. Click OK to close the wiring interface.

10. Click File > Finished Editing. This closes the Composite Application Editor and displays the Lotus Notes 8 user interface.

11. Close the composite application and then reopen it by clicking Application > Open > Lotus Notes Application.

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