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Create a custom visual snippet

To create a new custom visual snippet, follows these instructions.

Procedure

1. In the workbench, switch to the business integration perspective.

2. If you have already created a module, select it in the business integration view.

3. From the main menu, click File > New > Custom Visual Snippet.

4. In the New Custom Visual Snippet window, specify a module, and a name for the new snippet.
5. Expand the Category list, and choose one that is appropriate. This choice will determine where your snippet will appear in the categorized list in the visual snippet view. Once you choose a category, the folder name will change to match it.

6. Click Finish to create your snippet.

Results

This creates a snippet, and launches it in a new visual snippet editor. Click any of the following links to configure the snippet.

• Adding an input or an output to a snippet
  The input defines the data that enters the snippet, and the output specifies the result.
• Adding an exception to a snippet
  An exception on the snippet defines what exceptions may occur during the processing of the snippet.
• Selecting a standard visual snippet
  Many types of snippets are available in the editor, and you can use them when composing your own visual snippet.
• Setting trace logging
  Automatically log all messages from the print to logger visual snippet by setting and turning on trace logging.
• Adding a Java visual snippet
  Java visual snippets are predefined pieces of Java code that you can use in your snippet.
• Use a custom visual snippet
  A custom visual snippet is one that contains an entire snippet within it.
• Adding a link to a snippet
  Links represent data flow and direct the sequence in which the processing of the activities in your snippet occurs.

Customize behavior with visual snippets

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Visual snippet editor