If you want to create your own data model within the Designer, you need to create a Service first. In the Service panel resides a folder Implementation where you can add your own data model to.

Go to the Implementation folder in the service panel of your service.

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Refer to Service Panel for more information on how to create elements in the service panel.

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Implementation Elements

To model your own data structures, you have the following elements available:

Element

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Package

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Properties

Operation

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Operation

Parameter

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Interface

Interface

Interfaces can have sub-interfaces and sub-classes.

Class

Operation

Operations and parameters for interfaces are the same as for classes. The difference is that they have no implementation but only define the signature for the dependent classes to derive from.

Operation

Parameter

Parameter

Each element of the Implementation folder has a context menu and quick actions. The context menu contains options to create new elements to the selected element, and to edit the current element. Via the quick actions, you can access the most used menu items directly with a single click.

Package

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The quick actions of a package allow for the creation of packages, classes and interfaces.

Quick Action	Description
	Add another package within the existing package.
	Add a class to the package.
	Add an interface to the package.

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The context menu of a package allows you to create further elements, to cut, copy and paste the package, to change the name of the package, and to create further elementsdelete it.

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Menu Item	Description
Add Package	Add another package within the existing package.
Add Class	Add a class to the package.
Add Interface	Add an interface to the package.
Edit Package	Change the package name.
Delete Package	Delete the package.
Cut	Cut	Copy Item	the package to paste it elsewhere to	the Implementation tree.
Copy	Copy the package to paste it elsewhere to	the Implementation tree.
Paste Item	Paste the package elsewhere to the data model tree. Available if Copy Item or Cut Item option have been used before.
Rename	Change the package name.
Delete	Delete the package.

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Package Message is a generated package that contains all classes that are related to the forms you have already created to your Forms folder. This package is locked - you cannot change the generated form classes.

Class

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The quick actions of a class allow for the creation of properties as well as operations with different types of implementation.

Quick Action

Description

Add a mapping operation to the class.

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Add an action script operation to the class.

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Add an activity operation to the class.

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Add an operation to the class. The implementation is to be defined later.

Add a property to the class.

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The context menu of a class allows you to create further elements, to cut, copy and paste the class, to change the name of the class, and to create further elementsdelete it.

Paste the class elsewhere to the data model tree. Available if Copy Item or Cut Item option have been used before.

Menu Item

Description

Add Class

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Add Property

Add a property to the class.

Add Operation

Add an operation to the class.

Edit Class

Change the name of the class.

Delete Class

Delete the class.

Copy Item

Copy the class to paste it elsewhere to the data model tree.

Cut Item

Cut the class to paste it elsewhere to the data model tree.

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Property

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The context menu of a property allows you to cut, copy and paste the property, to change the name of the property and delete it. It is not possible to create further elements below a property.

Menu Item	Description
Edit PropertyCut	Change Cut the name of the property.	Delete Property	Delete the propertyproperty to paste it elsewhere to the data model tree.
Copy Item	Copy the property to paste it elsewhere to the data model tree.
Cut ItemPaste	Cut Paste the property to paste it elsewhere to the data model tree. Available if Copy or Cut option have been used before.
Rename	Change the name of the property.
Delete	Delete the property.

Operation

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Open the implementation of the selected operation in a separate tab.

Quick Action	Description
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The context menu of an operation allows you to change the name of the operation, and to create further elements.

Menu ItemDescriptionAdd Parameter

Add a parameter to the operation. See below for more information.

Create Implementation

You can choose between two different types of implementation for your class operations:

Mapping Diagram: Go to Modeling Data Mapping for detailed information.
Action Script: Go to Using Action Script for detailed information.
Activity Diagram: Go to Modeling Activities for detailed information.

Available if the operation has no implementation, yet.

Open Implementation
Open

, to select and change the type of implementation of the operation and to open the implementation of the

selected

operation

in a separate tab.Edit OperationChange

. Furthermore you can cut, copy and paste the operation, change the name of the operation, and delete it via this menu.

Delete OperationDelete the operation.Copy ItemCopy the operation to paste it elsewhere to the data model tree.Cut ItemCut the operation to paste it elsewhere to the data model tree.Paste ItemPaste the operation elsewhere to the data model tree. Available if Copy Item or Cut Item option have been used before.

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Parameter

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Refer to Adding Parameters to Operations for information on how to create parameters.

Option	Description
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Edit Parameter

Change the name of the parameter.

TipPer default, parameters are created as input parameters.

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If you want to change the direction of a parameter, select the parameter and change attribute Direction in the Attributes panel:

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Move Parameter downChange the order of parameters.Move Parameter upDelete ParameterDelete the parameter.Copy ItemCopy the parameter to paste it elsewhere to the data model tree.Cut ItemCut the parameter to paste it elsewhere to the data model tree.

Interface

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Add an operation to the interface. Operations of interfaces have no implementation, they only describe the signature of the operation.

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The Interface context menu allows you to

edit your interface and to

create further elements

.OptionDescriptionAdd Class
Add a class or sub-class to the interface. Classes within interfaces can be nested.Add Interface
Add another interface to the interface. Interfaces can be nested.Add OperationAdd an operation to the interface.
Operations of interfaces do not have an implementation but only define the signature (parameters and types).Edit InterfaceChange the name of the interface.Delete InterfaceDelete the interface.Copy ItemCopy the interface to paste it elsewhere to the data model tree.Cut ItemCut the interface to paste it elsewhere to the data model tree.Paste ItemPaste the interface elsewhere to the data model tree. Available when Copy Item or Cut Item option have been used before.

and to change the name of the interface. Furthermore you can cut, copy and paste as well as delete the interface via this menu.

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