Repository screen
This screen is used to view and edit the Deployit repository. The following shows an example of the Repository Screen:
Repository screen
The screen consists of the following components:
The Repository Browser is used to locate CIs in Deployit.
The following is a snapshot of the Repository Browser:
Repository Browser showing two applications
The Repository Browser shows those parts of the Deployit repository that the logged in user is allowed to see. In the above snapshot, there are four applications and a list of environments shown.
If the list of items is longer than can fit on one screen, the Repository Browser will display one screen of items and a scrollbar. If you drag the thumb down to the bottom of the scrollbar, the browser will retrieve and display the next screen of items.
The Repository Browser has the following toolbar:
Repository Browser toolbar
It contains the following controls:
The content of the Repository Browser can be searched by typing text in the search box and pressing Enter or clicking on the magnifying glass. The Repository Browser will show only those entries matching your search string (either as a complete match or a substring). Note that only the top-level of the entities in the Repository Browser is being searched. If you want to search for entities that are not at the top-level, restrict the scope of the browser to a lower-level item and then apply search (see below).
To quickly locate a particular CI, the scope of the Repository Browser can be restricted by double-clicking on a particular item. This narrows the scope of the data being shown and makes it possible to search through it.
For example, after double-clicking the AnimalZoo-ear application in the situation shown above, the Repository Browser shows the following:
Restricting Scope to the AnimalZoo-ear Application
Using the Search box it is possible to search for a particular deployment package version.
By double-clicking on the deployment package with version 1.0, the Package Browser shows the following:
Restricting Scope to the AnimalZoo-ear/1.0 Package
Using the Search box it is possible to search for a particular member of this deployment package.
Also note the breadcrumbs shown above the deployment package tree. The breadcrumb trail shows the following items (the text will expand when you position the mouse cursor over the breadcrumb):
The Repository Browser is also used to create new CIs. The following image shows how this is done:
Creating CIs in the Repository Browser
To create a new CI, do the following:
The CI Editor tab is used to edit CIs found in the Repository Browser. The following image shows an example of the editor:
CI Editor tab
The Editor tab shows the properties of the CI being edited. Depending on the CI type, different properties will be shown.
Id Property
The id property of a CI determines it's place in the repository. It is a string consisting of folder nodes and terminated by a leaf node, all of which are separated by / characters. For example:
/Applications/PetClinic/1.0/PetClinic.ear
This denotes a CI stored in the PetClinic.ear leaf node under the Applications, PetClinic and 1.0 folder nodes.
To allow efficient searching through the repository, the CIs must be stored in the proper folder nodes. If a CI is saved with an id that places it in a wrong part of the tree, Deployit will show an error message.
List of Values
If a CI contains a property with a restricted number of values, the following control is shown:
List of Values in the CI Editor tab
Select one of the available values by clicking on it.
CI References
If a CI contains a collection of references to other CIs, the following control is shown:
CI Selection in the CI Editor tab
The right box shows the CIs currently in the collection. Use the arrow pointing left or double-click on the item to remove it from the collection.
The left box is used to locate CIs for inclusion in the collection, either by using the scrollbar or searching using the textfield. Use the arrow pointing right or double-click on the item to include it in the collection.
Data Grid
If a CI contains a list of objects that each have several properties, the following control is shown:
Data Grid in the CI Editor tab
Depending on the number of properties in the contained object type, the datagrid may show more columns.
Use the + and - buttons to add or remove rows. The tab key can be used to navigate to the next cell in the datagrid.
The CI Comparison tab is used to compare CIs found in the Repository Browser. The following image shows an example:
CI Comparison tab
The Comparison tab shows a grid with the CIs properties as rows and columns for each of the CIs being compared. If a CI has a value that is different from the first, reference CI, the property and the differing values are colored red.
To perform a comparison, follow these steps: