Drawing connections in Web diagrams

To create a connection between two Web diagram nodes, complete the following steps:

  1. Right-click the node that you want to be the source of the connection.

  2. In the pop-up menu, click Connection.

  3. Click the part that you wish to be the target of the connection.

  4. If a default connection name appears (for a logic flow from an action to another action or to a Web page), edit the name of the connection.

  5. Click the free-form surface.

If the source of the connection is realized and the reference that the connection represents exists within the source, the connection is realized. If the source of the connection is unrealized, the connection is unrealized. By default, a realized connection displays as a solid line, and an unrealized connection displays as a dotted line. (You can change the realized and unrealized line type by changing your Web diagram preferences.)

Figure 1 shows an example of a Web diagram that has one realized connection and three unrealized connections. The realized connection goes from the index.jsp Web page to the /computeDay action mapping. In this figure the connections use the default preferences for the visual representation of realized and unrealized connections.

Figure 1. Example of realized connection and unrealized connections

An input JSP file, an output JSP file, and a dateData form bean with all connections unrealized except the one from input.jsp to the /computeDay action mapping

 

Related concepts

Web diagram connections
Web diagrams and the Web diagram editor

 

Related tasks

Adding nodes to Web diagrams
Editing Web diagrams - overview
Realizing connections in Web diagrams
Setting preferences for Web diagrams

Related reference
Resolution rules for realizing Web diagram parts
Preferences for the Web diagram editor
Web diagram editor: pop-up menu