ActiveVOS Designer User’s Guide
As you develop orchestration projects, you accumulate many types of files, including BPEL, WSDL, XSD, HTML, XML, and others. In addition to these, ActiveVOS generates some project files that are hidden by default. The following is a list of resources that ActiveVOS may add to your project. Based on the descriptions of these files, you can decide if you want to add them to your source control repository.
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ActiveVOS Resource |
Description |
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.vbpel |
Prior to ActiveVOS version 8.5, the BPEL diagram created on the Process Editor canvas was stored in a file called a .vbpel file (visual BPEL). This file contained all layout information, including custom annotations you added. We recommend that you save existing BPEL files to generate layout information within the file and eliminate the vbpel file. As of ActiveVOS version 8.1, all visual information is stored in new BPEL files. |
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.image |
When you save a process, behind the scenes a screenshot of your process is automatically saved as multiple images in a folder named .image. When you deploy, ActiveVOS Server Console uses these images to display the Detail Graph View of the process. Without this information, a default process graph is displayed, which may not match the look of your process. We recommend that you preserve .image folder and all files in it. |
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.archive_settings.properties |
In the BPR Export wizard, you can make selections for Web Service URL and other settings. These settings are stored in .archive_settings.properties. During subsequent uses of the BPR Export wizard in a project, information this file is used. |
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merge_mappings.xml |
When you create a task form for a People activity, you may select to map task input data to output data fields so that a consolidated list of fields are displayed in the form for the input and output fields that could be merged. The input-output mapping is stored in this XML file. Typically a mapping is created only through a one-time use; however, we recommend you preserve this file with your project. |
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BPR, .BPRD, .project, .classpath |
Business process archive files (BPRs) can be regenerated via the Export wizard. However, if preserved, they are easily shared among team members because they are self-contained. An Ant file that you generate (.BPRD file), on the other hand, may contain a Web URL that points to a local host and port that other team members may need to modify. The Eclipse files created, including .project and .classpath (if used), should be preserved with your project. |
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