Prerequisite Knowledge
To apply this process, you need to have an understanding of the following:
• Java programming
• Basic web development using JSPs , custom tags, and HTML forms
• How to create hard or soft Windchill business object types.
See the following chapters for more information on creating your business object classes:
• The use of actions to launch jsp pages and wizards.
• The
Windchill framework for creating wizards and processing wizard data. See
Constructing Wizards for more information on this topic.
• The use of tables and property panels to present information in the UI and how to acquire the data for these components. For more information see
• The use of data utilities, gui components, and renderers to create HTML elements for presenting and editing object attributes within tables and property panels. See
Presenting Information in the UI for more information.
• The Windchill service APIs or other APIs necessary to perform the data processing tasks appropriate to the wizard
• Attribute Layout
This document will build on this knowledge and provide additional information on the components available to help you create and process wizards for the specific purpose of creating a Windchill business object in the database.