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Introduction


The Deployment Editor allows you to graphically deploy one or several SDL systems. SDL systems can be partitioned into components, i.e. executable files, which in turn are partitioned into threads of execution. Finally, SDL entities, i.e. objects, are mapped to the threads, showing the execution architecture at compile-time.

The information in a deployment diagram can be used by the Targeting Expert through the Partitioning Diagram Model. In the Targeting Expert, you can set build parameters on each component and build an application from this model.

Applications

You can use the Deployment Editor in two ways:

The Deployment Editor gives you freedom in modeling partitioning and communication. There are few restrictions in drawing rules and no syntax checking is performed. There are, however, restrictions how to use deployment diagrams for generating partitioning data for the Targeting Expert. This chapter describes the requirements for using the Deployment Editor for partitioning. The diagram symbols are described as they are interpreted when used for partitioning.

Starting the Deployment Editor

You start the Deployment Editor the same way as the other editors in the SDL Suite. There are four alternatives:

The Graphical User Interface

The graphical user interface in the Deployment Editor is similar to that used in the other SDL Suite editors. For a description of the user interface in general, see User Interface and Basic Operations.

Connection to the Targeting Expert

The Deployment Editor generates data that can be used by the Targeting Expert. Deployment diagrams are translated to the data format Partitioning Diagram Model (PDM), which contains build-related information. See Generating Partitioning Diagram Data for the Targeting Expert.

To start the Targeting Expert with PDM data for a deployment diagram:

  1. Click on the deployment diagram (.sdp file) in the Organizer
  2. Select Targeting Expert from the Generate menu.

See The Targeting Expert for information on how to build using the Targeting Expert.

Using Information from SDL System(s)

The Deployment Editor has no automatic access to information about SDL systems in the Organizer. You must enter information about SDL objects manually in a deployment diagram.

For SDL objects, the following information is mandatory to enter:

See Object for more information about SDL objects.

Note:

It is possible to deploy objects from many SDL systems in one deployment diagram. The only requirement is that the SDL systems must be contained within the same .sdt file. This .sdt file must be loaded in the Organizer when working with the deployment diagram.


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