Creating a business space setting

This procedure describes how to setup a new Business Setting, assigning it a type, ID, name, description, and range.

You need to ensure the WebSphere Integration Developer (WID) is started.

Setting up a Business Setting enables you to construct policies and view them in your Business Space.

To setup a new Business Space

  1. Open the Business Service perspective.
  2. In the Business Service Explorer, right-click on your Fabric project and expand it. The Business Variable element appears in the Fabric project tree.
  3. Right-click on the Business Variable element.
  4. Select the New context menu item.
  5. Select the Business Variable menu item. The first page Business Variable Creation Wizard displays.
    This is the first screen of the Business Variable creation wizard
  6. Enter the data listed below in the first page of the Business Space Creation Wizard.
    • The Project field enables you to select the project the new business variable will be associated with.
    • The Name field enables you to enter a name for the new business variable.
    • The Namespace field enables you to select the Fabric namespace the new variable will be associated with.
    • The Category field enables you to group business variables by their own categories.
    • The Field Name field enables you to enter a name for this business variable.
    • The Type field enables you to select a metadata type for the business variable. The following options are available:
      • Float - Selecting Float prompts the wizard to display the Business Variable Definition page of the wizard. The following values are available:
        • Minimum Value - Sets the lowest possible value of the business variable.
        • Maximum Value - Sets the highest possible value of the business variable.
        • Precision - Sets the maximum number of decimals accepted for this business variable.
        • Current Value - Sets the value of the business variable.
      • Integer - Selecting Integer prompts the wizard to display the Business Variable Definition page of the wizard. The following values are available:
        • Minimum Value - Sets the lowest possible value of the business variable.
        • Maximum Value - Sets the highest possible value of the business variable.
        • Precision - Sets the maximum number of decimals accepted for this business variable.
        • Current Value - Sets the value of the business variable.
      • String - Selecting String prompts the wizard to display the screen shown in step 7 below. Enter data as defined in step 8.
      • Single Select Enumeration - Selecting Single Select Enumeration prompts the wizard to display the Single Select Enumeration Variable Creation page of the wizard. The following options are available:
        • Enumeration - Selects an existing Fabric enumeration type.
        • Current Value - Selects a value from the list of available values for the currently selected Enumeration. The first item in the list is selected by default.
        • Permissions - Set permissions as defined in step 8 below.
      • Multi Select Enumeration - Selecting Multi Select Enumeration prompts the wizard to display the Multi Select Enumeration Variable Creation page of the wizard. The following values are available:
        • Enumeration - Selects an existing Fabric enumeration type.
        • Current Value - Selects a value from the list of available values for the currently selected Enumeration. The first item in the list is selected by default.
        • Permissions - Set permissions as defined in step 8 below.
  7. Click Next. The second page Business Variable Creation Wizard displays.
    This is the second screen of the Business Variable creation wizard
  8. Enter the data listed below in the second page of the Business Space Creation Wizard.
    • The Current Value combo box enables you to set the value of the business variable (either True or False).
    • The Permissions combo box determines how you use the business variable through the REST API. The following options are available:
      • User can edit this variable: Indicates the business variable is available and it's value can be changed using the REST API.
      • User can only view this variable: Indicates the business variable is available and it's value can only be read using the REST API.
      • User cannot see this variable: Indicates the business variable not is available using the REST API.
  9. Click Finish.
The new Business Setting is created and is now visible in the Fabric project tree.