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Creating the Application Tree of an Application
To create the application tree of an application:
1. In the Main Objects navigation window, right-click the application in question and select:
• (MEGA Windows Front-End) New > Diagram then in the dialog box that appears, select Application Tree.
Keep the "Diagram initialization" option (this option makes objects available, automatically placed in the diagram created) and click Create.
• (MEGA Web Front-End) New > Application Tree.
2. You can create:
• applications, see Creating an application.
• services, see Creating services.
• composition links, see Creating composition links.
• composition links, see Creating architecture links.
Creating an application
To create an application:
1. In the diagram insert toolbar, click Application .
2. Click in the diagram.
The application creation dialog box appears.
3. Enter the name of the application you wish to create.
4. Click Create.
The application appears in your diagram.
Creating services
A service is created in the same way as an application, using the IT Service button in the insert toolbar.
Creating composition links
Composition links define the applications participating in development and deployment of an application.
To create a composition link between two applications:
1. In the diagram insert toolbar, click Link .
2. In the diagram, connect the first application to the second.
The list of elements deployed with an application is displayed in the properties dialog box of the application in question, in the Sub-applications section of the Characteristics tab.
Creating architecture links
Architecture links apply to sub-elements that are involved in operation of the application but not necessarily deployed with it.
Architecture links are not visible by default. To display these:
1. In the diagram toolbar, select Views and Details .
2. In the dialog box that appears, select the Execution view.
3. Click OK.
To create an architecture link between two applications:
1. In the diagram insert toolbar, click Link .
2. In the diagram, connect the first application to the second.
The link creation dialog box appears.
3. Select "Application within Internal Architecture" link type and click OK.
The architecture links appear as dotted lines.
The list of elements involved in operation of an application are available in the properties dialog box of the application in question, in the Architecture tab, Application Architecture subtab.