Adding a Component to a Pipeline

Using the Pipeline Editor, you can add a component to any stage in a pipeline. However, the values that a particular component needs must exist in the order form before the component can successfully complete its function.

Note

• You need to ensure that the components in the preceding stages have written the necessary values to the order form before the stage where you insert a component that needs those values.

To add a component to a pipeline using the Pipeline Editor

1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Commerce Server 2002, and then click Pipeline Editor.
2. On the File menu, click Open, and then select the pipeline you want to modify.
3. Do one of the following:

   • Right-click the name of the stage in which you want to insert the component, and then click Insert Component. The Choose a component dialog box appears.

     Or

   • Right-click the name of an existing component within that stage, point to Insert Component, and then click either Before or After. The Choose a component dialog box appears.

4. In the Choose a component dialog box, do the following:

   Use this	To do this
   Stages	Select a stage option.
   Components	Select a component. Note The stage option you choose determines which components are displayed in the Components section. The default value is the name of the stage where you are inserting the component; selecting this option displays only those components that are used in that stage. Selecting All displays all components, regardless of the stage in which they are normally used.

5. In the Components list, select the name of the component you want to insert, and then click OK.
6. To configure the new component, right-click the component, and then click Properties.
7. In the Component Properties dialog box, do the following:

   Use this	To do this
   Label	Type a name for the component.
   Class ID	Type a globally unique identifier for the component.
   Program ID	Type the programmatic identifier for the component.
   Description	Type a description for the component.

8. Click Apply, and then click OK.
9. On the File menu, click Save.

The new component is added to your pipeline.

See Also

Changing the Order of Components in a Pipeline Stage

Creating a List of Values Read and Written by a Pipeline

Using the Pipeline Editor Property Pages

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