XML Application Procedures

Creating a New Application

To create a new application:

1. In the Menu bar, choose File > New > Other....

   The Workbench displays the Eclipse New Object Wizard dialog.

2. Select Application and click the [Next] button.

   The Workbench displays the Application wizard.

3. Enter a name for the application in the Application name field. Optionally enter a Description.
4. Click the [Finish] button.

   Percussion creates the application and opens the Application editor. You can now add new resources to the application.

Creating New Resources

Percussion provides five options for creating new resources:

• based on an HTML page;
• based on a database table;
• based on a DTD;
• based on a white page assembler;
• from scratch.

Resources fall into three categories:

• Query resources retrieve data from the Repository, map it to an XML document, and apply formatting from any XSL stylesheet that might be associated with the resource.
• Update resources modify the Repository with data drawn from an XML document.
• Non-text Resources retriever binary data, such as graphic files, from the Repository.