Web Parameters (PDM)

Web parameters are part of the SQL statement defined in the Implementation tab of a web operation property sheet, and are listed on its Parameters tab.

Creating a Web Parameter

You can create a Web parameter in the following ways:

Open the Parameters tab in the property sheet of a Web operation, and click the Add a Row tool. Alternatively, use the Add Parameters from SQL Implementation tool (ASA, ASE, and IQ only) to display the parameters resulting from the reverse engineering of the web service.
Right-click a web operation in the Browser, and select New > Web Parameter.

Web Parameter Properties

To view or edit a web parameter's properties, double-click its Browser or list entry. The property sheet tabs and fields listed here are those available by default, before any customization of the interface by you or an administrator. The General tab contains the following properties:

Property	Description
Name/Code/Comment	Identify the object. The name should clearly convey the object's purpose to non-technical users, while the code, which is used for generating code or scripts, may be abbreviated, and should not normally include spaces. You can optionally add a comment to provide more detailed information about the object. By default the code is generated from the name by applying the naming conventions specified in the model options. To decouple name-code synchronization, click to release the = button to the right of the Code field.
Stereotype	Extends the semantics of the object. You can enter a stereotype directly in this field, or add stereotypes to the list by specifying them in an extension file.
Web operation	Name of the web operation containing the web parameter.
Parameter type	Select in if you want the web parameter to be an input parameter. Select in/out if you want the web parameter to be both an input and output parameter. Select out if you want the web parameter to be an output parameter.
Default value	[ASE only] Specifies a default value for the parameter.
Data type	[For IBM DB2] Select an XML schema data type from the list, or click the Select Object tool to open a selection dialog box where you select a global element in an XML model open in the workspace. [For ASE] Select a datatype from the list.
Is element	[IBM DB2 only] Checked and greyed when a global element is attached to a web parameter.
Keywords	Provide a way of loosely grouping objects through tagging. To enter multiple keywords, separate them with commas.