Introduction to the Load Plan Editor

14-8 Oracle Fusion Middleware Developers Guide for Oracle Data Integrator before the selected step. See Section 14.2.2.1, Adding Load Plan Steps for more information. – You can also reorganize the order of the Load Plan steps by dragging the step to the wanted position or by using the arrows in the Step table toolbar. See Table 14–2 for more information. ■ At design-time and run-time by enabling or disabling a step. In the Steps hierarchy table, you can enable or disable a step. Note that disabling a step also disables all its child steps. Disabled steps and all their child steps are not executed when you run the load plan. This section contains the following topics: ■ Adding Load Plan Steps ■ Editing Load Plan Steps ■ Deleting a Step ■ Duplicating a Step

14.2.2.1 Adding Load Plan Steps

A Load Plan step can be added either by using the Add Step Wizard or by selecting the Quick Step tool for a specific step type. See Table 14–1 for more information on the different types of Load Plan steps. To create Run Scenario steps, you can also drag components such as packages, integration interfaces, variables, procedures, or scenarios from the Designer Navigator into the Steps Hierarchy table. Oracle Data Integrator automatically creates a Run Scenario step for the inserted component. When a Load Plan step is added, it is inserted into the Steps Hierarchy with the minimum required settings. See Section 14.2.2.2, Editing Load Plan Steps for more information on how to configure Load Plan steps. Adding a Load Plan Step with the Add Step Wizard To insert Load Plan step with the Add Step Wizard:

1. Open the Load Plan Editor and go to the Steps tab.

2. Select a step in the Steps Hierarchy table.

3. In the Load Plan Editor toolbar, select Add Step Add Step Wizard.

4. In the Add Step Wizard, select: ■ Step Type . Possible step types are: Serial, Parallel, Run Scenario, Case, When, and Else. See Table 14–1 for more information on the different step types. ■ Step Location . This parameter defines where the step is added. – Add a child step to selection : The step is added under the selected step. – Add a sibling step after selection : The step is added on the same level after the selected step. – Add a sibling step before selection : The step is added on the same level before the selected step.

5. Click Next.

Note: Only values that are valid for the current selection are displayed for the Step Type and Step Location. Working with Load Plans 14-9 6. Follow the instructions in Table 14–3 for the step type you are adding. Table 14–3 Add Step Wizard Actions Step Type Description and Action Required Serial or Parallel step Enter a Step Name for the new Load Plan step. Run Scenario step 1. Click the Lookup Scenario button. 2. In the Lookup Scenario dialog, you can select the scenario you want to add to your Load Plan and click OK. Alternately, to create a scenario for an executable object and use this scenario, select this object type in the Executable Object Type selection box, then select the executable object that you want to run with this Run Scenario step and click OK . Enter the new scenario name and version and click OK. A new scenario is created for this object and used in this Run Scenario Step. Tip: At design time, you may want to create a Run Scenario step using a scenario that does not exist yet. In this case, instead of selecting an existing scenario, enter directly a Scenario Name and a Version number and click Finish. Later on, you can select the scenario using the Modify Run Scenario Step wizard. See Change the Scenario of a Run Scenario Step for more information. Note that when you use the version number -1, the latest version of the scenario will be used. 3. The Step Name is automatically populated with the name and version number of the scenario. Optionally, change the Step Name. 4. Click Next. 5. In the Add to Load Plan column, select the scenario variables that you want to add to the Load Plan variables. If the scenario uses certain variables as its startup parameters, they are automatically added to the Load Plan variables. See Section 14.2.3, Working with Variables in Load Plans for more information. Case 1. Select the variable you want to use for the conditional branching. Note that you can either select one of the load plan variables from the list or click Lookup Variable to add a new variable to the load plan and use it for this case step. See Section 14.2.3, Working with Variables in Load Plans for more information. 2. The Step Name is automatically populated with the step type and name of the variable. Optionally, change the Step Name. See Section 14.2.2.2, Editing Load Plan Steps for more information. 14-10 Oracle Fusion Middleware Developers Guide for Oracle Data Integrator

7. Click Finish.

8. The step is added in the steps hierarchy. Adding a Load Plan Step with the Quick Step Tool To insert Load Plan step with the Quick Step Tool:

1. Open the Load Plan editor and go to the Steps tab.

2. In the Steps Hierarchy, select the Load Plan step under which you want to create a child step.

3. In the Steps toolbar, select Add Step and the Quick Step option corresponding to

the Step type you want to add. Table 14–4 lists the options of the Quick Step tool. When 1. Select the Operator to use in the WHEN clause evaluation. Possible values are: ■ Less Than ■ Less Than or Equal = ■ Different ■ Equals = ■ Greater Than ■ Greater Than or Equal = ■ Is not Null ■ Is Null 2. Enter the Value to use in the WHEN clause evaluation. 3. The Step Name is automatically populated with the operator that is used. Optionally, change the Step Name. See Section 14.2.2.2, Editing Load Plan Steps for more information. Else The Step Name is automatically populated with the step type. Optionally, change the Step Name. See Section 14.2.2.2, Editing Load Plan Steps for more information. Note: You can reorganize the order of the Load Plan steps by dragging the step to the desired position or by using the reorder arrows in the Step table toolbar to move a step in the Steps Hierarchy. Table 14–4 Quick Step Tool Quick Step tool option Description and Action Required Adds a serial step after the selection. Default values are used. You can modify these values in the Steps Hierarchy table or in the Property Inspector. See Section 14.2.2.2, Editing Load Plan Steps for more information. Table 14–3 Cont. Add Step Wizard Actions Step Type Description and Action Required