First Steps
First Steps 
describes how to start using the Xyna Factory software for the fist time as a modeler using the Xyna Process Modeller.
You will need the IP Address or Hostname of the Xyna server you will be using, along with the HTTP port number, a username and password. Open the factory URL in a web browser.
For example (IP address depends on project):
http://10.20.30.40:8080/modeller/Type in your username and password. |
Login Window |
| If there are multiple Workspaces in the Factory, you will be prompted to select which one you want to work in. The Workspace can also be changed while inside the factory. | Workspace Selection |
| Upon successful login you will be presented with the Main Menu. The Factory contains multiple applications which perform different tasks or manage different parts of the factory. Which applications appear in the Main Menu can be configured on the server. You will probably see the Xyna Process Modeller, Xyna Process Monitor, Xyna Factory Manager, and Xyna Access Control. There may also be an entry for the Test Factory. | Main Menu Click on the Process Modeller to bring it to the foreground. |
| The Process Modeller is used to write programs called Workflows, which can be used later to perform certain tasks in the backend server. Typically, there will be a browser based GUI frontend developed for a customer which will call various Workflows on the backend server. A Workflow (or service) can receive data objects from the GUI and return data objects to the GUI. For example, a typical Workflow might be called "Add New Car". The user would input information about this car in the browser GUI and press "Add" to send it to a backend server Workflow "Add New Car". The server should make sure this car doesn't already exist in the database and then store it. If the car already exists, an error will be returned to the browser in the form of an Exception. The Process Modeller is described in detail under Xyna Process Modeller. Here all buttons, selections, features, entry fields, etc, are discussed. | Process Modeller |
| In the next section we will go through the steps to model this "Add New Car" Workflow. |
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Next: Create A Simple Workflow
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Other Sections: Testing Workflows Debugging Workflows
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