4.1

configuration Element
The <configuration> element allows you to add a tab in the Orchestrator configuration interface. You can use
the tab to configure a plug-in.
The <configuration> element is optional. The <configuration> element has the following attributes:
Attributes Value Description
icon
Image file Icon that represents the plug-in in the
Orchestrator configuration interface.
Mandatory attribute.
adaptor-class
Java class Implementation of the
IConfigurationAdaptor Java
interface that defines the actions to
perform in the configuration interface.
Mandatory attribute.
configuration-war
WAR archive Web application archive (war file) that
contains the components of the Web
application that implements the adapter
class. The pages of the Web application
appear in the configuration interface.
Optional attribute.
validation
enabled or disabled Validates the configuration against a
function that you define in the adapter
class. Optional attribute.
Table 7-10. Element Hierarchy
Parent Element Child Element
<module> None
description Element
The <description> elements provide descriptions of the elements of the plug-in that appear in the API Explorer
documentation.
You add the text that appears in the API Explorer documentation between the <description> and
</description> tags.
The <description> element is optional. The <description> element has no attributes.
Table 7-11. Element Hierarchy
Parent Elements Child Elements
n
<module>
n
<example>
n
<trigger>
n
<gauge>
n
<finder>
n
<constructor>
n
<method>
n
<object>
n
<enumeration>
None
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