General Tab

The General tab describes the appliance class as a whole and also contains some advanced settings.

Name: Class name. Defines the name of the appliance class. This name is shown in the bottom left side of each appliance shape on the canvas. If the appliance is placed in a catalog, the class name is also shown in the catalog. The name is a single word, case-sensitive, alphanumeric ([A-Za-z0-9_]).
Instance Name Template: Template from which appliance instance names are generated. When a template is specified, the first instance will have the same name as the template and subsequent instances will have names comprised of the template followed by a number. If no template is specified, the name of the class is used as the template.
Category: Category of the appliance. The category is a short alphanumeric phrase describing the group (category) of appliances within a catalog that the appliance belongs to. If the appliance is placed in a catalog, all appliances from the same category are grouped together in a section.
Description: Free text description of the appliance. Typically the description contains definition of the appliance's function, some distinguishing details (separating an appliance from other similar appliances).
Documentation URL: URL where class documentation can be found for the assembly.

The following attributes determine the visual appearance of the appliance shape:

Color: The color of the appliance shape, as shown on the canvas and in the catalog.
Size: The width of the appliance shape when shown on the canvas.

Tips:

It is useful to keep color choices consistent by appliance category -- this makes completed applications look better.
It is recommended to use shape size proportional to the importance and complexity of the appliance.
The height of the appliance is automatically selected based on the number of interfaces.

The following attribute determines special and diagnostic features for the appliance class.

Default Console: Specify subordinate that is to serve as the default login console for the assembly.
Field Engineering Options: This is a numeric value that enables diagnostic or other special features of CA AppLogic® for System z for the appliance class; this setting affects all instances of the appliance. For a list of available codes and precautions when using them, see Field Engineering Codes. In short, do not enable this option unless directed by a support engineer.
Billing Tags: Comma-separated list of name=value pairs that can be used for billing purposes. Please do not use; reserved for future use.