Once you have a few instances, you can also connect them. Appliances can be connected by connecting their terminals (the named "arrows" that stick out of the appliance shape). You connect two appliances by clicking on the terminals you want to connect: Click the output first, then the input you want it connected to.
The mouse cursor will provide clues as to what connections are allowed. When you move the mouse cursor over a connection, the connection line highlights to help identify the connection line from other connection lines on the canvas. Many outputs can be connected to a single input. Each output, however, can be connected to exactly one input. It is even possible (but rarely useful) to connect the output of an appliance to an input of the same appliance.
When multiple outputs are connected to a single input, the editor reduces visual clutter by joining the connections with as few lines as possible. Whenever a connection joins an existing connection, the editor places a small dot, indicating the joining of connections.
You can route the connections manually by dragging their corners up/down or left/right. Once you position the mouse cursor on a connection corner, it will give you visual clue as to what directions are allowed. You can also add a segment to the connection route, which will allow you to make a route that passes around another appliance.
You can perform the following operations over a connection by right-clicking on the connection and selecting from the menu:
For more information about what the connections mean at runtime and the benefits of using connections, see the CA AppLogic® for System z Overview Guide.
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