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Bug 129690 - Need to differentiate dynamic input from static input
Summary: Need to differentiate dynamic input from static input
Status: REOPENED
Alias: None
Product: soa
Classification: Unclassified
Component: IEP editor (show other bugs)
Version: 6.x
Hardware: All All
: P3 blocker (vote)
Assignee: Ritesh Adval
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2008-03-10 18:25 UTC by Yanbing Lu
Modified: 2008-09-16 17:13 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

See Also:
Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
Exception Reporter:


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Problem (8.25 KB, image/gif)
2008-03-10 18:27 UTC, Yanbing Lu
Details
Suggestion 2 (9.46 KB, text/plain)
2008-03-10 18:27 UTC, Yanbing Lu
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Suggestion 2 (9.46 KB, image/gif)
2008-03-10 18:27 UTC, Yanbing Lu
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Description Yanbing Lu 2008-03-10 18:25:40 UTC
Operators that take two kinds of input (Stream + table / relation + table) has only one port.
But only stream/relation can trigger the operator execution, and tables are only used for static information. In case 
of
StreamProjectionAndFilter, it is only invoked when a message arrives on the stream at the bottom, but logically it 
looks
 like the two table "invoke" this as well due to the fact they all look like inputs. I suppose they all are inputs but 
the table data
is pulled whereas (and only when) the stream is pushed. Is there a way we can make this more obvious with the 
operator? 

Suggestion 1.
An indication on the connector between the operators. For example, a dash line for the output of tables to
show that they are not providing events, but a referenced data source. 

Suggestion 2.
Show table port differently as following

Suggestion 3.
Make tables being connected to the top of the StreamProjectionAndFilter rather than the left-hand-side
Comment 1 Yanbing Lu 2008-03-10 18:27:18 UTC
Created attachment 58085 [details]
Problem
Comment 2 Yanbing Lu 2008-03-10 18:27:38 UTC
Created attachment 58086 [details]
Suggestion 2
Comment 3 Yanbing Lu 2008-03-10 18:27:43 UTC
Created attachment 58087 [details]
Suggestion 2
Comment 4 Ritesh Adval 2008-08-05 02:42:49 UTC
marking as enhancement.
Comment 5 Ritesh Adval 2008-08-18 23:43:53 UTC
This is nice to have, will get back to it later.
Comment 6 jlautz 2008-09-16 17:13:13 UTC
Enhancement requests are usually left open until implemented or rejected.