Business Objects and Data Sources > Off-Page Connectors > Representation of Off-Page Connectors in a Network

Off-page connectors (OPC) can have different graphic representations according to the value of their attribute type. By default, ILOG JViews TGO provides the following OPC types and representations:

Table 10.1 OPC Types and their Representation
Type 
Representation 
Description 
Standard 
images/OPCStandard.gif  
Standard off-page connector 
Managed 
images/OPCManaged2.gif  
Generic managed entity 
SingleManaged 
images/OPCSingleManaged3.gif  
Single entity currently managed by the system 
MultipleManaged 
images/OPCMultipleManaged4.gif  
Multiple entities currently managed by the system 
Unmanaged 
images/OPCUnmanaged5.gif  
Generic entities not managed by the system 
SingleUnmanaged 
images/OPCSingleUnmanaged6.gif  
Single entity currently not managed by the system 
MultipleUnmanaged 
images/OPCMultipleUnmanaged7.gif  
Multiple entities currently not managed by the system 

The off-page connector type can be set to the object through XML or through the API. Refer to the class ilog.tgo.model.IltOffPageConnector in the ILOG JViews TGO Java API Reference Documentation for more information.

You can customize the graphic representation of an off-page connector type by registering a new base renderer (see ilog.tgo.graphic.renderer.IltOPCBaseRenderer). This base renderer is registered in the JViews TGO default settings (see ilog.tgo.resource.IltSettings#SetValue). Besides the predefined base renderers, you can also register base renderers based on images or on any IlvGraphic class, including SVG support.

For details about how to create new off-page connector types, refer to Customizing New Off-Page Connector Types in the Styling documentation.