Toolbar

Cursor

Performs the following functions:

• Selects and drags individual components on to the canvas

• Displays the following VM options when you right-click the cursor:

  • Start

  • Suspend

  • Shutdown

  • Force shutdown

• Highlights service connectors

Move

Drags the canvas within the Service Composer application

Service connector

Connects two service components by adding an adapter

Comment

Adds comments on the canvas

Undo

Performs the undo function

Redo

Performs the redo function on an undone action

Bring to Front

Changes the stack layer by bringing a component to the top of the stack

Send to Back

Changes the stack layer by sending a component to the bottom of the stack

Group

Groups service components to form a composite application

Ungroup

Ungroups a grouped composite application

Delete

Deletes a composite application or a specific service components

Zoom in

Displays a smaller area of the canvas

Zoom out

Displays a wider area of the canvas

Zoom percentage

Displays a smaller or wider area of the canvas

Refresh

Refreshes the canvas contents

Canvas display mode

Displays the canvas in the following modes:

• Basic: Displays the basic service connectors in a composite application

• Advanced: Displays all the service connectors in a composite application

Print

Prints the current Service Composer canvas

More

• Help: Displays the Help document for more information on Service Composer

• About: Displays the application information including the version number

Left Panel

Software Component

Displays the following software components:

• Virtual machine

• Virtual Switch

• QuWAN vRouter

For details, see Adding a Software Component.

Virtual Network Function (VNF) ports

Displays the list of VNF ports

For details, see Adding and Configuring VNF Ports.