About source HTML

The HTML text contained in a stream rule — for example, a Rule-Obj-HTML or Rule-Obj-Corr rule — is known as the original or "source" HTML. The system applies two processes to source HTML before the resulting output HTML code arrives at a user's browser.

• When you save the rule form, Process Commander converts source HTML to Java and syntax-checks the Java.
• At runtime, Process Commander reconverts the source HTML to Java, compiles the Java, and executes the Java, all in the context of a user's clipboard to produce HTML code. This is known as stream processing.

To understand how stream processing changes the original HTML, compare the original or source HTML to the processed HTML.

1. Open a harness rule, section rule, or HTML rule. Click the HTML tab.
2. View the original HTML text. This shows you the directives and original syntax.
3. Run an activity that processes and displays the final HTML in a browser window.
4. View the resulting HTML code. If using Internet Explorer, right-click anywhere in that window and choose View Source from the right mouse menu. The browser HTML differs substantially from the original HTML.

In the HTML sent to the browser, no JSP tags or directives appear; all are evaluated. Property references in the source HTML are replaced by property values.

To identify the currently displayed harness or HTML form, use the Rules Inspector tool and hold your pointer above the top lefticon on the form.

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	How stream processing works Using the Rules Inspector

Source HTML tags and attributes