Designing graphs

An ACF graph is a directed acyclic sequence of ACF kernels. In Visual Graph Tools, a developer can create a graphical representation of a graph, define all elements and connections, and generate the source files with metadata and code wrappers required by ACF.

To design a graph, complete the following high-level steps:

Table 1. ACF graph design: high-level steps
Step	Action	Refer to:
1	Create an empty APEX2 graph project or a graph project based on a kernel.	Creating an empty graph project Creating a graph for a kernel
2	Design the graph diagram by adding more kernels, defining input and output ports, and setting connections.	Adding kernels to the graph
3	Validate the graph diagram.	Validating the diagram
4	(Optional) Emit the source files in the graph project (the APEX2 graph source type and the Emit graphs flag)	Emitting the source code