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.. _section-workflow:

Workflow
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The |SD| main UI offers four tabs, which represent the tasks in 
XML-Based Application Creation:

-   Types Definition
-   QoS Specification
-   Domain Definition
-   Participant Definition

We suggest you start by defining a Type and proceed with the definition
of the QoS. Then move to the Domain tab, register your types, and 
declare your Topic. Finally, use the Participant tab to define 
your participant, *DataReaders*, and *DataWriters*.

Of course, you can always (and probably will) go back and forth among
these tabs to tweak your system.

|SD| automatically saves your projects and changes. (You can disable 
Autosave from the Projects menu: select **Properties**.)