Message Sets: Opening an existing message category file

This describes how to open an existing message category file in the Message Category editor so that you can view or edit it.

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To open an existing message category file:

Procedure

  1. Switch to the Integration Development perspective.
  2. In the Application Development view, right-click the message category file (with a file extension of .category) that you want to open, then click Open on the pop-up menu.
    This opens the message category file that you have selected in the Message Category editor.
  3. View and edit the message category file as required.

Results

Tip: The Eclipse framework lets you open resource files with other editors. You are advised to only use the IBM® App Connect Enterprise Toolkit Message Category editor to work with the message category files because this editor correctly validates changes made to the files. Other editors might not do this.