Creating business model files

You create a business model file to store the definitions and statements for your entity and event types.

Before you begin

You must have a solution project and a BOM project.

About this task

You can write the definitions of your entities and events in one or more business model files (.bmd). For example, you can create one file to define entity types and another file to define event types.

Procedure

  1. Click File > New > Business Model Definition.
  2. Select a BOM project.
  3. Enter a package name or select existing BOM subfolders.

    The package name defines the set of folders where the .bmd file is stored. The package name also defines the BOM package of the classes that are generated from the business definitions.

    For example, if you enter the package name com.example.model, the following folder structure is created under the bom folder: com/example/model. Then, when you write entity or event definitions in the .bmd file, the corresponding BOM classes are created under the BOM package.
  4. Enter the name of your file, and click Finish.

What to do next

Edit the .bmd file and write the definitions and statements for your entities and events.