To organize your resources, and to define the scope of
resource names to ensure uniqueness, you can create broker schemas.
A default schema is created when you create a message flow, but you
can create additional schemas.
Before you begin
The order in which you create your resources is flexible. You can add a schema to an existing
application, library, or
integration
project, or you can create a container
when you create the schema. To create a container first, follow the instructions in the following topics:
If your schema file is intended for use by multiple solutions, consider creating it in a shared
library.
To find out more about
schemas, see Broker schemas.
About this task
When you create a message flow, a schema is created by
default. The default schema is not displayed in the Application Development view. Only additional schemas
that you create are displayed in the Application Development view, under the containing
project. For more information about creating a message flow, see Creating a message flow.
To create additional schemas,
complete the following steps.
Procedure
- To open the New Broker Schema wizard,
use one of the following methods.
- Right-click the space in the Application Development view and click
.
- Click , then click
Next.
- Right-click an application, static library, or integration
project, then
click .
- Select the name of the application, library, or integration
project in which to create the
schema.
Alternatively, create a new container by clicking New.
- Enter a name for the schema.
Choose a name
that reflects the resources that the schema contains; for example,
if you want to use this schema for message flows for retail applications,
you might give it the name Retail.
A schema
name must be a character string that starts with a Unicode character
followed by zero or more Unicode characters or digits, and the underscore
symbol (_). You can use the period to provide a structure to the name,
for example Stock.Common.
- Click Finish.
The schema is shown in the
Application Development view under the relevant
container.
If category view is selected in the Application Development view when you
create the schema, you see a message to say that the schema was created. However, it might not be
visible in the Application Development view when it is empty. To show the new schema in
the Application Development view, click Hide Categories
on the Application Development view toolbar.
Results
The schema directory is created in the
project directory. If the schema name is structured by using periods,
further subdirectories are defined. For example, the schema Stock.Common results
in a directory Common, in directory Stock,
in the application, library, or integration
project
directory.