Running the Type Tree Maker Importer

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About this task

This example uses the acme_tables.mtt file installed in install_dir\examples \dsgstud\ttmaker\import directory. The acme_tables.mtt file was exported in the Design Studio to create the acme_tables.mts file. See Creating an XML Document File for details about creating .mts files.

To run the Type Tree Maker Importer:

Procedure

  1. Access the Importer Wizard in the Design Studio application.
  2. In the Import window, select Type Tree Maker from the import source list, and click Next. The Type Tree Maker Importer window opens.
  3. Enter or select the name of the Type Tree Maker (.mts) file that you want to import, in the File name field, following the Importer Wizard instructions.
  4. To generate the type tree, click Next. If the destination type tree file exists, you are prompted to continue or stop the import operation in the Overwrite Warning window.

    After the import operation runs, it displays the run results in the Type Tree Maker Importer window. If errors or warnings, or both, occur, they appear in that same window. The errors and warnings are also saved to a log file in the product installation directory. The file name is ttmaker.log. You can open this file and analyze it in a text editor after the import operation has completed. The import operation deletes and regenerates this log file every time a new Type Tree Maker (.mts) file is imported. If errors occur, the import operation cannot generate the type tree until you resolve the problem. If only warnings occur, the import operation can still generate the type tree; however, you should inspect it to ensure that the reported warnings do not interfere with the requirements necessary for a valid instance document.

  5. After the type tree generation process is complete, click Finish.

    A BR tag was used here in the original source. If the type tree was generated, you are given the option to open the type tree in the Type Tree editor. The Properties view for the generated type tree contains the imported data format for the generated type tree. You can also click the type tree in the Extender Navigator view or the Navigator view to view the date and time that the import operation generated the type tree, under the Info property in the Properties view.