To transform a XML schema into a logical data model, select an
XML schema file and run the transformation.
Prerequisites: - You must be in the Data perspective.
- The XML schema must be valid. If the XML schema is not valid, exceptions
or unexpected results might occur.
To transform an XML schema into a logical data model:
- Click File > New > Transformation
Configuration from the main menu.
- On the Name and Transformation page, select XML Schema
to Logical Data Model from the Data Model Transformations list,
enter the name of the transformation, and click Next.
- On the Source and Target page, complete the following steps:
- Select an XML schema file in the Select a Source
field.
- Select a project in the Select a Target field. To transform an XML schema and merge it with an existing logical data
model, select an open logical data model as the target.
- Click Next.
- Optional: On the Properties page, optionally change
the default value of the following options:
- Overwrite files without warning
- Prefix foreign key attribute name with inverse verb phrase
- On the Common page, click Finish.
- Click Run XML Schema to Logical Data Model from
the toolbar.
The logical data model is created and displayed in the Data
Models folder of your target project. The new logical data model
is named after the file name of your source XML schema.