To transform a logical data model into an XML schema, select
a logical data model and run a transformation.
Before you begin
- You must be in the Data perspective.
- You should analyze your logical data model to ensure that it is
valid before you transform it.
Procedure
To transform a logical data model into an XML Schema:
- Open a logical data model in the Project Explorer. You
can transform from any package in the model.
- Click .
- On the Name and Transformation page, select Logical
Data Model to XML Schema from the Data Model
Transformations list, specify the name of the transformation,
and click Next.
- On the Source and Target page, complete the following steps:
- Select a package, diagram or entity in the Select
a Source field.
- Select a project in the Select a Target field.
- Click Next.
- Optional: Specify additional properties on
the Properties page, then click Next.
- On the Common page, specify whether you want to generate
a log for the transformation, and click Finish. The transformation configuration file is created and opens
in the editor view.
- In the transformation configuration editor view, click Run
Logical Data Model to XML Schema.
Results
The XML schema is created and displayed in the
XML
Schemas folder of your target project. The new XML schema
files are named after your source packages.