Exporting deployable pattern projects

You use the RAS asset export utility to export the pattern project after you have tested and debugged the individual patterns. Exporting the project packages it as a RAS asset.

Before you export the pattern project, ensure that you have generated any help files that you want to include with the project. If you want to export to a repository, one must be created before you begin the export. For information about RAS repositories, refer to the RAS online help topics.

To export a deployable pattern project:

  1. In the Pattern Explorer, right-click the pattern library node and click Export. The Export wizard is displayed.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Click the Browse button and choose a directory to save the RAS asset.
    • Select Repository and choose a repository from the repository list.
  3. Accept the default manifest option to use an existing manifest file. The default option adds the RAS packaging information to the library's (RDM) manifest file.
  4. Click OK. The RAS pattern asset is created and saved.
The deployable RAS pattern asset does not, by default, contain the pattern source code. When the pattern is distributed, your pattern cannot be modified. You can save all the files, including source code, in the pattern project as a nondeployable RAS asset for later use. All RAS assets can be stored in RAS repositories.

Parent topic: Publishing patterns

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IBM Rational design patterns
Pattern code and support files

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Exporting nondeployable pattern projects

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Importing patterns to apply them

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