Starting Business Object Designer

You can open Business Object Designer in any of the ways listed in Table 9. After opening Business Object Designer, you can create a business object definition manually or use an Object Discovery Agent to generate a definition for an application-specific business object. For more information, see "Developing business object definitions".

Table 9. Ways to open Business Object Designer.

From System Manager
  • Select the business objects folder in an Integration Component Library, then do either of the following:
    • Click Business Object Designer from the Tools menu.
    • Click the Business Object Designer tool bar icon.
  • Right-click the business objects folder in an Integration Component Library.
  • Double-click a business object definition.

Using a Windows shortcut (InterChange Server) Click Programs -> IBM WebSphere InterChange Server -> IBM WebSphere Business Integration Toolset -> Development -> Business Object Designer.
Using a Windows shortcut (WebSphere Business Integration Adapters with WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker or WebSphere Application Server) Click Programs -> IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapters -> Tools -> Business Object Designer.
From another development tool (InterChange Server only) Do either of the following:
  • On the Tools menu, click Business Object Designer.
  • From the tool bar, double-click the Business Object Designer icon.

When you open Business Object Designer directly from System Manager, without first selecting a business object definition, the New Business Object dialog box opens automatically. If System Manager is not running, Business Object Designer opens but the New Business Object dialog box does not open.

Figure 23. New Business Object dialog box

When you open Business Object Designer by double-clicking a business object definition, the selected definition is displayed in Business Object Designer's work area.

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