Launching the Enterprise Metadata Discovery tool

This topic describes how to launch the Enterprise Metadata Discovery (EMD) tool. The EMD tool is a discovery service component within an adapter that is used for generating service data objects (SDOs).

Before you begin

Before you begin, make sure the WebSphere Integration Developer is properly installed on your machine.

Why and when to perform this task

Before you launch the EMD tool, you must import the Flat File .rar file into the Websphere Integration Developer and set up a new project. Then you are ready to launch the EMD tool. Follow the steps below to set up a new project and start the EMD tool.

Steps for this task

  1. Start the Websphere Integration Developer. How do I start the WID? Is it, from the file menu, select Websphere Integration Developer? The Websphere Integration Developer appears.
  2. Import the Flat File adapter .rar (what is the name of this .rar file) into the Websphere Integration Developer. From the File menu, select Import > ??? How do you do this? Then what do you do..do you save it?
  3. Create a new project. The new project is used to save the artifacts generated by the discovery service.

    From the Websphere Integration Develper File menu, select New > Project > Business Integration Module.

  4. From the Websphere Integration Developer, start the EMD. From the File menu, select New > Enterprise Meta Data Discovery. The EMD tool opens.

What to do next

Now you are ready to set the connection properties in the EMD tool.

Parent topic: Using the Enterprise Metadata Discovery
Next topic: connection properties in the Enterprise Metadata Discovery (EMD) tool


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