Setting up the Format Editor

The Format Editor provides a wizard to create the default editor configuration file and the definition XML file used by the formatters components. Use the wizard to customize the Format Editor for each project.

Note: A Format Editor's configuration file needs a corresponding CHA Editor's configuration file to display the CHA Data view and CHA view for the Format Editor. Therefore, before you set up the Format Editor, make sure the CHA Editor's configuration file (the .chae file) already exists in one of your Rational® Application Developer or WebSphere® Integration Developer project.
To set up the Format Editor for a project, do the following:
  1. Create a simple project to contain the Format Editor files. You can refer to Step 1 in Setting up the CHA Editor.
  2. Create the Format Ediotr file. From the File menu of Rational Application Developer or WebSphere Integration Developer, select File > New > Other

    Select File-> New ->Others.
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  3. In the dialog box that pops up, select IBM Bank Transformation Toolkit and expand it.

    Expand the IBM Branch Transformation Toolkit.
  4. Select Format Editor file.
  5. Click Next. This starts the Format Editor Configuration Wizard.

    Start the Format Configuration Wizard.
  6. Select the project that contains the CHA Editor's configuration file. This project will also contain the Format Editor's configuration file that you are creating.
  7. In the file name field, type the name of the Format Editor's configuration file. The file must have the .fmte extension.
  8. Click Next.
  9. In the dialogue that pops up, set the folder for the dse file set.

    Set the folder for the dse file set
  10. Click Next.
  11. In the pop-up dialog box, double click the project in the left panel, and select the CHA Editor's configuration file that you will use with the Format Editor in the right panel.

    Select the CHA Edtiotr file you want to use with the Format Editor.
  12. Click Finish.

The wizard then creates the configuration file and the dsefmt.xml file in the project folder. It then starts the Format Editor.