IBM WebSphere Multichannel Bank Transformation Toolkit, Version 7.1

Adding a new variable

About this task

Technical developers can create a new variable and use it in a naming convention rule. For more information on the format of a naming convention rule, see Extending naming conventions by registering a new naming convention rule.

Procedure

To create a new variable, do the following steps:

  1. Implement the com.ibm.btt.tools.common.naming.variable.IVariableGenerator interface. The following is description of the IVariableGenerator interface:
  2. Register the variable generator.
    1. In the All Extensions panel, right-click com.ibm.btt.tools.common.naming, and then click New > variable_generator.
    2. In the Extension Element Details panel, enter the following information:
      1. In the ID field, enter the name of the variable.
      2. In the Generator field, specify the implementation class of variable generator.
      3. In the FirstChar field, specify the characteristic of the first character.


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