Setting up the Transaction Editor

The Transaction Editor for the Bank Transformation Toolkit is a plug-in. Transaction Editor allows you to validate your definition files with a graphical interface.

Prerequisites to use the Transaction Editor:

If you had installed the toolkit before you installed the IBM® Rational® Application Developer, you need to copy the following plug-in files to the $D(RAD)/plugins directory manually after you have IBM Rational Application Developer installed later:
  • com.ibm.btt.tools.migration_6.1.2
  • com.ibm.btt.tools.transaction.diagram_6.1.2
  • com.ibm.btt.tools.transaction.dominate_6.1.2
  • com.ibm.btt.tools.transaction.edit_6.1.2
  • com.ibm.btt.tools.transaction.editor_6.1.2
  • com.ibm.btt.tools.transaction_6.1.2
  • com.ibm.btt.core_6.1.2
  • com.ibm.btt.tools.common_6.1.2
To use the Transaction Editor, follow these steps:
  1. Start IBM Rational Application Developer.
  2. Create a simple project.
  3. Create a folder named transaction in the project.
  4. Right-click the folder, and select New > Other.... Expand BTT, and select Transaction, and click Next.
  5. You can choose to create a Transaction directly or using templates.
    • To create a Transaction directly, click Next. Select one transaction type and click Finish. Then the Transaction Editor is launched.
    • To create a transaction using templates, select the Create a transaction using templates checkbox, and click Next. Select one of the available templates to generate a transaction and click Finish. Then the Transaction Editor is launched.