Editing a BAR file manually
Edit resources that you want to
change, in an editor of your choice, by exporting a BAR file from the IBM® Integration Toolkit.
Before you begin
If you have
not already created a BAR file,
create one by following the instructions in Creating a BAR file.
About this task
To edit a BAR file manually by using the IBM Integration Toolkit, complete the following steps.
Procedure
- Export the BAR file.
- In the IBM Integration Toolkit, click . The Export wizard opens.
- Select the export destination, such as your local file
system, and click Next.
- Select the BAR file
that you want to export.
Applications, libraries, and
projects are shown in the left pane. The contents of the selected
application, library, or project are shown in the right pane. Select
the BAR file to export in the
right pane.
- Specify the location to which you are exporting the
resources, then click Finish.
The BAR file appears at the destination
that you have specified.
- Extract files from the BAR file.
- Edit the properties that you want to change in an editor
of your choice.
- Save the file.
- Import the BAR file
back into the IBM Integration Toolkit for deployment.
- In the IBM Integration Toolkit, click . The Import wizard opens.
- Select the location type of the BAR file, such as the local file
system, and click Next.
- Specify the location of the BAR file; for example, the directory
name.
- Select the BAR file
to import.
- Select the application, library, or project into which
you want to import the BAR file.
- Click Finish.
What to do next
Deploy the BAR file by following the instructions
in Deploying a BAR file.