Launching Business Object Designer

You can open Business Object Designer in any of the ways listed in Table 9. After opening Business Object Designer, you can create a business object definition manually or use an Object Discovery Agent to generate a definition for an application-specific business object. For more information, see "Developing business objects".

Table 9. Ways to launch Business Object Designer.

From System Manager
  • Select the business objects folder in an Integration Component Library, then do either of the following:
    • Select Business Object Designer from the Tools menu.
    • Click the Business Object Designer tool bar icon.
  • Right-click on the business objects folder in an Integration Component Library.
  • Double-click on a business object definition.

Using a Windows shortcut ( InterChange Server) Select Programs > IBM WebSphere InterChange Server > IBM WebSphere Business Integration Toolset > Development > Business Object Designer.
Using a Windows shortcut (WebSphere Business Integration Adapters with WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker or WebSphere Application Server) Select Programs > IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapters > Tools > Business Object Designer.
From another development tool (InterChange Server only) Do either of the following:
  • From the Tools menu, select Business Object Designer.
  • From the tool bar, double-click the Business Object Designer icon.

When you open Business Object Designer directly from System Manager, without first selecting a business object definition, the New Business Object dialog opens automatically. If System Manager is not running, Business Object Designer opens but the New Business Object dialog does not display.

Figure 23. Business Object Designer displaying New Business Object dialog


When you open Business Object Designer by double-clicking a business object definition, the selected definition is displayed in Business Object Designer's work area.

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