Once you open Business Object Designer, you can open object definitions stored in a file. If Business Object Designer is running from System Manager, you can also open business object definitions stored in an Integration Component Library.
This section describes:
If Business Object Designer is already open, you can do the following to open a business object definition from a project.
Figure 24 shows this dialog. If you are not running Business Object Designer from System Manager, the dialog omits the Project field.
Figure 24. Opening a business object definition from a project.
Business Object Designer displays a window for each selected definition.
To open a business object definition that is stored in a local directory, do the following:
The Import dialog displays. The dialog defaults to filter files of type XML Schema Definition (with a .xsd extension). You can also select a different file type from the Files of type drop-down menu or you can select all file types.
If the Open the imported business objects checkbox is checked then Business
Object Designer also opens the business object definition for editing.
Otherwise, the business object definition is imported into the project but not
opened for editing. For more information, see "Working with business object definitions".
Business Object Designer does not allow you to have two business objects with the same name in the same project, which might occur in either of the following situations:
For more information, see "Preventing duplicate names when a definition with the same name already exists in your project".
In this case, Business Object Designer displays an error message with the text: Business object with this name already exists.
If you attempt to open a definition from a file and your local or ICL-based project already contains a definition with the same name, Business Object Designer displays the Import Results dialog illustrated in Figure 26.
Figure 26. Preventing duplicate names: Keep Local or Import.
In the Import Results dialog, do the following for each business object definition listed as having a duplicate name:
Alternatively, you can use "Select All BO Action as:" to specify either of two actions for every business object definition listed as a duplicate name. To overwrite all the business object definitions in your project with the definitions you are importing, select Overwrite Local. To refrain from importing the business object definitions that have duplicate names, select Don't Import.
The Actions drop-down list in the Import Results dialog provides the following options:
To make this change, enter the new name in the New Name column as shown in Figure 26.
To make this change, enter the new name in the New Name column as shown in Figure 26.