Opening an existing message category file

This describes how to open an existing message category file in the Message Category editor so that you can view or edit it.

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To open an existing message category file:

  1. Switch to the Broker Application Development perspective.
  2. In the Resource Navigator, right-click the message category file (with a file extension of .category) that you want to open, then click Open on the pop-up menu. This opens the message category file that you have selected in the Message Category editor.
  3. View and edit the message category file as required.
Tip: The Eclipse framework lets you open resource files with other editors. You are advised to only use the workbench Message Category editor to work with the message category files because this editor correctly validates changes made to the files. Other editors might not do this.
Related concepts
Message categories
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Adding message model objects
Deleting objects
Configuring message model objects
Related reference
Message Category editor
Message category properties
Message model object properties