To transform a XML schema into a logical data model, select
an XML schema file and run the transformation.
Before you begin
- You must be in the Data perspective.
- The XML schema must be valid. If the XML schema is not valid,
exceptions or unexpected results might occur.
Procedure
To transform an XML schema into a logical data model:
- Open the New Transformation Configuration wizard. Click .
- On the Name and Transformation page of the wizard, select XML
Schema to Logical Data Model from the Data
Model Transformations list, specify the name of the transformation,
and click Next.
- On the Source and Target page, complete the following steps:
- Select an XML schema file in the Select a
Source field.
- Select a project in the Select a Target field. To transform an XML schema and merge it with an existing logical
data model, select an open logical data model as the target.
- Click Next.
- Optional: Specify additional properties on
the Properties page, then click Next.
- On the Common page, click Finish. The transformation configuration file is generated and
opens in the editor view.
- In the transformation configuration editor view, click Run
XML Schema to Logical Data Model.
Results
The logical data model is created and displayed in the
Data
Models folder of your target project. The new logical
data model is named after the file name of your source XML schema.