By default, the generated files are stored with the design files in a folder whose default name can be changed. However, you can separate them from the design files inside the generation project, or even change the generation project and folder.
You can separate the generated files from the design files in the project by indicating a generation root path for them. This path will be taken into account only for the instances that have kept their default generation folder (folder of the design files) in their Definition tab.
To indicate this path, you can click Change project properties in the Definition tab of the instance to be generated. You can also right-click the project in the Design Explorer view or the Project Explorer view (Resource perspective) and select .
This path is the first level (or levels) of the folders tree for the generated files in the Project Explorer view. In the Definition tab of the generatable instance, it is automatically inserted at the beginning of the Generation folder. For example, if the Generation folder is CAN/IBM/PRO and the root path is gen, the files will be generated in gen/CAN/IBM/PRO.
If you indicate a root path after the generation, the generated files will be immediately and automatically moved to the new target.
The metadata files are technical files that contain the location of the design file and information that is required to process the generated code. They can be viewed in the Project Explorer view only (Resource perspective).
You can separate them from the other generated files by indicating a specific root path in the properties of the project. These properties are accessed from the Definition tab of the generatable instance in the Design Explorer view, or from the properties of the project in the Project Explorer view.
However, you must be careful because these files are required to regenerate and edit the code. Moreover, they must be synchronized with the corresponding generated design files. So, you must always upload or download these files together with their corresponding generated files.
If you indicate a root path after the generation, the metadata files will be immediately and automatically moved to the new target.
You can also indicate a generation project and folder different from those of the design files. You can then structure your Rational® Programming Patterns projects like Rational Developer for System z® projects and easily map them to System z.
You can select a generation project and folder from the Definition tab of the instance to be generated.