Setting up the CHA Editor

The CHA Editor for the Branch Transformation Toolkit is a WebSphere(R) Studio plug-in. CHA Editor configuration files (or CHA Editor files) help you create CHA elements with a graphical user interface.

Prerequisites to use the CHA Editor:

To create a CHA Editor file, follow these steps:

  1. Start Application Developer Integration Edition.
  2. Create a simple project to contain the CHA Editor files.
  3. From the File menu, select File > New > Other.
  4. In the dialog, select IBM Branch Transformation Toolkit in the left panel.
  5. In the right panel, select CHA Editor file. This starts the CHA Editor Configuration Wizard.
  6. Select the project to contain the CHA Editor's files. Usually this is the project file for the application you are creating.
  7. In the file name field, type the name of the editor's configuration file. The file must have the .chae extension.
  8. Click Finish.
  9. From the menu bar, select Window > Show view > Other.
  10. In the window that pops up, expend IBM(R) Branch Transformation Toolkit, and select the CHA Editor views that you want to show.

The wizard then creates the configuration file and the dsedata.xml, dsetype.xml, and dsectxt.xml files in the project folder. It then launches the CHA Editor.