Setting up the Format Editor

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

Prerequisites to use the Format Editor:

To create a Format Editor file, follow these steps:

  1. Start Application Developer Integration Edition.
  2. Create a simple project to contain the Format 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 Format Editor file. This starts the Format Editor Configuration Wizard.
  6. Select the project to contain the Format 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 .fmte extension.
    Note: Each Format Editor file works with a CHA Editor file to provide the formatters for the CHA elements described in the CHA Editor file. You should define the CHA Editor file name in the configuration of the Format Editor file to ensure they can work together.
  8. Click Finish.  
  9. From the menu bar, select Window > Show view > Other.
  10. In the window that pops up, expend IBM Branch Transformation Toolkit, and select the Format Editor views that you want to show.

The wizard then creates the configuration file and the dsefmt.xml file in the project folder. It then launches the Format Editor.