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Editing deployment descriptor source

You can view and edit the deployment descriptor of your adapter directly.

Although the Resource Adapter Deployment Descriptor editor provides a fully functional and convenient method for viewing and editing the deployment descriptor, you can find it useful to view or edit the ra.xml file directly. The steps for editing the deployment descriptor of your adapter is as follows:


Procedure

  1. Verify that the ra.xml file is not currently displayed in the editor.

    You cannot open the file if it is already open in the editor.

  2. From the Project Explorer pane, select the Deployment Descriptor: Connector <your connector name> file.
  3. Right click and choose Open With > XML Source Page Editor


Results

The XML Source Page Editor displays the ra.xml file.

You can now view or modify the raw ra.xml file using the default editor provided by IBM Integration DesignerWhen you use this editor to save this file, the file is automatically validated against the Resource Adapter XML schema definition (or.xsd) file. Any errors are displayed in the Problems pane.

Important: When using the Resource Adapter Deployment Descriptor editor provided by the WebSphere Adapter Toolkit, you can open valid deployment descriptors only. If you attempt to open a deployment descriptor that is not valid (as defined by the schema), the XML Source Page Editor displays the file so that you can fix the problem before attempting to open it in the Resource Adapter Deployment Descriptor editor.

Use the Resource Adapter Deployment Descriptor editor