Linking an Abstract Data Type to a Java Class

You can specify a Java class in the PDM, and then link it to a Java class in an OOM. The OOM must be open in the current Workspace to be available for linking.

1. Create an abstract data type and select Java from the Type list on the General tab of its property sheet.
   
   
   
2. Click the Ellipsis button to the right of the Class box to open the Select an Object window, which lists all the Java classes that are available in the OOMs currently open in the Workspace.
   
   
   
3. Select a Java class and click OK.

   The abstract data type is now linked to the Java class, and the class name is displayed in the Class box.

4. Click the Properties button at the end of the Class box to open the property sheet of the Java class.

   If the related OOM is closed, then a shortcut property sheet for the Java class is displayed, and you must click the Properties button to the right of the Name box to display its actual property sheet..

   
   
   

   If the related OOM is open, then the class property sheet is opened directly:

   
   
   
5. Click OK in each of the dialog boxes.

• Reverse-engineering a PDM Linked to an OOM
  You can reverse engineer a PDM from a database that contains Java classes and also reverse the Java classes into an OOM. The Java abstract data types in the PDM are automatically linked to the Java classes in the OOM as follows: