Chapter 2 Working with Apache Ant

Customizing the Ant Build Script Generation

The Ant build script generation in PowerDesigner is defined in:

• the Java language definition file (.xol) - defines the generation templates for common properties, tasks and targets. It also defines empty custom templates. The custom templates can be overridden in the application server specific XEM.
• the application server specific extended model definition file (.xem) - can override the custom templates to generate a complete build.xml including standard targets and custom targets.

You can customize the Ant build.xml generation, in either of these files.

To customize the Java XOL:

1. Select Tools→Resources→Object Languages.
2. Double-click on the Java XOL.
3. Use the XOL editor to modify the Java XOL:
   
   
   The Ant specific generated file, generation templates are defined in the Model metaclass, under the Profile node.

To customize the server specific XEM:

1. Select Tools→Resources→Extended Model Definitions→Object-Oriented Models.
2. Double-click on an application server extended model definition in the list:
   
3. Use the editor to modify the extended model definition:
   
   
   The Ant specific generated file, generation templates are defined in the Model metaclass, under the Profile node.

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