Load Schema
STEP-based data exchange requires various schemas to be loaded in EDMDB prior to actual data exchange process. Based on the nature or behavior, schemas are divided into following categories.
These schemas are loaded with the help of EDM EXPRESS Compiler. This tool has been developed to facilitate the customizers to load various schemas into EDMDB.
Following command is being used to load the schema into the EDMDB
Command Syntax
$>java wt.stepdex.expressschemautil.ExpressDbSchemaManager -loadschema [-overwrite] -type (-t) -e|-x|-q -s (schemafile) SchemaAbsolutePath [-dbname (-d) <DBName> -user(-u) <DBContextLoginName> -password(-p) DBPassword -location(-l) DBLocation]
Where
• -loadSchema: Option for loading a new schema
• -overwrite: Option to overwrite on an existing schema
• -t: Type of the schema. Could be of following 3 options
◦ -x: Option to load an EXPRESS-X schema
◦ -e Option to load EXPRESS schema
◦ -q Option to load Query schema
• SchemaAbsolutePath: Specify absolute path to schema
• DBName : Specify database name
• DBContextLoginName: Specify database context login name
• DBPassword: Specify the database password
• DBLocation: Specify path to database
Example
Here is the simple command which loads Windchill express schema into EDMDB
$> java wt.stepdex.expressschemautil.ExpressDbSchemaManager -loadschema -t -e -s [WT_HOME]/loadXMLFiles/windchill_express_schema.exp
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If Database details are not present in command, then the tool reads default database details from the stepdex.properties file.
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