SOA : Creating MDS Connection

In this post we will see how to create an MDS connection.

There are two types MDS repositories available.
1) Central MDS : This MDS is DB based, used during runtime and is available only when the SOA server is running.
2) Local MDS : This MDS is file based, used during design time and is available even when the SOA server is not running.

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1) Creating a Central MDS Connection

Ensure that your SOA Server is running before proceeding ahead.

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Step 1.1
In application resources, Right Click Connections, New Connection --> SOA-MDS

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Step 1.2
Enter the following details:
Connection Name : CentralMDS
Connection type : DB Based MDS
Connection : Create a new connection with the following details:
Connection name : mds_dbusername : dev_mdsPassword : welcome1Driver : thinHostname: localhostJDBC port : 1521SID : xe
MDS partition : soa–infra
Test the connection and click ok.

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Step 1.3
In the resource palette, you can see the new CentralMDS connection which is created.

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2) Creating a Local MDS Connection

First we need to create a project with some xsd files for the Local MDS.
You can create the same by following Step 1 to Step 5 from here.
Step 2.1
In application resources, Right Click Connections, New Connection --> SOA-MDS

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Step 2.2
Enter the following details:
Connection Name : LocalMDS
Connection type : File Based MDS
MDS Root Folder : Browse and select the project folder where the xsd files are present.
Eg : F:\DemoApp\BlueBankSchema
Test the connection and click ok.

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Step 2.3
In the resource palette, you can see the new LocalMDS connection which is created.