SOA : Deploying XSD to Central MDS

Storing common artifacts that are used across projects in the MDS repository is a good idea.
It ensures that the artifacts are centrally managed and any changes are easily propagated to all the consumers.
Lets see how to deploy XSD files to the MDS in SOA.
First you need to create a Central MDS connection. See here.
By doing this you can use the same XSD file from the central MDS in multiple projects.

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Step 1

First, we need to create a new SOA project.
Right Click on the application and select New Project.

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Step 2

Select SOA Project and click OK.

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Step 3

Enter Project Name : BlueBankSchema
Click Finish.

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Step 4

Right Click on the newly created project and Select New.
In the New Gallery, go to All Technologies tab and select the following.
Category : XML
Item : XML Schema
Click OK

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Step 5

Enter the following
File Name : Customer.xsd
Append apps\xsd at the end of the default directory.
Clear the target namespace and click OK

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Step 6

Right Click the project and select Project Properties.

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Step 7

Go to Deployment and delete the existing profile.
Click New.

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Step 8

Enter the following:
Archive Type : JAR File
Name : xsd
Click OK.

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Step 9

In the Deployment Profile Properties, Go to Contributors and click Add.

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Step 10

Browse and Select the folder with the project name i.e BlueBankSchema

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Step 11

Next, go to Filters.
Uncheck everything, only select the xsd file(s) which you want to deploy to MDS.
Click OK.

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Step 12

Now Right Click the application (DemoApp), Go to Application Properties.

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Step 13

In the Application Properties window, select Deployment and click New.

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Step 14

Enter the following :
Archive Type : SOA Bundle
Name : xsd_to_mds
Click OK.

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Step 15

Now we can see the newly created Deployment Profile in the list.
Select the newly created Deployment Profile and click Edit.

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Step 16

In the Deployment Profile Properties, go to Dependencies.
Expand BlueBankSchema and select the checkbox next to xsd.
Click OK.

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Step 17

Now Right Click the application(DemoApp), Select Deploy –> xsd_to_mds

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Step 18

Make sure the SOA server is running.
Select ‘Deploy to Application Server’ and click Next.

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Step 19

Click Next.

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Step 20

Select the Application server where SOA is running.
Click Next.

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Step 21

The SOA server will be automatically  detected, Click Next.

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Step 22

Click Finish.

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You should see the following confirmation.

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You should be able to see the newly deployed files in the Central MDS connection.

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