TIBCO Businessworks - Library builder

INTRODUCTION

                         This document discusses about using tibco library and also creating projects using templates in Tibco. Tibco libraries can be designed, included into projects and used across projects. An existing design of project can be reused using the template. This document throws light on all these aspects.

1.    LIBRARY BUILDER IN TIBCO

     What Are Design Time Libraries?

     The design-time support architecture lets developers build libraries that are used across in many projects.

     For example, if there exists a schema which has a standard format. The same schema is used by two projects. Instead of creating the schema in both the projects, a common library is built which includes the schema. Once the library is loaded into the project the schema is available in the project.

     Libraries in Tibco can be created using the library builder.

LibraryBuilder: The LibraryBuilder resource allows you to build a design-time library that includes resources defined in one project that can be shared with other projects.

   In tibco, A LibraryBuilder resource is the basis for a design-time library.

 The LibraryBuilder resource allows sharing resources that have been defined in a project with other project developers. This helps create shareable resources once, and then allow other project developers to use them in their projects.

For example, Rendezvous resources, JMS resources, schemas, and process definition libraries can be part of a design-time.

As library is a shared resource, many project developers might change or update the library to suit their requirements. Hence a Revision Control System is maintained to get the updates that are done in the library. Since the same library can be used by many projects and many people, it is advisable to make minimum changes so that reloading the library is not done frequently.

2.    CREATING A LIBRARY

1. Open the designer and from the palettes select the LibraryBuilder as shown.

2. The Library Builder icon is added.

1.    In the configuration tab, provide the name of the library, the description if any, and the location where the library should be built in your system. The version number is updated automatically. Every time the library is updated the version number gets incremented.

3. In the resources tab, add the resources which will be a part of the library.

E.g.:- Schemas, data formats as shown in the figure.

In the following screenshot, there exist two resources. An Employee Schema and a EmployeeFileDataFormat that need to be added to the library. Browse for them and say OK. The resources are added to the library.

4. Say apply and then a Build Library. The library is created successfully in the path mentioned.

Using and Creation of FILE ALIAS -->