Create a BMIDE template project

Summary:

Teamcenter BMIDE is the tool for performing data model customizations.

Pre-requisite:

1. Install Teamcenter BMIDE.

Overview:

1. Start Business Modeler IDE.
2. Create a new BMIDE template project.
3. Open Advanced perspective.

Details:

1. Start Business Modeler IDE:

Locate Business Modeler IDE on your machine. Click on ‘Business Modeler IDE’ to start the IDE.

 

2.  Workspace location for BMIDE Custom Project: 

Enter a folder location as Workspace for new BMIDE Custom Project.

 

3.  BMIDE with default ‘Getting Started’… will show up:

When BMIDE is launched for the first time, the IDE will show ‘Getting Started’ window.

 

4. Create a new Business Modeler IDE Template Project:

Invoke File => New => New Business Modeler IDE Template Project menu.

 

5. New BMIDE Template Project wizard:

The wizard would shows up, that would help create a custom BMIDE template project.

6. Enter required details for BMIDE Template Project:

• Prefix: All BMIDE template projects have a prefix. All elements created under this template will get the same prefix. [ The prefix helps BMIDE differentiate between OOTB Part and ABC4Part. ]
• Template Name: This name that will be used by Teamcenter Installation to refer to custom template.
• Template display name: This name is used as display name for the template.
• Template description: The creator of template needs to provide details of template here.
• Dependent templates directory: The location where all the templates already installed into TC installation are placed. [ All the templates installed into TC are placed into %TC_DATA%/model folder.]

Click Next to proceed.

 

7. Select dependent BMIDE Templates:

The custom template might use template elements from multiple BMIDE templates.
Select all the BMIDE template the custom template will depend on.

Click Next to proceed.

 

8. Select supported languages:

If the custom template needs to support languages other than English (United States), this is the place to select them.

Click Next to proceed.

 

9. Enter name of namespace:

For some customizations BMIDE might generate the code. The code will get generated under the Namespace name entered here.

Click Next to proceed.

 

10. Enter TC_ROOT and MS Visual C++ compiler path:

Along with the code, the BMIDE generates makefiles ( ant scripts and other build artifacts). The TC_ROOT and MS Visual C++ compiler paths are required for makefiles.

Click Next to proceed.

 

11. Enter SOA Client and dot NET locations:

For SOA Code & SOA makefiles generation, the BMIDE needs access to soa_client folder and dot Net install location.

Click on Finish button.

 

12. BMIDE shows newly created custom template:

The custom project gets created, and the BMIDE will show elements from all dependent templates in the IDE.

 

13. Launch BMIDE Advanced perspective:

The BMIDE supports two perspectives. a) Standard & b) Advanced.

Click on Window => Open Perspective => Advanced.

 

14. BMIDE shows Advanced Perspective:

 

Congratulations, you have successfully created a new custom BMIDE template. I hope this post helps.