Introduction to the Oracle Metadata Service MDS Repository

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4.5.4 How to Configure a Connection to the Oracle BPM Metadata Service Repository

You can configure a connection to the Oracle BPM MDS repository. For general information on configuring Oracle MDS see Managing the Metadata Repository in Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide. To Configure an Oracle BPM MDS Connection 1. From the View menu, select BPM MDS Navigator. 2. Click Configure Connection. 3. Perform the following if you have not created an Oracle MDS connection: a. Click Add. b. Select IDE Connections. c. Provide a connection name. d. Select DB-Based MDS from the drop-down list. e. Select the database connection that corresponds to you Oracle MDS installation.

f. Select obpm from the list of MDS partitions.

4. Select an MDS connection from the drop-down list

5. Click OK.

4.5.5 How to Refresh the Oracle BPM MDS Repository

Before performing any administrative tasks related to Oracle BPM MDS, you should refresh the repository. This helps ensure that you do not conflict with the work of other Oracle BPM users. To Refresh the Oracle BPM MDS Repository: 1. From the View menu, select BPM MDS Navigator. 2. Click Refresh from the toolbar.

4.5.6 How to Publish a Project or Project Template to Oracle BPM MDS

Publishing a project to the Oracle BPM MDS repository enables you to share projects and project templates with other process analysts and process developers. After a project or project template is published to the repository, it can be accessed by other process analysts and developers using either Oracle BPM Studio or Business Process Composer. To publish a project to the Oracle BPM MDS Repository: 1. From the View menu, select BPM Project Navigator. 2. In the BPM Project Navigator, right-click the project you want to publish, then select Publish to BPM MDS. 3. Enter the name for your project. This is the name used in the Oracle BPM MDS repository.

4. Click Override if you want to overwrite an existing project or project template in

the repository.

5. Select the folder where you want to publish, then click OK.

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4.5.7 How to Checkout a Project in Oracle BPM MDS

Checking out a project copies a project from Oracle BPM MDS to your local file system. After checking out a project, you can make changes and edit the project locally. You can then republish the project to MDS. To checkout a project from Oracle BPM MDS: 1. From the View menu, select BPM MDS Navigator. 2. Expand the folder containing the project you want to checkout. 3. Right-click the project, then select Checkout. 4. Provide a project name. This is the name of the project on your local file system.

5. Click OK.

6. Click OK to lock the project if necessary.

After checking out a project, you can edit it locally on your file system. If you need to ensure that other users do not make changes to the project in the repository, you can lock the project.

4.5.8 How to Lock or Unlock a Project in Oracle BPM MDS

Oracle BPM Studio enables you to lock and unlock projects stored in Oracle BPM MDS. This is useful when you need to make changes to a checked-out project and want to ensure that other users do not edit the project. To lock or unlock a project in Oracle BPM MDS: 1. From the View menu, select BPM MDS Navigator. 2. Expand the folder containing the project you want to lock or unlock. 3. Right-click the project, then select Lock or Unlock.

4. Click OK.

WARNING: Unlocking a project that is locked by another may cause the owner of the original lock to lose all changes.