Before starting

Installation

Before launching Objecteering, certain environment variables must be initialized, as described in the table below.

Platform ...	Variable ...	Content ...	Role ...
PC, Unix	O_SQL_USER	UserName/Passwd/ ServerName	allows you to connect to the DBMS to execute the generated DDL.
PC, Unix	OBJING_PATH	path where Objecteering is installed	used during installation.

MDAC information

Objecteering SQL Designer requires that Objecteering be already installed (version 6.0 onwards). You must have the correct license in order to be able to use Objecteering SQL Designer.

SQL Designer data is installed in the $OBJING_PATH/mdaplugs/SQLDesigner/2.0 directory. This directory contains:

· help

· externalization

· FirstStepsContainer

· res

· TypesPackageContainer

Creating a working environment for developing DDL scripts

To create a working environment used to develop DDL scripts, carry out the operations detailed below.

· Create a new project. For details on how to create a UML modeling project, please see "Creating or opening a project".

· Deploy the SQL Designer MDAC in your new project. For further information on how to deploy MDACs, please see "Working with MDACs".