An Ant transformation scenario is usually associated with an Ant build script. Oxygen XML Editor runs an Ant transformation scenario as an external process that executes the Ant build script with the built-in Ant distribution (Apache Ant version 1.8.2) that comes with the application, or optionally with a custom Ant distribution configured in the scenario.
To create an Ant transformation scenario, use one of the following methods:
- Go to and select
Transformation Scenarios to display this view.
Click the New button and select ANT
transformation. - Use the Configure Transformation Scenario(s) (Ctrl Shift C
(Meta Shift C on OS X)) action from the Transformation toolbar or the menu. Then click the New button and select ANT transformation.
- Use the
Apply Transformation Scenario(s) (Ctrl Shift T
(Meta Shift T on OS X)) action from the Transformation toolbar or the menu. Then click the New button and select ANT transformation.Note: If a scenario is already associated with the edited document, selectingApply Transformation Scenario(s) runs the associated scenario automatically. You can check whether
transformation scenarios are associated with the edited document by hovering your cursor over the Apply Transformation Scenario button.
All three methods open the New Scenario dialog box. This dialog box allows you to configure the options that control the transformation.
The upper part of the dialog box
contains the Name field and Storage options:
- Global Options - The scenario is saved in the global options that are stored in the user home directory and is not accessible to other users.
- Project Options - The scenario is stored in the project file and can be shared with other users. For example, if your project is saved on a source versioning/sharing system (CVS, SVN, Source Safe, etc.) or a shared folder, your team can use the scenarios that you store in the project file.
The lower part of the dialog box contains the
following tabs: