Removing exemplar projects or artifacts from JET transformations

You can delete or ignore exemplar artifacts or projects that are not required in a JET transformation project.

Deleting exemplar projects or artifacts reduces the scope of the exemplar. You can delete exemplar artifacts that are of a type that a transformation does not generate. For example, you might delete exemplar files with .class as a file name extension; these files are the output of the Java™ compiler, and are typically generated by a transformation. Deleted exemplar artifacts are removed from the Exemplar pane of the editor area.

Note: To add exemplar projects that you previously deleted from the exemplar scope, you must add the exemplar project again.

You can ignore exemplar projects or artifacts to easily identify artifacts and projects that are currently not associated with a transformation output action. In the following illustration, the decoration of a selected check box ( This image shows a selected check box imposed on a file icon. ) indicates that the artifact jdoe@example.org.html file is associated with the transformation input schema and a JET file action. The letters folder in the exemplar project is also associated with the transformation input schema and a JET folder action. The partially selected check box decoration ( This image shows a partially filled check box imposed on a folder icon. ) on the letters folder indicates that a project or folder has contents that are not associated with the transformation input schema:

This image shows the example described in the previous paragraph.

If the transformation does not require the testfile@example.org.html file, you can specify that the transformation ignore this artifact. When you ignore an artifact, an ignore decoration ( This image shows a grey prohibit symbol imposed on a file icon. ) is displayed beside the artifact. All the artifacts in the letters folder of the exemplar are now associated with the transformation input schema, as indicated by the selected check box decoration on the letters folder:

This image shows the check box decoration on the letters folder. All the artifacts in the letters folder have a check box or prohibit decoration.

To remove an exemplar artifact from the transformation:

In the Project Explorer view, in the JET transformation project, right-click the transform.tma file; then click Open.
In the Exemplar pane, right-click an exemplar project or artifact; then complete one of the following steps:
- To specify that the transformation does not require the artifact, select Ignore. When you ignore an artifact, it is visible in the Exemplar pane; this enables you to undo the ignore action and associate the artifact with the transformation input schema.
- To remove the exemplar artifact from the Exemplar pane, select Delete. The physical file or project that you delete is not affected.