To Modify the Data Type

1. In the Projects window, expand the Configuration node in the project you want to modify, and then double-click midm.xml.

   The file opens in the NetBeans XML editor.

2. Scroll to the node element that defines the object that contains the field you want to modify.

3. Scroll to the field element you want to modify.

4. Change the value of the value-type element.

   For example:

   <value-type>string</value-type>

5. Save and close the file.