Developing OTDs for Communication Adapters

OTD Check Out and Check In

The Generic HL7 OTDS and OTDs installed from the HL7 OTD Library) are located in the Project Explorer’s Sun folder. These OTDs are protected and cannot be modified. This assures that the original OTDs are always available in their original form. To modify an OTD, you must first copy and paste the OTD from the Sun ⇒ OTD Library folder to your Project.

Version Control is available for any OTD you save to your Projects. To check-in or check-out an OTD, right-click the OTD from the Project Explorer tree, and select Version Control ⇒ Check Out or Check In from the shortcut menu. When an OTD has been checked-in, the OTD file icon appears in the Project Explorer tree as “locked” (The icon includes a red padlock).