The getRelatedDocument Method

This method is required when you work with linked dictionaries. You must connect to MDS, find the related dictionary file, and then return it in a string format. The code sample below shows how to find the path of the linked dictionaries that are stored within the ../oracle/rules directory in a local file system:

public String getRelatedDocument(RelatedMetadataPath relatedMetadataPath) {
        String currPath = RULES_FILE1.substring(0, RULES_FILE1.indexOf("oracle/rules"));
        String relatedDoc = currPath + "oracle/rules/" + relatedMetadataPath.getValue();
       
        URL url = null;
        try {
            url = new URL(relatedDoc);
            return readFile(url);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            System.err.println(e);
        }
        return "";
    }