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Create a Bottom-up BlackBerry MDS Studio Project

Exercise

Create a BlackBerry MDS Studio™ project using the Sample Web Services found in BlackBerry MDS Studio and the bottom-up approach.

Objectives

• Discover how to create a length conversion application using the bottom-up approach.
• See how applying the bottom-up approach instead of the quick-start approach enables you to design the user interface without having to create the underlying data and message structures.

Setup Tasks

No setup is required. This lab uses the samples that are packaged with BlackBerry MDS Studio.

Tasks

1. In the BlackBerry MDS Studio, on the File menu, click New Project.
2. Select the Bottom Up Approach Wizard option.
3. Click Next.
4. Click Browse.
5. Click the MDS4.1 Sample Web Services tab.
6. In the web services list, click the Convert web service.
7. Click OK.
8. In the Binding Information tree, clear the convertTemperature, convertWeight, and convertData check boxes.
9. Click Next.
10. In the Project name field, type LengthConverter.
11. Click Finish.

The BlackBerry MDS Studio generates the application based on the web service definition. The bottom-up wizard creates an application, including the data and message components. The BlackBerry MDS Studio binds messages to the data source. Once generated, the Data Model View opens.

Save the project

• In the Navigator pane, click the LengthConverter project.
• On the File menu, click Save.

Additional Labs

Go to the next exercise in “Creating a Length Conversion Application Using the Bottom-up Approach”, Design the Main Screen and User Interface.

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