Apache iBATIS Ibator for Eclipse Quick Start Guide

To get up and running quickly with Ibator in the Eclipse environment, follow these steps:

1. Create an Ibator configuration file:
   1. File>New>Other...
   2. Select "Apache iBATIS Ibator Configuration File" from the "Apache iBATIS Ibator" category, then press "Next"
   3. Specify the location of the file, and the name of the file (defaults to ibatorConfig.xml)
   4. Finish the wizard
2. Fill out the configuration file appropriately. At a minimum, you must specify:
   1. jdbcConnection information to specify how to connect to the target database
   2. A target package, and target project for the javaModelGenerator
   3. A target package, and target project for the sqlMapGenerator
   4. A target package, target project, and type for the daoGenerator (or you can remove the daoGenerator element if you don't wish to generate DAOs)
   5. At least one database table
3. Save the file
4. Right click on the configuration file in Eclipse's navigator, or package explorer, view and take the menu option to "Generate iBATIS Artifacts"

Important Note: Ibator will not overwrite any custom changes you make to the objects it generates. You can run it over and over again without fear of losing custom changes.