How To: Automate the Build Process for an MCP Platform

In this section we automate the build process of a model in an MCP platform using a Perlscript responder.

Using Builder Application

  1. Create a host responder class and save the code file (for example Responder.pl) in the Bin directory of the AB Suite installation (C:\Program Files\Unisys\NGEN\Bin). Refer to Examples: Host Responder Class for a sample Perl responder class.

  2. Copy the file MSBuildSettings.xml located in the Bin directory and save it in a temporary folder, for example in C:\Temp.

  3. Open the  MSBuildSettings.xml file  from C:\Temp in a notepad and edit the tags in the MCP platform as follows:

    <ResponderAssembly>Perl.exel</ResponderAssembly>
<ResponderClass>Responder.pl</ResponderClass>

  4. Follow steps 1 to 5 from Build the System, Reports and Component Enabler User Interfaces to configure a deployable Element folder for MCP.

  5. Open the Developer Command Prompt for Visual Studio, change the directory to C:\Program Files\Unisys\NGEN\Bin, then and type the following command:

    MSBuild /p:d=Meta /p:el=MetaFolder /p:configuration="Release” /p:platform=MCP  /p:sf="C:\Temp\MSBuildSettings.xml"

    Where

    • Meta is the model name

    • MetaFolder is the deployable Element name

    • Release is the configuration name

    • MCP is the platform we are building to

    • C:\Temp\MSBuildSettings.xml is the path of the MSBuildSettings.xml file

Using Visual Studio Environment

  1. Create a host responder class and save the code file (for example Responder.pl) in the Bin directory of the AB Suite installation (C:\Program Files\Unisys\NGEN\Bin). Refer to Examples: Host Responder Class for a sample Perl responder class.

  2. Open Registry Editor.

  3. Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Unisys\System Modeler\Features\Builder and add two String Value keys and enter the values as follows:

    • ResponderClass – Enter Responder.pl in the Value data field

    • ResponderAssembly – Enter perl.exe in the Value data field

  4. Follow steps 1 to 6 from section Build the system, reports and Component Enabler user interfaces only to build an MCP application.