Creating a New Transform

This topic provides step-by-step instructions on creating a new transform.

1. Launch the Transform Creation Wizard.

2. On the Transform Creation wizard, do the following:

   1. Click Browse to browse and select the source folder of the MicroStrategy project.

   2. Click Browse to browse and select the package for the transform.

   3. Enter the name and description for the transform in the Name and Transform description text fields respectively.

   4. Click Browse to browse and select the superclass for the transform.

   5. Check the Open new style wizard check box only if you wish to create a new style after creating the transform. Checking this option launches the Style Creation Wizard after completion of steps in the Transform Creation Wizard.

   6. Click Next.

3. Select the methods from the superclass for the transform.

4. Click Next.

5. The Results screen of the wizard displays the selections you made in the previous screens.

6. Click Finish.

   A Java file for the transform is opened if you did not select the Open new style wizard check box in step 2. This Java file contains code based on the selections in the Transform Creation wizard.

   If the Open new style wizard check box is selected in step 2, the Style Creation Wizard opens when you click Finish>. After you have completed all the steps of the Style Creation Wizard, the Java file for the new transform opens.

7. Add your custom code to the Java file to achieve your customization objective.

8. Save your changes.