Step 5: Generate Business Layer Classes

Click Next to go to the next page of the wizard. This displays the Ready to Generate page:

The Target Project box shows the business object project into which business layer classes will be generated. The Classes to generate text box lists the number of database objects from which you have selected to generate business layer classes.

If the Ovewrite existing files checkbox is selected, the Business Layer Generator will overwrite any existing files. If you uncheck this box, the Business Layer Generator will NOT overwrite the existing classes. Instead, it will add an incrementing numerical suffix to the new class name. For example, if you specify that you want to generate a new business object class named Inventory, and a class with that name already exists in the project, the Business Layer Generator will create a new class named Inventory1.

When you click Finish, business layer classes are generated for you based on your specfications. When code generation is complete the following dialog is displayed:

Click OK to close the dialog and you should see your newly generated business objects and business rule classes in the Solution Explorer.