Using Custom Folders

On the Designer tab in ODI Studio, select BI Apps Project > Mappings > New Sub-Folder to create custom SDE and SIL folders.

 

You use ODI Studio to customize ETL objects. If you want to make changes to preconfigured ODI objects, create a custom folder and make the changes in it. Do not change objects in any of the preconfigured folders unless explicitlydirected by Oracle. This is because preconfigured folders and the objects within them may be overwritten in future upgrades. Using custom folders is not required, but it is strongly recommended and considered a best practice to make identifying customized content easier.

The preconfigured ODI repository does not include any custom folders. You must create your own. You should create a custom folder for each prepackaged SDE Adaptor folder that you have deployed that will have customizations.In the example in the slide, a custom folderis created for the SDE_ORA11510_Adaptor folder.

You should also create a separate custom folder for customizations that you want to make to objects in the SILOS folder. Do not store customized SDE and SIL objects in the same folder. In the example in the slide, a CUSTOM_SILOS folder is created to hold custom SIL objects.