Content builders extract data from the source code and store it in the Meta Catalog. Each content builder looks for specific code segments, called content types, and retrieves matching data from the source code.

Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge provides several predefined content builders. A content builder extracts data for one or more content types for storage in the Meta Catalog.

Predefined content builders installed with Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge

Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge provides the following predefined content builders:

Predefined Content Builders Description
ABL Annotation Extracts annotations that you either manually add to the source code or included through the Annotation Generator.
ABL Application Schema Extracts data on temp-tables and ProDataSets.
ABL Reference Extracts data on procedures, functions, methods, and where they are called.