Creating file Based MDS SOA connection in JDev 12c

As we know MDS is used to store artifacts like WSDL, XSD, XSLT etc.
For example, if a two SOA application uses a common WSDL, then we simply place the file in the MDS repository
We have two types of MDS - File based MDS and DB based MDS.

In Oracle SOA 12c, when we use default server which is integrated with Jdeveloper then we can use only Design Time MDS (File Based MDS), Run Time MDS (DB Based MDS) is not supported.

Usually, File-based is used for the development environment and Database-based  is used for the production environment.

The MDS repository (File/DB) must be registered in the WL server before deploying an application that uses the MDS repository.

Steps to create File based MDS in JDev 12c:

1. Click on resource pallete to create new MDS connection
    New IDE Connections --> SOA MDS
2. Wizard opens:
    Fill in the details such as : connection Name (any)
                                               connection Type ( file based MDS)
                                               MDS root folder ( give physical local location )
3. Test the connection. Status should be 'sucess'.
4. Click 'ok' and then we can see the File based MDS created on the right side under IDE connections     tab.