edt-mcp-project-external-objects

name	edt-mcp-project-external-objects
description	Work with external data processor/report projects through EDT-MCP: metadata, forms, builds, and one-run debug launch. Not for prebuilt files outside an EDT project.

EDT-MCP external objects

Purpose and trigger

Use this skill for metadata, code, forms, builds, or a bounded debug run of an external data processor/report that exists in an EDT external-object project.

Operating rule

Read and apply the common operating rules before this workflow.

Task boundary

Select the exact external-object project and qualified ExternalDataProcessor.<Name> or ExternalReport.<Name> target. Do not substitute its linked base configuration, a normal configuration object, or a prebuilt .epf/.erf outside an EDT project.

Primary workflow

1. Resolve the project, object, linked base application, and runtime target with list_projects, get_applications, and list_configurations.
2. Route metadata structure to edt-mcp-project-metadata, BSL changes to edt-mcp-project-local-fix, and managed-form work to edt-mcp-project-forms; re-read and validate the exact owning object after a mutation.
3. For a build, resolve the qualified target and compare its simple name across both external-object kinds. objectName is a simple-name selector; stop on a processor/report collision unless building both is explicitly authorized. Before building, obtain explicit update/restructure authority for the associated build infobase, or confirm that it is disposable; the platform dumper may prepare and update that infobase even for an ordinary build. Call build_external_objects into a fresh empty staging directory, omitting objectName only for an authorized build-all. Set recordBuildTime=false unless changing the source object's Comment was requested. Verify the result and staged artifact before promotion; preserve an existing artifact and authorize its exact replacement before any in-place build or promotion.
4. For a debug run, complete target, launch-policy, disclosure, credential, and debug_status preflight first, using set_infobase_credentials only when authorized. If a matching live client exists, use it only as an explicitly authorized target; stop when the external object requires a fresh launch. Otherwise call set_breakpoint before launching the resolved external-object target according to the current debug_launch help/schema. Retain task-owned IDs and verify that the returned target identity matches the resolved target. If a preflight race returns alreadyRunning=true, refresh the uniquely identified target, resume only a task-caused suspension, remove task-owned temporary state, and stop. Terminate and relaunch only with explicit user authorization.
5. After launch, settle the task-owned launch outcome under current tool help/schema and a bounded caller-approved deadline before cleanup, an absence claim, or completion. If the deadline expires, report the launch as in-flight or unknown with its outstanding task-owned cleanup obligation; do not assume a later client cannot appear. Once settled, call wait_for_break and inspect with get_variables only when the current help proves the intended debug target is unambiguous. Otherwise remove only task-owned temporary state and stop.
6. Finish with resume for any task-suspended execution, calling remove_breakpoint, and using terminate_launch only for a uniquely identified, task-owned launch whose termination is authorized.

Authority rule

Building, credentials, infobase update/restructure, external-change handling, launch/restart, artifact replacement, data disclosure, and termination require the authority applicable to their exact targets and effects.

Stop rule

Stop on wrong project kind, ambiguous object/runtime/debug target, unsupported write, missing prerequisite, unavailable credentials, or unapproved side effects. Never operate on an unrelated active launch to make the route work.

Completion signal

Report the exact project/object, confirmed changes or build artifacts, bounded runtime evidence when requested, partial or unproved claims, and cleanup of all task-owned temporary state.