An Apache Maven archetype is a model or pattern that contains the prototypes of the entities that you want to create. You can use the archetype plug-in to create a Maven project from a template in Eclipse. Eclipse is a multi-language software development environment that includes a base workspace and an extensible plug-in system for customizing the environment.

The archetype information is stored in catalogs, which are XML files. The archetype plug-in contains an internal catalog that is used by default. You can also use catalogs from remote repositories.

EDS includes the following Maven archetypes:

vds-template-source-archetype
. The archetype for the source service.
vds-template-target-archetype
. The archetype for the target service.
vds-template-transform-archetype
. The archetype for the transformation.