Create the components that a custom entity type requires and add the components to a ZIP file that you can use in EDS. Version the entity type so that you can upgrade or downgrade the entity type.
You can use also the Maven archetypes to develop custom source service types, custom target service types, and custom transformation types. The Maven archetypes are packaged with the EDS APIs. You can use these archetypes to create custom service types in an Eclipse environment.
Informatica recommends that you use the Maven archetypes to create entities.