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Import EMX/UML2 Files
In Rational Software Architect (RSA) you can add many UML models under a single root. These models can have cross references between them. However, RSA cannot save the entire root as one file - it saves each UML model as a separate EMX file. This means that an EMX file with cross-references is not self-contained as it references elements in another EMX file.
In releases earlier than release 7.0, Enterprise Architect treats each EMX file as a separate model and hence does not allow for cross-references between them. From release 7.0, Enterprise Architect enables these cross-references.
You therefore have the options of:
· | Importing a single EMX/UML2 file or |
· | Importing a group of related EMX/UML2 files together, thereby retaining the cross-references between the different files |
Access Project Browser | Click on target Package, then:
Extensions | Import | EMX/UML2 or
Project | Model Import/Export | Import Package From XMI File: Other XML File Formats | EMX/UML2 or
Right-click | Import/Export | Import Package From XM File: Other XML File Formats | EMX/UML2
Import Files
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Package |
Displays the name of the currently-selected Package. If this is not the required Package, click on the
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Directory |
Click on the ( ... ) (Browse) button. The Select Import EMX / UML2 File(s) dialog displays, from which you can select multiple files. Select the file or files (use Ctrl+click or Shift+click to select several files) and click on the Open button to return to the Import Package from EMX/UML2 dialog.
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Selected Files |
Lists the selected *.emx/*uml2 files.
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Write Log File |
Select this checkbox to write a log of the import activity (recommended). The log file is saved in the directory from which the files are being imported, with the name import.log.
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Import |
Click on this button to import the *.emx/*uml2 files.
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Close |
Click on this button to abort the import and close the dialog.
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Help |
Click on this button to display this Help topic.
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Import Progress |
Monitor the progress of the import.
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