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Create a Schema Profile

A schema profile identifies the name, technology and content of the schema as a precursor to defining how the schema is generated. You can create and edit as many schema profiles as you need. Schema profiles are bound to a single technology and will either map to a generated schema or a sub-setting transform.

Access

Ribbon

Develop > Schema Modeling > Schema Composer > Open Schema Composer

Creating a new Profile

If you are creating a schema for a particular technology, start by opening a model that has the requisite meta-model loaded. Sparx Systems make a number of meta-models available when using the Model Wizard and/or from the Sparx RAS/Cloud services. Follow these steps to build a new Profile. With the Schema Composer displayed, click on the 'New' button and select the profile type, either Schema or Transform.

Transform profliles can be used to produce compliant sub models from a core model

The New Profile Screen

Option

Action

See also

Schema Set

Select the standard to use, or choose the 'Generic' option.

Namespace

Depending on the standard you have selected this field might take an automatic value or remain blank. Provide a relevant namespace if blank. Refer to the following section for a description of how namespaces are managed in the Schema Composer.

Save profile To:

Profiles can be stored in the file system or in the model. Profiles stored in the model can be shared with others, while file system profiles are private.

OK

Click on this button to edit the new schema in the Composer.

Namespaces

When a new profile is created, you specify the target namespace and the namespace prefix. Schemas typically involve multiple namespaces and the Schema Composer provides support for this within a single model. The scheme by which namespaces are identified is the presence of two specific properties on a package. The properties are 'URI' which specifies the namespace and 'Alias' which provides the namespace prefix.The properties can be present on the immediate package or a parent package. When present, elements of the class will take that namespace. Where no namespace exists, classes will take the target namespace specified when the profile was created.

Save the profile

Click the Update button to save the profile you have just created.

Notes

  • The process of creating and generating schema for NIEM has additional notes in the MDG Technology for NIEM Help topic
  • The Schema Composer is supported in the Corporate, Unified and Ultimate editions of Enterprise Architect

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