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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

Select your target Package in the Browser window, then use one of the methods outlined here to open the 'Import Model from XML' dialog.

On the 'Import Model from XML' dialog, click on the Other XML File Formats button, then choose the option 'EMX/UML2'.

Ribbon

Publish > Model Exchange > Import XML > Import Package from XML : Other XML Formats > EMX/UML2

Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl+Alt+I : Other XML File Formats > EMX/UML2

Import Files

Option

Action

See also

Package

Displays the name of the currently-selected Package.

If this is not the required Package, click on the Browse package button and select the correct Package.

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.

Selected Files

Lists the selected *.emx/*uml2 files.

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.

Import

Click on this button to import the *.emx/*uml2 files.

Close

Click on this button to abort the import and close the dialog.

Help

Click on this button to display this Help topic.

Import Progress

Monitor the progress of the import.

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