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Create MDG Technology File
When you create an MDG Technology file, you can include a wide range of facilities and tools, including UML Profiles, code modules, scripts, Patterns, images, Tagged Value Types, report templates, Linked Document templates and Toolbox pages. Building all of these into the MDG Technology file in a logical sequence is easy, using the MDG Technology Creation Wizard.
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Specialize > Technologies > Publish Technology > Generate MDG Technology |
Create an MDG Technology file
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Select the 'Generate MDG Technology File' option. The MDG Technology Creation Wizard screen displays. |
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Click on the . The MDG Technology Wizard prompts you to:
An MTS file stores the selected options that you define during the creation of an MDG Technology; if you use an MTS file, you can later modify it to add or remove specific items in the MDG Technology, which is the recommended process. |
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Select the appropriate MTS file option. Click on the . If you selected an MTS file, the MDG Technology Wizard prompts you to save the changes in the existing MTS file or into a new MTS file; this enables you to create a modification based on the existing MTS file, while preserving the original file. |
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If necessary, type in or browse for the required file path and name. Click on the . The 'MDG Technology Wizard - Create' dialog displays. |
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Complete the fields on this screen:
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Click on the . The MDG Technology Wizard - Contents screen displays. |
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Select the checkbox for each item to be included in the MDG Technology file. When you have selected the checkboxes for all the items you want to include, click on the . Each selection runs specific dialogs to enable definition of the specific items to be included in the MDG Technology. |
Add a Profile Add a Pattern Add a Diagram Profile Add a Toolbox Profile Add Tagged Value Types Add Code Modules Add MDA Transforms Add Document Report Templates Add Linked Document Templates Add Images Add Scripts Add Workspace Layouts Add Model Views Add Model Searches Add Database Datatypes |
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Work through the dialogs displayed in response to your choices, and when all are complete, click on the . The 'MDG Technology Wizard - Finish' screen displays, providing information on the items included in the MDG Technology File. |
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If you have used an MTS file and want to update it, select the 'Save to MTS' checkbox. |
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If you are satisfied with the selection of items, click on the . You can now edit the MTS file, if required, to add further items such as:
When you have edited the MTS file and regenerated the Technology (.xml) file, you can add another 'Scripts' section to include Package XMI Export and/or Import scripts. Save the edited Technology file. To make the MDG Technology .xml file accessible to an Enterprise Architect model, you must add the technology file path to the 'MDG Technologies - Advanced' dialog (accessed by clicking the on the 'MDG Technologies' dialog, via the 'Specialize > Technologies > Manage Technology' ribbon option). |
Working with MTS Files Add Import/Export Scripts Access Remote MDG Technologies Incorporate Model Builder Templates |