Package Class

Alias

String

Read only

Alias

BatchLoad

Long

Read/Write

Flag to indicate that the package is batch loaded during batch import from controlled packages

Not currently used

BatchSave

Long

Read/Write

Boolean value to indicate whether the package is included in the batch XMI export list or not

CodePath

String

Read/Write

The path where associated source code is found

Not currently used

Connectors

Collection

Read only

Collection of connectors

Created

Date

Read/Write

Date the package was created

Diagrams

Collection

Read only

A collection of diagrams contained in this package

Element

Element

Read only

The associated element object; use to get/set common information such as Stereotype, Complexity, Alias, Author, Constraints, Tagged Values and Scenarios

Elements

Collection

Read only

A collection of elements that belong to this package

Flags

String

Read/Write

Extended information about the package

IsControlled

Boolean

Read/Write

Indicates if the package has been marked as Controlled

IsModel

Boolean

Read only

Indicates if the package is a model or a package

IsNamespace

Boolean

Read/Write

True is 'package is a Namespace root'

Use 0 and 1 to set False and True

IsProtected

Boolean

Read/Write

Indicates if the package has been marked as Protected

IsVersionControlled

Boolean

Read only

Indicates whether or not this package is under version control

LastLoadDate

Date

Read/Write

The date XML was last loaded for the package

LastSaveDate

Date

Read/Write

The date XML was last saved from the package

LogXML

Boolean

Read/Write

Indicates if XMI export information is to be logged

Modified

Date

Read/Write

Date the package was last modified

Name

String

Read/Write

The name of the package

Notes

String

Read/Write

Notes about this package

ObjectType

ObjectType

Read only

Distinguishes objects referenced through a Dispatch interface

Owner

String

Read/Write

The package owner when using controlled packages

PackageGUID

Variant

Read only

The global Package ID; valid across models

PackageID

Long

Read only

The local Package ID number

Valid only in this model file

Packages

Collection

Read only

A collection of contained packages that can be walked through

ParentID

Long

Read/Write

The ID of the package that is the parent of this one

0 indicates this package is a model (that is, it has no parent)

TreePos

Long

Read/Write

The relative position in the tree compared to other packages (use to sort packages)

UMLVersion

String

Read/Write

The UML version for XMI export purposes

UseDTD

Boolean

Read/Write

Indicates if a DTD is to be used when exporting XMI

Version

String

Read/Write

The version of the package

XMLPath

String

Read/Write

The path to where the XML is saved when using controlled packages

ApplyGroupLock (string aGroupName)

Boolean

Applies a group lock to the package object, for the specified group, on behalf of the current user

Throws an exception if the operation fails; use GetLastError() to retrieve error information

Parameter:

• aGroupName: String - The name of the security group for which to apply the lock

ApplyUserLock ()

Boolean

Applies a user lock to the package object for the current user

Throws an exception if the operation fails; use GetLastError() to retrieve error information

Clone

LDISPATCH

Inserts a copy of the package into the same parent as the original package

Returns the newly-created package

FindObject (string DottedID)

LPDISPATCH

Returns a package, element, attribute or operation matching the parameter DottedID

If the DottedID is not found, an error is returned: Can't find matching object

Parameter:

• DottedID: String - Is in the form object.object.object where object is replaced by the name of a package, element attribute or operation; examples include MyNamespace.Class1, CStudent.m_Name, MathClass.DoubleIt(int)

GetLastError ()

String

Returns a string value describing the most recent error that occurred in relation to this object

This function is rarely used as an exception is thrown when an error occurs

ReleaseUserLock ()

Boolean

Removes an existing User or Group lock from the package object

Throws an exception if the operation fails; use GetLastError( ) to retrieve error information

Update ()

Boolean

Update the current package object after modification or appending a new item

If false is returned, check the GetLastError function for more information

Note that a package object also has an element component that must be taken into account; the package object contains information about the package attributes such as hierarchy or contents

The element attribute contains information about, for example, Stereotype, Constraints or Files - all the attributes of a typical element

VersionControlAdd (string ConfigGuid, string XMLFile, string Comment, boolean KeepCheckedOut)

Void

Places the package under version control, using the specified Version Control Configuration and the specified XMI filename

Throws an exception if the operation fails; use GetLastError( ) to retrieve error information

It is recommended that the package be saved using Update() before calling VersionControlAdd(), so that any outstanding changes are not lost

Parameters:

• ConfigGuid: String - Name corresponding to the Unique ID of the version control configuration to use
• XMLFile: String - Name of the XML file to use for this package; this filename is relative to the Working Copy folder specified for the Config

• Comment: String - Log message that is added to the version controlled file's history (where applicable)

• KeepCheckedOut: Boolean - Specify True to add to version control and keep package checked-out

VersionControlCheckin (string Comment)

Void

Perform checkin of the version controlled package (also see VersionControlCheckinEx, below)

Throws an exception if the operation fails; use GetLastError( ) to retrieve error information

Parameters:

• Comment: String - Log message that is added to the version controlled file's history (where applicable)

VersionControlCheckinEx (string Comment, boolean PreserveCrossPkgRefs)

Void

Perform checkin of the version controlled package

Throws an exception if the operation fails; use GetLastError( ) to retrieve error information.

Parameters:

• Comment: String - Log message that is added to the version controlled file's history (where applicable)
• PreserveCrossPkgRefs: Boolean - Flag to indicate whether to preserve or discard pre-existing Cross Package References when checking-in; this parameter overrides the setting in the Options dialog, XML Specifications page
   
  Unsatisfied cross package references are preserved or discarded according to this setting, without prompting the user; see Learn More below

VersionControlCheckout (string Comment)

Void

Perform checkout of the version controlled package

Throws an exception if the operation fails; use GetLastError( ) to retrieve error information

Parameters:

• Comment: String - Log message that is added to the version controlled file's history (where applicable)

When working in an environment that uses a Private Model deployment and your model contains a significant number of cross-package references, it is recommended that you invoke the Repository.ScanXMIAndReconcile( ) method from time to time, following the re-importation of controlled packages - for example, after using Package.VersionControlGetLatest( ) to update a number of packages, or after performing a number of package check-outs

VersionControlGetLatest (boolean ForceImport)

Void

Updates the local working copy of the package file associated with the object package, before re-importing the package data from the package file

Parameters:

• ForceImport: Boolean - Used if the package data in the model is found to be up-to-date with respect to the version controlled package file; if:

• False, the package data that exists in the model is accepted as being up-to-date and no attempt is made to re-import data from the package file
• True, Enterprise Architect re-imports the package from the package file regardless

See also the version control menu option Get Latest

When working in an environment that uses a Private Model deployment and your model contains a significant number of cross-package references, it is recommended that you invoke the Repository.ScanXMIAndReconcile( ) method from time to time, following the re-importation of controlled packages - for example, after using Package.VersionControlGetLatest( ) to update a number of packages, or after performing a number of package check-outs

VersionControlGetStatus ()

Long

Returns the version control status of the package, as recorded in the current Enterprise Architect project database

Throws an exception if the operation fails; use GetLastError( ) to retrieve error information

Return value maps to the following enumerated type:

enum EnumCheckOutStatus
{
    csUncontrolled = 0,
    csCheckedIn,
    csCheckedOutToThisUser,
    csReadOnlyVersion,
    csCheckedOutToAnotherUser,
    csOfflineCheckedIn,
    csCheckedOutOfflineByUser,
    csCheckedOutOfflineByOther,
    csDeleted,
};

csUncontrolled - Either unable to communicate with the version control provider associated with the package or the package file is unknown to the provider

csCheckedIn - The package is not checked-out to anybody in the current project database

csCheckedOutToThisUser - The package is marked as checked-out to the current user, in the current project database

csReadOnlyVersion - Package is marked as read-only; an earlier revision of the package has been retrieved from version control

csCheckedOutToAnotherUser - The package is marked as checked-out in the current project database, by a user other than the current user

csOfflineCheckedIn - The package is not checked-out to anybody in the current project database; however, the version control configuration associated with the package was unable to connect to the VC server

csCheckedOutOfflineByUser - Indicates that the package was 'checked out' in this database, by this user, whilst disconnected from version control

csCheckedOutOfflineByOther - Indicates that the package was checked out in this project database, by another user, whilst disconnected from version control

csDeleted - The package file has been deleted from version control

VersionControlPutLatest (string CheckInComment)

Void

Perform a checkin of the version controlled package, whilst keeping the package checked-out.

Throws an exception if the operation fails. Use GetLastError( ) to retrieve error information.

When a package that was previously marked as Checked Out Offline, is successfully 'Put' (checkedin) to version control, that package's flags are updated to clear the Checked Out Offline indicator.

Parameters:

• Comment: String - Log message added to the version controlled file's history (where applicable).

VersionControlRemove ()

Void

Removes version control from the package.

Throws an exception if the operation fails. Use GetLastError( ) to retrieve error information.

VersionControlResynchPkgStatus (boolean ClearSettings)

Synchronizes the version control status of the single object package recorded in your current model with the package status reported by your version control provider.

Parameters:

• ClearSettings: Boolean - used if the package file associated with the specified package is reported by the version control provider as uncontrolled. If ClearSettings is:

• True, the version control settings are cleared from the package
• False, the version control settings remain unchanged