Can I define a stereotype with the same name as an EA defined stereotype? For example, EA has a node stereotype for "router". In my MDG I have a node stereotype called "Router". I think EA is getting them confused (see detail below).
If the answer is that there can only be one stereotype of the same name, case insensitive, then can I somehow selectively disable the EA stereotypes causing the confliction?
(Note that some MDGs delivered with EA also duplicate stereotype names and thus may have the same issues. For example, server and unit).
DETAIL OF PROBLEM:
(using EA 935)
MDG PROFILE SETUP:
I have a node metaclass and extended from it, several network device stereotypes defined, including:
Name: Server
StereoType: stereotype
Attributes include:
_metatype string Server
_image string <Image type="EAShapeScript 1.0" xmlns:dt="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:datatypes" dt:dt="bin.base64">UEsDBB...
icon string C:\...\Icons\Server_16.png
Default Appearance has background color of blue.
Name Router
StereoType: stereotype
Attributes include:
_metatype string Router
_image string <Image type="EAShapeScript 1.0" xmlns:dt="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:datatypes" dt:dt="bin.base64">UEsDBBQA...
icon string C:\...\Icons\Router_16.png
Default Appearance has background color of green.
Both are referenced in a toolbox profile in identical format and appear in the toolbox with their associated icon.
All seems well within the MDG.
PROJECT USING THE MDG:
As you can see the definition of the stereotypes are nearly identical, yet EA is treating them differently when creating elements in a project.
When I drag the Server element from MDG toolbox onto a diagram, EA draws the rectangle with the correct blue fill color, displays the server icon and the displayed name includes the "<<Server>>" stereotype. The element in the project browser has the correct icon. Likewise when I drag the Router from toolbox onto a diagram, EA draws the rectangle with the correct green fill color, displays the server icon and the displayed name includes the "<<Router>>" stereotype. Both look as expected.
I now create an instance of a Server by dragging the Server element created above from the project browser onto a diagram and selecting to create an instance. Likewise I create a Router instance. This is where EA treats them different.
For the Server, EA draws the rectancle with the correct fill color, icon, but does not display the stereotype name above the name. In the project browser the stereotype is "<<server>>", not "<<Server>>". (note the small case on "server" as if it is picking up the EA defined stereotype.
For the Router, EA draws the rectancle with the correct fill color, but does NOT display the icon, but does display the stereotype name above the name, but its value is "<<router>>, not "<<Router>>". In the project browser the stereotype is also "<<router>>".
I am guessing that when EA looksup the stereotype for an element, some logic is getting confused between its own defined stereotype "<<router>>" and my MDG defined stereotype "<<Router>>" when they have the same name (with exception of the case).
This speculation is further supported when one tries to change the stereoype of an element in the project browser (for either the inital element or an instance). Although I see my MDG defined stereotypes in the dropdown selection (as determined by the Title case used), if I select my "Router" strereotype, it always deploys the EA "router" stereotype name and no icon. Even if I use the ... lookup and uncheck "router" and then select the "Router" under my MDG, EA deploys the "router" stereotype.
Karl
