Import XML Failure... Root Package Not Found

[ralderson]

I exported an XML document (a sample created from an XSD) from XML Spy and I am trying to import it into EA.  I get the error:

Root package not found at: XMI.content/UML:model/UML:Namespace.ownedElement/UML:package

Does anyone:

1) know what this means?
2) know what to do to make EA accept this XML?

TIA,
R. Alderson

[Molto Mike]

Hey,

running the risk of asking a dumb question: what kind of content was in the XML file? Or in other words, which DTD/XSD was used to create XML file?

I'm asking this because from what you said I am not sure you are importing a supported schema.

AFAIK EA supports only XMI (the xml serialization of a UML model) and I think I have read about reverse engineering XSDs?

But I am pretty sure that you will not be successful in importing just any XML file (let's say a docbook document).

Am I totally off here?

Mike

[thomaskilian]

You're probably trying to reverse engineer XSD. This is no possible at the moment. Sparx is working on a solution.

[ralderson]

Thomas & Mike,

You are both correct.  I started with an XSD document, from which I had XML Spy generate a sample XML doc. I then tried to import that into EA, with the mentioned failure.

I also tried creating a new EA project and then expoted it to XML before adding any UML objects, thinking that it might generate a plain vanilla header into which I could past the XML doc.  It did, but I have no idea where to put the XML into it.  Any ideas?

Thanks,
R. Alderson

[Molto Mike]

Hi there,

what kind of XSD are you talking about? EA can only handle XMI...

There is no way to load an arbitrary XML doc into EA.

Can you post the sample doc?

Mike

[thomaskilian]

Does this one help: http://www.sparxsystems.com.au/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=general;action=display;num=1103552491?

[ralderson]

Thanks!  I'll check out the referenced MS tool!  That may work as an interim solution until EA supports XSD.

R. Alderson