Multiproject import

[akoch]

We are using EA in a team but dont want to use a central repository. Rather we intend to use CVS for change management, and Eclipse.
There is an existing framework with about 5-10 subprojects, and number of services (20-30) which use the framework and which also may use accessors to other services. Each of the projects are checked into CVS and for each part we export the model as xmi. Since introducing (in progress) UML and the use of EA, I try to find a way how to easily compose a project dependent of the framework components.
When checkin into CVS we export the whole project (from top view) as xmi and check that in. Other parts of the model, partially separated as packages are exported seperately for other projects to import.
If a later project using the model components (xmi) by import or batch import, it tends to become huge when exported as whole for checkin as a project by itself. What would be great is, that imported models could be imported just as references and not by copying it into the model. But I did not find a way how to do this. (Did I miss it).
Has anybody an idea or experience how to handle this?

Andi Koch