How to transfer diagram between projects

[compfort]

Hello,

i have 2 projects and i'd like to move diagram from one to the other one. Copy-paste doesn't work. Could someone help me with this ?

regards,
Patrick

[sargasso]

OK Pat,

A diagram is not a model.  In EA a diagram is a representation of "some aspect" of a particular model.  The model consists of the elements and linkages that abstarct the system.  Some of these have been used  in your diagram

Consider this.  I've got two project teams in two offices.  Now one of them has a class model up on a whiteboard.  Now, if I tke down the white board and move it to the other office (leaving everything else alone), will I achieve an effectual transfer of information?

What you seem to want to do is move (copy) some information set from one project to the other.  At any level this is not a trivial exercise.  

I think you need to
a) structure the information you need to move.
b) export it from EA in some form (say XMI) that will be importable to the other project.
c) (obviously) import it there.

Now, you could just export a part of project A's package structure, via XMI, to project B. But what I'm proposing is that you need to have a clear idea of the information content you want to transfer, as well as just the mechanics to do it.

The mechanics of XMI transport are adeqautely explained in the help and elsewhere in these forums.

hth
bruce

[compfort]

Thanks Bruce.

You replay forced me to get closer look at the relation between model, diagram and way of using them.

I used import/export feature to tranfer diagram among projects and it worked great. Thanks again.

Patrick