How to change the default Names of an Element?

[Thiyagaraj A]

I am using a profile. I have a created a stereotype "XXXX" which extends "Activity" MetaClass. But When I click and drop, the element name comes as "Activity1". Is it possible to get it as "XXXX1" ?

[Jan ´Bary´ Glas]

Have a look at Auto Name Counters in help.

[«Midnight»]

Actually, that would change all Activity elements.

In your profile, you need to assign a _metaclass attribute to your stereotype. In the initial value box provide the name that you want the new element type to display. Check the documentation for more info.

David

[Jan ´Bary´ Glas]

Ah, I was not reading properly. Sorry.

[Thiyagaraj A]

thanks, we have to add an attribute to the stereotype element : metatype="XXXX"

[«Midnight»]

Actually, that would change all Activity elements.

In your profile, you need to assign a _metaclass _metatype attribute to your stereotype. In the initial value box provide the name that you want the new element type to display. Check the documentation for more info.

David

Please see the above correction. I apologize for the error; I should be more careful about proof-reading my own stuff before I post. [In particular, note the leading underscore, as well as the fact that the entire word is lower case.] See the Supported Attributes page in the EA help file. In the help index, you must look up Supported Attribute (without the plural), then Stereotype, in UML Profiles.

David

PS: For some reason YABB is not letting my modify previous posts any more. Hopefully readers of the earlier one will catch the correction here.

[Thiyagaraj A]

I noticed that underscore but, when u write like _metatype its not taken as metatype. Give it as metatype without underscore. The problem may be with with EA or EAhelp. :-?

[«Midnight»]

No, it's not with the help.

If you write it - in the EA model of the profile, not in the XML stream - with the underscore then EA will remove the underscore and add the metatype to the profile XML file. Once that's done EA will react appropriately.

Note that in order to get some parts of your MDG technology to recognize your metatype, you must give your profile a name. You then refer to the metatype as <profile name>::<metatype>. Note that this is case sensitive, and both colons must be there. [Not the angle brackets though, I added them as delimiters of course.]

David