Search & Replace?

[Matt Edwards]

This tool provides a robust set of features to assist with finding and reporting against data in the repository, but nothing apparently designed to help manage data in the repository. I've run into a handful of scenarios over the past 10 minutes that call exactly for this sort of thing:

1. Change the author of a set of elements to someone else.
2. Change the status of a set of elements from proposed to approved.
3. Change the version of a set of elements from 1.0 to 2.0.

etc.

Am I missing something? Is there an efficient way to do this that doesn't involve importing/exporting the data or writing SQL directly against the model repository?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

-Matt

[Aaron B]

You can change the Status, Phase and Version for all elements under a specified package by selecting Package Control | Update Package Status from the Project Browser.  See:
http://www.sparxsystems.com/uml_tool_guide/project_management/updatepkgstatus.html

Unfortunately there is no way to bulk-modify other fields such as Author without using automation / scripting as far as I am aware.

[KP]

Unfortunately there is no way to bulk-modify other fields such as Author without using automation / scripting as far as I am aware.

You can export to XMI, find-and-replace in a text editor, then re-import the XMI. Can be highly effective, but not ideal.