How to import models as a copy and not as a refere

[pstein]

How to import models as a copy and not as a reference into *.eap container?

A while ago I setup an *.eap container and imported some external models (= *.xml files).
After the import the size of the *.eap file is still very small (approx 2 kb).
So I guess I imported only references to the external *.xml files rather than the model themselves.

Assume such an external referenced *.xml is changed/replaced by a newer version
(e.g. by copying in WinExplorer). Are then automatically the visible diagrams inside the *.eap container
(after a restart) automatically updated? Or do I have to perform an explicit "refresh"?

How exactly can I tell EAP (during import procedure ?) to import a FULL COPY of the external *.xml
files instead only of a reference?

Can I tell EAP AFTER an IMPORT-REFERENCE-ONLY operation to import/copy the full *.xml files anyway?

Or is the relationsship *.eap container vs. model fixed for the lifetime?

Peter

[Geert Bellekens]

Peter,

If EA imports xml files it imports them completely. So all model information is stored in the eap file.

Geert