UML Profile migration

[Tatiana Fesenko]

Hello,

We use Enterprise Architect 9.1 for UML models with an applied custom profile. The profile might evolve, then the existing models with the old profile applied has to be migrated to the new revision of profile.

I searched for available documentation for profile migration, but didn't find anything. Could you please provide information for profile migration support and compatibility rules in EA?  We are especially interested in EA 9.1 and later versions.

Thanks in advance,
Tatiana.

[qwerty]

I had to do that for a former customer. In short: it's a hell of manual work. Of course it depends on the amount of differences between the profile versions. If you're just adding new elements you're done. But if you are re-defining the meaning of elements you will have to adapt the model manually. Can you tell what kind of profile versioning is in your mind?

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[Tatiana Fesenko]

Hi qwerty,

Thank you for your prompt response.
I don't have no exact scenarios of the changes in the profile in my mind right now, but the profile will evolve for sure. Currently it's proactive work to evaluate impact of different changes in the profile. Most likely it will involve introduction of new stereotypes, but changes in the existing stereotypes are also possible.

Regards,
T.

[qwerty]

The best is of course to avoid changes. IOW: evaluate the system domain and try to define a profile that will last for a long time. The better the analysis, the more stable your profile will be.

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