Importing data into Sparx

[Jayson]

I have just started looking to import our data into EA Sparx using the Model Import/Export function.

Importing of stereotypes based on Element metaclasses has proven to be pretty simple.

However, when I tried to import stereotypes based on Connector metaclasses, this is where I came unstuck.

Connectors don't appear in the project browser making it pretty well impossible to specify a file specification for them.

I'm not sure if this is because it is not possible to import connectors in this manner or that I am just missing something.

I tried exporting the package as an XMI file to see if I could manipulate that and then re-import. However, I decided that is definitely "Plan B" as the format is both verbose and complicated.

Is this something that can only be reasonably achieved using scripting?
If so, does anyone have a script they can paste here that does something similar?

I've not done scripting in Sparx before, although I am in the process of buying qwerty's book on it.

Thanks in advance

Jays  

[Sam Courtney]

We have built a model import adapter based on csv format to help import and export content into EA. If you are interested in looking into this further, please send me a private msg and I'll get you access to our adapter. There are some known limitations in the import/export of models for EA.

[Geert Bellekens]

Jayson,

Importing connectors via scripting really isn't that difficult or complicated.
You could start with the Simple Excel Importer I published a while ago.
With that Excel file you can currently import classes, attributes and the glossary. It shouldn't be too hard to extend that to import connectors as well.

Geert