Change the default Status for a custom stereotype

[MDManning]

I've created an MDG file with a UML Profile with a few stereotyped elements.  Upon dragging those elements onto a diagram I'd like the Status property set to "Implemented".  From the help; it doesn't look like "Status" is a supported attribute but the tool is so flexible I figured there is probably a way.  Ideas?

[thea]

Could you please post the code for this?

[MDManning]

If by code you mean XML; I can include a snipit of the MDG.xml file for one attempt that I felt was most likely to succeed but did not.  However, I was more looking for general ideas of how to achieve the stated goal than specific code.  Being a newbie I'm not sure what approach to take (include in UML Profile, or create a pattern, or write code or ?).

Code: [Select]

<Stereotype name="SOR-LOB" notes="" cx="100" cy="55" bgcolor="-1" fontcolor="-1" bordercolor="-1" borderwidth="-1" hideicon="0">
      <Image type="EAShapeScript 1.0" xmlns:dt="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:datatypes" dt:dt="bin.base64">UEsDBBQAAAAIAHijaz59zGQU1wEAADwHAAAHABEAc3RyLmRhdFVUDQAHwIV6TcCFek3AhXpN
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      <AppliesTo>
            <Apply type="Component">
                  <Property name="isIndirectlyInstantiated" value="true"/>
                  <Property name="status" value="Implemented"/>
            </Apply>
      </AppliesTo>
</Stereotype>

[KP]

I think you have two choices:

1. Use a template package to set all components to be created with Status=Implemented.

Help: http://www.sparxsystems.com/enterprise_architect_user_guide/8.0/modeling_fundamentals/using_element_templates.html

2. Write an add-in that implements the EA_OnPostNewElement broadcast handler. Check that the element just created was a component with the "SOR-LOB" stereotype and set the status as required.

Help: http://www.sparxsystems.com/enterprise_architect_user_guide/8.0/automation_and_scripts/broadcastpostnewelement.html

3. Send in a feature request using the formed linked at the bottom of this page.

[MDManning]

Exactly what I needed.  Thanks KP!