script implementing cut-and-paste functionality

[mrblack12]

Hi,

I'm working on a project in which a rather large number of business rules have been imported to a general package in EA, using a CSV import. But now we have to get each BR placed in the right functional package. We are still using EA version 10 which does not support (bulk) cut and paste, so each BR is manually copied to the clipboard and then manually pasted from the clipboard in the right package. To prevent double instances of the same BR we then have to get back to the general package and remove the original BR.

This is mind-numbingly boring work, especially when you have over hundreds of BR's to process. I was wondering if there's someone out there who has come up with a script of sorts to simulate the "Cut and paste" function.

[Uffe]

Hello,

In order to move an element between the packages, all you have to do is set Element.PackageID to the ID of the target package. No need to go through the clipboard.

/Uffe

[Uffe]

... For that matter, there's no need to use the clipboard when going through the GUI either. Just drag-and-drop the elements from one package to the other.

/U

[mrblack12]

Hi Uffe,

cheers for your speedy reply: I will definitely try out the first option. The second option is something we already tried but if you have a very long list of objects you need to scroll through, then drag-and-drop can become a bit difficult. Apart from the risk of letting your finger of the mouse button and EA dropping the object somewhere you don't want it....

[Uffe]

Any time.

If you haven't done a lot of scripting before, be aware that just moving things in the structure in the way described does not automatically update the project browser. For that, use Repository.RefreshModelView(packageID), on both the source and target packages, when you've moved the elements between them.

Or in the GUI, right-click the package in the project browser and select Contents -- Reload Current Package.

/Uffe

[Eve]

One trick for moving between packages with a very long list is to open the source package in the package browser. You can then scroll the project browser wherever you need and drag from the package browser to the target package. I think you can do it the other way, it's just not my normal procedure.

[mrblack12]

Thanx to Simon,

your idea did the trick. Seeing I'm not that big of a scripter....

Rick