Create custom Diagram from MDG

[rmartinezb]

Hi!
I created a new MDG that defines a new toolbox and assign it to a custom diagram. In Ea, when I create a new diagram, i can select my new technology and i haven't any problem, but when i create a diagram from an addin only the called "Custom" toolbox are shown, not my custom toolbox:



The way I create the diagram is:
            EA.Diagram diagram = thePackage.Diagrams.AddNew(diagramName, "DevOpsMDG::DevOps");
            diagram.Update();

And in my MDG file I have:

               <Stereotype name="DevOps " alias="DevOps" notes="Custom MDG" cx="386" cy="88" bgcolor="-1" fontcolor="-1" bordercolor="-1" borderwidth="-1" hideicon="0">
                  <AppliesTo>
                    <Apply type="Diagram_Custom">
                          <Property name="alias" value="DevOps"/>
                     <Property name="diagramID" value="DevOps"/>
                     <Property name="toolbox" value="DevOps"/>
                    </Apply>
                  </AppliesTo>
               </Stereotype>

I think the problem must be in one of this codes. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

Greetings.

[rmartinezb]

Hi!
I solved my problem, I would have something wrong in the MDG, so I redo it from the beginning and now all works.

[Uffe]

Hello,

Since profiles, toolboxes and diagram sets are all stored in the same format, you can quite easily accidentally overwrite a toolbox file with a profile file, etc. The fact that EA only remembers one "most recent" file for all three types doesn't help, and neither does the fact that when EA encounters a diagram set content in a toolbox file, which clearly won't work, it doesn't inform you but quietly creates a broken MDG Technology file.

I recommend using separate subdirectories for the three types of XMI file, and different naming standards as well. And being very careful.

/Uffe

[qwerty]

Besides what Uffe said, I also have some scripting aid that actually looks into the single MDG files and puts the parts together after verification only. I asked Sparx to do similar things years ago. Well, they talk Sparxian. I don't.

q.