Exporting XMI between different EA Repositories

[njf]

Hi,

We have two repositories and we're trying to export our models from one repository to the other. However, the sequence diagrams are not importing properly. The fragment boxes are not in the same place in the import to the new cloud-based repository - they have all moved down a bit - the larger the diagram, the more the lower fragments have moved down. However, the steps have remained where they should be meaning the fragments no longer enclose the correct set of steps.

Note, if I import the same model into a different local repository, the import is ok.

The source repository is a local database using SVN version control. The destination repository is a cloud-based repository. The source is using EA 12.0.1215 and I have tried importing it into the cloud-based one with both this version of EA and the latest EA 13.

We have literally 100's of sequence diagrams that this impacts so it is very impractical to have to fix each one by hand.

Anyone have any ideas how this can be rectified? Is there any setting I can change? I have tried exporting with both XMI 1.1 and 2.1 but it doesn't seem to make a difference.

Regards,
Neil

[Geert Bellekens]

I have no bright ideas. I think you best contact Sparx support (if you haven't done so already).

Geert

[qwerty]

If SDs get clobbered it's most likely you're using classes instead of objects for the life lines. Using classes is wrong, but EA does not prevent you from doing do. Somewhere in the docu it's hidden that you NEED to use objects.

q.

[njf]

Just FYI ... I contacted Sparx support about this and it turns out there is a Message Spacing setting which caused the problem. Our Cloud based server had a different setting than all the other systems.

Further details at:  http://www.sparxsystems.com/enterprise_architect_user_guide/12.0/projects_and_teams/model_specific_options.html

Cheers,
Neil