MDG : Error with Extension to MetaClass ???

[Mesple]

Hi all,

I'm using the last version V14.
I'd like to update my MDG Techno, by adding a new stereotype "A" from an existing metaclass "B".
And I've the following error msg when I create the "Extension" link between "A" and "B" : "The requested connection is not UML compliant"
?
Thanks for your help!
Olivier

[Nizam]

You have to use 'Generalize' if you are extending from a stereotype, it is a recommended practice to also have the actual meta class (that A extends) included in teh definition and have an extend connector from B to the Metaclass

So B must be a Subtype of A and extend the Metaclass.

[Mesple]

Thanks for your response  but unfortunatly, it doesn't work.
Same msg : "The requested connection is not UML compliant" whatever the type of the link between the "metaclass" and the "stereotype" objects.
I suppose that I have probems with EA parameters or MDG Technology?
If I select a metaclass object in my profile diagram, the quick linker doesn't propose any stereotype to extend?
Any idea?

Thanks
Olivier

[Geert Bellekens]

I'm not sure if you are doing something wrong or not, but you can bypass the error message by turning off the strict connector syntax option in the settings.

Geert

[Mesple]

Thanks Geert :-)

[Mauricio Moya (Arquesoft)]

I'm experimenting the same issue. Extending metaclasses is not working as always. Build 1421

[Nizam]

even after disabling strict syntax?

[Guillaume]

You have to use 'Generalize' if you are extending from a stereotype, it is a recommended practice to also have the actual meta class (that A extends) included in teh definition and have an extend connector from B to the Metaclass

So B must be a Subtype of A and extend the Metaclass.

As a side note, I always followed this practice of extend the MetaClass e.g. Class and create a Generalization to the existing Stereotype (e.g. Archimate, SysML...).
I noticed that it works when I don't extend the Metaclass but only use a Generalization. Hence I wonder if there's any use in including the Metaclass.

[Geert Bellekens]

I did run into problems when not including the extension of the metaclass in my profile.
Seems like a bug to me, but for the moment I'm still including the metaclass relation to the profile.

Geert

[Guillaume]

Thanks for the info Geert.