tagged value connector gets out of step

[jarnold30]

Hi folks.

When I create a tagged value connector, the value is the name of the object I select.

When I change the name of the object, the value of the tag doesn't change, so it becomes out of step.

Is there something obvious I'm missing?

[qwerty]

It's rather unclear what you are doing. Please give a few more details/steps you're doing.

q.

[jarnold30]

OK, I'll try to be more specific.

I have an element (named 'DB Admin') with a tagged value connector.  The tagged value is set to an element, originally called 'full access to all records'.  When I look at the tagged value on 'DB Admin', this value is what appears in the field.

I now change the name to 'Customer Records::Full Access To All Records'.  However the tagged value on 'DB Admin' hasn't changed.  It's now inconsistent.

[Sunshine]

Use synch

[jarnold30]

Sorry, what do you mean?

[qwerty]

Sorry, what do you mean?

Well, what do YOU mean. There is nothing like a "tagged value connector". I could only guess you are using a GUID-tagged value (which creates sort of a link). However, that works for me on renaming. So, what have you defined in your profile?

q.

[KP]

OK, I'll try to be more specific.

I have an element (named 'DB Admin') with a tagged value connector.  The tagged value is set to an element, originally called 'full access to all records'.  When I look at the tagged value on 'DB Admin', this value is what appears in the field.

I now change the name to 'Customer Records::Full Access To All Records'.  However the tagged value on 'DB Admin' hasn't changed.  It's now inconsistent.

If you change the tagged values for a stereotype in a profile, to update the tagged values on stereotyped elements in your model you will need to run the Synchronize command. You can do this by either right-clicking the stereotype in the Toolbox and choosing "Synchronize Stereotype" or in the Browser > Resources tab, find the stereotype and "Synch Tagged Values and Constraints".

[Geert Bellekens]

Sorry, what do you mean?

Well, what do YOU mean. There is nothing like a "tagged value connector". I could only guess you are using a GUID-tagged value (which creates sort of a link). However, that works for me on renaming. So, what have you defined in your profile?

q.

With the new profile models, you can use connectors to other steretoypes, to create RefGUID tagged values. I think that is what is used here.

In any way, the name of the target element is not stored, only the GUID. This means it is not possible for it to go out of sync.
The only thing that can happen is that the old name was still cached in memory. That should be resolved after a few clicks. (selecting another object, and then this object again to make sure EA refreshes it's properties from the database)

Geert

[Paolo F Cantoni]

In any way, the name of the target element is not stored, only the GUID. This means it is not possible for it to go out of sync.
The only thing that can happen is that the old name was still cached in memory. That should be resolved after a few clicks. (selecting another object, and then this object again to make sure EA refreshes its properties from the database)

Geert

(my emphasis)
Yes, keeping things in synch with the database seems to worsen with each release (subjective experience).  I would have hoped it got better.

Paolo