API access of Taggedvalues for packages

[Ulf Gebhardt]

I need to modify/create/access taggedvalues for EA package objects via the API.
For EA element objects this is easily done via the IDualElement interface, which has a TaggedValues Member.
But the IDualPackage Interface doesn't have this member.
So my question is:
How can I handle the taggedvalues for a package with the API.

Thanks, Ulf

[Stefan Bolleininger]

Dear Ulf

a package consists of the container and the package element.

You can get/create/modify the package tagged values with

package.Element.taggedvalue

Best regards

Stefan

[qwerty]

Have a look in my Scripting book. It details all the basics you need. (And of course Stefan is correct.)

q.

[Ulf Gebhardt]

Dear Stefan,

thanks for your answer. With myPackage.Element.TaggedValues I can easily access existing Tagged Values.
Unfortunately creating a new TaggedValue does not work in this way.
I tried myPackage.Element.TaggedValues.AddNew("myTag", "myValue"), and myPackage.Update() but this does not modify the package.  
Is there any other way to create new TaggedValues for a package??

Best Regs,
Ulf

[Geert Bellekens]

Just a wild thought, have you tried myPackage.Element.Update() after adding a tagged value?

Geert

[Ulf Gebhardt]

Hi Geert,

thanks for the idea, but I have tried this.
What seems to fail is this
>>myPackage.Element.TaggedValues.AddNew("myTag", "myValue")<<

Thanks Ulf

[Geert Bellekens]

Do you have anything in Repository.GetLastError()?

Also, make sure you reload the package before checking whether your script worked.

Geert

[Ulf Gebhardt]

Thanks for your advice. I have found the problem:
I was missing the Update of the newly created TagValue Element. And of course this has to be followed by a myPackage.Element.TaggedValues.Refresh().

Thanks
Ulf  

[Geert Bellekens]

Of course, makes sense.

Geert