UML profile and Trace connection

[remek]

I am working on 734 and Oracle database.

I was trying to create new Toolbox including the extension of Trace connection.
I did the following:

• <<profile>>package
• <<metaclass>> Trace
• <<stereotype>> MyConnection
• made Association<<extend>> between MyConnection and Trace.
• Create and import Profile.

I can see "stereotype Icon" and "MyConnection Label" in the new Toolbox.
MyConnection looks like element but not create a new element.

I did the same one more time but instead of <<metaclass>> Trace
I used <<metaclass>> Dependency.
Then everything work perfectly.

So my question is:
Are there any differences between Trace and Dependency?

BR
Remek

[KP]

A trace is a stereotyped dependency. You could extend trace, but then it would have two stereotypes, «trace» and your own stereotype, which is fine except you cannot drop an element with more than one stereotype from EA's toolbox. Extending dependency is the better solution.

[remek]

Why not disable the possibility of selecting <<trace>>  from "Create New Metaclass" window?

[KP]

Why not disable the possibility of selecting <<trace>>  from "Create New Metaclass" window?

You are correct, if it won't work it shouldn't be there. Could you send in a bug report please, and someone will be able to fix it. Thanks.