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drmbienvenu

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Problems with basic CSV import/export
« on: May 12, 2009, 12:38:38 am »
Sorry to bother folks with basic problems but...
I can't get the import/export stuff to work successfully.  Possibly there are settings for the entire project we are missing?  So, please don't assume we know anything - we are just adapting to EA.

I've tried this with both UseCase elements and Requirement elements

I defined a CSV Import/Export spec for Requirements:
Spec name:  RequiremmentsSpec.csv
Default Filename:  RequirementsExport.csv
Default Direction: Export
Preserve Hierarch : checked
Fields selected:  Name, Type, GUID, Notes

Save and exit Spec window.

Project -> Import/Export -> CSV Import/Export

Package (is blank)
Spec:  RequiremmentsSpec.csv
File: RequirementsExport.csv
Action: Export
Include Subfolders & Export Column Names are both checked.

I click Run, then ViewFile, and all I get is a spreadsheet with column names and no data.

There are requirements on the diagram - and this diagram is open while running the functions (is that the problem?)

Is the package misconfigured?  How can I tell?
Are only requirements of a certain kind exported?

Note that if the requirement is not implemented by anything (no "implements" connectors, then Model Validation returns <<name>> is unrealized, and "unrealized" isn't in any of the help files.

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Re: Problems with basic CSV import/export
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2009, 01:29:08 am »
Just in case: You must click on a package, and initiate the export from their... It looks like the selected package may not yhave any of the element types there, so it has nothing to export...

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Re: Problems with basic CSV import/export
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2009, 01:31:09 am »
Yep, that seems to be it.  thanks much