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Enterprise Architect => General Board => Topic started by: James on January 16, 2002, 05:55:42 am

Title: Package export/import
Post by: James on January 16, 2002, 05:55:42 am

When exporting a package to XML and importing to another model, I find that system boundaries on the diagrams go missing.  Looking in the XML I don't see any entries for them.
Also, any pre/post conditions on Use Case links also go astray, again they don't appear in the XML either.

Title: Re: Package export/import
Post by: gsparks on January 17, 2002, 02:35:19 am

Hello,

I tested this on the latest build of EA (443) and found that the System Boudnary elements were imported and exported OK - but that the link constraints were missing as reported.

I have now updated the XMI generation and import to include the link constraints. This will be in the next build of EA (probably around next Monday)

What version of EA did you test with?

Geoff Sparks

Title: Re: Package export/import
Post by: James on January 17, 2002, 03:13:56 am

Hi Geoff,

I'm using build 443.  I've just tried it again to be sure and, indeed, the boundaries are going astray in the export/import process, but's it's worse:

Exporting a package of Use Cases to another project I lost the boundaries.

Exporting a package of Logical Models I got the boundaries, but also gained 45 swim-lanes inside the boundaries!

However, moving an Activity diagram (which contains a system boundary object to give me my swim lanes) worked fine.

Title: Re: Package export/import
Post by: gsparks on January 17, 2002, 06:55:29 pm

Hi James,

I tried this again and all seemed OK? I created a Use Case diagram - added two UseCases and a Boundary ... exported to XMI, opened another model and imported the XMI file. Diagram, Use Cases and Boundary was recreated as per original.

I did the same for a Logical model - all worked OK.

Any chance you could zip me up an example model - indicating the package you are trying to export import -- and a copy of the XMI as you export it?

If you can, mail to [email protected] and I will look at it straight away.

If not - maybe just send me some XML and a .gif of the diagram you are trying to export.

Geoff Sparks