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Enterprise Architect => Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools => Topic started by: steen.jensen on November 23, 2021, 12:04:49 am
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Have some users using an propritary notation "Prime Arch" that is as Archimate om Steriods :o.
Now they have some issues and we Wonder how to simply transform those models to UML and/or Archimate.
By Transformation script or standard scripting (JavaScript).
Whats easiest method??
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Definitely easier using a standard script.
The transformation template syntax is euh, lets say "headache-inducing" :-X
Geert
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Just what Geert said.
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It really depends on your skilllset. Assuming you have your model already in Sparx EA then script is probably the easiest if you have experience programming in jscript/javascript.
Do you want to transform (keep the original and create another set of element types) or Convert (change the original elements to a new set like Archimate).
I have shared JScript to convert objects and stereotypes of elements from one modelling language to another in the forum a few times. This post was the last time I share the script but with just one element type to convert. If you do a search through my posts you'll find similar code but with more elements to convert.
This might help you kick off what you need.
https://www.sparxsystems.com/forums/smf/index.php/topic,45674.msg267977.html#msg267977 (https://www.sparxsystems.com/forums/smf/index.php/topic,45674.msg267977.html#msg267977)
To change a number of elements types and stereotypes just add entries to the TypeConversion[] array at the top to the code
// Array of types and stereotypes to convert: Source Type, Source Stereotype, Target Type, Target Stereotype
Conversions[0] = new TypeConversion("Class", "Standard", "Class", "Archimate::Standard");
Conversions[1] = new TypeConversion("Class", "Requirement", "Class", "Archimate::Requirement");
Conversions[2] = new TypeConversion("Component", "", "Component", "Archimate::Component");
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If you wanted to convert relationships as well then need to add that code.
If however programming jscript skills aren't in your skill set then an alternative which is a bit of a hack.
Open an eap file with MS Access and do a search and replace in t_object and t_connection tables to convert or write SQL script.
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Thanks all of you.
Thats seems to be doable even for me 8)