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Uml Process / Re: UML Profile and AssociationRole

« on: May 08, 2008, 05:53:38 pm »

Thanks guys - I have already submitted a bug report.  Frank is right about MDG and synching - that seems an oversight to me.  Will await Sparx's response.

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Uml Process / Re: UML Profile and AssociationRole

« on: May 08, 2008, 12:28:58 am »

Hmm - in the resource pane you can explicitly 'Synch Tagged Values and Constraints' - this works fine for standard Class stereotypes and Association stereotypes i.e. you do not need to drag the stereotype from the toolbox but can apply it after creating a class and then you simply synchronise.

The trouble with AssociationRoles is that there appears no way of viewing the tags for the role element.

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Uml Process / UML Profile and AssociationRole

« on: May 07, 2008, 11:20:58 pm »

I have created a UML Profile which defines a stereotype that extends AssociationRole.  I then import the profile into a project, create a couple of classes and then create a simple association between them.  I am then able to apply my stereotype to a role of the association (via the 'Association Properties' dialog box).  However, I am unable to view or edit any of the tagged values!  Selecting the role name does not display tagged values (presumably because it is being treated as a label not a role).  I may have expected that the tagged values would show up when I select the association and expand either Connector Target or Connector Source (in the Tagged Values pane) - but these refuse to expand.  Is there a way to edit tagged values for AssociationRoles or is this a limitation of EA?  (I am using 7.1.829).

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Uml Process / Displaying Instantiated Template Arguments

« on: December 11, 2007, 03:09:49 am »

Hi,

I have modelled a template class and I now want to create an instatiated class.  No problem - create the class, add a realization link to the template class and in the class details, specify 'Instantiated' and add the argument(s).  Question - how do I display in the class diagram the argument types that have been used for the instantiation? I believe in UML you write the arguments within parentheses e.g. (int) and place next to the instantiated class.  EA does not seem to provide an integrated mechanism to do this - I guess I could simply attach some text to the instantiated class.  Is there a 'proper' way to do this?

Cheers,

Ed.

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Uml Process / Re: Metamodel packages

« on: November 01, 2007, 12:37:06 am »

Cheers, Roy.  That worked - I also found a similar topic on one of the other forums.  

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Uml Process / Re: Metamodel packages

« on: October 30, 2007, 07:07:12 am »

I guess I could do that, David.  I was actually reading the help system about MOF diagrams - I want to create my metamodel as a MOF diagram and eventually export the package.  That way, the package could be used by a profile model as well as within a standard class model (where it acts as a 'template').  The help system says that a <<metamodel>> stereotype is available for tagging the MOF package and yet when I go through the procedure, that particular stereotype is missing.

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Uml Process / Metamodel packages

« on: October 30, 2007, 06:12:58 am »

Hi.  I'm trying to create a metamodel using EA 7.0.817.  When I open the package properties, the <<metamodel>> stereotype is missing from the list of available stereotypes.  A <<model>> stereotype is present but is this the same thing?  Any help would be appreciated.  Cheers.

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Uml Process / Custom profile, constraints and validation

« on: October 25, 2007, 12:16:49 am »

I'm new to EA (having previously used Rose) and am investigating profiles. I have created a very simple profile: Stereotype A extends Classifier and it includes the following OCL constraint... inv: self.allAttributes->forAll(multiplicity.range.lower = 1 and multiplicity.range.upper = 1). All well & good - this OCL statement is validated by EA.  I save the profile, create a new project and import the profile.  I then drag stereotype A into my class diagram and a new class is created.  If I now try to validate the class, I get the following message: MVR040001 - warning (Class3 (Class)): OCL violation: inv: self.allAttributes->forAll(multiplicity.range.lower = 1 and multiplicity.range.upper = 1).  Why?  There are no attributes.  When I do add attributes with the correct multiplicity, I still get this warning message. Am I doing something wrong?  Cheers.

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Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools / Model and class creation

« on: January 09, 2008, 06:12:46 am »

Does anyone know if it is possible to use the automation interface to create a UML model and then programatically add classes, attributes, etc.?