XMI import status messages

[bholtzman]

Hi all:
I was running an "Import Package from XMI" and in the "XMI Import Progress" area of the window this message kept coming up:
"Delete existing connector with ID: [ddd]"

Does anyone know what that is about? I'm not sure why EA would be deleting connectors to accomplish this import. Thank you.

Bill

[Geert Bellekens]

It depends. If you import an xmi file containing already existing elements or packages, the existing elements/packages (and their contents and links) are deleted first. Then they are recreated from the xmi file.

If you want to be sure to only create new items without synchronizing with existing items, you can use the "strip GUID" option.

Geert

[bholtzman]

Thanks, Geert. I should've chosen strip GUIDs. How does EA correlate new items with existing? Does it just use the name of the package and/or object?

Bill

[Geert Bellekens]

EA uses only the GUID of the elements to correlate items.

Geert