Synchronize tagged values on operation

[bilon]

Yes, I've just created new operation and added stereotype to it. Without synchronization I can't see any tagged values.

Libor

[Geert Bellekens]

Yes, I've just created new operation and added stereotype to it. Without synchronization I can't see any tagged values.

Libor

Then I guess you must have done something wrong.
Setting the stereotype correctly should automatically create the tagged values.

Synchronize is only needed to reflect changes in the stereotype when you have added or change tagged values on the stereotype.

Geert

[bilon]

Ok, here's the test case.

I have an element (it's selected in the project browser) without any operation. After running following script (adding a new operation and setting it's stereotype) I can see new operation, but no tagged values on it. But when uncommenting the last row of the script (synchronization of the stereotype), I can see all the tagged valued.

Code: [Select]

Dim elm As EA.Element
Dim meth As EA.Method
Set elm = Repository.GetTreeSelectedElements(0)
Set meth = elm.Methods.AddNew("OPER1", "")
meth.StereotypeEx = "aaBIF metadata::Phase_Basic"
meth.Update
elm.Methods.Refresh
'Repository.CustomCommand "Repository", "SynchProfile", "Profile=aaBIF metadata;Stereotype=Phase_Basic;"

And now tell me what I'm doing wrong.

[qwerty]

Not sure (EAUI). Try to add another update before setting the stereotype. I remember some weird behavior there.

q.

[Geert Bellekens]

Also worth a try:

Code: [Select]

Dim elm As EA.Element
Dim meth As EA.Method
Set elm = Repository.GetTreeSelectedElements(0)
Set meth = elm.Methods.AddNew("OPER1", "aaBIF metadata::Phase_Basic")
meth.Update
Geert

[qwerty]

I just tried it and had no issue setting the stereotype.

q.

[bilon]

@Geert, qwerty
None of your workarounds works  :-(

[qwerty]

Does the element show "any" stereotype after your script did run?

Probably you should run a consistency check once on your DB.

q.

[bilon]

I have run consistency check and reset ids, but it's still the same.
After running the script, new operation looks like this:

meth.Name=OPER1, meth.Stereotype=Phase_Basic, meth.StereotypeEx=Phase_Basic   

[Geert Bellekens]

What does t_xref.description say about it?

I'm guessing the stereotype is somehow not correctly set to the fully qualified stereotype.
Possibly a synchronize fixes this problem.
This should be apparent in t_xref.

A possible cause could be a spelling error in the fully qualified stereotype name (e.g. uppercase instead of lowercase)
I've seen cases like that where one part works (case insensitive) but other parts don't (case sensitive)

Geert

[qwerty]

A possible cause could be a spelling error in the fully qualified stereotype name (e.g. uppercase instead of lowercase)
I've seen cases like that where one part works (case insensitive) but other parts don't (case sensitive)

If I'm not completely wrong EA ignores the case of stereotype in all cases (pun intended!).

q.

[Geert Bellekens]

A possible cause could be a spelling error in the fully qualified stereotype name (e.g. uppercase instead of lowercase)
I've seen cases like that where one part works (case insensitive) but other parts don't (case sensitive)

If I'm not completely wrong EA ignores the case of stereotype in all cases (pun intended!).

q.

It depends. It ignores the case in the quicklink, but not in the syntax validation when adding a connector fromt the toolbox.

I just spent a good 45 minutes trying to find out why I could create a stereotyped relation with the quicklinker, but not from the toolbox.

Geert

[qwerty]

Then it's "Sparx-completely" :-/

q.

[bilon]

What I haven't mentioned, I'm using version 12. Let my friend to try in version 13 and - it works! Is there any change between versions 12 and 13, which could be the reason of the  difference?

[Geert Bellekens]

What I haven't mentioned, I'm using version 12. Let my friend to try in version 13 and - it works! Is there any change between versions 12 and 13, which could be the reason of the  difference?

Quite possible yes. Between v12 and the current v15.2 there has been a lot of improvements with regards to the handling of stereotypes.

Geert