Author Topic: Synchronize stereotype for events (Read 6161 times)

bITs.EA · « **on:** December 07, 2013, 03:20:13 am »

Hi

I can't find a way to synchronize stereotypes for events. For all other types of objects, it's easy via right click in toolbox, but events don't show the option "synchronize stereotype".

Is this a bug or is this option left out for a reason?? Is there a workaround to synchronize events??

Thanks!

qwerty · « **Reply #1 on:** December 07, 2013, 11:55:18 pm »

Which EA version do you use. AFAIK from V10 on you do not need synch at all.

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bITs.EA · « **Reply #2 on:** December 09, 2013, 11:20:55 pm »

I use EA 10.

But the stereotypes aren't synchronised automatically... I've added a tagged value to the events and the old events don't have the tagged value (TV).

When I add a TV for another element (e.g. an activity), I just do "synchronise stereotype" and all the existing activities are updated with the new TV.

But unfortunately, the events don't have this option.

qwerty · « **Reply #3 on:** December 10, 2013, 01:09:32 am »

Strange. Maybe that's a bug. You should report the missing Synch and see what Sparx is telling you.

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bITs.EA · « **Reply #4 on:** December 10, 2013, 02:34:10 am »

Ok, will do. If I get an answer, I'll post it in this topic.

Eve · « **Reply #5 on:** December 10, 2013, 08:41:21 am »

When you apply a stereotype to an element the tagged values are already added. You still need the synchronize if you add properties to a stereotype after it has already been applied. (This was a design decision to not automatically add properties to all instances of the stereotype because EA allows tagged values to be deleted)

I don't know why you're not seeing the synchronize option for events, perhaps send in a bug report.

qwerty · « **Reply #6 on:** December 10, 2013, 12:54:38 pm »

I did not see it either. Check the BPMN Start Event (against an Activity). You will see that it's missing.

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bITs.EA · « **Reply #7 on:** December 10, 2013, 07:14:47 pm »

Simon M, I have sent a bug report yesterday

bITs.EA · « **Reply #8 on:** December 10, 2013, 11:07:31 pm »

I've thought a little bit more about the problem and I think I know the difference between the events and the activities in the toolbox.

In BPMN toolbox, the events are a toolboxpage which combines 2 event-stereotypes (stand alone (event) and edge mounted (objectnode)).

So, my problem has shifted towards the next question: Is there another way to synchronise stereotypes (so not via toolbox, because I cannot select my events in the toolbox).

An elaborate workaround could be that I add all the events stereotypes to the toolbox separately when I want to synchronise them and afterwards delete them from the toolbox again. But I'm hoping for a better solution

qwerty · « **Reply #9 on:** December 11, 2013, 04:27:30 am »

It should not make any difference for a stereotype synch whether they are edge mounted or stand alone (which only makes a difference in displaying them). So this is a real bug.

You may try the Repository.SynchProfile which should sync [highlight]all[/highlight] stereotypes of a profile.

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Eve · « **Reply #10 on:** December 11, 2013, 08:23:51 am »

Well, that explains why the option isn't available. When you right click on the events in the toolbox you aren't on a stereotype so the synch option isn't available.

There should still be a way to do it, but for now using the automation interface is probably the easiest.

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