Copy context references

[Jeremie0]

the code was missing the following instruction

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conCopy.ClientID = con.ClientID;
now the error is gone, but still no context references in the new scenario

[qwerty]

This is because you do not create the source and client id correctly. When you're done you will see that the connectors for the new UC are not the same as that of the original one. It needs some additional if-then-else to create the connectors correctly. Try using your brain.

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[qwerty]

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my $e = $rep->GetTreeSelectedObject();
my $pk = $rep->GetPackageByID ($e->PackageID);
my $uc2 = $pk->Elements->AddNew ($e->Name . "2" , $e->Type);
$uc2->Update();
for my $con (in $e->Connectors) {
  my $con2 = $uc2->Connectors->AddNew ($con->Name, $con->Type);
  $con2->{SupplierID} = $con->SupplierID;
  $con2->Update();
}works for connectors drawn from UC to other elements, but not vice versa.

q.

[Jeremie0]

i basically have the same code, at least i think

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EA.Diagram diagram = Repository.GetDiagramByID(droppedID);
EA.Package element2 = Repository.GetPackageByID(diagram.PackageID);

EA.Element a = element2.Elements.AddNew(element.Name, element.Type);


a.Name=a.Name.Replace(a.Name, a.Name + "_tmp");
element2.Elements.Refresh();
a.Update();
                                

EA.Collection targets = a.Scenarios;
 foreach (Scenario source in element.Scenarios)
                                {
                                    EA.Scenario target = targets.AddNew(source.Name, source.Type); //on cree un nouveau scenario du meme nom
                                    
                                    var form = new Form1();
                                    var checkedListBox1 = new CheckedListBox();
                                    form.Text = target.Name;

                                    targets.Refresh();
                                    EA.Collection targetsteps = target.Steps;
                                    EA.Collection cts = element.Connectors;
                                    EA.Collection ctstarget = element2.Connectors;
                                    int i = 0;
                                    foreach (ScenarioStep aaa in source.Steps)
                                    {
                                        form.checkedListBox1.Items.Add(aaa.Name);
                                        form.checkedListBox1.SetItemChecked(i, true);
                                        foreach (EA.Connector ct in cts)
                                        {
                                            EA.Connector con = (EA.Connector)ctstarget.AddNew("", ct.Type);
                                            con.SupplierID = ct.SupplierID;
                                            con.ClientID = ct.ClientID;
                                            if(!con.Update())
                                            {
                                                MessageBox.Show(con.GetLastError());
                                            }
                                        }
                                        ctstarget.Refresh();
                                        i++;
                                        element2.Update();
                                    }
anyway thanks for all your help i guess i'll find a workaround

[qwerty]

You have a similar code but as I pointed out that is not sufficient. Use a debugger to find out why you are not copying the connectors correctly.

q.

[qwerty]

Furthermore: you are copying the connectors more than once if you have multiple scenarios. Move the connector copy loop outside on the same level as that for the scenarios.

q.

[Jeremie0]

ok i figured where the problem was.
The supplierID is the elementID of the new element i created, not a copy of the old one

thanks qwerty for your help

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foreach (EA.Connector ct in element.Connectors)
                                            {// ON CHERCHE A COPIER LES CONTEXT ITEMS, PAS LES CONNECTEURS
                                                EA.Connector con = (EA.Connector) element2.Connectors.AddNew("", ct.Type);
                                                con.ClientID = ct.ClientID; // <-- element2 est un package pas un element, trouver l'acteur id
                                                //string prov = Repository.GetConnectorByID(ct.ClientID).Name;

                                                con.SupplierID = a.ElementID;
                                                //prov = Repository.GetConnectorByID(ct.SupplierID).Name;

                                                try
                                                {
                                                    con.Update();
                                                }
                                                catch(Exception e)
                                                {
                                                    MessageBox.Show(e.Message);
                                                }
                                                    
                                            }

[Jeremie0]

although it seems like there's a small problem
not all the actors in the context references are copied in the new use case
and i can't figure out why

any idea ?

[qwerty]

Compare the Element/Relationships window for the original and the copied use case.

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[Jeremie0]

yeah i get it, the assocations in the newly created usecase are those linked to the source usecase in the diagram

so do you have an idea
- to create an association in the new usecase ?
- or just to add the missing ones in the context references ?

[qwerty]

What I said formerly: some of the connectors are probably drawn vice versa. So you need to create them on the actor side, not on the use case.

q.