[news.eclipse.modeling.mdt.uml2] Re: How to deal with uml model fragment

["Tas Frangoullides" <tfrangoullides@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Steve,

I haven't used uml2tools for a while as I use RSM so don't know what 
features are available. I it has been implemented I guess it would be under 
"customize view" in the project explorers drop down.

As far as achieving a common uml format I have found RSM and Eclipse UML2 to 
be very interoperable which is no surprise but IBM have added a few bits 
over the top which can make it awkward. Is it possible to have someone with 
RSM export to UML2?

You could also try writing some simple code which uses the EMF 
cross-referencer to  find and fix problems with the files you have. However, 
unless the integrity of these model is not important at the time, I'd try to 
the problems fixed at the source.

Hope that helps,
Tas



"Bill Hinge" <steve.orobec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
news:h4cn63$7l1$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi Tas
>
> I see, I wasn't sure if fragment was a UML2 feature or an RSM feature,
> I don't have access to RSM myself as I'm on OS X. The work I'm doing is
> developing a DSL based soln as part of some standards work. Having a
> common uml format between different tool vendors was a hope. The model
> is split into fragments since it quite large but it seems to have issues
> occasionally. I appreciate the quick answer, I guess that means I need to 
> consider my own workarounds to this problem. Most fragments do in
> fact work with uml2tools - just that some have bombs in them!
>
>
> By the way, is there any way of filtering out various uml2 artefacts
> from Project Explorer when I select a uml file, ideally just showing
> package, class, attribute? (ie not stereotypes, profiles, documentation 
> etc) If I could do thins I could be reasonably happy ;-)
>
>
>
> regards
> Steve
>
>
>
> Tas Frangoullides wrote:
> > Hi Steve,
> >
> > You don't mention if you are trying to use RSM or Eclipse to work with 
> > the models. Fragmets not really a feature of the UML2 project and you are 
> > probably better off working with them from RSM. I'd try laoding all the 
> > models in RSM which has facilities for validting and fixing problems with 
> > resoruces.
> >
> > Hope that helps,
> > Tas
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Bill Hinge" <steve.orobec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
> > news:h4cjb3$id0$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Bill Hinge wrote:
> > >
> > > I originally posted this to the uml2tools but I'm told it would be
> > > better posted here, I was told it had been forwarded but it doesn't
> > > seem to have appeared, hence reposting
> > >
> > > regards
> > > Steve
> > >
> > > > Hi
> > > >
> > > > I have been given a folder full of RSM model fragments which were
> > > > created from a very large class model.
> > > >
> > > > Other editors have created new model fragments in RSM with a view
> > > > to integrating this back into the collective model.
> > > >
> > > > I am using uml2 and tools as part of my hybrid DSL (uml2 being another
> > > > DSL). However, while I can load the uml fragments which were part of
> > > > the original large class model, I get problems loading the the new uml
> > > > fragment in that it errors with 
> > > > Resource:/long%20path%20name/blah%20.efx' does not exist.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I get this error using load resource and the uml2 tree editor.
> > > >
> > > > Is there a workaround or do I need to create my own custom module to to
> > > > handle this? I'm happy just to load the new fragment for manipulation
> > > > and ignore any links to external packages. I get similar issues in 
> > > > other
> > > > areas with bad links (the original model being an auto migration from 
> > > > RR)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Also is it possible to write filters to strip out unwanted items being 
> > > > shown visually in the tree editor, load resource window etc ie just see
> > > > packages, classes, attributes
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > regards
> > > > Steve