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Ecore 2 Uml conversion question [message #529614] Mon, 26 April 2010 14:39 Go to next message
Mobius  is currently offline Mobius Friend
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Hello there,

I have an ecore model, read from schema.

I have a question about this structure:
Model
package Core
class CmisPropertiesType
Package Messages
class CreatedocumentType
property properties of class CmisPropertiesType

In Ecore this all look well.
When I convert to UML the property shows up as :
<<eReference>> <property> properties
and the association is set to
Association <Association> A_properties_createDocumentType

In this assoc the member end is set to:
Member End <<eReference>> <Property> properties, <Property> createDocumentType : CreateDocumentType

It seems that I have somehow lost my reference to the CmisPropertiesType and end up with a loopback association to CreateDocumentType.

When i look at it in text it looks like:
<ownedAttribute xmi:id="_JNucdFEREd-RXfSJpGgrjw" name="properties" isOrdered="true" aggregation="composite" association="_JNuchVEREd-RXfSJpGgrjw">
<type xmi:type="uml:Class" href="CMIS_Core.uml#_JOBX_lEREd-RXfSJpGgrjw"/>
</ownedAttribute>

Where this id can't be found in file CMIS_Core.uml (in fact all reference-ids to this file begin with _JOB. which is not in the file. ( the equivalent reference in the exported ecore file can be found in the CMIS_Core.xmi file)

Is this expected behaviour?

Best Regards,

Mobius
Re: Ecore 2 Uml conversion question [message #529639 is a reply to message #529614] Mon, 26 April 2010 15:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Christian Damus is currently offline Christian DamusFriend
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Registered: July 2009
Location: Canada
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Hi, Mobius,

What is the type of the "<<eReference>> <property> properties" attribute
in your CreateDocumentType class? I'll bet it is CmisPropertiesType.

The association-owned end is just the non-navigable inverse end required
by a UML association (which must have at least two ends). It has no
correspondent in your Ecore model.

This is all just as it should be.

HTH,

Christian


On 26/04/10 10:39 AM, Mobius wrote:
> Hello there,
>
> I have an ecore model, read from schema.
>
> I have a question about this structure:
> Model
> package Core
> class CmisPropertiesType
> Package Messages
> class CreatedocumentType
> property properties of class CmisPropertiesType
>
> In Ecore this all look well.
> When I convert to UML the property shows up as :
> <<eReference>> <property> properties
> and the association is set to Association <Association>
> A_properties_createDocumentType
>
> In this assoc the member end is set to:
> Member End <<eReference>> <Property> properties, <Property>
> createDocumentType : CreateDocumentType
>
> It seems that I have somehow lost my reference to the CmisPropertiesType
> and end up with a loopback association to CreateDocumentType.
>
> When i look at it in text it looks like:
> <ownedAttribute xmi:id="_JNucdFEREd-RXfSJpGgrjw" name="properties"
> isOrdered="true" aggregation="composite"
> association="_JNuchVEREd-RXfSJpGgrjw">
> <type xmi:type="uml:Class" href="CMIS_Core.uml#_JOBX_lEREd-RXfSJpGgrjw"/>
> </ownedAttribute>
>
> Where this id can't be found in file CMIS_Core.uml (in fact all
> reference-ids to this file begin with _JOB. which is not in the file. (
> the equivalent reference in the exported ecore file can be found in the
> CMIS_Core.xmi file)
>
> Is this expected behaviour?
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Mobius
Re: Ecore 2 Uml conversion question [message #529769 is a reply to message #529639] Tue, 27 April 2010 07:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Mobius  is currently offline Mobius Friend
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Christian,

In ecore:
EType CmisPropertiesType
in UML:
Type <Class>

I would expect class CmisPropertiesType in the UML.

Somehow the info is retained, because there is a (wrong, see post) reference to the other uml file in the xmi.

I understand I mistook the referce member end for some sort of loopback ( which it actualy is!), but still I think the type in uml should be CmisPropertiesType.

The link into the 'other uml file' gets lost because the xmi:id of the referenced class gets scrambled.

Bug!! or what???

BR,

Mobius
Re: Ecore 2 Uml conversion question [message #529844 is a reply to message #529769] Tue, 27 April 2010 12:56 Go to previous message
Christian Damus is currently offline Christian DamusFriend
Messages: 1270
Registered: July 2009
Location: Canada
Senior Member

Hi, Mobius,

Sorry, I didn't understand from your first post that the type of the
"properties" attribute wasn't resolved: it wasn't clear to me what the
XML snippet was indicating.

If you have cross-document references, then you need to ensure that all
of your documents are converted to UML in one step, otherwise I suppose
badness will happen. I take it this is what you are doing? If so, then
probably you have a test case for a bug report. There shouldn't be
anything you can specify in a wizard that results in malformed outputs. :-)

Cheers,

Christian


On 27/04/10 03:43 AM, Mobius wrote:
> Christian,
>
> In ecore:
> EType CmisPropertiesType
> in UML:
> Type <Class>
>
> I would expect class CmisPropertiesType in the UML.
>
> Somehow the info is retained, because there is a (wrong, see post)
> reference to the other uml file in the xmi.
>
> I understand I mistook the referce member end for some sort of loopback
> ( which it actualy is!), but still I think the type in uml should be
> CmisPropertiesType.
>
> The link into the 'other uml file' gets lost because the xmi:id of the
> referenced class gets scrambled.
>
> Bug!! or what???
>
> BR,
>
> Mobius
Re: Ecore 2 Uml conversion question [message #628411 is a reply to message #529639] Tue, 27 April 2010 07:43 Go to previous message
Mobius  is currently offline Mobius Friend
Messages: 42
Registered: January 2010
Member
Christian,

In ecore:
EType CmisPropertiesType
in UML:
Type <Class>

I would expect class CmisPropertiesType in the UML.

Somehow the info is retained, because there is a (wrong, see post) reference to the other uml file in the xmi.

I understand I mistook the referce member end for some sort of loopback ( which it actualy is!), but still I think the type in uml should be CmisPropertiesType.

The link into the 'other uml file' gets lost because the xmi:id of the referenced class gets scrambled.

Bug!! or what???

BR,

Mobius
Re: Ecore 2 Uml conversion question [message #628413 is a reply to message #628411] Tue, 27 April 2010 12:56 Go to previous message
Christian Damus is currently offline Christian DamusFriend
Messages: 1270
Registered: July 2009
Location: Canada
Senior Member

Hi, Mobius,

Sorry, I didn't understand from your first post that the type of the
"properties" attribute wasn't resolved: it wasn't clear to me what the
XML snippet was indicating.

If you have cross-document references, then you need to ensure that all
of your documents are converted to UML in one step, otherwise I suppose
badness will happen. I take it this is what you are doing? If so, then
probably you have a test case for a bug report. There shouldn't be
anything you can specify in a wizard that results in malformed outputs. :-)

Cheers,

Christian


On 27/04/10 03:43 AM, Mobius wrote:
> Christian,
>
> In ecore:
> EType CmisPropertiesType
> in UML:
> Type <Class>
>
> I would expect class CmisPropertiesType in the UML.
>
> Somehow the info is retained, because there is a (wrong, see post)
> reference to the other uml file in the xmi.
>
> I understand I mistook the referce member end for some sort of loopback
> ( which it actualy is!), but still I think the type in uml should be
> CmisPropertiesType.
>
> The link into the 'other uml file' gets lost because the xmi:id of the
> referenced class gets scrambled.
>
> Bug!! or what???
>
> BR,
>
> Mobius
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