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Own property tabs & sections for own Metamodel [message #1142659]

Thu, 17 October 2013 19:38

Erik Schondorff

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Registered: October 2013

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Hi,

I've created my own metamodel and generated my own diagram. So I'm able to create my own diagram as UML diagram additionally to the Papyrus UML diagrams.

Now I want to create my own property tab with my own sections in there and this for every of my own diagram model elements. I founded one / two Solutions for solving this Problem, but I do not understand how the mechanism work.

So I found out, that it is possible to create sections with *.ctx (contexts?) - files (http://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php/t/419427/). But there is only described, how to "copy and paste" the complete UML context file and to modify it. But the logic behind it (constraints, datacontexts,...) I didn't understand. So a very simple how-to-do for a property tab and a a section with a custom context file and *.xwt - file would be very useful. Would somebody help me?
Or existst a detailed how to do?
Thanks a lot Smile

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Re: Own property tabs & sections for own Metamodel [message #1143608 is a reply to message #1142659]

Fri, 18 October 2013 09:51

Camille Letavernier

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Registered: February 2011

Senior Member

Hi Erik,

There is a wizard to generate a Properties view configuration for a custom Metamodel (Ecore) or UML Profile.

Go to File > New > Properties view Configuration. Select "Create from Ecore Metamodel", then choose your Ecore file as the source.

The Target must be a path in your workspace (something like myProject/properties/myProperties.ctx)

Press next: this will analyze your Ecore metamodel and find all concepts/properties. For each, choose whether you want to display them in the properties view (The default selection enables all primitive properties and non-containment references).

When you're satisfied with your selection, press finish.

Once the *.ctx file is generated, you can edit it using the "Properties view editor". You can e.g. rename the Tab (Or create new tabs and assign sections to them), re-order the properties editors, change the widget for editing some properties...

To deploy the Properties view configuration, you need to create a plug-in and fill the "oep.views.properties.context" extension point. The plug-in must contain the *.ctx file and the ui folder (containing *.xwt files).

We're still improving the wizard, so there might be some rough corners.

Regards,
Camille

Camille Letavernier

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Re: Own property tabs & sections for own Metamodel [message #1143730 is a reply to message #1143608]

Fri, 18 October 2013 11:36

Erik Schondorff

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Registered: October 2013

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Hi Camille,

At first thanks for the answer.

I'm using 0.9.2 of papyrus.

At the point:

"
Press next: this will analyze your Ecore metamodel and find all concepts/properties. For each, choose whether you want to display them in the properties view (The default selection enables all primitive properties and non-containment references).
"

the wizard does something (shown by the cursor), but the only things that happen are: The Next button disables and the Finish Button enables and I'm stay in the current page of the wizard, no availability of a selection. By pressing the Finish Bbutton, nothing happens.

Is it because of the Papyrus version?

Erik

[Updated on: Fri, 18 October 2013 11:38]

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Re: Own property tabs & sections for own Metamodel [message #1143732 is a reply to message #1143730]

Fri, 18 October 2013 11:39

Camille Letavernier

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Do you have a specific message in your error log?

Camille Letavernier

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Re: Own property tabs & sections for own Metamodel [message #1143754 is a reply to message #1143732]

Fri, 18 October 2013 12:00

Erik Schondorff

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I get no message in the error logging.

But when click finish, then back and then next, I come to next page, but there is only the label: "Available fields"... nothing more...by clicking finish, nothing happens.

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Re: Own property tabs & sections for own Metamodel [message #1143760 is a reply to message #1143754]

Fri, 18 October 2013 12:02

Camille Letavernier

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Is it possible for you to share the Ecore metamodel, so that I can give it a try?

Camille Letavernier

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Re: Own property tabs & sections for own Metamodel [message #1143787 is a reply to message #1143760]

Fri, 18 October 2013 12:25

Erik Schondorff

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Registered: October 2013

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I'm sorry, but I'm working in a research project and I'm not allowed to publish any information. Maybe I can encapsulate some information of the metamodel and can sent them to you (or maybe the property generation works with the part)...

I will report back at monday (or maybe at weekend).

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Re: Own property tabs & sections for own Metamodel [message #1147284 is a reply to message #1143760]

Sun, 20 October 2013 19:48

Erik Schondorff

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Hi Camille,

For test purposes I build up two very little metamodels. With one metamodel it was possible to generate a property view. With this metamodel (as a attached file) it didn't work.

Elements of first metamodel don't inherit from UML ecore types, but These of this metamodel. Maybe there exists a relation?

Erik

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Re: Own property tabs & sections for own Metamodel [message #1148366 is a reply to message #1147284]

Mon, 21 October 2013 12:56

Camille Letavernier

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Hi Erik,

Metamodel inheritance is not supported in this version of the Properties view generator. I have a patch to review, which may support this, but I don't know when I will have time to actually do the review and push it.

Regards,
Camille

Camille Letavernier

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