| RE: [mdt-uml2tools.dev] Model Interchange |
Thanks, Michael. I'm happy hear that you are interested in this initiative. In anticipation of your interest, I've already tried the first test case (diagram image attached) using UML2 Tools (0.9 M5) and have run into the following stumbling blocks: 1. It's not possible to specify the type of the root element that's created for a new class diagram (the test case uses Model). 2. I couldn't find a way to set the type of an attribute to UML::Boolean or UML::String. 3. I couldn't find a way to show the qualified names in the class shapes. 4. I couldn't find a way to save/export the semantic elements as "standard" UML 2.1.1 XMI. 5. I couldn't find a way to hide the icons in the shapes (minor). 6. I couldn't find a way to make the associations black instead of blue (minor). Let me know whether you'd like me to open bugs for these. Given the progress of the working group (and the kinds of problems we've already encountered, even with the most popular/successful tools), I doubt we'll get as far as sequence diagrams (let alone more complex class diagrams) before the Galileo release. ;) Cheers, Kenn Hussey Program Manager, Modeling and Design Solutions Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. | www.embarcadero.com 82 Peter Street, Second Floor | Toronto, ON M5V 2G5 Kenn.Hussey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Office: 416-593-1585 x9296 Mobile: 613-301-9105 -----Original Message----- From: Michael Golubev [mailto:Michael.Golubev@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 4:01 PM To: MDT UML2 Tools mailing list Cc: Richard Gronback; Kenn Hussey Subject: RE: [mdt-uml2tools.dev] Model Interchange Hello, We are definitely interested in the 1) and I am certainly going to participate in this. To be honest we are interested in 2) also, but right now UML2Tools has no actual code that may support importing of the diagram information from any other tool. But as we don't have any objections to write importing components in future, we definitely would like to at least try to participate in part 2) as well. We will consider all issues that will be (I am sure on this) found under this activity as a high priority issues. Finally, for some kind of elements (especially at SequenceD that will be delivered in U2T before API-freeze in M6), it would very convenient to have 'canonical' semantic models because there are a lot of possible ways to represent some diagram notions in semantic models. Regards, Michael -----Original Message----- From: mdt-uml2tools.dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Kenn Hussey Sent: Wed 3/11/2009 8:32 PM To: MDT UML2 Tools mailing list; Papyrus Project list Cc: MDT UML2 mailing list Subject: [mdt-uml2tools.dev] Model Interchange Teams, There is an initiative underway at the OMG to try to successfully demonstrate interchange between different products/tools that support UML modeling. To date, I have been involved the working group that is pursuing this, by helping prepare test cases. The basic idea is that, for each test case, a reference diagram and XMI serialization are provided (so far by me) and each participating vendor/tool is to 1) attempt to create the diagram from scratch using their tool and save/export the corresponding XMI and 2) attempt to open/import the XMI produced by the other vendors/tools and report on the results. I think it should be important to us that tools based on the reference open source implementation of UML (like UML2 Tools and Papyrus) participate in this initiative. I would be happy to represent you in this initiative, but first I would need an expression of interest from you (e.g. from your component/project lead) and a general commitment to fixing any issues that are identified. What do you think? Please let me know if you have any questions and/or concerns. Thanks, Kenn Hussey Program Manager, Modeling and Design Solutions <http://www.embarcadero.com/> Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. | www.embarcadero.com <http://www.embarcadero.com/> 82 Peter Street, Second Floor | Toronto, ON M5V 2G5 Kenn.Hussey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Kenn.Hussey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Office: 416-593-1585 x9296 Mobile: 613-301-9105
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