Sparx Enterprise Architect (EA) (via UML 2.x XMI) - Import
Bridge Requirements
This bridge:is only supported on Microsoft Windows.
Bridge Specifications
| Vendor | Sparx Systems |
| Tool Name | Enterprise Architect (EA) |
| Tool Version | 6.x to 13.x |
| Tool Web Site | http://www.sparxsystems.com/products/ea.html |
| Supported Methodology | [Object Modeling] Data Store (Object Model UML Class Diagrams) via UML XMI File |
| Data Profiling |  |
| Incremental Harvesting | |
| Multi-Model Harvesting | |
| Remote Repository Browsing for Model Selection | |
SPECIFICATIONS
Tool: Sparx Systems / Enterprise Architect (EA) version 6.x to 13.x via UML XMI File
See http://www.sparxsystems.com/products/ea.html
Metadata: [Object Modeling] Data Store (Object Model UML Class Diagrams)
Component: OmgUml2XmiImport.SparxEA version 11.2.0
OVERVIEW
Imports an XML file compliant to the Object Management Group (OMG) Unified Modeling Language (UML) 2.x XML Metadata Interchange (XMI) 2.x file format. While the OMG specification is clear on some metadata concepts, some concepts are not fully defined, including:
- Diagram information including objects contained, object placement, color, font and other graphical information.
- Data type information including standard native data type information that may be mapped consistently to the MIR metamodel.
Because of this flexibility, potential non-conformities exist between XMI exported from various design tools which support the 2.x format. Three tools are explicitly supported: Borland Together, IBM Rational Software Architect, and Sparx Enterprise Architect. These tools vary in their support for the specification and the way in which they vary from it, thus it is important to refer to this bridge mapping specs for the specific tool in order to determine what metadata is migrated and to what extent.
REQUIREMENTS
n/a
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
n/a
LIMITATIONS
Refer to the current general known limitations at https://www.metaintegration.com/Products/MIMB/Help/#!Documents/mimbknownlimitations.html
SUPPORT
Provide a troubleshooting package with debug log. Debug log can be set in the UI or in conf/conf.properties with MIR_LOG_LEVEL=6
THIRD-PARTY TOOL SPECIFIC INFORMATION
BORLAND TOGETHER
Generating a supported OMG 2.x XMI file:
1. Open the project with the model to export in Borland Together
2. Right-click on the Project in the Project Browser
3. Select 'Export Model to XMI'
Summary of Known limitations:
Diagramming information is not imported.
IBM RATIONAL SOFTWARE ARCHITECT (RSA)
Generating a supported OMG 2.x XMI file:
1. Open the model to export in IBM RSA
2. Go to the 'File' menu and select 'Export'
3. Select 'Other' > 'UML 2.1 XMI Interchange Model'
4. Browse to the model you wish to export and select it
5. Specify a file to export to
Summary of Known limitations:
1. Diagramming information is not exported to XMI and thus not imported
2. User defined properties (UDPs) are not exported to XMI and thus not imported
SPARX ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT
Generating a supported OMG 2.x XMI file:
1. Open the project with the model to export in Sparx EA
2. Right-click on the Project in the Project Browser
3. Select 'Export Model to XMI'
4. Select 'XMI 2.1'
Summary of Known limitations:
Diagramming information is not exported to XMI and thus not imported.
VISUAL PARADIGM FOR UML
Generating a supported OMG 2.x UML XMI file:
1. Open the project with the model to export in the tool
2. Go to the File menu and select Export -> XMI
3. Inside the 'Export XMI' dialog box be sure to select the following items (in the 'XMI Version' section):
- 'XMI 2.1'
- 'Export to for UML2'
- 'Export Data Type to: UML Primitive Type'
- 'Export ... to Interface'
- 'Export Interface Realization'
Summary of Known limitations:
Diagramming information is not exported to XMI and thus not imported.
Bridge Parameters
| Parameter Name | Description | Type | Values | Default | Scope | ||||
| File | Imports an XML file compliant to the Object Management Group (OMG) Unified Modeling Language (UML) XML Metadata Interchange (XMI) file format. Imports versions of the UML 2.1 metamodel and XMI 2.1 format. | FILE |
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Mandatory | |||||
| Top Package | The metamodel requires that all model elements (Classes, Associations...) belong to a package. Whenever any element is not explicitly associated to a package it is stored in a special package. This option specifies the name of that package. If there is a single top level package by that name in the model, package is considered optional so that it will not appear in the destination model if the destination tool does not require all objects to be in the package. | STRING |
Bridge Mapping
| Meta Integration Repository (MIR) Metamodel (based on the OMG CWM standard) |
"Sparx Enterprise Architect (EA) (via UML 2.x XMI)" Metamodel OmgUml2Xmi |
Mapping Comments |
| Association | uml:Association | |
| Aggregation | True if one of the AssociationRoles has aggregation set to composite. | |
| Description | packagedElement / ownedComment / body | Enterprise Architect contains a description in model extension. |
| AssociationRole | uml:Property | |
| Multiplicity | ownedEnd / lowerValue ownedEnd / upperValue or ownedAttribute / lowerValue ownedAttribute / upperValue | |
| Ordered | ownedEnd.isOrdered or ownedAttribute.isOrdered | |
| Attribute | uml:Property | |
| CppDerived | ownedAttribute.isDerived | |
| CppScope | ownedAttribute.visibility | |
| CppStatic | ownedAttribute.isStatic | |
| Description | ownedAttribute / ownedComment.body / body | Enterprise Architect contains a description in model extension. |
| InitialValue | ownedAttribute \ defaultValue.value | |
| Name | ownedAttribute.name | |
| Position | Order in the XMI file | |
| BaseType | uml:PrimitiveType (ownedAttribute / type or ownedOperation / type) | Attribute, Operation |
| DataType | See datatype conversion array | |
| Name | type.href | Enterprise Architect contains a type name in model extension. |
| Class | uml:Class | |
| CppAbstract | packagedElement.isAbstract | |
| Description | packagedElement / ownedComment.body / body | Enterprise Architect contains a description in model extension. |
| Name | packagedElement.name | |
| DerivedType | uml:PrimitiveType (ownedAttribute / type or ownedOperation / type) | Attribute, Operation |
| DataType | See datatype conversion array | |
| Name | type.href | Enterprise Architect contains a type name in model extension. |
| UserDefined | Set to 'true' | |
| DesignPackage | uml:Package | |
| Description | packagedElement / ownedComment.body / body | Enterprise Architect contains a description in model extension. |
| Name | packagedElement.name | |
| Generalization | uml:Generalization | |
| Description | generalization / ownedComment.body / body | Enterprise Architect contains a description in model extension. |
| GeneralizationRole | generalization.general | |
| Operation | uml:Operation | |
| CppScope | ownedOperation.visibility | |
| CppStatic | ownedOperation.isStatic | |
| Description | ownedOperation / ownedComment.body / body | Enterprise Architect contains a description in model extension. |
| Name | ownedOperation.name | |
| Position | Order in the XMI file | |
| PropertyElementTypeScope | User Defined Property | Tools contain it in model extension. |
| Scope | UDP Class | |
| PropertyType | User Defined Property | Tools contain it in model extension. |
| Name | tag | Set to the name of the tag |
| Usage | set to User | |
| PropertyValue | User Defined Property | Tools contain it in model extension. |
| Name | tag | Set to the name of the tag |
| Value | value | Value of the tag |
| StoreModel | uml:Model | |
| Description | uml:Model / ownedComment.body / body | Enterprise Architect contains a description in model extension. |
| Name | uml:Model.name |