Creating a New E2E Builder Project
A Builder project in the E2E Builder is a collection of UML models in a logical context.
| To create a new E2E Builder project select E2EBuilder > New E2E Builder Project or File > New E2E Builder Project. |
The project settings dialog opens. Enter Project Name (mandatory), Author (optional), and Project Description (optional). | |
The default path of the whole project (Save Project in) is based on your installation directory. Builder projects may be stored in an arbitrary path - it does not need to be related to the location of your Builder installation. | |
Select the folder of your choice or create one with and click OK. | |
After clicking OK the new Builder project will be created. | |
If a Builder project with this name already exists, the Builder warns, that some files will get overwritten. |
In a Builder project, all XMI files of the project are stored. A new Builder project is always empty (no XMI files existing).
| To create a new UML model, the Builder offers two possibilities:
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Regarding the Bridge template, refer to E2E Bridge Template. You can also start a UML model by importing WSDL/XSD files, IDocs, Java classes, or XSLT scripts/XSLT script archives.
For detailed information regarding all import functions, refer to The E2E Importers.
Changing the E2E Builder Project Settings
The settings of an existing Builder project can be edited.
Select E2E Builder > Settings. | |
The dialog that was already discussed in Working with E2E Builder Projects in E2E Builder for MagicDraw will be opened. |
The other tabs General and Model Compiler will be explained in chapter Changing the Model Compiler Settings.
Opening an Existing Project
There are three different ways to open an existing Builder project.
Select E2E Builder > Open E2E Builder Project ... | |
| ... or File > Model Execution & Integration > Open E2E Builder Project. |
In both cases pressing Ctrl + Shift + O will accomplish the same.
| Alternatively, if you have already worked on a Builder project before, you may select E2E Builder > Reopen E2E Builder Project to continue your work. |
If you installed the Builder documentation (default path C:\E2E Documentation), you will find there several sample projects that you can analyze to understand how the modeling approach works. Detailed information about the functions used in the examples is described in the xUML Services Reference Guide.
If you want to open a sample project, select E2E Builder > Open E2E Builder Project and navigate to the folder where the examples are located. The Builder recognizes Builder projects in the file system and substitutes the folder symbol in the file chooser by an E2E logo. | |
If the Builder project is opened for the first time, you may select one of its contained UML models to open. Otherwise, the last XML file that was opened in the Builder project will directly be loaded in MagicDraw. |
To open an additional XML model file select E2E Builder > Open E2E Model. All UML models of the currently open Builder project are listed. Select a UML from the list. | |
Switch between open projects using the Switch Projects toolbar from the MagicDraw main toolbar. | |
You may also open a UML model of a different Builder project using the MagicDraw function File > Open Project. However, keep in mind, that this model is not part of the currently open Builder project and can not be compiled and deployed. |