Excel modification guidelines

When you are going to modify Excel file exported from VP-UML, make sure the changes you make are all valid. Making invalid changes will cause the file cannot be imported back to VP-UML. In this chapter, we will go through some of the points that you need to pay attention to when editing.

Caution

When you start to modify the Excel, pay attention to the following points to avoid having problems when importing the file back to project:

• Do NOT modify the gray cells
• Do NOT just delete a row for deleting a model element. Instead, change the value No to Yes under the Delete? column.
• Do NOT modify the System Data sheet

Renaming a model element

Double click on a cell and enter a new name.

Renaming class in Excel

Deleting a model element

To delete a model element, change No to Yes under the Delete? column. Do NOT delete the row.

Deleting attribute in Excel

Adding a model element

Suppose you want to add an attribute, select the last attribute row and insert a row in Excel, right under the last one. Then, start editing it. The gray cells can leave blank.

Adding attribute in Excel