Importing XMI

You can migrate your works done in another software to VP-UML through XMI, provided that the software supports XMI. In this chapter, you will see how to import an XMI file.

Importing XMI to current project

Select File > Import > XMI... from the main menu.
This displays the Import XMI dialog box.
Specify the file path of the XMI to import, and configure the import if necessary.
Click OK.

NOTE: All changes made in project will be overwritten by data in XMI. For example, if class Foo is renamed to Bar. By importing an XMI exported before renaming class, Bar will be renamed to Foo.

An overview of Import XMI dialog box

No.	Name	Description
1	File path	The file path of the XMI file to import.
2	Import Comment as Note (for XMI 2.1 only)	Determines whether to import comment as documentation, or as note of model.
3	Auto Layout after imported	Determines whether to run a layout on diagram after import. Note that running layout may takes time for a massive amount of diagram data.
4	Suppress Super Stereotype	Determines whether to ignore super stereotype when importing.
5	Matching	The importing of XMI is a procedure to merge the data in XMI into the opening project. The matching option is to determine how to match between data in XMI and the opening project during export, and to perform changes accordingly.

Description of Import XMI dialog box

Importing XMI to project with command line interface

Start the command console.
In the console, change directory to the scripts folder and execute ImportXMI with the parameters required.

Import XMI using command line interface

Below is a description of parameters:

Parameter Description Example

-project Project path
C:\Demo\Demo.vpp

-file The filepath of the XMI file to import C:\Demo\input\sample.xmi

Parameters for ImportXMI

Upon finishing, the project file will be updated with the data presented in the XMI file.

1. Exporting XMI

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Chapter 5. Export and Import BPMN 2.0