Change model type of existing models

Hi Volker,

even if you think, that the target model allows the same objects, other symbols might be needed and that would require other cxn types (symbol based). So that is a quite technical description, but the simple answer is "no".

I do not know a standard script fulfilling your needs, so I think you'd need to implement your own one. Sure, you can require support by our Customized solution department to help you out.

Bye,

Frank

Hello Volker,

I have two questions regarding your request:

• What is the source model type?
• What should be the target model type?

In the past I have done such model conversions a few times and there are several options which may support you.

Regards

Christian

Hello Christian,

I have to convert some ARIS default model types (source model type) to some user specific derived types (target model type). The currently shown object occurrencies on the source models (object types and symbols) are also available/allowed in the target model type. The same is true for the relation occurencies.

1)
from
"Access diagram" (APIname: MT_ACS_DGM, Type number: 16)
to
"Application Technology Model" (Derived type number: 65552, Original type number: 16 (Access diagram))

2)
from
"Access diagram" (APIname: MT_ACS_DGM, Type number: 16)
to
"Business Context for Solutions" (Derived type number: 131088, Original type number: 16 (Access diagram))

3)
from
"Application system type diagram" (APIname: MT_APPL_SYS_TYPE_DGM, Type number: 21)
to
"Application Classes" (Derived type number: not yet defined, Original type number: 21 (Application system type diagram))

4)
from
"IE Data model" (APIname: MT_IEF_DATA_MDL, Type number: 42)
to
"Generic Data Objects" (Derived type number: not yet defined, Original type number: 42 (IE Data model))

5)
from
"Service architecture diagram" (APIname: MT_ENTERPRISE_ARCHITECTURE_TREE, Type number: 168)
to
"Capability Map" (Derived type number: 131240, Original type number: 168 (Service architecture diagram))

6)
from
"Service architecture diagram" (APIname: MT_ENTERPRISE_ARCHITECTURE_TREE, Type number: 168)
to
"Capability Hierarchy Tree" (Derived type number: 65704, Original type number: 168 (Service architecture diagram))

Thank you in advance for your support!

Regards
Volker

Hi Volker,

I did that once, but with a medium size database and not with user defined stuff. But perhaps that information can serve as a starting point for you. 

This is kind of a hack, but works quite fine:

Export the groups or even the complete database (depends on the size) as xml.

Open the xml file and work using search and replace. There are also tools which allow you a search and replace not using an editor, which will work better if you have huge files. Now simply replace the original api name with the new one.

Import the xml file and here we go....

Regards

Jens

Jens, you are a hacker... ;-)

Hello Jens,

I tried your "hack" and it seems to work even for user defined models. But I am not really sure if there may arise problems with some "old" GUIDs as there are many entries of them in the XML export which I did not change.

I will do some more tests...

Thank you!

regards
Volker