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lfronc edited this page Dec 3, 2014 · 2 revisions

this page explains how to add the Data Dictionary model generated from Bitwalker XML

Retrieve the generated project

Get the Data Dictionary project archive (DataDictonary.zip) and unpack it.

Add the project to your workspace

In your modeling project, right click in project explorer and select import.

import the project

Select General/Existing Projects into Workspace, click Next.

import the project

Provide the path to the directory unpacked from the archive.

import the project

Select the project to import, and click Finish.

import the project

The project should appear in your workspace.

import the project

Importing the Data Dictionary Model

Now we have to import the model. To do so, open the modeling project DataDictionary

import the project

Right click on the DataDictionaryModel in Model Explorer, select Import/Import Package From User Model. If you do not see the Model Explorer active Papyrus Perspective.

import the project

Add the DataDictionary model to import, then click OK.

import the project

Import all the elements by clicking Import All then OK.

import the project

The new Data Dictionary will appear in Model Explorer.

import the project

Adding the project to the Git Repository

To add a project to the Git Repository right click on the project then select Team/Share Project....

import the project

Select the current repository (here modeling) and provide a path within repository (here generated/), click Finish.

import the project

What next ?

Because we use a new generated project, all references to blocks in the old one should be replaced by blocks in the new version. This may involve several hand made rewiring between models, so replacing the generated model should only occur rarely. This work done remove the old data dictionary reference from the Model.

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