Confirming and resolving XDE models to import

You can use the Confirm and resolve models page of the Rational XDE Model Import wizard to change the import action for specific models.

Important: If a model that you selected to import contains a reference to another model, both models appear in the Selected models and models they reference table and both models will go through the import process.

The default behavior of the Rational XDE Model Import wizard is to import all models listed on this page. If a model has been previously imported, the default behavior uses the existing UML 2.0 model instead of reimporting the model. If there are no missing models, and if you want the default behavior, you can click Next to advance to the next page in the wizard.

The following table lists the possible model states and provides the possible actions you can take on a per model basis.

Current state Possible actions
Not yet imported Import

The XDE model will go through the import process.

Don’t import

The XDE model will not be imported; all references to it will be removed from other UML 2.0 models being imported.

Browse for previously imported model

You can select this action if you know of a previously imported version of this model that the wizard does not know about. Once you browse to the imported model, the state for the selected model will change to Already imported; the action for the selected model changes to Don’t import.

Already imported Use previously imported model

The XDE model will not be imported; references to it will be replaced by references to the existing UML 2.0 model.

Re-import

The XDE model will be re-imported and overwrites the existing UML 2.0 model from the previous import session if the destination folder is the same.

XDE model is Missing Need to specify

If a model is missing, its action is initially set to this value. You must change the action to one of the other values.

Browse for missing model

Select this action if you know the location of the missing XDE model. Once you browse to the location, the wizard will change the model’s state to Not yet imported; and the model’s action to Import.

Don’t import

The XDE model will not be imported; all references to it will be removed from other UML 2.0 models being imported.

Browse for previously imported model

Select this action if you know of a previously imported version of a model that the Rational XDE Model Import wizard does not know about. Once you browse to the imported model, the state for the selected model will change to Use previously imported model and the action will change to Don’t import.

To specify actions for the current state of a model:
  1. Select a model from the Selected models and the models they reference table.
  2. If the Confirm and Resolve Models page detects a model that is referenced, but is missing, select the Locate Missing XDE Model action. You can use this action to browse to and locate the model that is not in the expected location. Once you locate the missing XDE model, the state of the model changes to Not yet imported and the model’s action changes to import.
  3. Optional: Select a different action on the Action menu, as needed.
  4. Optional: Click the Browse button to navigate to an existing project or to create a new project to be used as a destination for this model.
  5. Click the Next button.
If your model references profiles, including user-defined profiles, you can use the next page of the Rational XDE Model Import wizard to confirm the profiles you want to import. If your model does not contain profiles, you automatically advance to the Import Options page, where you can define specific settings that control how your diagrams appear after import.
Related concepts
XDE model migration
Rational XDE model upgrade process
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