In addition, you can experiment with the XDE model import process
by testing the process with the models you intend to migrate. After you experiment
with the import process, you can make educated decisions about how to manipulate
your XDE models in order to make the import process easier.
Important: When
you import your XDE models, it is important to know that you are only importing
UML models to the Rational UML modeling products. If you used XDE
to synchronize your model and source code, you do not need the code available
at the time you import your model. You must import your source code using
standard Eclipse capabilities.
To prepare to import an XDE model:
- Complete all of your development work within Rational XDE before you import your
model. Once you import a model, do not perform further updates to the model
in XDE with the expectation that you will import the model again and merge
the changes into the new version of the model.
- Ensure that your system meets all of the XDE import memory, hardware,
and software requirements. It is possible that your imported model will be
larger than the size of your original XDE model; therefore, disk space may
be an issue for large XDE models. For example, if your XDE model references
subunits, the contents of the subunits are included in the model you are
importing.