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EXPORT
Export one or several diagrams to the special import tool
TCL format which is interpreted by `otsh' using the `-b
import' option.
1. Export File
Type defaults to `tcl'
If `Type defaults to tcl' is enabled and no type is
specified for the export file, then ``.tcl'' will be
appended.
Default Name
If one diagram is to be exported, the export file's
default name will be the name of the diagram. If mul-
tiple diagrams are to be exported, then it defaults to
the name of the current system.
Browse...
By pressing `Browse...', a file chooser will pop up
with which an export file can be selected.
2. Export Options
Append output to export file
If the export file already exists, it is possible to
append the generated export script to it, by enabling
`Append output to export file'.
Global View
Because some properties are visible in the entire sys-
tem, or even in the entire phase, it is possible that
these are exported several times. This can be disabled
by enabling `Global View', which means that such pro-
perties are exported only once. That one time is when
the diagram in which such a property has been defined
for the first time, is exported. It is therefore pos-
sible that, when this defining diagram is not exported,
the property will not be exported at all. See also
`Tips' below.
Implicit Export
When a class is created using the Class Diagram Editor,
the editor implicitly creates a Class Definition Matrix
(CDM) for the class. This behavior can be imitated in
the export script by enabling `Implicit Export'. The
default is that every diagram must be exported expli-
citly. See also `Tips' below.
Omit levelpath from
In the exported TCL file, levelpath information, like
the diagram name, will be present. If the levelpath is
omitted from `System' on, this means that the system
name and all higher levelpath components will not be
present in the export file. When the full levelpath
should be specified, `Omit levelpath from' must be set
to `N/A'. See also `Tips' below.
3. Tips
When a Class Diagram needs to be exported with all class
information present, enable `Implicit Export'.
When exporting all diagrams in a system, disable `Implicit
Export'. If the system name is not important, set `Omit
levelpath from' to `System'. Else set it to `Phase' or
higher.
When an entire phase needs to be exported (by exporting all
diagrams in all its systems), enable `Global View' and dis-
able `Implicit Export'. Set `Omit levelpath from' to at
least `Phase'.
When a diagram needs to be exported for inclusion in a bug
report or an e-mail, disable `Global View' and enable
`Implicit Export'. Set `Omit levelpath from' to such a
value, that the receiver gets the full picture. When in
doubt, set it to `N/A'.