Rose model import preferences

Use the Rational Rose Model Import Preferences page of the Rational Rose Model Import wizard to specify various settings that control how the imported Rose model appears. This topic provides a detailed explanation of each preference you can specify on this page.

The Rational Rose Model Import Preferences page is the last page of the Rational Rose Model Import wizard.

Enable unmapped Rose metamodel properties
You can use this check box to activate a profile called Rose.epx that specifies whether specific Rose properties that do not map to UML 2.0 appear in your imported model. By default, even though specific Rose properties do not have corresponding UML 2.0 counterparts, they import as stereotypes. When you select the check box, the Rose properties that do not map to UML 2.0 will appear in the Properties view in the stereotypes category. If you clear the check box, none of the Rose properties are imported.
Interpret UML 2.0 conventions in the Rose model
With this check box, you can control how specific class diagram-related model elements map on import. If you clear the check box, none of the mappings are applied to the imported model. Most of the affected model elements are related to classes and association ends. For more information on the specific mappings, refer to the help topic on class diagram mapping.
Use Rose Icons and Shapes
With this check box, you can retain the Rose display of specific shapes and icons in the imported model. For example, if you check this option, all actors in your imported model will appears as a stick figure, rather than a solid person figure as defined in UML 2.0.
Show migration problems in the Problems view
You can use this check box to display Rose import problems such as error, warning, and informational messages in the Problems view.
Note: Error and warning messages always appear in both the log file and the Problems view, while informational message appear in the Problems view only when you select this check box.
Maximum number of problems to generate
With this check box, you can define the maximum number of error, warnings, and informational messages that appear in the Problems view. If your model surpasses the maximum number of problems, an additional warning message appears in the Problems view; this warning message indicates how many problems are reported as markers and how many additional errors and warnings appear in the log file.
Use Rose colors
You can use this check box to import the colors specified in the Rose model instead of the current UML modeling product preferences.
If you clear the check box, all shapes appear in the color scheme used in the new UML modeling products.
Use Rose font
With this check box, you can import the fonts specified in the Rose model instead of the current UML modeling product preferences.
If you clear the check box, fonts used in the new UML modeling products are used in the imported model.
Create views of state and activity actions
You can use this check box to import OnEvent actions as self-transitions in the diagram editor. When you clear the check box, OnEvent actions are imported, but they do not appear in the diagram editor. If desired, you can drag actions most important to your diagram from the Model Explorer view to the diagram editor.
For activity diagrams, all actions such as entry, do, exit, and event (which are nested within the structured activity node diagram element) appear in the diagram editor. These diagram elements cascade within the shape compartment of the parent node.
Note: In Rose, you can hide the actions on individual states. If a Rose model contains states with hidden actions, the actions import as hidden as well, regardless of the Create view of state and activity actions preference setting.
Honor diagram element autosize setting for selected diagram types
You can use these check boxes to control the automatic sizing of diagram elements on a per diagram basis. When you select a diagram check box such as Use Case, the diagram elements are resized based on the autosize property of the Rose model diagram view; model elements in a Rose diagram that have autosize disabled are never autosized during the import process. When you clear the check box, the diagram elements import as they appear in the original Rose diagrams.
Note: You cannot modify autoresize settings for sequence diagrams; you can modify the setting for all other diagram types.
Restore Defaults
With this button, you can return all of the Rose model import preferences to the original state.
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