Import UML File: java.io.IoException: The file does not contain a valid UML model, but a

[Dave Hau]

Hi, I'm trying to import a UML model from Enterprise Architect 9.0.
I've tried exporting the UML model into:

1. UML 2.0 (XMI 2.1)
2. UML 2.1 (XMI 2.1)
3. OMG XMI

All of the above formats give the following error:

"java.io.IoException: The file does not contain a valid UML model, but
a"

I'm using TopBraid ME 3.5.2.

Please advise. Thanks.

- Dave

[Scott Henninger]

Dave, For importing UML, TBC requires that the XMI is compatible with
the Eclipse UML2 Plugin. See Help > Import and Export > Import
external information > Import UML

There is also a blog on UML import at http://topquadrantblog.blogspot.com/search/label/UML

-- Scott

[Dave Hau]

Enterprise Architect 9.0 supports exporting into the following
formats:

UML 1.3 (XMI 1.0)
UML 1.3 (XMI 1.1)
UML 1.4 (XMI 1.2)
UML 2.0 (XMI 2.1)
UML 2.1 (XMI 2.1)
MOF 1.3 (XMI 1.1)
MOF 1.4 (XMI 1.2)
Ecore
OMG XMI
BPMN 2.0 XML
ArcGIS

Would any one of the above work with TBC? If not, can you describe
how I can get from one of these formats (or from the .eap file) into
XMI compatible with the Eclipse UML2 Plugin?

Thanks!

- Dave



On Sep 10, 10:01 am, Scott Henninger <shennin...@topquadrant.com>
wrote:

> Dave, For importing UML, TBC requires that the XMI is compatible with
> the Eclipse UML2 Plugin.  See Help > Import and Export > Import
> external information > Import UML
>

> There is also a blog on UML import athttp://topquadrantblog.blogspot.com/search/label/UML

[David Price]

As a bit of background, one of the OMG's dirty little secrets is that
after many years XMI interchange still doesn't really work. There's a
good effort ongoing in OMG for the past two years now trying to address
this issue (see http://www.omgwiki.org/model-interchange/doku.php) so
things are improving. Today, their efforts are on UML 2.3 - XMI 2.1. At
some point TopBraid should probably move to supporting that effort too,
assuming customer demand for UML import is out there.

In any case, Ecore is the basis for eclipse metamodel exchange. You
best bet is probably to either import the Ecore file into Eclipse and
get the Eclipse UML 2 plugin or it may be that the Ecore itself will
import into TBC.

Cheers,
David

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[Peter Bruhn Andersen]

Speaking of the article 'Converting UML models to OWL - Part 1': when
can we expect part 2 and part 3? It has been more than seven month since
part 1 promised a very interesting and useful addition to our TBC toolbox.

I'm sure that this article series could be of great use to a lot of us
TBC users trying to bring the UML users in the enterprise into the world
of ontologies.

Regards,
Peter Bruhn Andersen

[Bob Ducharme]

I just learned that part 2 is on the way, being based on some ongoing work
at TopQuadrant that is moving into a new phase, but we don't have a specific
date for its publication just yet. (I am also looking forward to it!)

Bob DuCharme
TopQuadrant

Regards,
Peter Bruhn Andersen

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[Peter Bruhn Andersen]

Any update on the status of part 2 and part 3 of the 'Converting UML to
OWL' blog entry?

/Peter

[Bob DuCharme]

Peter,

I'm not sure of the exact date, because I'm not writing it myself, but I know that it will be describing techniques developed as part of work that is still ongoing. 

Bob