Native XML Project Transfer API support

[Guillaume]

It would be nice to add to the API Project Class a method to run the new Native XML Project transfer (export, import).

[VK]

The method ExportProjectXML() in the Project class allows exporting an entire Project to Native XML.
But, currently, no such method exists for importing Project Native XML files.

Help Topic Page : https://www.sparxsystems.com/enterprise_architect_user_guide/15.1/automation/project_2.html

[Guillaume]

Interesting to know. I'll have to test it (I take it works with a Cloud connexion).
Hopefully an import method will be available soon.

[Guillaume]

Hello,

Is there any plan to release the API method to run the Native XML import on a project?

Thanks
Guillaume

[Eve]

No. For the same reason the API doesn't allow you to transfer to an existing repository.

[Guillaume]

Hi Eve,

I was not aware of the limitation for the Project.ProjectTransfer method. Is there a technical reason that prevents this method from being used with a target DBMS?

[Eve]

No, it's a choice that we made that we didn't want a project being overridden completely through bad code.

[qwerty]

Isn't that already possible?

Code: [Select]

repository.execute("delete from t_object")can be done by anyone.

q.

[Eve]

No, that's malicious code and still less damaging than what could be accomplished by reversing two arguments of ProjectTransfer (if it was allowed)

[Guillaume]

About the XML Native Transfer, would it be possible at least to provide the equivalent of the ProjectTransfer API support i.e. an API method to run the import onto a local file?

I'm working on a process that generates a public version of a EA project. The XML Native offers a great advantage e.g. to simply remove the EA security and locks by deleting 2 XML file before running the import.

[Guillaume]

A quick update on this thread: I wrote an article on Sparx Community site about a custom command line tool to achieve what I was looking for.

https://community.sparxsystems.com/community-resources/1403-import-native-xml-enterprise-architect-postgresql