Before you begin
Important: Before you import a model, you must
create and define a configuration space. A configuration space is
a group of configurations (a unique set of versions). Each design
management project area is associated with a configuration space;
multiple project areas can be related to the same configuration space
and can share configurations.
Note: You
must add a dedicated domain extension server to ensure that the Design
Management Server displays Rational Software Architect content
such as diagrams, data from the Explorer view, import functionality,
and properties. The extension server is a separate installation package
that you can install with the Design
Management Server.
You can also install the server by itself on a separate server and
register it manually.
About this task
You can define the model content to place on the
Design
Management Server in
two ways:
- Import an entire workspace: This mode uses
an installed version of Eclipse to access the workspace. With this
option, you can perform an exact one-to-one mapping or import of the
local workspace; every model in the workspace is placed on the model
server. This option places all content on the model server quickly.
- Import individual projects: This mode uses
the file system and does not require an Eclipse installation unless
you want to use Ant scripts. With this option, you can customize and
define individual projects to place on the model server. Using this
option, you can pull projects from different Eclipse workspaces; you
can also pull specific projects from the same Eclipse workspace, rather
than all content, when you use the first option.
In addition, Eclipse
workspaces may contain linked projects that are not physically located
under the root workspace folder. In order to support selective import
of these projects, the Import Engine tries to detect if a specified
workspace folder is located in an Eclipse workspace that contains
a .metadata folder (located under specified root
workspace folder). If so, the import engine tries to load the workspace,
and then finds and imports the selected projects. If this attempt
is not successful (for example, if at least one project is missing
after workspace was loaded), the import engine tries to find the missing
project by using file system.
Important: After an import definition
is created, you cannot change the mode until the import definition
is deleted. To delete an import definition, on the Import Definition
page, click Delete Import Definition and Data;
the import definition, including all previously imported models, are
deleted.
Note: To access the Import Definition page, click
the File menu at the top of the screen, and
click Import Definition.