Exporting models to XMI

The XMI export facility produces various possible UML and XMI formats to share a model or create a text file.

About this task

Engineers, designers, or architects might export a IBM® Rational® Rhapsody® project to an XMI file for any of the following reasons:

To export a Rational Rhapsody model to an XMI file:

Procedure

  1. Open the model for export in Rational Rhapsody.
  2. Choose Tools > Export XMI from Rhapsody.
  3. In the XMI Operation area, select whether you are exporting to XMI or to Tau.
  4. Then select the UML Format of your project files as either 1.3 or 2.1.
    • If you select UML 2.1, the XMI Version is automatically set to 2.1.
    • If you select UML 1.3, you can select 1.0, 1.1, or 1.2 as the XMI Version for your exported file.
  5. If you select the UML 1.3 format, you might select Advanced options to control the output types during the export operation. For example, you might select Method bodies, Statecharts and activity diagrams, Description (HTML format), Tags, Handle diagrams (the UNISYS extensions format), or Annotations among others.
  6. Click Next.
  7. In the Define destination window, browse to select a directory and file to receive the export.
  8. Click Finish to export the model as defined.
  9. The system displays any messages relating to the export in a window. Click OK to close the window. Error messages are displayed in the Output Window Log.

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