Rational System Architect type mappings to Rational Rhapsody

The mappings in these three default map files can import encyclopedia contents without modification.

Default mapping sample

This map manages any unmapped elements. The following table lists these default mappings used to control conversion from IBM® Rational® System Architect to IBM Rational Rhapsody®:

Rational System Architect element Converts to Rational Rhapsody element Comments
any diagram type Object model diagram (unless otherwise specified in the map file) Object model diagrams are used because they can show all the imported elements. Other Rational Rhapsody diagram types do not support all the Rational System Architect element types.
Attribute: Description Description  
Attribute: TypeName Tag: SAElementType Makes it possible to analyze the imported elements as a group
Property Tag  
Relation element Dependency Any element that serves as a connection line in a diagram
unmapped element Comment All elements that are not created through a direct mapping

SA SV1 DODAF (Non ABM) to Rhapsody SysML

This map imports the selected Rational System Architect SV1 diagram into a Rational Rhapsody SysML project.

Rational System Architect element Rational Rhapsody metaclass Comments
SV-1 Systems Interface diagram Block Definition Diagram (SysML element)  
System Node Block (SysML element)  
System entity Part (SysML element)  
System Function Operation Final conversion is made by the post processing script
System Interface Flow  
System Data Exchange Item Flow  
Data Element Attribute of a Part Final conversion is made by the post processing script

SA DODAF (Non ABM) to Rhapsody DODAF

This map imports the selected DODAF Rational System Architect encyclopedia contents as Rational Rhapsody DODAF elements. When using this map, all diagrams that are not explicitly mapped are imported as OV-1.

Rational System Architect type Rational Rhapsody metaclass Comments
* Comment Element default mapping
Diagram* OV-1 Diagram default mapping
System Node Systems Node (DoDAF element)  
System Entity System Part (DoDAF element)  
System Function System Function (DoDAF element)  
External Actor  
System Data Exchange Item Flow  
Data Element Data Element (DoDAF element)  
System Interface Flow  
Operational Node Operational Node (DoDAF element)  
Organizational Unit Organization (DoDAF element)  
Operational Activity Operational Activity (DoDAF element)  
Information Exchange Information Exchange (DoDAF element)  
Need Line Need Line (DoDAF element)  

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