Synchronizing an OOM with Its Java Source

You can synchronize an Object Oriented Model (OOM) with its Java source code, so that each time you modify the model, a source code file is automatically created (for a new object) or updated (for an existing object). Similarly, each time you modify a source code file and save the changes, they appear in the diagram and the Model Explorer.

You can activate synchronization from the Model Explorer or Navigator. A model is synchronized per package. The default package regroups all the objects at the root of the model. Once a package has been synchronized with a model, you cannot synchronize it with another model.

• Activating Synchronization from the Model Explorer
  You can activate the synchronization of an OOM from the Model Explorer.
• Activating Synchronization from the Navigator
  You can activate the synchronization of an OOM from the Navigator.
• Synchronization Example
  The following example is developed from the synchronized OOM, demo.oom
• Synchronizing a Package
  You cannot only synchronize a package with one set of source files and each set of source files with one OOM package.
• Deactivating Synchronization
  If you decide to deactivate synchronization, the model and its source code remain as they were after the last synchronization.
• Navigating Between an OOM and Its Java Source Code
  Once you have synchronized an OOM with its Java source code, you can use the Find In Diagram and the Model Object Properties features in the contextual menus of the Model Explorer, the Navigator and the source code files.