Chapter 10 Reverse Engineering in an OOM

Reverse engineering into a new OOM

You can reverse engineer object language files (Java, IDL, PowerBuilder, or XML) into a new OOM.

To reverse engineer object language files into a new OOM:

Select File→Reverse Engineer→Object Language to display the New Object-Oriented Model dialog box.

Click the Share radio button.

Select an object language in the dropdown listbox.

<optional> When you reverse into a new OOM, you can select one or several extended model definitions to reverse at the same time by clicking the Extended Model Definitions tab, and select the extended model definitions of your choice.

For more information on extended model definitions, see chapter Extended Model Definitions Reference Guide, in the Advanced User Documentation.

Click OK.

Depending on the object language the corresponding dialog box appears to let you select files and reverse options.

Click OK to start reverse engineering.

A progress box appears. The classes are added to your model. They are visible in the diagram and in the Browser. They are also listed in the Reverse page of the Output window, located in the lower part of the main window.

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