Chapter 12 Reverse Engineering in a BPM

Reverse Engineering into an Existing BPM

You can reverse engineer process language files into an existing BPM to update your current model according to the reversed objects.

ebXML

You cannot select several ebXML process language files to reverse engineer into an existing BPM.

To reverse engineer process language files into an existing BPM:

1. Select Language→Reverse Engineer Process Language File to display the Reverse Process Language File dialog box.
2. Select to reverse engineer files or directories from the Reverse Engineering list.
3. Click the Add button in the Selection tab to display a standard Open dialog box.
4. Select the files or directory you want to reverse and click Open.
   
   
      Multi-selection
   For those languages that support multi-selection, you select several files simultaneously using the ctrl or shift keys. You cannot select several directories.
   
   
   
   The Reverse Process Language File dialog box displays the files you selected.
5. Click OK.
   
   A progress box is displayed. If the model in which you are reverse engineering already contains data, the Merge Models dialog box is displayed.
   
   For more information on merging models, see section Merging Models, in chapter Comparing and Merging Models in the General Features Guide.
   
   The reversed objects are added to your model. They are visible in the diagram and in the Browser. They are also listed in the Reverse tab of the Output window, located in the bottom part of the main window.

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