Children and parent in different CDM packages?

[Former Member]

Hi,

I wonder if there is a way to use inheritance and packages, in a conceptual data model (CDM), so that the parent and the children are not in the same packages?

I have first created entity A, B and C in a Package P1.  Then, I have set an inheritance, having A as parent, and B and C as children.  Then I have created a Package P2 and I have moved the entity B into it.

That way, if I open the entity B, I can still see A as its parent.  However, in the P1 diagram, I cannot see B the inheritance anymore.  And this, not graphically and not also in the child list when I open the inheritance.  Also, if I try to add a new child in the inheritance, I can only choose among the entities included in P1.

In the P2 diagram, I can create a shortcut for the A parent entity but I cannot create an inheritance between that shortcut and B.  Same thing if I create a shortcut of the existing inheritance in the P2 diagram.  It will show with its link with the A entity but will not allow to add a link with B.

In conclusion, it is like I have kept half of the inheritance definition but lost the other half.  Is there a way to keep everything?  Is that a bug?

Thanks

Daniel

[former_member186838 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

not sure what you like to design in the second package but what you can do is to select with the lasso A & B and the inheritance and do a copy (crtl+c) then go to the diagram of the P2 and insert them as "shortcut" (ctrl+k) or a new objects (ctrl+v)

HTH

Stefan

[Former Member]

Hi,

if I understand you right - I had the same problem.

Look here:

Best,
Ahmet