"Reverse Direction" feature not preserved in XMI export

Bug Reports
1

When you reverse the arity of an association with the “reverse direction” feature, this is not preserved in an XMI export.

Reproduce :

Draw a class diagram with two classes associated.
Reverse the arity of the association
Export to XMI
Reimport from XMI
Arity has reverted to original direction

Suggestions :
Export reversal flag as an extension property
Implement reversal operation as an actual amendment of the ends of the association instead of a boolean flag

2

About your step “Reverse the arity of the association”, may I know how you change this? By right click on the association and select Change From/To Shape?

Best regards,
Rain Wong

3

I believe it’s the “Reverse connector” function as show in the menu at

http://www.visual-paradigm.com/support/documents/vpumluserguide/94/299/7190_drawingclass.html

This leads to the reversal of the solid black arrow (as shown from Customer to Reservation in the help) ; this appears to be stored as a boolean flag in the model which is not preserved on export to XMI.

4

Thanks for the details. I’ve tested with the latest build and it seems working fine. May I know what is the build number of the tool you are using?

Best regards,
Rain Wong