> > Van: Ernst Bunders [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Onderwerp: Uml2mmbase question > > > > How can I create a reldef using an existing custom relation as > > builder, but with it's own name. > > I have a custom relation with some fields. I want to create another > > relation type just like this one, but with a different name. > > If I extend my custom relation with a new one, but add no fields, I > > still get a new builder for the relation, which I don't want.
Hi Ernst, At Quantiq I have created a similar tool. It generates a complete MMBase application (e.g. all the files that should go in WEB-INF/config/applications, including builders) from a Poseidon UML model. I developed the initial version in the summer of 2003, unaware that a similar tool was being created by Finalist at the same time, to be made public a couple of months later. In hindsight, this was not entirely coincidental, as I remember discussing the idea for such a tool before moving from Finalist to Quantiq. Consequently both Quantiq and Finalist have developed a tool called Uml2MMBase. Overtime we needed more features, and since Finalist hasn't provided sourcecode we continued development on our own tool. We use it to create all our application and builder XML-files, and it supports everything you need here, including creating new reldefs the way you request. If you want I can give a short demo at the next developers meeting. If there is demand, I might convince Quantiq management to make it available with sourcecode. Rob van Maris Technical Consultant Quantiq xmedia & communication solutions Koninginneweg 11-13 1217 KP Hilversum T +31 (0)356257211 M +31 (0)651444006 E [EMAIL PROTECTED] W http://www.quantiq.com
