Creating model-to-model transformation mapping projects

A mapping project is a standard plug-in that specifies a transformation provider, which is the mechanism that defines transformations. A mapping project also contains at least one mapping model. When you create a mapping project, a mapping model is created in the project, based on the input and output models that you specify.

Before you begin

To create transformations, you must install the extensibility features, which are packaged as an optional product component. You must enable the Modeling and XML Developer capabilities.

You can specify one or more source and target metamodels when you create a mapping project. You can specify metamodels, which have .ecore as a file name extension, or UML profiles, which have .epx or .uml as a file name extension.

Procedure

  1. Click File > New > Project.
  2. In the New Project wizard, on the Select a wizard page, expand Transformation Authoring and click Model to Model Mapping Transformation Project.
  3. Click Next.
  4. On the Plug-in Project page, in the Project name field, specify a project name. You can accept the default values for the other fields on the page.
  5. Click Next.
  6. On the Plug-in Content page, review the values and click Next.
  7. On the Templates page, from the Available Templates list, select Plug-in with Transformation Mapping.
  8. Click Next.
  9. On the Create a Mapping Model for a New Model-to-Model Transformation page, complete the following steps:
    1. In the Mapping model name field, specify a name for the transformation mapping file.
    2. Specify at least one input model and one output model. If you specify source and target metamodels when you create a project, the necessary dependencies are added to the plug-in manifest file automatically. If you add the metamodels by using the commands in the editor area after you create the mapping project, you must add any new required dependencies to the plug-in manifest file.
  10. Click Next.
  11. On the Specify the Properties of the New Model-to-Model Transformation page, complete the following steps:
    1. Specify values for the properties that are common to transformations, such as the transformation ID and name.
    2. In the Properties section, specify the properties that transformation users can configure. When a user creates a transformation configuration for this transformation, these key-value pairs appear on the Properties page of the New Transformation Configuration wizard or editor.
  12. Click Next.
  13. On the Specify Code-Generation Properties for the Transformation page, specify the classes that generate the transformation source code. The values that you specify on this page override the workspace preferences, and apply only to the current model-to-model transformation project.
  14. Click Finish.

Results

The generated mapping project contains a mapping model. A mapping project can contain multiple mapping models.

Related concepts:
Model-to-model transformation authoring
Related tasks:
Specifying custom classes to generate model-to-model transformation source code
Related information:
Enabling workbench capabilities
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