The cause is some of the modelling components – namely the GMF Tooling – used by Zamolxis are no longer included in the main Eclipse update site. In order to be able to install Zamolxis in Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge version 12+ the update site for GMF tolling must also be added to the list of update sites in Eclipse the same way the Zamolxis update site is added, and make sure you check the ‘contact all update sites’ for dependencies resolution.

The GMF Tooling update site is http://download.eclipse.org/modeling/gmp/gmf-tooling/updates/releases/.

Another dependency that might be missing is for com.google.common package required by the model compare feature, this is available through Orbit repository:

http://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/R20160221192158/repository/.

After adding those two additional update sites please make sure you check the Contact all update sites during install to find required software when installing Zamolxis features.

Happy modelling.

1. Eclipse based

• available on all OS platforms supported by Eclipse
• based on open standards (EMF, GMF, XMI)

2. Data Definition file editor for fast database model definition

• full support for Progress OpenEdge DDL syntax
• syntax highlight and code completion

3. Database Diagram editor for graphical database model definition

• full support for all Progress OpenEdge database elements and properties
• support for table relations (foreign key)
• import from data definition file, option to infer table relations
• export to data definition file

4. Database Model/Diagram compare

• power-full compare and merge functionality for both database diagrams and database models (definition files)
• graphical and intuitive view for model differences

Mind you this is not written in Progress ABL but built using Eclipse RCP, ANTLR parser and have dependencies on UML2 and Acceleo plug-ins.

What’s new and worthy:

• the reverse engineering module now support database definition files
• there is an UML profile for OpenEdge available as well, while not mandatory it is required in order to have all OpenEdge Domain Specific Language features
• help integrated in Eclipse help system

Update [January 8, 2012 at 7:21:08 pm]Looks like there was an error in build setting on the ‘profile’ plug-in that made it unavailable for the reverse engineering module… the issue was corrected and a new version uploaded on update site.

Being still an on-going work the project will continue to have releases based on ‘release early, release often‘ philosophy common to most open-source projects, any feedback is as always more than welcome.

The new release is available through the project update site –http://www.ganimede.ro/mda/okapi/update. Enjoy it!

If you have interests in that area come and join Dr. Thomas Mercer-Hurst, Julian Lyndon-Smith and myself each of us presenting different approaches to MDA as well as Rapid Application Development.Given the ‘birds of a feather‘ model of the session this is supposed to be more like an interactive chat than a presentation, if there are any subjects in that area that you find particularly interesting and care to share them with us even before the session we will really love to hear from you.

There is a mailing list where you can send us any comments, ideas, what ever you might find interesting and you can even make a subscription request if interested: mda.pug@ganimede.ro.

• ABL Domain Specific Language (UML profile)
• Reverse Engineering module (ABL-to-UML)

• Interface
  • public properties
  • public methods
• Class
  • inheritance (generalization)
  • interfaces realization
  • all properties
  • all methods
  • constructors (methods with the same name as the class)
  • interface implementation (all methods from implemented interfaces)
  • internal temp-tables, datasets (nested components)
  • referenced (dependency) temp-tables, datasets (includes if not nested, in-line definition for nested components)
  • protected user code sections for methods and class main block (don’t get overwritten on re-generation)
• Temp-Table – class that inherits “Temp-Table” data type (generalization)
  • generate as include file if not nested component (internal class)
  • all properties as fields
  • all methods as indexes
• Dataset – class that inherits “Dataset” data type (generalization)
  • generate as include file if not nested component (internal class)
  • all internal temp-tables (nested components)
  • all referenced (dependency) temp-tables (includes if not nested, in-line definition for nested components)
  • protected user code section for data-relations definition