Running transformations

You can run a transformation on a source file to generate another form of output. When you run a transformation on a model, the transformation interprets the elements of the source model and generates a specific output. In most cases, the source model remains unchanged. The transformation generates a new set of files.

Importing transformation configurations
You can import transformation configurations from any version 6 release of Software Architect or Systems Developer into your workspace. You can import transformation configurations from an Eclipse workspace or from a file that contains previously exported transformation configurations. Files that contain exported transformation configurations have .tcexp as a file extension.
Creating or editing transformation configurations
To generate output such as code from a source model, or to generate a model from code, you must run a transformation. To run a transformation, you must create a transformation configuration. A transformation configuration specifies information that a transformation requires to generate the expected output.
Running and rerunning transformations
You can run a transformation on an entire model or project, or on a subset of elements in a model or project to generate the output that you expect. You can run a transformation on the source model, source project, or elements that you specify in the transformation configuration, or you can override the source specified in the transformation configuration by selecting elements in the model or project and then choosing a transformation configuration to apply.