You can specify that a transformation is the reverse of another
transformation. Reverse transformations enable you to recover changes to the
source model or recover changes to the target model. This functionality is
useful when you develop models concurrently. After you specify a reverse transformation,
you can enable the reverse transformation in the transformation configurations
that you create.
The forward and reverse transformation must be available in the list
of installed transformations or visible on the Name and Transformation page
of the New Transformation Configuration wizard. The transformations must be
bound to a capability.
To specify that a transformation is the reverse of another transformation:
- In the navigation view, double-click the plug-in manifest file
in the plug-in that contains the forward transformation.
- In the plug-in manifest editor, on the Extensions tab,
in the All Extensions area, expand com.ibm.xtools.transform.core.transformationProvider,
and click the appropriate Transformation element.
- In the Extension Element Details area, in the reverseTransformationId field,
specify the unique identifier (ID) of the reverse transformation.
Tip: The ID of the reverse transformation is available on the Overview
page of the plug-in manifest of the reverse transformation.
- Click .
After you build and deploy the plug-in, you can enable the reverse
transformation the next time that you create a transformation configuration.
To enable the reverse transformation, on the Name and Transformation page
of the New Transformation Configuration wizard, select the Enable
reverse transformation check box. When you edit a transformation
configuration, on the Main page of the transformation configuration editor,
select the Enable reverse transformation check box.
