Importing Exchange Format Data from External Catalog
To import exchange format data from an external catalog:
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Open Design Studio.
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Ensure all changes made in workspace are saved.
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Run a full build to ensure all model files are up-to-date.
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Open Studio Projects or Solution view.
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Open the Context menu by right-clicking the page.
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Select Import > Conceptual Models > Import Exchange Format.
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Click Browse and select the required exchange format file (.xml file).
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(Optional) Select Complete for a complete import.
Note:
For more information on Partial and Complete import, see "Importing Conceptual Models from External Catalogs".
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Click Next.
The Summary Page appears.
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Check all the entities and elements that are imported, renamed, and deleted.
Note:
The Summary Page of Partial import does not display the deleted entities and elements. Use Complete import to check the deleted entities and elements.
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Click Finish.
A dialog box appears to open the generated import log.
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Click Yes to open the log file, or click No to go back to the previous view.
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Run Clean Build to update the references of entities and elements.
See "Running Clean Builds" for more information.