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Can i reference in Criterion some Extended Attribute from another Powerdesigner XEM?

Let's say i have two Extensions attached to some Powerdesigner model:

  • xem_a
  • xem_b.

In xem_a is Extended Attribute ea_a and in xem_b is Extended Attribute ea_b. In xem_a i can create Criterion with condition:

%ea_a%==true

, but i want to create Criterion in xem_a referencing Extended Attribute ea_b from xem_b. I tried:

%xem_b.ea_b%==true

and some similar expressions but without success. Is it even possible to reference Extended Attribute from another XEM in Criterion?

Solution

  • In order to retrieve the value of extended attributes coming from other extensions, you have to prefix with .D:

    %.D:ea_b%

    I didn't know it, I found it in the online docs.