Reverse Engineering into an Existing BPM

You can reverse engineer process language files into an existing BPM.

1. Select Language > Reverse Engineer a file to display the Reverse Engineer dialog box.
2. [not ebXML] Select to reverse engineer files or directories from the Reverse Engineering list.
3. [not ebXML] Click the Add button in the Selection tab to display a standard Open dialog box.
4. Select the files or directory you want to reverse and click Open.
   Note: For those languages that support multi-selection, you select several files simultaneously using the Ctrl or Shift keys. You cannot select several directories.

   The Reverse Engineer dialog box displays the files you selected.

5. [optional-BPEL4WS or WS-BPEL] Click the Options tab and specify any appropriate options.
6. Click OK to begin reverse engineering.

   A message in the Output window indicates that the specified file is fully reverse engineered and the Merge Models window opens.

7. Review the objects that you will be importing, and the changes that they will make to the model.

   For more information on merging models, see Core Features Guide > The PowerDesigner Interface > Comparing and Merging Models.

8. Click OK to merge the selected changes into your model.