Reverse Engineering EMF Files

In order to reverse engineer EMF files into an OOM, you must use the PowerDesigner Eclipse plugin, and also have installed the EMF plugin.

1. Select Language > Reverse Engineer EMF to open the Reverse Engineer OOM from EMF file dialog box.
2. Click one of the following buttons to browse to .ecore, .emof, or .genmodel files to reverse engineer:

   • Browse File System

   • Browse Workspace

3. Select the files to reverse engineer and click Open (or OK) to add them to the Model URIs list.
4. Click Next to go to the Package Selection page, and select the packages to reverse engineer.
5. Click Finish to begin the reverse engineering.

   If the model in which you are reverse engineering already contains data, the Merge Models dialog box is displayed.

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

   The packages are added to your model.