BUG: ORM source model or ER source model becomes corrupted after you build the project (317442)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2002), Enterprise Architect Edition
- Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2003), Enterprise Architect Edition
This article was previously published under Q317442 SYMPTOMS An Object Role Modeling (ORM) source model or an Entity
Relationship (ER) source model becomes corrupted after you build the project.
CAUSE If you do not save your source model changes before you
build or rebuild, the source model can become unreadable or can be converted to
a simple drawing with no underlying model. RESOLUTION After you make any change to an ORM source model or an ER
source model, be sure to save the model before you build (or rebuild) a project
from the model. Scenario 1: Open a Source Model Before You Add It to a Project In this scenario, you open an ORM source model or an ER source
model that you want to add to a database model project. This may be a new
source model that you are working on or an earlier source model that you
reopened. If you make any change to the source model, even moving a shape, you
must save the most recent state of the model before you add the model to the
project.
After you add the source document to the project, Microsoft
recommends that you save the project before you build it.
After you
build the project, if you make any new changes to the source model, save those
changes before you rebuild the project. If you already rebuilt a project
without previously saving the changes to the source model, make sure that you
save the source model before you quit Visio. Scenario 2: Open a Project Before You Add a Source Model to It In this scenario, you create a database model project and then
add an existing ORM source model or an ER source model to it. If you make any
change to the source model, even moving a shape, you must save the most recent
state of the model before you build the project.
After you build the
project, if you make any new changes to the source model, save those changes
before you rebuild the project. If you already rebuilt a project without
previously saving the changes to the source model, make sure that you save the
source model before you quit Visio. STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.MORE INFORMATION ORM is a high-level, conceptual approach to data modeling
that describes the application domain by using intuitive symbols and natural
language facts that both users and designers can understand. ORM provides an
extensive set of constraints to capture business rules, and ORM allows you to
incorporate sample populations to verify your design.
To support
database modeling in a team environment, Microsoft Visio includes the ER Source
Model template. Using this template, you can create several source models that
can be merged into a single, collective model (a database project) that you can
map to a physical database.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 9/21/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbvs2002sp1sweep kbpending kbbug KB317442 |
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