Can I copy+paste VC model elements between different models?

[Former Member]

Hello VC experts,

I already searched SDN + help.sap but found no hint

if I could <b>copy a group of model elements</b> (or at least one) (e.g. a form)

from one Visual Composer model <b>into another model</b>.

As VC doesn't allow for "inheritance"

this is a VERY important feature to my opinion.

Would you recommend exporting the model to a .gml file

and copying the source (which parts...??) ?

Any hints are welcome and will be rewarded!

Daniel

[Former Member]

Hi daniel,

Contact to WAS People(Admin Team).

or u can reload or reinstall Adobe SVG viewer 3.0 & Adobe Flash palyer 9.

I think this will solve ur problem

[Former Member]

Hi Daniel,

you can use the export and import function of VC for this.

Export the whole model and import it in the other model, then delete the components, which you do not use.

Best Regards,

Marcel

[Former Member]

Thanks Marcel for this tip - I haven't used the import up to now.

Unfortunately the Visual Composer on my PC/engine

got broke so that it displays only blank page instead

of a Design/Layout window.

I have restarted the engine but it is still the same.

I can open models, but the "Compose" tab on the right

is blank. Other tabs "Browse", "Configure" ... are working.

I have searched for similar problems here but they don't fit

or are not solved themselves.

Daniel

[Former Member]

Hi Daniel,

which versions do you use (VC, IE and so on). When does the error occur?

You have restarted the engine? - Do you mean the J2EE or did you log on again to VC via IE? Has your task panel toolbar worked anytime?

Best Regards,

Marcel

[Former Member]

Hi Marcel,

my VC worked very well during almost 2 weeks!

Now I've found a clue:

a VC on another portal (from SDC) has the same problem.

So I restarted my whole PC -- but no improvement !

A "strange" thing I did last night:

I left VC with a model open all night

with a waiting file dialog for GML import.

This seems to be harmful....

Actually I expected the session to timeout.

But VC worked some further steps this morning:

I cancelled the import and closed the model (to be safe).

Maybe the design screen was blank then

or one step before- I don't remember exactly.

Here a lot of numbers from my PC:

VC versions: GML 700.10.0027

clientserverflex+portal: all 700.10.0.1

IE version is: 6.0.2900.2180.xsp_sp2_gdr.,.,.,.,

MSXML 4.0 SP2

Adobe SVG viewer 3.0

Adobe Flash Player 9 Plugin

SAP engine: NW04s, SP10 (7.0) (from DWI)

[Former Member]

Hi Daniel,

you only have this problem with this model or with others too?

I never had this issue. But I think you can not save the model with a open dialog, because the dialog is modal. Maybe deleting all your cache, cookies and so on form IE helps.

Have you also tried to open the model with another user?

Maybe a restart of the J2EE helps, if this is possible.

Best Regards,

Marcel

[Former Member]

Hi Marcel,

neither Deleting cookies and temp.inet.files

nor restarting J2EE and PC

didn't change the situation:

- still empty (design/layout/source) windows and empty "Compose" tab.

- with all models I have created - and with a new model as well.

- cannot deploy/start loaded models.

Now I try the hint from Naresh Kumar:

-reinstall Adobe SVG viewer 3.0 & Adobe Flash player 9

--> IT Worked!!

[ should I open a support ticket (css) for this case if I can reproduce it ?]

[Former Member]

Hi Marcel,

now I managed to import a .gml file

but it only worked on the top level storyboard.

Down inside the iView where I would like the elements to go

the Import fails: "Unit to import is not allowed under target diagram"

Are there different type of exports which I could import in

any other place than the top level storyboard?

Best regards,

Daniel

[Former Member]

Hi Daniel,

you can modify your imported iView to a nested iView. Then in your (old) model add a nested iView and refer to the imported nested iView. Then you have the imported part integrated in your model. This is also better, because of the 32k issue.

Best Regards,

marcel