Model synchronization

To control the migration of model elements, the following YAML file serves as a configuration for the capella2polarion service. In this file, you can specify the layer, class types and attributes for matching Capella model elements. Additionally you have the control of adding relationships with the links key. Underneath the links key use attributes on the matched capellambse model object. Make sure that the attribute name is correct, you can use capellambse’s documentation for that.

Generic

"*": # All layers
  "*": # All class types
    links: # Specify workitem links
      - parent
      - description_reference
    serializer:
      add_attributes-general:
        - capella_attr: layer
          polarion_id: layer
  Class:
    serializer:
      add_tree_diagram:
        render_params:
          depth: 1
    links:
      - state_machines
  Diagram:
    links:
      - diagram_elements
  Constraint:
    serializer: linked_text_as_description
  Scenario:
    serializer: include_pre_and_post_condition

The “star” section is a general configuration where you can set links to be migrated for all class types. For example, parent and description_reference are links that will be applied to all specified class types. Since Class is a common class type that exists in all layers, links specific to Class can be specified here to avoid duplication. This will be merged into layer specific configuration for Class if there is any.

Serializers

  FunctionalExchange:
    polarion_type: operationalInteraction

With serializer you can control which function is called to render the capella2polarion.data_models.CapellaWorkItem. There is a generic serializer including title (name), description and requirement types, taken per default. You may also define multiple serializers by providing a list of serializers in the configs. These will be called in the order provided in the list. Some serializers also support additional configuration. This can be done by providing a dictionary of serializers with the serializer as key and the configuration of the serializer as value. For example Class using the add_tree_diagram serializer:

    serializer:
      add_attributes-general:
        - capella_attr: layer
          polarion_id: layer
  Class:

or SystemFunction with the add_context_diagram serializer using filters:

      - polarion_role: output_exchanges
        capella_attr: outputs.exchanges
        include:
          Exchange Items: exchange_items

If a serializer supports additional parameters this will be documented in the supported capella serializers table in Model synchronization.

Different capella type and polarion type ID

  Entity:
  StateMachine:

Sometimes capellambse class types are not the same in Polarion. In order to handle this case you can use the polarion_type key to map capellambse types to the desired Polarion type.

    links:
      - exchanged_items
  ExchangeItem:

pa:
  PhysicalComponent:
    - links:
        - allocated_functions
      serializer:
        add_attributes-general: []
        add_attributes:
          - capella_attr: nature
            polarion_id: nature
    - is_actor: false
      nature: UNSET
      polarion_type: physicalComponent
    - is_actor: false
      nature: NODE
      polarion_type: physicalComponentNode

For the PhysicalComponent you can see this in extreme action, where based on the different permutation of the attributes actor and nature different Polarion types are used. In capellambse however this is just a PhysicalComponent. Combining this with links is possible too. You can configure a generic config and for each specific config you can also add a links section. Both will be merged.

Links

Links can be configured by just providing a list of strings:

  FunctionalExchange:
    polarion_type: operationalInteraction
    links:
      - exchange_items
  OperationalCapability:

However there is a more verbose way that gives you the option to configure the link further:

      polarion_type: systemActor
  ComponentExchange:
    links:
      - allocated_functional_exchanges
  SystemFunction:
    links:
      - polarion_role: input_exchanges
        capella_attr: inputs.exchanges
        include:
          Exchange Items: exchange_items
        link_field: inputExchanges
        reverse_field: inputExchangesReverse

The links of SystemFunction are configured such that a polarion_role, a separate capella_attr, an include, link_field and reverse_field is defined. In this example the capella_attr is utilizing the map functionality of capellambse. You can therefore chain attributes using a . to get to the desired elements for your link. The link_field is the polarion custom field ID for a grouped list of these links. The reverse_field is the polarion custom field ID for the grouped backlinks of the links. The include is an optional feature that renders additional work item references into the grouped link custom field. In this example for each linked FunctionalExchange in the grouped list there will be ExchangeItem s included. The key “Exchange Items” is used for the indication in the list.