RMIM Designer Documentation (VisioReleaseDifferences)
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Impact of Supporting Visio 2003/7
When the RMIM Designer was upgraded so that it could be run on Visio 2003/7 as well as Visio 2002, the software had additions for converting files from one format to the other; identifying the last version on which a static model design was edited; and a means of "reviving" a moribund RMIM Designer. These changes were documented in a PDF documentation file and are summarized below.
Tagging Designs for Their Visio Version and Data Types Release
It proved to be impossible to use the Visio "standard" document properties to distinguish designs in Visio 2002 format from those in Visio 2003/7 format. The RMIM Designer software saves a string in the Document.Category Property of the document as either Visio2003-2007 or Visio2000-2002. This will be set by Visio 2003 whenever it “saves” a drawing programamatically, whenever it creates a new document, and whenever else it detects a mis-match. These tags can be viewed in Windows Xp by right-clicking on the file (in Windows Explorer) and then selecting the "Summary" tab. For unknown reasons, this property is not exposed in Windows Vista.
If the category is not set (equivalent to “VisioUnknown” it assumes that the category should be “Visio2000-2002”, since most (hopefully all) Vis2003/7 documents will have the category assigned programatically.
When support for multiple data types releases was added, the Document.Category Property string was extended with a space followed by an indicator of the data types release embodied in the design as either DatatypeR1 or DatatypeR2.
File Conversions Between Visio Releases
It is necessary to convert drawings from Visio 2002 to Visio 2003/7 (and back) in order to maintain the correct display of the content. The upgrade addressed these as follows:
Update Designs for Visio 2003/7
This ONLY runs in Visio 2003/7
- Auto-update and re-write
- Open Vis2002 diagram in Vis2003 - you will see a dialog box titled “Start Auto-Update” and “Starting Auto-update/Save of <file name>” Click OK and the drawing will be converted AND saved with the SAME NAME - over-writing the source Visio 2002 file.
- Manual control
- To gain a LITTLE manual control, Select Menu...HL7...Shape updating...Change auto-updating for Vis2003 And then click “Yes” to switch to MANUAL control. In that case, opening a Vis2002 document in Vis 2003 presents a dialog “You are opening a Visio 2002 Design in Visio 2003. This file should be converted to Visio 2003 and have its shapes “revised”. Do you wish to do this automatically now?” Clicking “Yes” does the same as above. Clicking “No” requires manual updating as:
- Choose Menu...HL7...Shape Updating...ReviseShapes... (and confirm)
- Save the diagram to what ever directory and name you choose, and IF prompted to choose format, select “Current Visio Format” (meaning Vis2003)
- To gain a LITTLE manual control, Select Menu...HL7...Shape updating...Change auto-updating for Vis2003 And then click “Yes” to switch to MANUAL control. In that case, opening a Vis2002 document in Vis 2003 presents a dialog “You are opening a Visio 2002 Design in Visio 2003. This file should be converted to Visio 2003 and have its shapes “revised”. Do you wish to do this automatically now?” Clicking “Yes” does the same as above. Clicking “No” requires manual updating as:
- Batch (bulk) upgrades.
- Click on the Template (RMIM2.vss) which now has its own menu. Select “Menu...HL7...Batch conversion/export ...Upgrade drawings from 2002 up to 2003 format (Batch)” This will allow you to select multiple files from a single directory. These will be automatically converted and the result will OVER-WRITE the source (like step 1)
Reverting Designs from Visio 2003/7 to Visio 2002
There is code available to automatically revert Visio 2003/7 drawings to Visio 2002. This only runs in Visio 2003/7.
- Manual control
- Open a Visio 2003 design. Use File...Save as” and in the dialog, use the drop-down for “Save as type” and select “Visio 2002 Drawing(*.vsd)”
- Batch (bulk) reversion
- Click on the Template (RMIM2.vss) which now has its own menu. Select “Menu...HL7...Batch conversion/export ...Revert drawings from 2003 back to 2002 format (Batch)” This will allow you to select multiple files from a single directory. These will be automatically reverted and the result will OVER-WRITE the source (like step 1)
Saving RMIM2.vss Stencil File
If you ever have to save the RMIM2.vss file in Visio 2003/7 select “Current Visio Format” (Visio 2003). Do not save this file as Visio 2002, as it will corrupt your future drawing changes
Reviving a Moribund RMIM Designer
Occasionally when you open a file or the software stops, you will find that the “Menu” items are all disabled, and the shape-based event processing does not work (Double-clicking a shape does not open the Clone editor). In this case, you need to re-connect the RMIM designer software to the drawing. Use the “AwakenDesigner” module from:
- Use the Stencil menu (click on stencil window) and select:
- Menu...HL7...Awaken RMIM Designer OR
- Menu...Tools...Macros...(RMIM2)...AwakenDesigner...AwakenRMIMDesigner
The AwakenRmimDesigner entry runs a routine that:
- Starts the EventCatcher if needed
- Checks that RIM etc are loaded and active
- Checks that all open windows have correct menus
- Checks that all open windows are bound to the RMIM2 template
