Setting a path variable to share OWL import catalog files

By permitting a user to set a path variable to a local directory containing OWL import catalog files, the Concept Modeler allows users to easily share OWL import catalogs and the MagicDraw projects that use them. Without such a variable, each user may have a different path to the file, which causes the users to change the path back and forth. To resolve this issue, a user needs to define a path variable to this local directory on his or her computer that corresponds to the directory containing the same OWL import catalog files on another user’s computer.

To define a path variable

1. Click Options > Environment.
   
   

   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

2. Select Path Variables.
3. Click Add.
4. Name the path in the Name field.
5. Click the “…” button next to the Value text box.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. Select desired root directory containing OWL import catalog files.

7. Click Open.

   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

8. Click OK. You will see the created directory appear on the Path Variables list.
   
   

   
   
   
9. Click OK.

Related pages

• Usage
• Importing an OWL ontology to a concept model