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Unfortunately, we don't currently have a Java code generator from NORMA. Although a Java class would not work directly in a Visual Studio project, there is no theoretical reason that NORMA couldn't generate one. The structure of the classes would be very similar to the .NET classes--at least those spit by the PLiX Implementation generator, ...

Hi Jacob, Good discussion.   [quote user="jacobvos"]First of all: Don't learn from my posts that DEMO tells what to do with an ORM model. I try to capture my interpretation of DEMO in an ORM model. That might be wrong.[/quote] Please note that I put a big If at the beginning of my sentence regarding application of the ...

Hi Jacob, The sample population editor is designed to allow you to add objects without leaving the fact types that use them. Basically, the in-cell expansion offered in the PerformedQualityTest has been promised sample population editor layout is equivalent to a row in the QualityTest has been performed editor layout. If you look at the ...

Hi Jacob, The issue here is that the objectification of 'QualityTest has been performed' and QualityTest itself are different object types, so they are not directly compatible. The general way to approach this is as I show in the attached diagram, which is to pulled out the required link fact type (select the objectified fact type in the ...

Hi David, This generally happens when you don't install enough of Visual Studio for NORMA to run. You need to install at least one of the VB.NET or C# language packages. The VirtualTreeGrid control installs with Standard or higher (Pro, etc.) versions. If you can see the Class View tool window or the Object Browser then this dll is properly ...

Hi Gordon, I'll try a further explanation, both on the background and the implementation. When a fact type is objectified in ORM an implicit relationship is created for that objectification between each of the role players of the objectified fact type and the objectifying entity type. NORMA automatically creates these fact types (known ...

Hi Karl, I've checked in the code provided in this thread by Jose Carlus (whom I owe a huge belated thank you). I have not tested this, and I think you're running a different driver version, but it is definitely worth a try. The database import assembly needs to be installed in the GAC or VS won't open it, ...

Hi Karl, Getting editor colors to work got significantly harder for the VS2012 release. It sounds like something is off in your color settings, but I don't verify the colors are properly registered because it is already flagged in the registry as being checked for this NORMA version, meaning that it won't recheck until you install a ...

Hi Gordon, This is related to Other Features #6 in the Dec 2013 readme notes: Entity type subtypes with an auto counter data type can no longer be absorbed into the parent table. Similarly, no entity type identified by an autocounter can be created without its own table. The default data type for the .id reference mode is Autocounter, so ...

Hi Maurice, There is no way to specify this in NORMA right now. This has to be done somewhat carefully as one value type can map to multiple columns, so (like value constraints) a distinction between a 'default value' on the role vs. one on the value type vs one on the data type would need to be made. At the XSL level, we currently go ...