Losing source-target mapping from a data flow diagram process

Hi,
When I reload a model design from an xml repository, I am losing source-target mappings from a data flow diagram process. I wonder why.
The way it goes is:
- I define a data flow diagram with information stores, processes, and flows.
- Information structures are defined from the flows and the information trickles down to processes and information stores.
- In a process, I define Source-Target Mapping by selecting a target element and then selecting the source element(s).
- I save the whole model.
- So far, the Source-Target Mapping keeps the association between target and source elements.
- If I exit from Data Modeler, the next time I reload the saved model, the Source-Target Mapping target to source elements associations are lost!?
Does anyone have the same issue or would know how to resolve it?
Thanks,
/Mario

I am still having problems getting my source to target mappings to save after I apply the fix described in this thread. Any thoughts?
From my TargetElement.xml
<?xml version = '1.0' encoding = 'UTF-8'?>
<oracle.dbtools.crest.model.design.process.TargetElement parentClass="java.lang.Object">
<property name="objectID" dataType="java.lang.String" readOnly="true" defaultValue="" xmlName="id" xmlType="attribute" getter="getObjectID" setter="setObjectID" reffered="false"/>
<property name="target" dataType="oracle.dbtools.crest.model.design.DesignObject" defaultValue="" xmlName="target" xmlType="element" getter="getTarget" setter="setTarget" reffered="true"/>
<property name="description" dataType="java.lang.String" defaultValue="" xmlName="description" xmlType="element" getter="getDescription" setter="setDescription" reffered="false"/>
<property name="name" dataType="java.lang.String" readOnly="true" defaultValue="" xmlName="name" xmlType="attribute" getter="getName" setter="setName" reffered="false"/>
<property name="transformationType" dataType="java.lang.String" defaultValue="" xmlName="transformationType" xmlType="element" getter="getTransformationType" setter="setTransformationType" reffered="false"/>
<collection name="sources" dataType="java.util.List" xmlName="sources" itemXmlName="sourceRef" getter="getSources" itemIsRef="true" refsXMLName="sourceRefs" addItem="addSource" getItemByID="getSourceByID" nativeList="true" orderTheList="true"/>
<roproperty name="sources" dataType="interface java.util.List" getter="getSources"/>
</oracle.dbtools.crest.model.design.process.TargetElement>
Process.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
- <oracle.dbtools.crest.model.design.process.Process parentClass="oracle.dbtools.crest.model.design.process.Transformation">
<property name="type" dataType="int" defaultValue="0" xmlName="type" xmlType="element" getter="getType" setter="setType" reffered="false" />
<property name="batchMinimumTransactions" dataType="int" defaultValue="" xmlName="batchMinimumTransactions" xmlType="element" getter="getBatchMinimumTransactions" setter="setBatchMinimumTransactions" reffered="false" />
<property name="batchTimeUnit" dataType="java.lang.String" defaultValue="" xmlName="batchTimeUnit" xmlType="element" getter="getBatchTimeUnit" setter="setBatchTimeUnit" reffered="false" />
<property name="diagram" dataType="oracle.dbtools.crest.model.design.process.DataFlowDesign" defaultValue="" xmlName="diagram" xmlType="element" getter="getDiagram" setter="setDiagram" reffered="true" />
<property name="footNote" dataType="java.lang.String" defaultValue="" xmlName="footNote" xmlType="element" getter="getFootNote" setter="setFootNote" reffered="false" />
<property name="frequencyTimeUnit" dataType="java.lang.String" defaultValue="" xmlName="frequencyTimeUnit" xmlType="element" getter="getFrequencyTimeUnit" setter="setFrequencyTimeUnit" reffered="false" />
<property name="frequencyTimes" dataType="int" defaultValue="" xmlName="frequencyTimes" xmlType="element" getter="getFrequencyTimes" setter="setFrequencyTimes" reffered="false" />
<property name="interactiveLongestResponseTime" dataType="int" defaultValue="" xmlName="interactiveLongestResponseTime" xmlType="element" getter="getInteractiveLongestResponseTime" setter="setInteractiveLongestResponseTime" reffered="false" />
<property name="interactiveResponseTimeUnit" dataType="java.lang.String" defaultValue="" xmlName="interactiveResponseTimeUnit" xmlType="element" getter="getInteractiveResponseTimeUnit" setter="setInteractiveResponseTimeUnit" reffered="false" />
<property name="mode" dataType="java.lang.String" defaultValue="" xmlName="mode" xmlType="element" getter="getMode" setter="setMode" reffered="false" />
<property name="paramsWrappersString" dataType="java.lang.String" defaultValue="" xmlName="paramsWrappersString" xmlType="element" getter="getParamsWrappersString" setter="setParamsWrappersString" reffered="false" />
<property name="priority" dataType="java.lang.String" defaultValue="" xmlName="priority" xmlType="element" getter="getPriority" setter="setPriority" reffered="false" />
<property name="transformationtask" dataType="oracle.dbtools.crest.model.design.process.TransformationTask" defaultValue="" xmlName="transformationtask" xmlType="element" getter="getTransformationTask" setter="setTransformationTask" reffered="true" />
<property name="peakPeriodsString" dataType="java.lang.String" defaultValue="" xmlName="peakPeriodsString" xmlType="element" getter="getPeakPeriodsString" setter="setPeakPeriodsString" reffered="false" />
<collection name="events" dataType="java.util.List" xmlName="events" itemXmlName="eventRef" getter="getEvents" itemIsRef="true" refsXMLName="eventRefs" removeItem="removeEvent" addItem="addEvent" getItemByID="getPartyByID" nativeList="true" orderTheList="true" />
<collection name="targetMappings" dataType="java.util.List" xmlName="targetMappings" itemXmlName="targetMapping" getter="getTargetElements" createItem="createTargetElement" removeItem="removeEvent" addItem="addTargetElement" getItemByID="getPartyByID" nativeList="true" orderTheList="true" />
<roproperty name="componentFlowsFor" dataType="interface java.util.Collection" getter="getComponentFlowsFor" />
<roproperty name="events" dataType="interface java.util.List" getter="getEvents" />
<roproperty name="flowEvents" dataType="interface java.util.List" getter="getFlowEvents" />
<roproperty name="paramMapping" dataType="oracle.dbtools.crest.model.design.DesignObject" getter="getParamMapping" />
<roproperty name="paramsWrappers" dataType="interface java.util.List" getter="getParamsWrappers" />
<roproperty name="parentprocess" dataType="oracle.dbtools.crest.model.design.process.Process" getter="getParentProcess" />
<roproperty name="parentprocessInDFD" dataType="oracle.dbtools.crest.model.design.process.Process" getter="getParentProcessInDFD" />
<roproperty name="peakperiods" dataType="[Z" getter="getPeakPeriods" />
<roproperty name="processedAttributesAndFlows" dataType="interface java.util.List" getter="getProcessedAttributesAndFlows" />
<roproperty name="processedEntitiesAndFlows" dataType="interface java.util.List" getter="getProcessedEntitiesAndFlows" />
</oracle.dbtools.crest.model.design.process.Process>

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