Problems importing DATA_REFERENCE data types in AUTOSAR for Embedded Coder

I'm trying to import a couple of arxml files with "arxml.importer". I'm running into trouble with pointer data types (see snippet below).

I'm getting this error: Implementation data type in file "xxx" uses unsupported category "TYPE_REFERENCE". Maybe someone give me hint.

Thanks, Manuel

 <IMPLEMENTATION-DATA-TYPE>
   <SHORT-NAME>NAME</SHORT-NAME>
       <CATEGORY>DATA_REFERENCE</CATEGORY>
           <SW-DATA-DEF-PROPS>
               <SW-DATA-DEF-PROPS-VARIANTS>
                 <SW-DATA-DEF-PROPS-CONDITIONAL>
                   <SW-POINTER-TARGET-PROPS>
                        <TARGET-CATEGORY>TYPE_REFERENCE</TARGET-CATEGORY>
                        <SW-DATA-DEF-PROPS>
                                <SW-DATA-DEF-PROPS-VARIANTS>
                                   <SW-DATA-DEF-PROPS-CONDITIONAL>
                                        <IMPLEMENTATION-DATA-TYPE-REF DEST="IMPLEMENTATION-DATA-TYPE">/Path/to/ImplementationDataType</IMPLEMENTATION-DATA-TYPE-REF>
                                        <SW-IMPL-POLICY>CONST</SW-IMPL-POLICY>
                                      </SW-DATA-DEF-PROPS-CONDITIONAL>
                                    </SW-DATA-DEF-PROPS-VARIANTS>
                                  </SW-DATA-DEF-PROPS>
                                </SW-POINTER-TARGET-PROPS>
                              </SW-DATA-DEF-PROPS-CONDITIONAL>
                            </SW-DATA-DEF-PROPS-VARIANTS>
                          </SW-DATA-DEF-PROPS>
                        </IMPLEMENTATION-DATA-TYPE>

Answer 1

[Zhenwei Sun]

hello, you should firstly get the datatype xml.

Answer 2

[Robert Maxim]

This question is very misleading and even confusing. DATA_REFERENCE is not a datatype, but a category which can be set for ImplementationDataTypes. AUTOSAR 4 handles them differently than previous versions.

I would suggest to edit the title, as your problem comes from the TYPE_REFERENCE not being found, rather then the category set for the IDT.