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File Based Repositories

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In the Desktop and Professional editions of Enterprise Architect, you create Enterprise Architect projects as .eap files. If you prefer, you can also create your projects as .eap files in the Corporate and suite editions of Enterprise Architect.

A default project file (EABase.EAP) is supplied in the Enterprise Architect installer and is automatically stored in your Enterprise Architect installation directory; you can copy this as the base for your own projects. You can also create your own base projects, and copy existing operational projects.

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Create .EAP Project Files

Select one of:

  • File | New Project option
  • New Project option on the Open Enterprise Architect Project dialog
  • Create a New Project option on the Start Page

All of these options display the New Project dialog; select a directory and enter a file name for your project

Once the project has been saved, the Select Model(s) dialog displays, which makes a selection of Model Packages available; select the Model Packages to include

Enterprise Architect adds a model containing the selected Model Packages to the Project Browser

Model Wizard

Default EABase.EAP Installation directories

The default installation directories, depending on which version you have installed, are:

  • Registered version: C:\Program Files\Sparx Systems\EA
  • Trial version: C:\Program Files\Sparx Systems\EA Trial
  • Lite version: C:\Program Files\Sparx Systems\EA Lite

Having copied the base project  as a template for your own project, you can rename it

Copy a Base Project

Rename a Project

Configure Project

Having created your project, you can set a range of project parameters to define defaults, tailor the project to particular coding languages, and ensure consistent development and use of the project

The Settings Menu

Defaults and User Settings

Create Custom Templates

You can customize any Enterprise Architect project as a template project with company standards, tutorials, frameworks and any other common piece of modeling already in-built; with careful planning you can save yourself many hours of work at project start-up

Incorporate Model Templates

Copy Existing Project

A Base project contains templates and reference data to enable you to develop your own project quickly

You can also copy an operational .EAP project file to enable separate development by team members, or to create an evaluation or distribution version of the project

Copy Existing Projects

Notes:

  • You can also add Model Packages to a project using the New Model From Pattern icon in the Project Browser toolbar