Documentation

[James]

The recent addition of hyperlinks to diagrams is very welcome.  What would also help would be to be able to specify whether the hyperlink is relative or absolute - we have some documentation held on shared drives and some in folders with the models themselves, where it would help to be able to move the folder containing the model and supporting docs together.  This also applies to files linked through object properties.

Again, is there any way a future version can allow these links to be included in rtf exported documentation, this would again allow us to generate a single document which both contains the model and indicates to the reader the locations of the supporting documents.

PS if you right-click on an internal hyperlink in the EAExample to get the properties, you get taken to the link (bug), so I can't see how you've done internal hyperlinks.

PPS sorry for the last message duplicate - finger trouble.  

I'm using ver 3.1.0 build 443

[gsparks]

Hi,

I think we can make the hyperlink a relative address - using the same Local Paths dialog as is done for code generation. Im not sure when, but I will include it in the schedule.

We will also add the Hyperlink into the RTF document ASAP.

The last problem arises because the internal link (to a diagram) has no properties as such - so the default 'Show Properties' behaviour does not apply. These are created simply by dragging a diagram from the project browser onto the current diagram - a link is automaticaslly generated.

Hope this helps,
Geoff Sparks

[James]

Hi Geoff,

Thanks for that, we look forward to it.

Also, is there a reason why, when generating documentation for a package, the package's own properties are not included in the report? (it's the obvious place for status/revision information about the package to be stored in EA but doesn't make it onto the document).  

[gsparks]

James,

Just a note to say I have included the hyperlinks in the RTF documentation - they appear at the end of their associated diagram and are in two sections - External links and Internal links. This will be in the next minor update (next Monday or Tuesday)

Ill make a note about the package details being incorporated as well.

Geoff Sparks