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[cloudsoup]

Is there/might there be some support in EA for patterns? I'm specifying a web application at the moment and when it comes to the support/maintenance pages for updating data it's getting boring. Is there any way I could use EA to lighten the workload on this and /or use patterns?

[gsparks]

Hi,

We intend to add a pattern mechanism in the future - with patterns defined in XML format for import/export between models.

At the moment, the next best thing would be to create a package of generic 'pattern' diagrams that match your requirements. You can then copy the 'pattern' diagram in total and do a deep copy of all the elements it contains. This would give you the initial starting point for a typical scenario - such as a maintenance screen, server component & etc.

You could also export this package of 'patterns' in XMI format and import into other models as required.

Regards,
Geoff Sparks