Automatically save/load controlled packages

[mylesJ]

Why are controlled packages not loaded or saved automatically by EA? I thought that by controlling the packages I was able to break down my model in to different components - but now I find that I must remember to save my changes to the package file or load them back in. Why doesn't EA do this automatically?

Rational Rose has controlled packages which it writes to automatically.

I end up with duplicated data in the main EA project and in the controlled packages.

[mylesJ]

Okay. I think I can see how this would work now...

We will be using EA in a distibuted environment under source control. I had envisioned that we would be source controlling the EA project file itself as well as the packages. But I think now that we should only be source controlling the package files.

Each use would create his/her own project file locally which they would then import the various package files in that they need.

Does this sound okay?

One problem though; how then can an EALite user see the model because they cannot themselves create a "shell" project to import the packages in to?

Please advise on how best to do distributed development with EA

[Bruno.Cossi]

Hi,

I think this should help:

http://sparxsystems.com.au/WhitePapers/Version_Control.pdf

Bruno

[mylesJ]

Thanks alot!