UML Designs Help

[Vista]

Dear Forum,

 1) Our company has a system which is already online .The Designs are obsalate , The code and the Design doesnt match due to changes in the code and the design not updated .

 I need to update the design as based on the Code .But when i do the reverse engineering , the comments and description of the old design is erased . Is there a way i could merge the changed part alone .

 2)And also i need to update those Diagrams which would be necessary for future code managment . Could you suggest the most needed diagrams .

 3) I was trying to "connect to server " but i get an error saying Enterprise Architect experienced a network error and will close down . How would i remove this error .

Thanks for your suggestions in advance,

Regards,

[Eve]

1) I can answer your specific problem, but not the question you actually asked.  Look at Tools | Options | Source Code Engineering.  There is an option there to disable reverse engineering comments.

[Vista]

Thankyou Simon,

This doesnt generate any comments . But is there a way i could retrieve the comments from the old design into the new one??

Thanks

[Eve]

Where do you want to get the old comments from?  I was thinking they were in the model already.

[thomaskilian]

It is the code where the comment shall come from, Simon.

So for 1) you are most likely out of luck. You can try to forward engineer a dummy class and look at the comments generated. They need to be in the same form in order to be re-read.

2) This depends on what you want to show. Class diagrams would be the basic. For an existing system you could create component or deployment diagrams. Have a look at the sample project that comes with EA. Unfortunately you wont get a definite answer to you question.

3) Try to connect via ODBC on a basic level and see where the issue comes from. Looks like something is not right with your system. I don't suspect EA to be responsible.

Additionially try also to search the forum (although that's sometimes frustrating too).

[Vista]

Thomas, Thanks for your help

I have got the comments generate work .

I have decided on Activity Diagram , Sequence Diagram , Class diagram and Deployment Diagram . I could successfully re engineer Class Diagram (The whole Package) where as having problem with Sequence Diagram .

This system is a web .NET system , while trying to set the Debug settings and build the imported project . the get the error cs2008 ,which is to input parameters , How would i do this , as the starting page is asmx file . Please suggest me with this

Still not successful with the server connection .  as the system is using the tables and objects . Just the EA is not able to do so .... any ideas??

Thanks again

[Vista]

Hi,

I am trying to use the EA Example as the base for creating my diagrams . In the Start page , there are a few Diagram Links , I am trying to do the same but am not able to do it . The object seems to be a TEXT element . but it doesnt have a link property .

Can someone tell me how to get a link diagram on my Start page .

Thanks

[KP]

Find the diagram that you want to link to in the Project Browser, and drag and drop it onto your Start page - that will create a diagram hyperlink for you.

[Vista]

That worked , Thanks