Working Offline

[SNSNAN26]

Can I work offline and synchronise with SQL Server 2005 repository. How?

I am using EA 7.0 Build 816 with repository as SQl Server 2005.

[thomaskilian]

I work offline with version controlled packages. Probably better than just replicating tables.

[SNSNAN26]

Kindly provide more details on this. My objective is to work offline and then update the work into the existing SQL server repo

SN

[Geert Bellekens]

I think you will have to create a local .eap file to work offline. In that local model you can import the xmi files you exported from your sql-server repository.
After updating the model locally you export to xmi again and import into the repository.
Whether or not you use a version control system to keep track of all of this importing and exporting is up to you.

[«Midnight»]

And look up Controlled Package in the EA help.

[thomaskilian]

I use SQL Server Express locally. That is faster than EAP files if the model is going above 10 MB (my experience).

[«Midnight»]

Thanks for the data point Thomas.

I've been meaning to use SS Express for more projects, but don't seem to find the right candidates, or the time, or whatever. Part of the problem has been concern over performance.

Given your experience I'll probably make the switch for several projects sometime soon.

David

[Martin Terreni]

I think Thomas was right that if you want to work off line then better use some kind of version control.
Like Yoda would say:"Tempting other dark paths may seem , but lead you to unger they will..."
Specialy if it is a shared project and the forces of evel take over it and begin changing things while you are off line.
Don't let the dark side take over your project, and my the UML be with you...