Contraints Tab missing from column

[clacivita]

I just upgraded from 6.5.something to 7.0.816.  I was using the Constraints tab on a table column.  After upgrading, the Constraints tab now seems to be missing.  Is there a way I can see what I had added to that tab?

A more general question... is there a way I can show the standard tabs (Details, Require, Links, ...) for certain stereotypes?

Thanks,
Chris

[«Midnight»]

Hi Chris,

Using build 816 I still have a constraints tab. I checked on whether chaning the diagram type (from a class diagram to a data model) made any difference but it seems not to do so.

Note that the properties dialog still sees my table as a Class (on the dialog header bar), which might give you a clue. See if yours is different.

Regarding your "more general question," what do you mean? Do you want these tabs for only those stereotypes, or what?

David

[clacivita]

I changed the diagram type and still no Constraints tab.  I do get the tab on the Table but not on the attributes/columns of the table.  The only tab I get for a column is the General tab.

Info on the more general request.  I specifically want to hide the Scenario tab for the table stereotype.  We do not use the tab for tables and some junior engineers put stuff in there mistakenly.

Thanks for the quick response,
Chris

[«Midnight»]

Chris,

OK, now I have a better idea.

The bad news is that you cannot do that without writing an add-in to extend EA's functionality.

The good news is that you should be able to do that by writing an add-in.

The also good news is that the add-in would be fairly straightforward.

Still, you'll need to read up a bit, and do some experiments. Start by making sure you have the build 816 help file. Note that if you patched from an earlier build the help file was not part of the patch. You can download the help file from the same page as you got you most recent kit.

Read through how to build an add-in. While you are doing this download the appropriate white papers and tutorials from the Sparx resources page.

Take a whack at this, reflect on the results enough to realize that is is not actually an onerous task, and get back to us with the results, and your questions.

HTH, David