EA/TFS version control issue

[mdownes]

I am a relative newcomer to Enterprise Architect although I have solid experience of other UML tools.

We recently encountered a problem with EA/TFS. I am unsure whether this was due to misuse or a problem with the software.

Here is a brief summary:

• The model is shared in SQL Server and version controlled using TFS.
  
• I configured the model root and sub-packages to be version controlled.
  
• When the model root is checked out, classes are removed from class diagrams (and I believe sequence diagrams) in the version controlled sub-packages.
  
• This only happens when another sub-package is configured to use a different version control configuration setting (i.e. the model is configured with more than one version control setting although all are TFS).
  
• Problem goes away when the sub-package that is configured to use a different version control configuration setting is 'uncontrolled'.

Let me know if you need any more information.

Regards, Marcus

[Martin Terreni]

Probably a bg wich should be reported byyou to sparx.
A piece of advice I can give about EA\TFS relationship - DON"T WORK DIRECTLY WITH TFS! as you'll see in help, it is not recomended by Sparx.
Download the MSSCCI client from MS (you'll easly find it if you sarch) and use SCC settings, it will work better...

[Tom G]

I've had a similar problem using EA with VSS.

Don't know the exact scenario in which my classes disappear but it is certainly linked to class diagrams containing classes that are part of different packages (which have other version control settings).

I was hoping it was linked to our usage of .eap files and was thinking of moving to SQL Server...

Kr,
Tom

[Martin Terreni]

I'm not sure using DB will solve the problem, you have to first check the actions that caused the problem, they might be rpeatable in DB with the same consequences.