External Link to Diagram

[dagraf]

Hi all!  

Is it possible to create an external link to a diagram which is in an EA-Model? So that you can paste the link to a Word Document for example and then EA starts, loads the model and then shows the desired diagram.

Thanks for your help!  

[Paul Lotz]

Well, this isn't exactly what you are asking, but here is a solution that may be suitable for your overall goals.

Create HTML report documentation for your model.

Now it would be great to just create a hyperlink to the diagram in the model, but I just tried this and the link is always at the index.  If I click on properties of the diagram image, however, I can copy the URL for the diagram image and paste it into another application.  Clicking on the link in Powerpoint, for example, will bring up the diagram image in an image viewer.

Does an approach like this meet your needs?

Paul

[Oliver F.]

Hi all!  

Is it possible to create an external link to a diagram which is in an EA-Model? So that you can paste the link to a Word Document for example and then EA starts, loads the model and then shows the desired diagram.

Canonic will soon ship a free ea:// protocol handler which will allow exactly this.
Look at their web site for more information and the beta program:

http://www.canoniccorp.com

Oliver

[dmf]

Create HTML report documentation for your model.

Now it would be great to just create a hyperlink to the diagram in the model, but I just tried this and the link is always at the index.  If I click on properties of the diagram image, however, I can copy the URL for the diagram image and paste it into another application.  Clicking on the link in Powerpoint, for example, will bring up the diagram image in an image viewer.

It appears to be that the URL of each element of the html report is relative to its location in the project browser at the time of report generation.  Hence, if an element subsequently moves and another report generated over the top of the first one, the previous URL is now incorrect!

Is there a way to specify a URL to a model element/diagram in an  html report that stay valid (eg. based on the element GUID)?  I want to be able to use external hyperlinks to elements in an html report that will be regularly updated.