Creating & maintaining an enterprise model

[Guy Manning]

We have a number of Project based EAPs holding Process flows etc.
I have been asked if it is possible that these be 'fed' into a central, Enterprise version (showing all our processes)

Can someone explain (in simple layman terms) if this is possible to do

If so, can it be dynamic? i.e. changes in the source models are replicated into the central version without an on going management/import overhead

Thanks
Guy

[Luis J. Lobo]

The easy way: export the individual models (XMI) and import them into a general repository.

The better way: if you prefer to maintain the individual models, and make possible to see all them in a general repository, search for "Controlled Packages" in the EA help:

You can "put" your individual models into a disk location in XMI format, and "get" them in a general repository.

Changes made to individual models should be "saved" to XMI eventually, and the general repository should be updated too, in order to reflect the changes.

This could be improved by using a SCM tool like Subversion, SourceSafe... Then, the chanages updates automatically when people does "Check-Out" of the packages.