How to hyperlink to another EA repository model

[skiwi]

How can I create, in a diagram, a hyperlink that opens another EA model (held in a SQL Server database)?

I read the manual, and tried the dialog, but it isn't obvious to me how to proceed.

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[RoyC]

Can you be more specific about what you want to do? A hyperlink can open a diagram or a file IN a model, but 'open a model' is a bit too broad an operation.

If the model is part of the same project, you just browse to where the object is that you want to open.  If it is in another project, I don't think you can open it from the source diagram, if only because that would close the project that the source diagram was in.

So what exactly do you want to do?

[KP]

If you go "File > Save As" to create a shortcut to the SQL Server database, you can use a hyperlink of type "File" that points to the shortcut. Double-clicking the hyperlink will open the database in a new instance of EA (without closing the current model or instance of EA).

[RoyC]

Ah yes, the old 'new instance of EA' trick, eh?

Neil is right. So does that do what you wanted to do?

[Geert Bellekens]

The EA protocol handler might be what you are looking for.

Geert

[skiwi]

If you go "File > Save As" to create a shortcut to the SQL Server database, you can use a hyperlink of type "File" that points to the shortcut. Double-clicking the hyperlink will open the database in a new instance of EA (without closing the current model or instance of EA).

Yup, thats the functionality I want thanks,
but not by having to store a file on a file system somewhere where all model users have the rights to access it (and reliant on it not being deleted).
Can EA simply save the information to open (as news) a separate repository based model as part of the model as it does for all other hyperlink types.

[skiwi]

The EA protocol handler might be what you are looking for.

Looks very interesting, could be the subject of a separate thread.