How to hide section of a model (business process)

[KevinMcClusky]

Hi

Have just start to use EA. Is there a way to exclude all parts of a model based on author/status? I have tried using filters, but it not working on the whole model.

Thanks in advance

Kevin

[Paolo F Cantoni]

Hi

Have just start to use EA. Is there a way to exclude all parts of a model based on author/status? I have tried using filters, but it not working on the whole model.

Thanks in advance

Kevin

Hi Kevin,

Why are you trying to do that?  It's a question (not a criticism)...  Normally we don't use the concepts in this way so it's difficult to understand what you are actually trying to achieve.

BTW: EA misuses the term model in a number of ways.  In addition, new users often say 'model' when they mean diagram.

The physical storage should be called the repository, a particular collection of objects and relationships within the repository could be termed a model, a diagram can hold objects and relationships from any part of the repository including multiple models.

So are you actually trying to exclude those items in the repository based on author?  If so, to what end?

HTH,
Paolo

[KevinMcClusky]

HI Paolo

Thanks for the reply. We currently have a basic business process model ( made up of multiple diagrams ), and we want to disable/grey out sections that have not been modified/approved yet. We also want to generate html documentation that would do the same thing.

Regards

Kevin

[qwerty]

What we do is the following: stereotype elements with TBD which according to our profile makes elements appear in red color. Alternatively you can use status colors which you have to enable  via Setting/General Types. Note that colors for most elements are only visible in the shadow which is why we chose the TBD variant.

Additionally we lock elements to groups so it can not be changed by individuals.

q.

[Geert Bellekens]

If I'm not mistaken in v9 (beta) there is an option to grey out certain objects on your diagram based on almost any criterium you choose (including status)
I think that is exactly what you are looking for.

Geert

[Mario Wens]

We also want to generate html documentation that would do the same thing.

You can exclude elements from your model from RTF-documentation by excluding the Package they are in:

select the Package, right mouse click, select 'Documentation/RTF Report Options...' and then change the Generation Status to 'Exclude Package from RTF Reports'

However, you would have to move any item that gets approved out of the package(s) to get it included in the documentation.

Mario