Mysterious history tab

[razzo78]

In defect, events, issue, resource assignment, ecc., i saw that in addition to the tab description there is also a history tab. What for? How should I use?

[razzo78]

No any body using history tab? Then it is useless?

[qwerty]

There are a number of (I think) useless features in EA. It looks like this is one of them.

The history appears to be a 2nd notes field where you can store historical data. It looks like you need to fill it manually.

q.

[Geert Bellekens]

I don't think any of the features of EA are useless; but I believe some are used almost exclusively by Sparx Systems itself.

I'm thinking about things like project management, model mail, test execution management,..

Over the years I've come to the conviction that EA is the only application a Sparx Systems employee is allowed to have installed

Geert

[EXploringEA]

@Geert -

Over the years I've come to the conviction that EA is the only application a Sparx Systems employee is allowed to have installed

I think you are correct, as supported by the recent article about EA referenced on the community site -http://issuu.com/aiglobalmedia/docs/ai_magazine_november_2015/19#signin

Enterprise Architect was developed with several key design rules in order for project teams to be able to use a single platform ...

Personally I've tried to adopt/test the single platform approach, depending on projects, with the aim of keeping all knowledge in one place, including using the project management stuff(!).  However, I've rarely fully succeeded - in part because I've got frustrated with trying to work out how it's done (or should be done) with EA.

I think it's a pity we are all so reliant on the forum for documentation and support, and that there isn't more DETAILED information with real world (industrial sized) examples available from Sparx on using EA.  I'm just grateful for the few stalwarts who provide great support to the forum.

I'd be really interested to understand how EA could truly be used as a single platform (a key aim of EXploringEA), if only to get Sparxs' view of best practice of how the bits in this ever expanding tool should work together.  And although I suspect it will be difficult to deploy for many projects, it could at least provide a clear vision of what could be; but I guess that would be a big undertaking for Sparx :-?