Request Module! - Template Designer(Document)

[projectgroup]

Many Customer & Large Project($$) People want a Template Designer (like a Rational SoDA, Together Template Designer).

We want using EA, but EA has not document template designer(rtf ..).

At Last, our BIG BOSS choose the Togehter Control Center 6.2(+Eclipse Version) & Telelogic Doors.

Using CASE tool, in mission critical & Big Project, Functionaluty is important better than cost (price).

[thomaskilian]

Right, but a usefull designer is likely very expensive. For the time being you could use the automation interface to do the job. What comes to my mind is a download area with several skeletons to be used for that task (currently there is only one from Sparx).

[projectgroup]

I do not think so, thomaskilian.

Document template designer & Reporting Engine is a core function of UML CASE Tools.
It is not area of automation interface tasking. It is job of Sparx EA Team.

Borland Together Control Center & Rational XDE (Eclipse) has an open API (plug in), too. But there is no Document Designer in plug in sw list.

Together Open API
http://bdn.borland.com/article/0,1410,29957,00.html
http://bdn.borland.com/together/openapi/0,1418,10078,00.html
The Rational XDE Extensibility (RXE) API
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/2862.html

EA is great tool, but an Architect Team (EA, BA, TA, and AA) wants a powerful Report Solution for there diagram and specifications.

[CJ]

G'day,

I wouldn't waste too much effort here, Thomas.  Sounds like BIG BOSS has already made the decision.

We're extremely satisfied/impressed with EA's  functionality  (including, as per EA help file index entry, "Creating Documents").  I can certainly appreciate how "projectgroup" would be frustrated in having to work with something other than EA.

[sargasso]

Ah dear.

The managers of the construction company decided that all the problems they had with high rise construction - delays, price overruns etc would be solved if all the workers used the same set of tools - so they hired a consultant company to come up with a "standard toolbox environment".
The consultants used their "extensive" experience in high rise construction tooling coupled with intensive workshopping with the mangerial staff to come up with a common set of tools that would allow - in their opinion - any construction to proceed.
I just wish I was there the day they presented all the construction workers with their new hammer and chisel.

B

[jasonnoh]

I understand where projectgroup is coming from.
Being from the Asian country where formality and military-like precision and consistence in such a small thing, at least to the desingers and developers, as the top and bottom margins of the project documentation carries significant implications...

Has anyone developed "post-processor" for the EA RTF documents?