Operation usage

[Maarten]

Although I know it is not a new request I would like to start a new topic on operation usage because it is an important feature. In nowadays complex systems one should be able to find out where a particular operation is used. I created a simple query to simulate operation usage. With the following SQL you can find out in which sequence diagrams a particular operation is called and which object is calling the operation.

Code: [Select]

SELECT t_connector.Connector_ID, t_connector.Name, t_diagram.Package_ID, t_package.Name, t_connector.DiagramID, t_diagram.Name, t_connector.Start_Object_ID, t_object.Name
FROM t_object INNER JOIN (t_package INNER JOIN (t_connector INNER JOIN t_diagram ON t_connector.DiagramID = t_diagram.Diagram_ID) ON t_package.Package_ID = t_diagram.Package_ID) ON t_object.Object_ID = t_connector.Start_Object_ID
WHERE (((UCase([t_connector].[Name])) Like UCase([OperationName] & "*")) AND ((t_connector.Connector_Type)="Sequence"));

This solution is rather 'quick and dirty' but instead of writing something decent myself by means of the automation interface, I would like to see this kind of feature in EA.

Besides I think it would also be useful to check in which operations a particular object is used (as return type or parameter). At first sight the relationship matrix seems suited for representing the results of both of these usages. Any feedback is appreciated.