Fix the feature screen

[ChrisMW]

In EA 14, the feature screen makes entering a series of attributes  / operations a pain. Unfortunately, I do quite a bit of both. In 13.5, you work on a dialog that contains all three bits, the notes, the extra settings and the name, type, visibility etc... This is helpful and efficient.

In EA 14, there's a feature screen and 2 tabes of the property screen required to enter the same information. This makes entering attributes / operations a lot more work and it takes significantly more time.

I can suggest two possible solutions, or any other that allows me to enter an attribute / operation in full from a single screen:
1. Make the feature screen optionally look like the old dialog, if you want the feature screen to remain dockable, that's fine.
2. Allow the feature screen to have custom sets of fields, so the ones I use a lot are on a single line. Note that this set differs per type of feature, so for this to work well, it should have either a labelling system or other form of memory. Everything that is there on the EA 13.5 screen should be selectable.

Although I love many improvements I see in EA 14, time is money and this slowdown is enough to prevent me from moving to 14.

[Graham_Moir]

Please raise this formally with Sparx.

[ChrisMW]

I have 

[ChrisMW]

After following the correct procedure, which informs me that someone from Sparx will contact me, it has gone quiet. Not sure what that means....Of course, there´s no mention of timelines, so this might be part of the process.

[Aaron B]

After following the correct procedure, which informs me that someone from Sparx will contact me, it has gone quiet. Not sure what that means....Of course, there´s no mention of timelines, so this might be part of the process.

The only item from you I can see on this topic was submitted to our "Feature Requests" inbox. We don't typically reply to feature requests, but they do get reviewed by our team to gather feedback and get a feel for what people would like to see in EA. If you have a question that requires feedback from us, please send an email direct to [email protected] or use the Bug Report / Support Request forms on our website.

[ChrisMW]

I did that, even got a mail as confirmation:

The following feature request was submitted by Chris xxxxxxxx (mailto:chrisxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)

FEATURE DETAILS

Subject:
EA14 Feature screen

Details:

lots of details trimmed....

The form submittal said someone would be in touch, but perhaps I misread and it only applies to support requests, not feature requests. I used the form. It would have been nice to have some feedback. Either 'not going to happen', so I know 13.5 is my last version, or some kind of timeline. As it is essentially a plea to reinstate s former UI path, or to expand the new UI path to work more ergonomically, it is not really a trivial thing, it relates directly to EA's practical usability. A feature which I have used with some success to promote EA in my client's workplace, where there is a natural tendency to go for more expensive and less useful tools. Anyway.... we shall see.

[ChrisMW]

Also, I submitted a feature request, not a support request, nor a bug request. Because the new functionality works, as designed, but just in a much less focussed manner. And I get normally people would suggest new features, not the return of old features. But if suggest feature isn't the correct route to highlight what is IMO a bit of faux pas, then Iĺl gladly send it into another process chain.Whatever gets it some serious consideration and not a 5 sec glance over with a 'naah, let's not'. Or perhaps I am missing a new super approach that is more efficient and need some explanation. But one fact remains, what was pretty slick in -13.5, has since 14, become a clunky way of working. It reminds me of RSA in a way, the same, it works, but not in a nice way feeling. I am not alone in thinking this...... But EA can be used for many things in many different ways and the finding applies really only to one of EA core functions, class and data modelling.