Support own Framework with Enterprise Architect

[Ben74]

I was wondering. Could I create a solution in EA Sparx which supports a my own Framework like like Archimate, TOGAF? So I could bring in own elements with specific icons and relationships which support this Framework?

[qwerty]

Yes, sure. You need to create your own MDG (profiles and some EA-specific definitions in a XML).

q.

[Paolo F Cantoni]

I was wondering. Could I create a solution in EA Sparx that supports my own Framework like Archimate, TOGAF? So I could bring in my own elements with specific icons and relationships which support this Framework?

Yes, it is entirely possible, that's what we've done.  We're also (to an extent) able to extend certain formal methodologies into our own framework.

Paolo

[Ben74]

A super I was looking for some examples and documentation. If you have any tips please share.

I am now looking at this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=385d7bv7GUE

[Ben74]

Question about the Framework:
In the MDG Builder or Building Process could I "precheck" duplicate Elements? In other words.... If someone is using the MDG, could I check if the Element already exists in the Repository? Say by an OID tag?

[Paolo F Cantoni]

Question about the Framework:
In the MDG Builder or Building Process could I "precheck" duplicate Elements? In other words.... If someone is using the MDG, could I check if the Element already exists in the Repository? Say by an OID tag?

NO, only GUIDs make items unique.  Nothing else.  EA has no notion of any sort of Namespace.  If you want to create one, you'll need to run the checks yourself.

Paolo

[Geert Bellekens]

Question about the Framework:
In the MDG Builder or Building Process could I "precheck" duplicate Elements? In other words.... If someone is using the MDG, could I check if the Element already exists in the Repository? Say by an OID tag?

You can't do that in the MDG.

You would need to intercept the EA_OnPostNewElement event.

That can be done with
- an add-in
- a model-addin (special Javascript)
- an EA-Matic script (see this script as an example https://github.com/GeertBellekens/Enterprise-Architect-VBScript-Library/blob/master/Projects/EA-Matic%20Scripts/PreventDuplicates.vbs)

EA-Matic is one of my free add-ins: https://bellekens.com/ea-matic/

Geert