Protecting a package: is it possible, and what does it mean?

[Jacob Vos]

The 't_package' table has the 'protected' field. On https://sparxsystems.com/enterprise_architect_user_guide/15.2/automation/package_2.html is the 'IsProtected' characteristic documented.

I am looking for the meaning of 'IsProtected', and how I can set it. It it something like you can lock a diagram for editing?

[qwerty]

I had to look into that once more. There is both the t_package.protected and EAPackage.isProtected which correspond. Except that you can set it in the properties there is no protection whatsoever connected with this flag.

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[Geert Bellekens]

I especially love the helpul documentation:

IsProtected: Indicates if the Package has been marked as 'Protected'.

Geert

[Jacob Vos]

@qwerty: OK, thank you. (Maybe it has something to do with visibility like 'public' and 'private'.)

@Geert: :-)

[qwerty]

No. The public/private is stored elsewhere (visibility IIRC). It's most likely some heritage, something G.S. had planned but never realized.

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[Sunshine]

It may have been something to do with code generation for C++, C# or Java

[Sunshine]

if you want to protect a package from being changed by other users then enable security and put either a user lock on it or a group lock that limits who can change it.

[qwerty]

It may have been something to do with code generation for C++, C# or Java

Maybe. But then what would be the different semantics compared to the Protected visibility?

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