Elements in an MDG with Attributes

[Wivel]

Hi

I have in some of the MDG's provided with EA notices that you attributes already added to an element in you toolbox, so that when you add, e.g. a Class to your diagram, it comes with a set of Attributes already added to it.

Does any of you clever heads out there know how to do that?

Henrik

[qwerty]

Well, that's the basic concept for profiles. You create stereotypes which extend meta-classes. The stereotypes have attributes. When you create such an element the attributes from the stereotype become tagged values and the element is that from the meta-class.

Read here: http://community.sparxsystems.com/tutorials/552-24intro-to-creating-a-mdg-file

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[Wivel]

Thank you for replying so quickly.

I think we are talking about 2 different things here. You are correct, that when you develop your MDG, you have the attributes you mention. What I am looking for is a way to have the elements you define in your MDG have Attributes added to them already when deployed and used in a project.

A bad example could be a Stereotype called "Customer" that extends the Class Metaclass. When you then add an instance of the Customer stereotype in a project using the MDG it is contained in, it should be added with Attributes such as "Name and "Address".

Perhaps what I look for is already covered when using Patterns?

[Wivel]

By the way, I have written a tutorial on how to develop MDG's myself. You can find it here:
http://trimm.tigerteam.dk/how-to-develop-mdgs-for-enterprise-architect-part-1/

[qwerty]

*grin* Obviously diametric opposite things. I know your article but did not realize that it was you. So - I have no answer but would like to hear it from someone else. My only explanation would be some kind of add-in wizardry.

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[Wivel]

  Yep, it is me. Hope my tutorials are helpful and I promise to add to it once I know how to solve this problem.

Thank you for your help.

[Eve]

I think you may be wanting to define a pattern (and include the pattern on a toolbox) I believe the help has the necessary information.

[Wivel]

Think that its the say to go, Simon. Thank you for your reply.

Henrik