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Enterprise Architect => Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools => Topic started by: Brian McLean on October 23, 2008, 08:00:40 pm

Title: Deploying MDG technologies
Post by: Brian McLean on October 23, 2008, 08:00:40 pm

Hi

What is the most successful method for distributing MDG files to users? We are currently loading it into the local path, but making updates to the file is a bit more manual than I'd like.

If we load it onto a network location, users must be online to use the MDG.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Brian

Title: Re: Deploying MDG technologies
Post by: Oliver F. on October 23, 2008, 09:53:08 pm

Indeed these are the two methods provided by EA: Copy it manually into the local file system or deploy it on a web server/network share.

Another option could be to use a versioning system (CVS, SourceSafe, ClearCase, SVN, etc.) and put the technology under version control so people could check it out into a default location configured in the MDG settings dialog and then use it offline.
Then it would be a matter of updating it and benefit from the latest version.

Oliver

Title: Re: Deploying MDG technologies
Post by: Eve on October 29, 2008, 08:27:33 am

If I remember correctly, EA caches MDG technologies specified by URL and uses the cache if it can't access the URL.

If I'm correct, that would probably be your easiest option.