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Enterprise Architect => Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools => Topic started by: Christopher J. Siegle on February 28, 2012, 07:23:38 am

Title: Using EA as CMDB Repository
Post by: Christopher J. Siegle on February 28, 2012, 07:23:38 am

Has anyone used the EA repository to store configuration information?  For example, I was thinking of building a series of capture systems that pulls data from our enterprise and loads/updates it to Sparx EA.  Is Sparx EA scalable for such an endeavor?  Any pitfalls?

Title: Re: Using EA as CMDB Repository
Post by: Geert Bellekens on February 28, 2012, 05:25:27 pm

EA scales pretty good, as long as you don't add too many features (1000+) to an element.
But the question is: what it this information you are trying to load into EA and does this type of information belong in a UML modelling tool?

Geert

Title: Re: Using EA as CMDB Repository
Post by: Paolo F Cantoni on February 28, 2012, 07:35:50 pm

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EA scales pretty good, as long as you don't add too many features (1000+) to an element.
But the question is: what it this information you are trying to load into EA and does this type of information belong in a UML modelling tool?

Geert

In a modelling tool...  As you know Geert, EA goes way past UML...

In a tool based on vertices, arcs and properties (the equivalent of E-R-A).

Paolo

Title: Re: Using EA as CMDB Repository
Post by: Geert Bellekens on February 28, 2012, 07:47:12 pm

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EA scales pretty good, as long as you don't add too many features (1000+) to an element.
But the question is: what it this information you are trying to load into EA and does this type of information belong in a UML modelling tool?

Geert

In a modelling tool...  As you know Geert, EA goes way past UML...

In a tool based on vertices, arcs and properties (the equivalent of E-R-A).

Paolo

I stand corrected ;)

Geert

Title: Re: Using EA as CMDB Repository
Post by: Paolo F Cantoni on February 29, 2012, 10:53:30 am

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I stand corrected ;)

Geert

Does that mean I stand erected?  ;D

Paolo

Title: Re: Using EA as CMDB Repository
Post by: Geert Bellekens on February 29, 2012, 02:37:44 pm

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I stand corrected ;)

Geert

Does that mean I stand erected?  ;D

Paolo

I don't get it. According to this site: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/I+stand+corrected that was that was the correct phrasing.
Or am I missing a subtle language joke?

Me confused :-[

Geert

Title: Re: Using EA as CMDB Repository
Post by: RoyC on February 29, 2012, 03:45:14 pm

Your confusion arises purely from Paolo's response - as does mine, actually! Your words are perfectly correct.

No , I think Paolo meant that he stood. That is, was erect. To be standing = to be erect. That sort of play on words.

If you want to confuse anyone, speak or write English. Maybe we should all speak Nederlandse instead?

Title: Re: Using EA as CMDB Repository
Post by: Geert Bellekens on February 29, 2012, 03:58:46 pm

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Maybe we should all speak Nederlandse instead?

Now that's a suggestion! Lets have a Dutch day ;D
and then a French, German, Spanish,...

Geert

Title: Re: Using EA as CMDB Repository
Post by: Paolo F Cantoni on February 29, 2012, 04:48:17 pm

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Maybe we should all speak Nederlandse instead?

Now that's a suggestion! Lets have a Dutch day ;D
and then a French, German, Spanish,...

Geert

Non dimenticate gli Italiani!

Paolo
(PS: my response, as many English speakers will suspect, was slightly naughty (rude))