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Enterprise Architect => General Board => Topic started by: Fábio Guarita on July 10, 2023, 11:57:11 pm

Title: Common model file type between EA 16 64bits and EA 14
Post by: Fábio Guarita on July 10, 2023, 11:57:11 pm

Hi, I am currently using EA 16 64bits and I have colleagues who have EA 14.

I need to collaborate with them and I saw in: https://sparxsystems.com/forums/smf/index.php?topic=46850.0 that I would not be able to use eap(x) files. (I'm not able to install Access runtime here). And I have seen that EA 14 won't open qea(x) files...

So my question is: Is there any file format we can use to edit a model collaboratively? (we intend to use a file in a network drive to share the model)

Our model will contain at least SysML and BPMN elements.

Title: Re: Common model file type between EA 16 64bits and EA 14
Post by: Geert Bellekens on July 11, 2023, 12:01:34 am

You might be able to use .feap files, I'm not sure exactly when they were introduced.

A much better (and safer) option is to switch to a real database.
Files on network drives tend to get corrupted from time to time.

Geert

Title: Re: Common model file type between EA 16 64bits and EA 14
Post by: Fábio Guarita on July 11, 2023, 12:20:16 am

That worked! Thank you so much!

I'll look into that database option, I just think it will require more talk to the IT guys...

Title: Re: Common model file type between EA 16 64bits and EA 14
Post by: Geert Bellekens on July 11, 2023, 12:40:22 am

Quote from: Fábio Guarita on July 11, 2023, 12:20:16 am

I just think it will require more talk to the IT guys...

I know that's a scary thought, but deep down, most of them are really nice people you know  :)

Geert

Title: Re: Common model file type between EA 16 64bits and EA 14
Post by: PeteC on July 12, 2023, 07:50:41 pm

Do you have to use the 64 bit version? You could also install the 32 bit version and use the original eapx files. There is also a way to use eapx files with 64 bit (I replied to another post on here which indicated why I might have been able to open eapx in 64 bit which would involve installing something else, but I did find some things slow, if I remember it was a either a search or a script).
You can install both 32 and 64 bit on the same machine.

Title: Re: Common model file type between EA 16 64bits and EA 14
Post by: qwerty on July 12, 2023, 08:05:15 pm

Quote from: Geert Bellekens on July 11, 2023, 12:40:22 am

I know that's a scary thought, but deep down, most of them are really nice people you know  :)

Geert

You mean like those from The IT Crowd (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EBfxjSFAxQ&pp=ygUIaXQgY3Jvd2Q%3D)?

q.