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Enterprise Architect => Bugs and Issues => Topic started by: lubos on October 07, 2008, 06:49:21 am

Title: Linked Document -- broken links
Post by: lubos on October 07, 2008, 06:49:21 am
When I use a linked document (EA v.7.1.832) and drag&drop some element on it to create a link to this element from this document than after saving and reopening the document the link is broken -- it doesn't jump to the element in the tree.
The same efect I see when I copy the content of the document to the MS Word and that copy it back -- the links are broken even when I have not modified them (... I do it to chage the label of the link, since EA doesn't enable it.)

I'm not sure but I think in some previous version of EA this worked ?!
Has anybody the same problems?
Thanks for any feedback
Title: Re: Linked Document -- broken links
Post by: «Midnight» on October 07, 2008, 09:04:48 am
Can you confirm that the links are active before you save and reopen?

[Sorry for asking such an obvious question, but you don't explicitly say so, and it never hurts to be sure.]
Title: Re: Linked Document -- broken links
Post by: lubos on October 07, 2008, 04:06:46 pm
Yes, links are live before I close the document. Tthey are broken when I reopen it.
Title: Re: Linked Document -- broken links
Post by: «Midnight» on October 07, 2008, 11:29:31 pm
Strange...

I don't think I've tried this at all, so have not noticed it. To me it seems like a defect. Either the links should be maintained, or should not work (or perhaps even be offered) in the first place.

I suggest you submit a bug report directly to Sparx. With any luck it is will turn out to be a minor oversight and can be resolved quickly. Perhaps it might even get in under the wire for the next build. [That's just a nice-to-have though; I have no idea when the build might come out.]

David

PS: Use the Report a Bug link below the Support link near the bottom of any forum page to file the report.
Title: Re: Linked Document -- broken links
Post by: lubos on October 08, 2008, 05:54:38 pm
FYI
Reply from Sparx:

We have reproduced this issue and logged it as a bug to be fixed.
Item Number: 08082034
Title: Re: Linked Document -- broken links
Post by: «Midnight» on October 08, 2008, 11:41:46 pm
Well, that's progress of a kind. Given that they did not speculate on when the resolution would appear I suspect (without proof) that it will not be in build 833. Perhaps after that long-awaited build comes out they will be able to return to the once a month release schedule for future builds.