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Suggestions and Requests / Re: Code engineering support for WSDL, IDL

« on: September 09, 2004, 12:45:36 pm »

For what it's worth, I'd like to add my support for the idea of handling CORBA IDL.

Later,
SDM

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Suggestions and Requests / Re: CVS support

« on: September 07, 2004, 12:50:42 pm »

In case somebody is counting, I'd also like to cast a vote for Subversion...

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Suggestions and Requests / Re: CORBA IDL support

« on: December 11, 2003, 10:27:21 am »

I would also like to add this to my wishlist...

Later,
SDM

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General Board / How to copy a part of a seq diagram to another?

« on: March 18, 2008, 08:44:55 am »

A seq diagram I am working on started to get a bit large for one diagram, so I would like to copy some of the classes to a new seq diagram. I tried the 'ol cut and paste using this procedure:

1) selected the classes I wanted to copy.
2) Select "Add to project clipboard" - or ctrl-c seem to give the same results
3) Created a new seq diagram
4) Select Paste as link ( i tried the other past options as well)

The classes are pasted to the new diagram. However all of the messages are gone, as is the original layout of the classes. So now I have to re-layout and re-add the messages.

Am I missing something? I looked in the help and searched this board but found nothing that worked.

Thanks

Mitch

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General Board / Re: How to transfer local settings to a new PC

« on: February 05, 2008, 11:54:52 am »

Good news and bad news.

Good news: It didn't seem like a lot of work (unless I'm missing something: 1) On old PC export all to an XML file. 2) On new PC, I imported that xml file.

Bad news: I still don't have local paths on my new PC. Nor code templates.

I guess I'll have to recreate the local paths manually. Also cut and past the code templates. Now this will be a real pain.

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General Board / How to transfer local settings to a new PC

« on: February 01, 2008, 08:21:48 am »

We just got new PCs. We keep the .eap projects in source control, so I can open the EA project. However, the source code paths are different on the new PC so I can no longer do any code engineering.

We were using the Local_Paths feature, so (theoretically) I just need to update the definitions for the local paths. Right? Is there anyway I can transfer the old local paths from my old PC to my new PC.

I'd like to transfer my code gen templates.

Thanks

Mitch

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General Board / Re: Showing base classes/interfaces in the title a

« on: November 13, 2006, 07:38:25 am »

One more followup. I noticed that Interfaces are not considered "additional parents" (and therefore NOT displayed with the class when it is not on the diagram).

Is this the intention? Or a bug?

Is there a way to show the interface implemented by a class other than placing the interface element onto the diagram?

Mitch

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General Board / Re: Showing base classes/interfaces in the title a

« on: November 13, 2006, 06:42:50 am »

Hi Mitch,

> Do you have the

• Show Additional Parents[/b][/color][/font] checkbox in the Diagram properties Checked?
  
  Yes, it is set to show additional parents.
  
  >If yes, then when you drag the newly imported class on the diagram - does the Generalization relationship automatically appear?
  
  Yes, EA recognizes that the newly imported class is the real parent of the existing class.
  
  > If it does, then if you remove the parent class from the diagram, does the parent classes name appear?
  
  Yes, now the "addtional parent" does appear. Exactly what I wanted. I guess EA just needed a little "push".
  
  
  > HTH,
  
  It definitely did. Thanks, Mitch
  
  >Paolo
  [size=0]©2006 Paolo Cantoni, -Semantica-[/size]

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General Board / Showing base classes/interfaces in the title area

« on: November 10, 2006, 01:36:54 pm »

When I import source code, I don't always import all of the base classes. As a result, when a class is on a diagram, and its base class was not imported, EA writes the name of the missing base class into the top right corner of the title area of the class. This is nice behavior.

However, if I subsequently import the base class, EA does not show the base class in the title area. Instead I need to drag the base class onto the diagram. This wastes space, and I don't really need the details of the base class on that particular diagram.

Is there anyway to tell EA to show the base class in the title area even if it know about the base class?

Thanks,

Mitch

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General Board / Re: Packages, Artifacts and Namespaces

« on: March 17, 2006, 08:00:43 am »

This may have something to do with the "namespace root" of your folders in the EA project browser.

To set the namespace root: Right click the folder->Code engineering->Set as Namespace root,

Or if the folder is already the namespace root, the menu item says "clear namespace root.

The only way to determine which IS the namespace root is to look at all the context menus for each folder, then infer from the test of the menu item.

BTW, the namespace root also effects the namespaces that are created when generating code. That's how I discovered this feature.

I don't know if this is your exact problem, but it gives you something to experiment with. Unfortunately, in EA feature addition takes a back seat to user interface. EA is a good tool, but I constantly find myself "looking" for stuff in menus and context menus.

Mitch

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General Board / Re: Importing: Add only the new classes

« on: March 23, 2006, 01:27:02 pm »

That was it! Thanks alot. For some reason there was NO filename associated with some of the duplicated classes.

BTW, is there a reason EA allows two classes to have the same name?

Mitch

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General Board / Importing: Add only the new classes

« on: March 23, 2006, 08:47:11 am »

I've been doing design in EA and then generating code for about 90% of my classes. The other 10% I create in VisStudio. Now I would like to reverse engineer that other 10% so that they are in EA.

I tried src code engineering -> import src directory (recursive). I checked the option to "Synchronize existing classes". This imported everything and I ended up with duplicate classes in EA. In other words it didn't synchronize with the existing class, it just created a new class

Is there a way to recursively go thru the directory tree and only import classes that are not already in EA?

Thanks

Mitch

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General Board / Re: UML Modeling Product Wars

« on: February 13, 2006, 07:37:43 am »

Derek,

Good analysis. We convinced management to buy a floating license (5 user) we'll use on a current project. Following the project, we'll have to decide if we want to spread UML and EA to everyone. If so, the training issue, including cost and time will be critical. Learing curve for EA seems acceptable, learning UML seems daunting.

Mitch

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General Board / Re: Is there a log of classes that were synchroniz

« on: February 16, 2006, 02:40:16 pm »

I made a feature request. We'll see what happens. I've only been using EA for a month or so, so I don't know what to expect.

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General Board / Is there a log of classes that were synchronized?

« on: February 16, 2006, 07:21:34 am »

When I synchronize a pacakge with the source code (from code to EA), the little dialog briefly shows each class that it processes.

I'm wondering if there is a place to see which classes were actually updated? And even better, what new source code was detected and sync'd with the EA class.

Mitch