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General Board / Re: Connecting classes to components

« on: September 28, 2012, 01:05:57 am »

Make the component a composite
Change the diagram type to Class Diagram
Model the classes

Cheers

Phil

Yes I would like to structure things this way, but for other reasons we need to keep the component elements in a Component Model View and the classes in a Logical view.

I know you can 'make composite', them move the diagram elsewhere, so maybe that's the way to go - a double click on the component will take us into the class diagram and the classes can still live in the Logical model view! Problem with that is that you also have to change the diagram type. All of which adds up to make the procedure very 'clunky'!

I guess it all depends on what output and searches you require on the EA model - I was simply trying to get a feel for how others show these connections as there doesn't seem to be a UML standard way of documenting this information.

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General Board / Re: Connecting classes to components

« on: September 27, 2012, 03:27:50 am »

Yes, we had thought of that. Other options are:
1. Use the relationship matrix to cross-reference them.
2. Create a traceability diagram and use trace relationships to link them
3. Use a shallow copy of the component diagram and overlay classes around the components.

Just wondered what method other people (or anyone at Sparx?) uses as there doesn't seem to be a standard way to document this information.

Previously we would have created subsystems from packages of classes (change the package stereotype to 'subsystem'), then create a corresponding component of the same name, but we are trying not to use subsystems as I believe they are not technically in the UML any more!

Any other thoughts or suggestions welcomed...

GT

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General Board / Connecting classes to components

« on: September 26, 2012, 09:14:56 pm »

What method would everyone recommend to show which classes are in which component?

Thanks in advance!

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Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools / Re: Replace the default cover page

« on: August 24, 2015, 11:58:35 pm »

At the point when you produce the report, you have to select which template, style sheet table of contents and *cover page* that you require. Each of these 4 things are a drop-down list on the Generate Documentation dialog box. Simply select the cover page you want to use.
If the one you want isn't on the list, then switch to the template page (on the left of the dialog box) and press new. Choose 'Cover Pages' as the template type and create a new one.