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Suggestions and Requests / Re: Printing large diagrams

« on: May 14, 2004, 07:39:25 am »

You could try saving the diagram as a file (Diagram mewu -> Save Image to File, try file type .WMF or .EMF for best results) and insert the diagram in a wordprocessor document configured for the printer over the road.

Check the quality of the stretched diagram though, these files should ideally contain vector graphics (that will maintain reasonable quality when enlarged) but it does depend on how the graphical (GDI) part of EA is written.

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Suggestions and Requests / Re: Linking elements from one model to another?

« on: May 14, 2004, 07:10:25 am »

Dear Bruno

I think I can see how it would work the way that you suggest - although it is not really the solution that I had in mind because this will still leave me with everything in one model. So if you come up with some wizzy component and provide a model for it; the only way I can get it in my model is to export it from yours and import it into mine. Effectively, in your solution all of my projects become root nodes in one big model (project, .eap file etc). However your suggestion is - today - the closest that I can get to what I am looking for.

Another modelling tool, (not a great tool in too many ways, but good in a few others such as component management and an easy multiuser environment) called SELECT Component Architect, allows you to link classes from one model into another, giving you a read only link to the class. If you modify the class in the source model then the changes are reflected in the destination model.

Thanks for your solution Bruno. I would still love to see EA do it better if it is possible.

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Suggestions and Requests / Linking elements from one model to another?

« on: May 13, 2004, 09:20:33 am »

Wouldn't it be great if I could define and maintain my 'corporate' components in one model and use them in other models via a link (like linking item from one folder to a diagram in another).

I could use this for:

* Reversing frameworks, components and libraries like the .NET framework or some COM component or the MFC class libraries.

* Linking to Actors (or even use cases & requirements) defined in a central model.

* Maintaining my corporate database in one model even though it is used in many.

The list goes on. Sure there are some user considerations such as how do you resolve the side effects of the changes? However it beats having a many megabyte Base model that is 'statically linked' to every new model.

Any takers?  

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Suggestions and Requests / Re: Tabbed MDI Windows for Diagrams

« on: November 28, 2003, 04:40:40 am »

'MDI style' as per (or even integrated into) VS.NET would be great - please add my vote.

In defence of EA I do remember the gods at Microsoft discouraging developers from using MDI not so long ago - hence the weird way that Office now implements MDI and VS.NET's tabs. I think the previous message was a bit unfair.

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General Board / Re: Stereotypes for ASP.NET

« on: November 28, 2003, 04:26:47 am »

The nearest that I have found is the 'UML Profile for Web Modelling' which can be found under the 'UML Profiles' menu item of the 'Resources' menu on the Sparx home page. The profile is based on the article "Building Web Applications with UML" by Jim Conallen" which I believe can be found on the Rational web site.

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Bugs and Issues / Re: Lost Diagrams Toolbox

« on: March 26, 2013, 03:39:39 am »

Try switching workspaces (view->workspaces & commands),

best rergards,

Paulus

Thanks - that fixed it - it is weird that it got lost but I am just happy that it is back!

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Bugs and Issues / Lost Diagrams Toolbox

« on: March 26, 2013, 03:22:52 am »

Hi, I lost the Diagram Toolbox a few days ago. Selecting Diagram->Diagram Toolbox shows it as checked (ticked) regardless of subsequent selections, Pressing Alt+5 does the same. Either way I can't get it to show and it is not auto hidden on the left. Any ideas on how to get it back? Any values in the registry that I can check in case it has been given a size that is making it invisible?

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Bugs and Issues / Instance of Object but no Link to Class v10.0.1004

« on: December 15, 2012, 02:11:45 am »

Checked a few mores times and it is still puzzling me but I would if someone can confirm the same behaviour before I raise a bug.

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Bugs and Issues / Instance of Object but no Link to Class v10.0.1004

« on: December 15, 2012, 12:33:58 am »

I am scratching my head here. If I drag and drop a class onto a sequence diagram in V9x it is a link. If I do the same in v10 it is an instance of an object. Tools->Options->Diagram->Behaviour Auto Instance is unchecked for both versions. Holding Ctrl down during a drag and drop beings up a dialog in v9x and nothing in v10. Can anyone else confirm or deny the behaviour??

Regards.

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Uml Process / Re: Business process model example

« on: May 20, 2004, 06:45:24 am »

Business 'viewers' of your models should be very interested in the Fork/Join symbol especially as a Join often represents a 'wait-state' in the business activity such as synchronising payment and availability of goods prior to dispatch. At the very least it is important to highlight the fact that the process cannot progress until the synchronisation is complete. Some businesses may want to look at optimising this wait-state.

The importance of (business) Decision symbols should be fairly obvious to the viewer too.

So thumbs up to Forks/Joins