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Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools / Re: Script Prompt Position

« on: November 07, 2017, 07:23:02 am »

Hello

I have observed that the placement of the Session.Input box isn't that random (but that doesn't mean it's logic, indeed): unlike the Session.Prompt that places at the center of EA's main area, the Session.Input box actually "tries" to place at the center of the "Scripting" window... or at the place where the Scripting window last was before it was closed.

If the Scripting window is at the center of the screen, you'll see the Session.Input box appear over it (I have tried doing several tests while moving the Scripting window from place to place on my screens : the Session.Input box follows the Scripting Window).
And it still works if you close the scripting window (the last position is remembered) !

If the scripting window is docked on the side of the screen, chances are the Session.Input box will only be partially visible and partially off screen.

Worse : if the Scripting window is docked on a screen side with auto-hide activated, the Session.Input box appears totally off screen.
An emergency solution to get it back is placing the mouse cursor over the corresponding input window icon you'll notice in the MS-Windows taskbar, wait for the window preview to appear then right click on it, choose "move", hit an arrow key on keyboard, move the mouse cursor to bring the invisible window back into visible screen area. 

A better and long term solution is... not using the Session.Input method anymore and switch to Geert's VBScript InputBox suggestion.

Hope this may help.

Regards
Update : I have submitted it as a bug to Sparx through registered user bug report.

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Suggestions and Requests / Re: Select scripts in the Export Reference Data

« on: April 07, 2017, 07:13:59 am »

+1

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General Board / Re: How to set original shape after setting-unsetting default image

« on: April 04, 2017, 07:10:17 pm »

Hi, I already have reported this bug to Sparx through registered user support.
They have confirmed this is an issue and they will fix it in a future build.

At the moment, the only workaround is to manually remove the 'DefaultImage=0' (via a script or SQL).

Best Regards.

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General Board / Re: Glossary in Version 13

« on: March 11, 2017, 07:57:49 pm »

@YogaMatt : if you're still looking for it, you'll find the glossary in ribbon Publish > Documentation >Glossary

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General Board / Re: Is it possible to define variable in document template?

« on: March 11, 2017, 07:54:25 pm »

What follows is a short summary of our solution, it will require some work to develop yours but it's worth the effort, trust me.

As Uffe said there's also the virtual document (virtual =master + model document) solution that could help you.
I had the same problem as yours and decided to create master & model documents that all used a common set of templates and an enterprise wide stylesheet.

Master document have specific tagged values  (see http://www.sparxsystems.com/enterprise_architect_user_guide/13.0/model_publishing/create_master_document.html) that can be used anywhere in templates, fragments, and cover pages and even table of contents templates.

We decided to use the "Report name" tagged value to hold our equivalent to your "solution name" in order to automatically populate cover page and page headers/footer in the generated report.

Since setting a master & model documents structure needs a bit of work every time we create a new "solution" (you'll have to create one master/model document structure per solution), we also created our own MDG technology to hold and share the appropriate templates, fragments, stylesheet, coverpages,  and one model pattern with a predefined master/model document. Now, all we have to do is create a new package from pattern wizard using our MDG technology : this creates the new pre-configured master/model document structure in the project browser. Then we set the Report Name tagged value on the master documet, and associate the desired packages to the model documents : report is ready for generation.

Cherry on the cake : using Resource Document (see http://www.sparxsystems.com/enterprise_architect_user_guide/13.0/model_publishing/resource_documents.html) we save the solution-specific configured Report Generation dialog box based on the master/model document and its associated package. This becomes a named "defined document" in the project Ressources : when we need to generate the solution-specific report, we can do a right click on the appropriate resource document and select "auto-generate document" ; everything is pre-configured and the report generates without any other human action (= time for a coffee !).

If we want to generate all the reports for all our solutions, we only have to right-click on "Defined document" (or any sub-group we created) and choose "auto-generate all documents" (= time for a coffe, a sleep, or whatever else !).
 
In conclusion, investigating virtual document + MDG technology + resource documents seems a good roadmap.
It's a hard work to set, but benefits are enormous.

Hope this helps.
Regards.
PS : sorry for my english... I'm French

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General Board / Re: Export Element discussions to document via RTF template

« on: March 08, 2017, 05:24:51 pm »

Hi, in our organization we recently added discussions in some of our documents, essentially for internal use.
We needed them when studying some elements with distant project stakeholders who don't have/use EA and only contribute to the project through Word documents revisions.

We use the "discussions" section (an its "post" sub section) that is located under the "element" section in the template editor (if I remember well it's by default the last section under the element one)..
Coupled with appropriate styles and formating it allows us to attach eye-friendly discussions related to every element under study.

Hope this helps.
Regards.

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Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools / Re: EA13 Ultimate Edition - Missing the "Generate MDG Technology" Ribbon item

« on: December 21, 2016, 06:01:42 pm »

Hello again.
Geert & Paolo, thank you for your help in this post... and in all the other discussions in this forum : I've learnt a lot from you on how to use EA. You really rock guys !

VKN, you mark the point : I have to say that my problem was "sitting between chair and keyboard". The perspective configuration dialog was the only place I didn't look at. With your help, I found out that the checkbox related to the missing menu was unchecked (probably a mistake while customizing after EA13 installation).

So, this wasn't a product bug but a user bug

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Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools / EA13 Ultimate Edition - Missing the "Generate MDG Technology" Ribbon item

« on: December 16, 2016, 11:44:27 pm »

Hello, I'm currently migrating my company to EA13 (we used EA11/12 since then).
Precision : we use the Ultimate Edition.

While attempting to update our company MDG technology, I discovered that the "Generate MDG Technology" item is missing in Ribbon > Publish > Technology > Publish (its normal place according to the corresponding help page Create MDG Technology File)

I didn't find it anywhere else in any ribbons/menu.

I have checked that "MDG Technology Builder" is activated at EA level (Ribbon > Configure > Technology > Manage), and more generally, all the MDG technologies are currently activated.

I also have checked that "MDG Technology Builder" isn't deactivated at model level (Ribbon > Configure > Model > Options > MDG Technologies).

Does anybody know about this problem... and its solution ?

(Since I still have EA12 at hand, I can generate my MDG update with it but this is only a temporary solution).

I thank anyone in advance for any answer/help. 

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General Board / Re: Is it possible to have more than one EA installation in a Windows instance?

« on: October 11, 2016, 06:51:59 am »

Hi & thanks Q,

I was talking about the .msi files that where created when V12.1 came out, not the good old .chm files.
They let you install a local copy of all the web help pages and make the "Help" menu item point to this local copy instead of the online version.

I managed to download both files at the web adresses below :
http://www.sparxsystems.com/bin/12.1/EAUserGuide.msi
http://www.sparxsystems.com/bin/13.0/EAUserGuide.msi

But, as far as I install the second one (even after having renamed the install path of the first one in "EA12UG") the V12.1 instance can't find its help files anymore and points to the V13 help.
Only the V13 can access its help files directly. #SAD

So I'm just looking for a tip that let me say to V12.1 instance where it can find its local help pages copy.

Hope all this is clear enough...

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General Board / Re: Is it possible to have more than one EA installation in a Windows instance?

« on: October 11, 2016, 06:10:32 am »

Hi, thanks for these great tips.

Does anyone know if it's also possible to install both 12.1 and 13 LOCAL user guides and still being able to directly reach the appropriate local help from each EA instance ?

I need this because, in my company, we don't have access to the web (for security reasons) on our development network.

I have searched for keys to tweak in Windows Registry but didn't find anything... 

Thank you for any help