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Suggestions and Requests / XMI import enhancement

« on: November 12, 2010, 01:58:13 am »

I have just had the misfortune to unintentionally overwrite some stuff in a package when importing the same package from an updated off-side instance of the model.

I would like ea to automatically export the package before deleting it when you perform an XMI import. That way you can easily restore to the same point before the package import was carried out.

This should be an easy enhancement and would save many man hours locating backups or re-creating deleted material.

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General Board / Re: Custom SQL (Search) into a RTF report

« on: July 19, 2011, 12:44:00 am »

You can if you use a master/model document.

When you create the model document for the section that needs to use the sql search you use the tagged values of the model document.

This allows you to set the RTFTemplate, SearchName and SearchValue.

This is all you need to provide in the model document class.

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General Board / Element filters

« on: February 09, 2011, 03:47:12 am »

Hi,
I have created a simple template that is meant to contain details of only 'UseCase' element types.
I created a 'required' Element Filter on the ObjectType and saved that filter with the document template. This works fine when I select a package and generate a document, but when I select the Use Case Model package (so that I can product the report for the whole model) the element filter is ignored and I get all kinds of ObjectTypes listed in the document.

If I check the element filter on the document generation tab having selected the Use Case model package, the correct filter is shown but it is ignored?

Is this a bug?

Much appreciated.
Richard.

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General Board / Re: creating scripts

« on: January 28, 2011, 10:08:30 pm »

Thanks for the quick reply - that explains why I can write the scripts at work and not at home - different editions.

Cheers.

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General Board / creating scripts

« on: January 28, 2011, 09:48:36 pm »

Any idea why all of the scripting buttons in the scripting window are disabled? I am running the professional edition against an Access database with no security enabled.

Thanks.

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General Board / Re: MySearches

« on: October 15, 2010, 07:53:51 pm »

Thanks, it's a shame that there isn't a way to easily make public searches. Unfortunately, getting all users to import the search is not currently feasible so it looks like I have to 'learn' MDG technologies to do this.  

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General Board / MySearches

« on: October 14, 2010, 09:27:29 pm »

We are using an Oracle databse back-end for EA and I have a number of Custom SQL queries that are used by the document generator. I need these customer SQL queries to be available to all users. How do I promote or copy the search from the MySearches list to the common list of customer queries so all users can generate the documentation?

Thanks in advance
Richard.

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General Board / Re: RTF Generator ignores 'order by' clause

« on: May 06, 2010, 09:00:15 pm »

That's got it! Cheers, it has been puzzling/frustrating me for a while.

Cheers.

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General Board / Re: RTF Generator ignores 'order by' clause

« on: May 05, 2010, 07:53:44 pm »

The query that I am trying to use is...

SELECT t_object.ea_guid AS CLASSGUID, t_object.Object_Type AS CLASSTYPE, t_object.Name, t_object.Alias, t_object.Phase, t_object.Version, t_object.ParentID FROM t_object where t_object.Object_Type = 'Activity' and (t_object.Phase = '<Search Term>' or '<Search Term>' = 'all')
order by Alias

I have just upgraded to v8.0 build 855 with the same results. What is returned in the search window is different to what appears in the RTF document.

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General Board / RTF Generator ignores 'order by' clause

« on: May 05, 2010, 06:55:43 pm »

Hi,

I have written a custom SQL statement that filters activities by phase and orders them by alias.
This works beautifully in the search window and I can select all elements and product a report from that list.
However, I want to make use of the searchname and searchvalue of a model document tag values.
If I set the search name to the name of my query and the search value to the phase that I want, the resulting doc shows the correct elements but ignores the 'order by Alias' clause on the query.

Is there anyway I can get the model document to make use of the 'order by' part of the query?

Cheers,
Richard.

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General Board / Re: RTF Filters

« on: April 19, 2010, 11:34:51 pm »

Have you tried using the 'SearchName' and 'SearchValue' tagged values of the 'Model Document'.

When you create a virtual document and create model documents, drag a package into the model document class and you can then associate a template and search criteria in the tagged values for that model document.

We then create a new virtual document for each phase and put the phase as the search value for all model documents in that virtual document.

The only thing that irritates me is that the sort (SQL order by) clause doesn't worj so I can't change the order of the elements that result from the query.

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General Board / Stopping a connector appearing automatically

« on: September 16, 2009, 02:20:56 am »

If I draw a connector between two elements on the current active diagram, how do I stop that new connector being automatically drawn on all other diagrams that contain those two elements.

I realise there is an option on the context menu of the connector that can 'Hide Connector in Other Diagrams' but is there an option to do this by default.

It's a pain where a model is being worked on by multiple users because as another user is elaborating another diagram, their connectors suddenly start polluting my diagrams!

Also, is it possible to display a warning if a duplicate connector already exists between the two elements?

Cheers,
Rich.

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General Board / Re: RTF Generator and Level Numbering

« on: September 22, 2008, 07:18:02 pm »

The document in question was generated through right-clicking on the package, not through a model document (althrough I will try this method to see if it makes any difference).

I have sent this information to sparx support who have duplicated the issue and have escalated it to the appropriate department. Hopefully, this will be a bug that is easily rectified.

Cheers.
Rich.

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General Board / Re: RTF Generator and Level Numbering

« on: September 19, 2008, 09:12:13 pm »

Just updated to 832 and the issue still exists.

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General Board / Re: RTF Generator and Level Numbering

« on: September 18, 2008, 10:55:51 pm »

build 831, i will update and see if it goes away.