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Suggestions and Requests / Re: SPARX RFC - Tagged Value support for CSV

« on: June 30, 2010, 09:36:20 pm »

Has there been any progress on the import of tagged values via csv ?

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General Board / Re: List Values for the Priority field

« on: February 18, 2011, 02:38:43 am »

Hello.

At the moment I think the dropdowns are hard coded, but version 9 is just around the corner and many people have asked for this feature so..... who knows.

In the mean time there are three work arounds I know.

1) Update the database directly.
 Table t_object field PDATA2

2). Export the requirements to CSV.
Edit the CSV in excel adding the correct Priorities.
Import the CSV file.

3) Internal Requirements.
If you open up the properties dialog of an element the Third tab is requirements. Create an  internal requirement ( the priority allows free text).

Using the above .. errrm ... bodges... the Priorities will display correctly in generated documentation and CSV/XMI exports but, apart from bodge number 3 ) when you go to edit the requirement in EA you will be presented with the High, Medium, Low choices again :-(

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General Board / Re: People

« on: January 15, 2011, 01:08:16 am »

Tools--> ExportReferenceData
then select "Model Authors"

This will give you the data in XML format.

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General Board / Re: linking use-cases and components

« on: January 14, 2011, 02:50:08 am »

Your Neighborhood Diagrammer Add-In sounds interesting. Is it available to the  community or is it commercial?

I've just started working on an addin to merge multiple diagrams. Happy to share the final results but it is at a very early stage at the moment.

Neil

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General Board / Re: Agile - Use Cases, Scenarios and Stories

« on: November 25, 2010, 09:57:20 pm »

We've used Use Cases for both real Use Cases and agile User Stories.
The stereotype User Stories can be used to distinguish them from the real use cases.

The extra fields from the stories ( Done, planning score, etc ) can be added as tagged values. The tag values need to be added to the RTF templates for them to appear in your documentation.

This keeps the visibility and you can also use the relationship matrix ( ( User stories to Classes/ Features or Requirements ) to keep a track on your sprints / product backlog.

If you create a package ( folder) for each sprint and place the user stories ( Use Cases ) within that package you will be able to report against individual sprints or the whole project.

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General Board / Re: Removing checkouts on a local eap file.

« on: February 16, 2010, 08:17:45 am »

I'm one of the lucky ones. I have admin rights. One click and all my lock problems go away.

I understand why the checkouts remain by default. Its helps when a user checks out part of the shared model which they can then work on offline.
However, for a poor lowly non-admin who just wants to resize a checked out diagram  before printing.....
The easiest solution so far seems to be find an admin, and buy him/her a coffee. Any other ideas simpler that that?

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General Board / Re: Removing checkouts on a local eap file.

« on: February 16, 2010, 02:46:30 am »

Sorry. That one doesn't work for me.

Selecting Package Control...Configure gives the error message ....

"The current action cannot be completed as the necessary security is not available."

The feature I need is available to anyone with admin access via  Project-> Security->Require User lock to edit

...is there an equivalent path for non-admins?

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General Board / Removing checkouts on a local eap file.

« on: February 12, 2010, 03:33:34 am »

Our EA model is stored on a central database. When working or browsing the model offline I tend to make a local eap file using Tools -> data management -> Project Transfer

This copies everything including the locks/checkouts that other people have.

Without loging on as admin, is there an easy way to remove these locks and allow edits on the local eap version? Note there is no intention to re import any changes.

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General Board / Re: traceability at attribute and method parameter

« on: November 04, 2009, 10:02:41 pm »

The SQL you provided ( Thank you) searches on Class names. Unfortunately I have the situation where multiple classes have the same name ( One in the analysis model, one in the Design Model, one in the implementation model etc.) and I need to work out which version is used by which classes and  scenarios.

Which attribute on t_attributes  and t_operationparams should I use? I've tried ea_guid ( pasteing in the GUID of the class I'm searching for ) but that did not seem to work?

Thank you for your help so far.

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General Board / Re: traceability at attribute and method parameter

« on: November 04, 2009, 07:45:03 pm »

That is perfect. Thank you.

I am very surprised that this functionality is not part of the standard EA.

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General Board / Re: traceability at attribute and method parameter

« on: November 04, 2009, 04:23:09 am »

The SQL based search sounds like the way to go.
Where can I run SQL searches from? .... and is there a set of EA table descriptions anywhere?

 I'm happy to dig through the manuals and work this out for myself but could you please point me in the right direction?

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General Board / Re: traceability at attribute and method parameter

« on: November 04, 2009, 04:16:07 am »

I like the View/Hierarchy window. I'll definitely use it for navigating the model from now on. Unfortunately it doesn't give me the information I am after.

I have two main questions at the moment.
1) ClassA is defined but does not appear on any diagrams. How can I find which classes use ClassA in their method signature or attributes?

2). ClassB has methodC. What is the quickest way to see which sequence diagrams invoke methodC?

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General Board / traceability at attribute and method parameter lev

« on: November 04, 2009, 03:06:47 am »

Is it possible to find every instance where a class is used in a method or as an input or a return parameter, or as an attribute within another class?

Its easy enough if the class appears on a diagram, but I'm having problems tracing at method or attribute level through the model .

All pointers appreciated.

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Bugs and Issues / Re: How to recover password

« on: February 22, 2011, 09:42:20 pm »

..even shorter.
Open the t_sec users table and delete the password against the specific user. ( set Password = "" )

Then log in leaving the password blank.

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Bugs and Issues / Re: Connector locking bug(s)

« on: September 22, 2010, 09:35:50 pm »

And still a problem in build 863.

Here's the problem scenario we are hitting.
User1 creates a diagram and has all the elements of that diagram locked out.

User 2 creates a new diagram and copies the original with links to the original 'locked' elements. All the elements are still locked by User 1.
User 2 can then mess with the existing connections, affecting User1's original ( still locked out) diagram.

Also...
If User2 tries to add a connector using the quicklink, this is denied with a message stateing that at least one element must be checked out. All good.
But if the user selects a connector from the toolbox they are allowed to add it.
Can anyone suggest a work around or a fix to prevent this?