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Suggestions and Requests / Missing parameters in ExportPackageXMI method

« on: September 03, 2009, 12:18:39 am »

When using the ExportPackageXMI method, not all the options are available that are available on the dialog box - in particular "Write Log File".  

In addition, when selecting the XMI type to XMI 1.1 or 2.1, the functionality of enabled/disabled/checked properties is confusing.
 i.e it doesn't reflect the fact that "Enable full EA Roundtrip" is selected (or is it?) and what effect that has on other check boxes in the dialog box.  

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General Board / Unversion complete file

« on: January 20, 2015, 03:26:32 am »

Hi all,

Is there any way to remove version control from the complete EAP file? You can easily add the various packages to version control system by "Add branch.." but there doesn't seem to be the reverse.

TIA

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General Board / Re: Locked out

« on: October 04, 2010, 09:59:32 pm »

Geert,

I couldn't find the necessary info in the PackageFlag column. We solved our problem by getting a copy of another person's EAP and re-syncing to that.  

Thanks
Martin

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General Board / Re: Locked out

« on: October 01, 2010, 09:27:13 pm »

Thanks Geert. I'll give it a try. As always, you're a wealth of information!  

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General Board / Re: Locked out

« on: October 01, 2010, 09:16:01 pm »

Hi Geert,

Thanks for the reply.

Yep - tried a re-sync and every other option on the project package control sub menu.

Re-sync tells me that it's re-sync the various packages (no surprise there then)
Validate packages does exactly that but without any other comment.

Martin

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General Board / Locked out

« on: October 01, 2010, 08:23:24 pm »

Hi all,

We have EA connected to Subversion for version control. Something happened whilst I was getting the latest version of a project (via Get All Latest) which resulted in the following error message being shown whenever I try the same operation again:

"The ability to import is currently locked by user: VE2499"  :-/

VE2499 is my machine and I've shut the machine done, opened the EAP file in Access 97 and resaved it - all to no avail.

It's obviously something to do with Subversion but does anyone know where EA stores the "locked" flag?

TIA
Martin

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General Board / Re: Initial version control setup for new users

« on: June 14, 2010, 06:41:25 pm »

Thanks Paul.

I guess in my situation, as currently we're not using DBMS only the .EAP, I'll need to check it - which is what I thought originally.

Cheers
Martin

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General Board / Re: Initial version control setup for new users

« on: June 11, 2010, 06:32:04 pm »

Paul,

Thanks for that [smiley=thumbsup.gif].

It was the step about the EAP being sent/available seperately that I was missing. Although it all seems to work with the EAP being under Subversion's control as well, I had noticed the warning  and was, sort-of, left in the dark when a 'work-around' wasn't offered in the next breath! :-/

So the way I see it now is that, we have a structure on the local hard disk that holds the XML files that 'map' onto the structure of the EAP file.

If that's correct then it makes perfect sense now about not modifying the XML/EAP outside of EA. I'm used to a more integrated environment like Visual Studio and VSS so I've already got my head around the fact that after changes I have to manually submit my local changes back to the server. Thanks for clearing it up.

One last question though, what's the point of the 'private copy' check box in the Version control settings dialog box? Do I need to bother with it? :-/

Cheers
Martin

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General Board / Initial version control setup for new users

« on: June 10, 2010, 10:56:00 pm »

Hi all,

I'm a little confused about what is needed for a new user to access a model which is under version control.

I have set up Subversion on a server and added a model to its control but reading the 'instructions' it would appear that I should not add the EAP file.

I can understand the principles of adding the XML files but then how do I add the model to Subversion without adding the EAP file.

I have followed the various videos and online documents that talk about setting up Subversion but feel there's a bit of a hole when it comes to how to allow new users to have their own private copy.

Martin

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General Board / Re: Import XML

« on: April 15, 2010, 07:42:57 pm »

Ok - sorry posts passed each other

Martin

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General Board / Re: Import XML

« on: April 15, 2010, 07:37:25 pm »

HI Geert,

You mentioned "I've posted a little VBA example of an excel import on the community site."

Where do I find that?  

Martin

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General Board / Re: Import XML

« on: April 15, 2010, 07:31:20 pm »

Hi Geert,

Thanks for the info. Let me have a look at your Excel posts. If there is an alternative from XMI, i'm all for it!!

The intreguing thing is that EA allows me to create the cross-linked Use Case, and will export (and then import) it.

I'll get back to you.

Martin

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General Board / Re: Import XML

« on: April 15, 2010, 07:09:38 pm »

Thanks Paolo and Geert for responding.

The reason for doing this is a little strange.

We use EA for our modelling needs and it does just fine!  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

I now want to create a cross-linked tree (actually nothing to do with modelling really) and be able to display and query it. I thought that EA would be able to do this for me. The data exists in an Access database and I wanted to create some method of inputting the data into EA. Below is a small example of how the XML could look - note the double use of 'Use Case5' to form the cross-linkage.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<model xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
       xmlns:fn="http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions"
       xmlns:uml="http://schema.omg.org/spec/UML/2.1"
       xmlns:xmi="http://schema.omg.org/spec/XMI/2.1"
       name="Dependency">
    <package name="Use Case Model" >
      <usecase name="Use Case1">
         <usecase name="Use Case4" />
         <usecase name="Use Case2">
            <usecase name="Use Case5" />
            <usecase name="Use Case6" />
         </usecase>
         <usecase name="Use Case3">
            <usecase name="Use Case10">
               <usecase name="Use Case5" />
               <usecase name="Use Case12" />
               <usecase name="Use Case11" />
            </usecase>
            <usecase name="Use Case7" />
         </usecase>
      </usecase>
   </package>
</model>

I can create this via the GUI EA user interface - no problem. I guess what I really want it some (controllable) method of importing data into EA starting from scratch.

Does that make sense? Can it be done and can you help?

TIA
Martin

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General Board / Import XML

« on: April 15, 2010, 01:25:26 am »

Hi all,

Can anyone help me in importing an XML file into EA?

I'm trying to manually create a XML file that I can import into a blank EA model but I get the error message "Unknown Exporter or Version" and, of course, no log file written to help?

My XML consists simply of nested Use cases. I'm not sure whether it's something to do with not having GUIDs.

I tried exporting a model and then stripping out the GUIDs and anything pointing to them, using just the structure of the XML to define the nesting but that doesn't seem to work.

Any ideas?
Martin

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General Board / Version Control - secure connection

« on: February 09, 2010, 03:22:07 am »

Hi all,

I've successfully implemented version control within EA using Subversion. My question is: how do I get EA to 'talk' to SVNServe using SSH?

Documentation talks about the Subversion URL's of svn+ssh:// but no mention of how EA accesses the repository using the modified form of the URL.

Or do I not bother and use the .conf and authz files?

TIA
Martin