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Bugs and Issues / Re: Document Publishing: Heading Numbering in Custom Script Fragments

« on: April 10, 2025, 12:18:46 am »

late reply, but I can confirm the issue with EA 16.1.1629 64 bit.
model document with custom script fragment sets heading level to 1 an confuses all subsequent level numbers on following model documents.

Any updates/solutions on this?

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Bugs and Issues / Re: Document generation broken in v16.1

« on: January 27, 2025, 09:23:54 pm »

After fiddling around with templates for many (>20) years, almost dealing with workarounds for unexpected rendering results.
I recently gave up moving towards v16.1, again.

Besides being restricted to letter size pages, Sparx's EA is not able to render German characters, at least on fields like {ElemTest.Notes} or {PackageGlossaryMeaning} and, perhaps others. I see them rendered escaped (ä) or escorted by curious switching of font styles and -sizes. Maybe the root cause of other effects as well.

And now again, no surprise, with v17.0.1704 Sparxs introduces new varieties: Header and Footer are not rendered any more, unless a cover page is defined.

To make it clear: Linear RTF/PDF documents are still the most important interface between me and my customers and will be. THEY ARE NOT A NICE TO HAVE!

So: Should I stay with Sparx/EA? 6 license renewals later we're still stuck with Version 15.2 and 32-Bit.

Gruß
Jens

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Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools / Solved: DeleteLinkedDocument() has no effect

« on: August 22, 2024, 06:30:24 pm »

Adding a linked document via EA UI is not reflected to the COM-Object!
So prior trying to delete it, the reference to the element (COM-Object) needs to be reloaded first.
 

Jens

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Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools / DeleteLinkedDocument() has no effect

« on: August 21, 2024, 01:25:08 am »

I didn't manage to get rid of an elements' linked document using EA.Element.DeleteLinkedDocument()

Can please somebody confirm that it's not an issue inbetween my left an right ear?

Jens

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Bugs and Issues / Re: Locking/unlocking sets element modification date

« on: August 15, 2024, 04:46:21 pm »

Sparx developers have confirmed that this is a bug and it is logged to be
fixed.

Jens

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Bugs and Issues / Unexpected Event EA_OnNotifyContextItemModified

« on: August 14, 2024, 07:52:08 pm »

Changing a class' operation (aka otMethod) using the operation properties dialog (F10) leads to 2 events, one for otMethod and a second one for otElement.
In contrast, changing via features dialog or properties window only produces 1 event for otMethod.
In contrast, changing class' attributes produce just one event for otAttribute, independently of the dialog/window used.

Should there be an additional event on otElement in general or just one for attribute/method ?

(Don't know, if its a new one. I'm on EA 16.1.1628)

Jens

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Bugs and Issues / Re: Error when copying package

« on: August 12, 2024, 06:34:21 pm »

Can't experience your issue on SQL Server 2022 Express, connected via SQL OLE DB Provider, unencrypted.

Jens

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Bugs and Issues / Re: Error when copying package

« on: August 12, 2024, 05:03:09 pm »

Which repository type?
Can't reproduce it on 16.1.1628 eap/qea aka Jet/SQLite repos.

Jens

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Bugs and Issues / Re: Locking/unlocking sets element modification date

« on: August 08, 2024, 08:41:06 pm »

Thanks Geert.
I'll issue a bug report.

Jens

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Bugs and Issues / Re: Locking/unlocking sets element modification date

« on: August 08, 2024, 07:56:57 pm »

I reinvestigated the issue as you stated with user locks.

I found that my issue persists only with full locks.

Still: Is this a bug, a weird feature or might it be turned off?

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Bugs and Issues / Locking/unlocking sets element modification date

« on: August 07, 2024, 08:19:19 pm »

From an authors or readers perspective the modification date is vital to track element modifications vs. time.
From an authors or readers perspective applying/releasing locks doesn't change elements, so why is the modification date set to now?

What a mess if you do it recursively on your model!

So my question is: Is this a bug, a weird feature or might it be turned off?

(I'm currently using EA 16.1)

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General Board / Re: Basic Approval Workflow

« on: August 25, 2017, 10:17:34 pm »

Have a look at

http://www.procead.de

Let me know, if it works 4u
Let me know, what needs to be added to make it work for you.

Cheers,
Jens

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Bugs and Issues / Re: RTF report filter / Query Builder data type mismatch in criteria expression

« on: November 10, 2016, 08:45:22 pm »

Update:

Sparx support says:
"This has been confirmed by hte devlopers and will be fixed in a future
build of EA.

As a workaround you could create a Custom SQL Fragment template for this
purpose."

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Bugs and Issues / RTF report filter / Query Builder data type mismatch in criteria expression

« on: November 03, 2016, 09:14:29 pm »

Hi,

I get an error

DAO.Database [3464] Data type mismatch in criteria expression

when setting up an element filter on RTF template document options to render
- only elements having tests of testclass one of 1,2,3,4,5
- and only element test of  testclass one of 1,2,3,4,5
(otherway : want to exclude elements without tests or testclass = 6)

Setting up a filter criteria on t_objecttests.testclass is not working,
- neither from Document Options->Element Filters
- nor from Document Options->Other Filters
- nor from Find in Project->Query Builder

None of the operators EqualTo, Not Equals, One Of can be used, no chance for the user to input the correct type to avoid the problem!

The error persists in EA 12.0.1212, 12.1.1229, 13.0.1306
Its a very frustrating one as it prevents us from running test reports!

Any help on this is welcome to get around this.

Cheers,
Jens Nötzold

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Bugs and Issues / Re: Selecting a template from within the document template editor

« on: March 18, 2016, 10:11:21 pm »

Thanxs Geert. Report posted.