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General Board / Accessing Sparx Registered Resources in Enterprise Environments

« Last post by Modesto Vega on July 30, 2026, 06:32:49 pm »

Access to the registered section appears to rely on HTTP Basic Authentication, which may present challenges in environments that have adopted modern authentication standards.

As a result, it may not be possible to:

• Download the latest versions of Enterprise Architect or Pro Cloud Server
• Access registered customer resources
• Submit support requests through the website

This raises a question for other organisations operating in managed enterprise environments:

Is anybody experiencing similar access issues, and is there a modern authentication option available or planned?

It would be particularly useful to understand whether support exists, or is planned, for authentication methods such as. For organisations with strict security requirements, reliable access to software updates and support services is essential for maintaining and supporting Sparx environments.

Any information from Sparx Systems or other customers regarding current options, workarounds, or future plans would be greatly appreciated.

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Latest News / Enterprise Architect 17.2 - Build 1721

« Last post by sparks on July 29, 2026, 10:12:21 am »

Sparx Systems announces the official release of Enterprise Architect 17.1 build 1721, on 29th of July

For more information on Enterprise Architect 17.2, please see:
   https://sparxsystems.com/products/ea/17.2/

The release notes can be found in the following locations:
   https://sparxsystems.com/products/ea/17.2/history.html


Registered Users can find download links to the EA installers on the following page:
  https://sparxsystems.com/registered/reg_ea_down.html


To report any issues please use the registered bug report form:
   https://sparxsystems.com/registered/forms/reg_bug_report.html

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PCS General Board / Re: Managing user access in Prolaborate (SSO + local/AD groups)

« Last post by Nabil on July 28, 2026, 01:32:16 pm »

Hello Kamil,

To ensure this gets addressed quickly, please forward this query to our technical support team at [email protected].

They will understand your requirement and suggest a best available solution to get this resolved.

BR,
Nabil

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General Board / Virtual Connector - Don't appear in context menu

« Last post by Sunshine on July 28, 2026, 06:59:53 am »

I've quite a complex diagram and need to use the virtual connectors to reduce all the connector crossovers.
From the manual
https://sparxsystems.com/enterprise_architect_user_guide/17.1/modeling_fundamentals/virtual_routing.html
It says On diagram | Right-click on connector | Virtualize Connector End | Target (or Source). However I don't see that in the context menu.
I've discovered that the virtualize connect end appears on some connector on some types of diagrams but not all. I've even discovered that I have to diagrams the same type with the same element types and relationships and it appears on one context menu in one diagram but not both. Really puzzling.

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PCS General Board / Managing user access in Prolaborate (SSO + local/AD groups)

« Last post by kamil on July 24, 2026, 09:57:11 pm »

Hello,

I'd like to ask for help resolving an issue I encountered while building a permission assignnment model.
Prolaborate has SSO configured and the ultimate goal is to set up an integration with Confluence. Based on my knowledge, Prolaborate does not support "User provisioning" and there is no way to synchronize users, for example with Entra ID group.
How can I grant permissions to single user before they log in via sso for the first time?
Do i need to create seperate group for every case?

Currently there is a wide group in Entra for accessing app, I am thinking about creating a dashboard with information like "Contact with admin to obtain required permissions" and no permissions to this group in repository "Access permissions".
Can you tell me how do you manage permissions using local groups, AD integration and SSO all together?

Kind Regards

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General Board / Re: Sparx Reusable Asset Service (RAS) and model libraries

« Last post by Esperan on July 24, 2026, 09:10:13 pm »

Have you considered implementing a version control system for your local elements and their relationships

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Latest News / Pro Cloud Server 6.5 - Build 169

« Last post by sparks on July 24, 2026, 07:11:03 am »

Sparx Systems announces official release of the Pro Cloud Server Version 6.5, build 169 (PCS 6.5)

For more information on the release please see:
    https://sparxsystems.com/products/procloudserver/6.5/

For a full list of features and fixes included please see:
    https://sparxsystems.com/products/procloudserver/6.5/history.html

Both registered Enterprise Architect and Registered Pro Cloud Server Users can find download links to the PCS installers on the following page:
    https://sparxsystems.com/products/procloudserver/downloads.html


Important Notes on Pro Cloud Server v6.5
To improve Pro Cloud Server security, v6.5 includes different behavior to previous releases that could be unexpected to some users, these changes include:

 - When upgrading to Pro Cloud Server v6.5 all existing HTTP ports will not start. The only way to re-enable them is to resave their definitions (and restart the PCS), in doing so you are accepting that HTTP ports are not secure and should only be used within a private network
 - New installations of Pro Cloud Server v6.5 will not include a HTTP port. Therefore either a HTTP must be manually created or a server.pem (SSL key & certificate) created to enable the provided HTTPS port before Pro Cloud Server will accept any kind of communication from clients
 - With previous versions of Pro Cloud Server it was possible to perform a basic connectivity test using the just the server name and port of the host machine (ie http://{servername}:1804), however this now produces an error and instead the dedicated path (/connectivitytest/) should be appended to the URL, ie. https://{servername}:1805/connectivitytest/
 - Model authentication is now the only available authentication method on a Port, if your previous configurations were using None or Global, there will be behaviorial differences when EA clients attempt to connect to your repositories
 - Earlier versions of the Configuration Client are not compatible with v6.5 of the Pro Cloud Server service, therefore only use the Configuration Client that ships with the v6.5 installer
 - The IIS Integration optional component is no longer included in the installer, this function was depprecated in v3 and should no longer be used




The licensing procedures introduced in PCS 5 are still relevant to PCS 6.5 and are documented on the Pro Cloud Server download page (https://sparxsystems.com/products/procloudserver/downloads.html) under the heading "Installing and Registering Pro Cloud Server v5"



If you need any assistance in retrieving your Enterprise Architect/Pro Cloud Server credentials please contact Sparx Systems Sales Team: [email protected]


To report any issues please use:
    http://www.sparxsystems.com/registered/forms/reg_bug_report.html

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Suggestions and Requests / Re: API EA.Diagram Method to get the Focus/reference selected object

« Last post by Guillaume on July 17, 2026, 04:53:27 pm »

Hi Eve,

Thank you for the advice. I confirm that Repository.GetContextObject(); returns the "reference" element from the diagram.

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Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools / Re: EA Object Model and using methods to set properties

« Last post by Barrie Treloar on July 16, 2026, 11:16:00 am »

I researched other threads in the Forum and discovered that the property is actually set as part of the StyleEx attribute.

Did you get this to work?
Was Freeze Visible part of StyleEx?

From my testing the key "DLKO" in StyleEx changes to "1" when Freeze Visible is Enabled, and is removed when Disabled.

But if I set this value via code, call Update, and then check the diagram properties it does not get enabled.

There must be an additional setting somewhere but I can't find it.
PDATA doesn't contain anything relevant either.

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General Board / Manual Simulation failing due to incorrect (random?) Starting Lane selection

« Last post by Mauricio Moya (Arquesoft) on July 16, 2026, 08:39:31 am »

Hello everyone,

I am using EA v17.1 Ultimate Edition. I have several structurally correct BPMN diagrams: a BusinessProcess element contains the diagram and the Pool; the Pool contains the Lanes; and the Lanes contain the Start Event, Activities, Gateways, and End Events. Everything is set up as expected.

I'm running basic simulations (Right-click on the diagram > Execute Simulation > Manual Simulation), and I've encountered a strange behavior: EA seems to "randomly" choose which Lane it uses to initialize the simulation.

-When it works: If EA happens to pick the Lane containing the Start Event, the simulation runs perfectly (it highlights the Pool, then the correct Lane, then the Start Event, and seamlessly follows the sequence flow).

-When it fails: If the Start Event is located in a different Lane than the one EA selected, the simulation highlights the Pool, highlights the wrong Lane, and then immediately stops/aborts.

I have tried to figure out the underlying criteria EA uses to determine this "starting" Lane, but without success. I’ve checked the Object ID, creation date, modification date, DiagramObject ID, and even alphabetical order by GUID. I can't pinpoint the sorting logic, but whatever it is, it seems to remain permanently set for that specific diagram.

Am I missing something in my analysis? Is there a specific setting or trick to force EA to target the Lane that actually contains the Start Event?

I did notice a fragile workaround: if I move the Start Event out of the Lane's hierarchy in the Project Browser (placing it directly under the Pool instead), the simulation works fine. However, simply adjusting the event's position visually on the diagram often auto-snaps it back into the Lane's hierarchy, breaking the simulation again.

Any insights on what might be causing this or how to fix it would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance.