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General Board / Re: MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Enterprise Architect has been released

« Last post by Viking on November 11, 2025, 02:17:08 am »

Hi Takeshi,

"I haven't tested your workaround solution for BPMN yet, but I will definitely do so.". Here are finally my test results:

• The sterotypes are used and displayed for all elements I was using: events (!), activities, gateways.
  
• As part of the prompt I said which task types to use, but I got only 'abstractTasks'. I will futher investigate this issue.
  
• mcp created lanes for each involved role. But it arranged them as a row (not on top of each other), And it did not put the respective activities into the lanes. Instead Copilot says: "The fundamental issue: The MCP server's createelement and setelementproperty commands don't seem to support proper BPMN lane Containment. This is similar to the limitation we found with UML attributes - the MCP Server (v2.1.0.0) doesn't expose all the necessary commands for complete BPMN diagram modeling."
  
• The layout is quite good. But it is vertical and cannot be changed. BPMN diagrams are more horizonal and this should be the outcome, if the layout cannot be adapted.
  
• The created diagram is not correct but my understanding is that mcp cannot help here (e.g., only diverging gateways have been created, but not converging ones).
  

V.

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General Board / Re: MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Enterprise Architect has been released

« Last post by Takeshi K on November 10, 2025, 10:31:11 am »

Yes, the implementation of attributes and operations is currently underway. However, it will take longer to be released.

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General Board / Re: MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Enterprise Architect has been released

« Last post by Viking on November 07, 2025, 10:35:18 pm »

Hi Takeshi, Many thanks.

• I will try 2.1.0.
  
• Do you mind to also add the capability to add attributes? For me this is one of the most important feature of an UML class diagram (so so much for other diagrams), because I more use it do describe concepts precisely.
  
• Resizing can wait.
  
• But icon notation would be great.
  

V.

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Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools / Re: Problems with Model Add-In Event EA_OnTabChanged parameters

« Last post by Elpis on November 07, 2025, 08:16:50 pm »

What that means is that the parameter is passed by reference [...]
Use TabName.val and DiagramID.val.

The information about passing simple/primitive value parameter as 'boxed' (Javascript [object]) is worth to be included on the doc page, as it is unexpected here.
A know that *.val style of passing simple value parameter is used in scripting EA API as a 'workaround' for some model-addin methods, having [out] kind of parameters (i.e. parameter value being _returned_ from a method). But EA_OnTabChanged is not the case, so boxing a [in] string parameter is misleading and should be described explicitly (if left as-is for backward compatibility reason).

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General Board / Re: MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Enterprise Architect has been released

« Last post by Takeshi K on November 07, 2025, 06:07:22 pm »

Hi Viking,

Thank you for your comment.

- Notation and size in diagrams

Currently, it is not easy to offer the 'tools' (MCP methods) for them, but I have added a feature to support the Template Package in Enterprise Architect.
Could you update the MCP addin to the latest (version 2.1.0) and then create a Template Package in your model, and then add a Archimate Compornent with your faviorite style?

- Adding attributes

Currently the MCP addin does not offer a tool to add attributes. I will add the feature in the future.

- cardinalities

On the version 2.1.0, we can modify the Multiplicities of connectors. Does this solve your situation?

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General Board / Scripts and Custom Tables - How to Edit and Run

« Last post by ZuluTen on November 07, 2025, 01:33:30 am »

I am completely confused by the use of a script with a Custom Table, and wonder whether someone might please explain:

I have added a CustomTable to a diagram.

I can then, as per the manual, press Ctrl-Alt-7 whereupon a ‘child’ element titled “script()” appears in the Project Browser under the CustomTable. I can drop in some JavaScript, and save it.

Then following the manual (yes, foolish I know), I close the script editing tab, and revert to the diagram upon which the Custom Table is shown.

The manual actually says "If an associated script has been defined for the table, it can be run by right-clicking the table while it is not in edit mode then choosing the option 'Run Custom Table Script'." but I can see no such menu item. Instead, there is  a “Execute Behaviour Script” option, but it is greyed out.

Consequently I can see no way to run the script.

Now, by taking a different approach, and generating a fresh Custom Table:

If I right click on the Custom Table in the  Project Browser:, and follow “Features” I am offered the options to “Edit Behaviour” and “Edit Internal Code.”

When I select Edit Internal Code I am presented with a new tab that shows the parent Custom Table, with beneath (i.e. subservient) it “Internal Code”, and beneath that “Code” and “script”.

When I put something in this ‘new’ version of script, save and close it, then the “Execute Behaviour Script” command is no longer greyed out, and can be actioned (I think).

However, having done that, the code snippet that I dropped in using the second editing technique is not visible using the first technique, and vice versa.

Can someone please explain to me why there are apparently two different script receptacles, and what, if anything, should go in code?

Many thanks

BTW: I've tried this on different machines, with both v16.1 and v17.1 and am seeing the same result.

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General Board / Re: MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Enterprise Architect has been released

« Last post by Viking on November 07, 2025, 01:24:32 am »

Hi Takeshi, I tried to create a more detailed UML class diagram now. Two important features are missing from my point of view:

• I cannot create attributes. Copilot says: "The current implementation has a limitation: the set_element_property tool treats custom properties as "Tagged Values" in EA, not as proper UML dass attributes."
  
• I cannot add cardinalities.

Is there also a work-around?

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General Board / Re: MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Enterprise Architect has been released

« Last post by Viking on November 06, 2025, 09:37:56 pm »

Can I change the Rectangle Notation to Icon Notation? I tried several ways. set_element_property does not change diagram object properties which would be necessary for my understanding.

Can I tell MCP the size of the created elements?

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Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools / Re: EA and ChatGPT 5 - the death of the forum?

« Last post by Geert Bellekens on November 06, 2025, 07:12:35 pm »

I've had the same experience. It's a great timesaver, if you know what the result should look like.

If you have no clue, it might be very time consuming to figure out where exactly it goes astray.

Geert

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General Board / Re: MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Enterprise Architect has been released

« Last post by Viking on November 06, 2025, 06:04:39 pm »

I tried it and it was successful. ArchiMate_ApplicationComponent has beeen assigned correctly to component.  Many thanks, Takeshi.

Hopefully also the rest will be created. But I think so.