I need a list of all ressources to run a project

[wolfgang.uhr]

Hello

Sorry for this question but I have identified a small problem. Nearly one month ago I have installed EA first time for some days. I have written a mail and told, that I need a complete example project to be able to do something with EA. I do not have any practial uml experiences. The answer was to buy and read the book "Use Case driven modelling with uml".

Realy that was a very good idea and it was the first time that I could see more than some pictures in thoose uml diagramms. But the delivery time for this books was more than 2 weeks and so I've lost some time.

Ok and now I'm designing my first hello world project. I want to put my use-case data anywhere and my first question occurs. I've got the answer and I could continue.

Now I've done my first use case diagram and my first domain model and I would to add a robustnes diagram. In the book named above, I could not find any hint, how to do that job in EA. And in the helpfile of EA I only find the hint "Buy a CD for 140 € and then we will tell you."

It may be a good idea of business to sell a product part by part but I will lost more than two weeks a second time. Therefore let me ask:

What do I need to complete a small hello world project using EA?

a) I have the book
b) I have the program
c) I'll get the CD

Is that enough to finish a project or not? Or does your CD tell me: Buy another book.

Please help me to avoid in wasting so much time!

Best regards
Wolfgang Uhr

[thomaskilian]

See my previous post.

[wolfgang.uhr]

Is that enough to finish a project or not? Or does your CD tell me: Buy another book.

Yes it does. The CD doesn't help anyway ...

Thanks for everything.

Wolfgang

[Bruno.Cossi]

Hi Wolfgang,

I think you are being a little unrealistic. If I am not mistaken, you have been looking for a sample project or something to read that would magically make you an expert in both UML and EA. What you have to realize that UML and EA( two very distinct topics) are very complex areas with a steep learning curve and not just a matter of taking a sample project and editing it. If you are looking for EA equivalent of "MS Word template" you won't find it.
You are asking for a "complete set of resources to run a project". Dozens of projects that come to mind have each been very different. For your project, you may need different areas of UML and different features of EA. I am not even talking about general "UML agnostic" skills such as business analysis, data modeling etc., dependent on your project.

In short: figure out what is it that you are trying to do. "All resources to run a project" is way too broad a request. Do not expect to buy a book today and (efficiently) run a project tomorrow. It takes time and blood and sweat and tears, but it is worth it.

Bruno

[wolfgang.uhr]

Hi Bruno

Thanks for your answer and I'm not unrealistic but I'm something disoriented. EA is a complex program, I know, but there is no reason to hide the documentation of it.

I have read a book (Use case driven modelling with UML) and learned something. I think that this was a very good explanation and the Iconix process seems to be a very good way to start.

In the next step, I want do do a small example and insert a use case.

The question ist: Where is the place to store the use case text? Normally this question should be answered by the documentation of EA, but only I could get this answer asking here: The use case texts has to be stored in the scenario tab of the property page. By the way. The actor has a scenario tab too? But this seems to be a question for the future time.

Ok, then I have written a small use case and a small domain modell and now I wont to get a robustness diagram.

How shall I do that? Concrete: Where shall I have click too, to get such a diagramm. Ok, I can create an empty robustness-diagramm sheet. But I need to get a link of an object of a class of my domain modell and this should appear as an entity diagram for example.

Normally I'm looking for an example like a small adress database, having the use cases create, change and delete of an adress and only having the properties name, first name, street and phone number. Using such a little project, all developement steps could be described.

a) Inserting the Modell using UML, the ICONIX-Process would be a good idea because I've started learning it, but an other process could be helpful in this state too.
b) A first creating of the code scelettion
c) Reverse Engeniering to see how the code is handled

Such an Example I'm looking for. Thats all. If I need more than one book for it, ok - tell ist. But I'm not looking for an half done example and the hint "Buy the next book"

Best regards
Wolfgang