When does EA ever say, "You done wrong"?

[alicecbrown]

I have several techy words for it: 'controls', 'syntax check', 'exception handling', but what I really want to know is "How do we get EA to run a check on our diagrams ~PCLINT which will warn us of possible boo-boos (e.g.naming 2 different things by the same name)?.  

Notice, I use the technical term 'things' because such words as entity have taken on special meanings to some of us.  The sad thing about that phenomenon, is that those meanings are all different!!!!   so much for English as a requirements language.
[glb]Cheers, amigos![/glb]

[thomaskilian]

There not so much you can do. EA has Tools/Data Management/Integrity Check (which I run from time to time; I think users should not be bothered with that kind of stuff). What you're after is probably something more high-level. I guess there's nothing you could make use of. Probably you have to pinpoint exactly what should be checked (like duplicate names a.s.o.) and put it on the requests board.

[Graham_Moir]

One thing that may help is switching on the "Strict UML syntax" option that can be found at Tools/Options/Diagram.  Then you get error messages as you create the diagram.  On the one hand this forces discipline, but on the other hand it can be an irritation.

[alicecbrown]

  Wonderful.  At least it would give me an idea that we're not riding out into the lawless Old West, with nothing to say us 'Nay' or 'Neigh'.  C is bad enough as it is (I'm an old Ada devotee), and we're DESIGNING the system with no reigns as well?   :-/  [glb]Danger lurks!![/glb]
I'll take your advice.
Thanks.

[mikewhit]

"Reins" ?

[«Midnight»]

Yes Mike, reins, often referred to as a user interface these days. A traditional way of controlling neigh sayers.

[alicecbrown]

Yes Mike, reins, often referred to as a user interface these days. A traditional way of controlling neigh sayers.

Just thought I'd join my forebears, the
English, and throw in two syllables where we Americans think one will do, in a coulourful way, of course.  'Reigns', 'reins'...what's in a word, other than it changes the entire meaning.  Extrapolate that to 'cycle', 'mode' and 'phase' and tell me the difference.  Watch out!!!!  Your assumptions may counter someone else's without a strict definition, i.e. a Glossary that should be found at the beginning of each of our specs.  Your 'network' and my 'network' are NOT the same, whether spelled 'network' or 'netwourke'.

[mikewhit]

No, I was suggesting a typo correction !

No "g" in the "gee-gee" type of reins !