All,
Here are a few items/opportunities for improvement in a future release of EA (IMHO, at least):
1. Importing graphics- The "Update" feature in "Manage Images" (i.e., loading a new image BLOB for a given named image on the list) should either default to the image file last loaded for that named image or there should be a "Refresh" button that automatically reloads the same file. I use imported images to bring in relevant non-textual data and find that I frequently need to update the images with revised versions of the underlying files.
2. Adding stereotypes- This may be an isolated glitch, or I may have messed up, but here goes: When attempting to add a new "requirement" stereotype for "Objects" (for use with imported images that illustrate external requirements), I repeatedly got the message "Duplicate key..." (or some such), and EA refused to add the entry (I'm running 3.51.614 Corporate, BTW, with MySQL as the repository). However, MySQL allowed the entry to be added directly, and now it shows up on the stereotype list. Since the primary key for this table appears to be the combination of the stereotype name and the object type, I don't understand why EA refused to add it.
3. The ability to apply property changes across multiple items (e.g., select, say, 10 classes from the Project Manager window & change all their stereotypes to, say, "controller") would be a great time-saver.
Cheers,
Fred Woolsey
