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Enterprise Architect 13.5

Building on the extensive feature set of version 13, Enterprise Architect 13.5 empowers
enterprise teams with the new Pro Cloud Server and powerful enhancements for team-based
modeling and design, web and mobile users, cloud-based project management and more.

Enterprise Architect 13: The Life-cycle Development Platform For Your Most Ambitious Project
Enterprise Architect 13.5


Formal Reviews

A powerful yet simple mechanism for capturing and managing Element discussions in a team based environment.

This feature is an extension to the existing Element Discussions by providing a structured process around creating, reviewing and actioning those conversations.

Includes:

  • New 'Review' Toolbox, Element and Diagram type
  • Discussion Window renamed to 'Reviews & Discussions' with a new tab 'Reviews'. This window will be the focal point for creating, managing and reviewing Formal Reviews
  • New tab 'Reviews' added to the Docked 'Discussion' for creating Formal Review topics and discussing them
  • Priority status added to Review and Normal Discussion topics
  • User Avatars can now be assigned. These are displayed in model chat, discussion and review windows
  • Full integration with the Pro Cloud Server and WebEA
Enterprise Architect 13.5: Formal Reviews

Navigation Cells

A new way to navigate a model using Diagrams.

  • Creates attractive hyperlinks using an image and label
  • Improves ability to navigate a model in both EA and using WebEA from a mobile or desktop device
  • Create a Navigation Cell by dragging a Diagram from the Project Browser onto a Diagram
  • Navigation Cells created will display as a simplified version in older builds
  • Latest Example Model has been updated to use Navigation Cells
  • Perfect for creating engaging diagram user interfaces for the Pro Cloud Server
Enterprise Architect 13.5: Navigation Cells

Time Aware Modeling

Model your current, future and alternate future architectures without destroying your current state architecture with the use of Time Aware Modeling.

  • Clone Element as New Version attempts to resolve the cloned element into a matching Package structure
  • Context menu option added to easily upgrade a linked Diagram Object to a new version of a cloned Element
  • Clone Structure as New Version clones the Package objects current state including Tagged Values, Linked Document and more
  • Clone Element as New Version maintains reference classifier IDs
  • Clone Structure as New Version adheres to the current security permission settings
  • Clone Structure as New Version creates a Trace Connector between packages to provide version history
  • Time aware modeling - Clone Element as New Version, clones Element hierarchy

ArchiMate®

ArchiMate 3.0 Model Exchange File Format import and export now available

  • Traceability window now displays customized labels for ArchiMate 3.0 relationships
  • Other MDG Technologies can use this extension by adding _MeaningForwards and _MeaningBackwards properties to the metatype for their stereotypes

Automation

  • Corrected read of addins when default value exists for HKEY_CURRENT_USER
  • Java API updated

Other Changes

  • MariaDB ODBC driver now supported
  • Document generation now provides new report constant: ReportFilenameShort
  • Package Browser and Gantt View context menu option added for opening the selected Package as a list or Gantt view
  • DB Explorer window now supports reload using tab context menu
  • XMI export performance improved for models with test points defined
  • Saving of cached images and documents for WebEA improved
  • New project option added to set the minimum build number required to access a project

Resources

Watch introductory video webinar recordings, read the step-by-step
instructional guides, easily search the online Enterprise Architect User Guide.
Visit the Sparx Community site and Forum for more.

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