FAQ Introduction

This is a compiled set of answers to questions that commonly arise when working with Enterprise Architect. For more up-to-the-minute and interactive questions and answers, you can also check the discussion Forum.

Section Table

These sections address the general area of deployment and related set up processes, for scenarios ranging from a simple office to large multi-site organizations.

Section	Content
New User Startup	Answers to common questions arising from: Downloading and installing Enterprise Architect Working with the Trial Edition of Enterprise Architect New users starting to use Enterprise Architect
General Questions	Answers to general questions including: How do I update to the latest release of Enterprise Architect? Can I use a .eap file for a large repository? Can I follow my issue on the web? Can I show Notes and Tagged Values on Activity, Action, or Use Case elements? Can I migrate Enterprise Architect settings? Can I use Windows Active Directory?
Model Repository	Answers to questions on working with Enterprise Architect repositories; areas addressed include: Using .eap files Working with DBMS repositories
Pro Cloud and Cloud	Answers to questions on working with Sparx Systems Pro Cloud Server, including: Where to start with a Cloud install How to transfer a repository to a Pro Cloud Server DBMS Can the Pro Cloud Server be hosted on Azure or Amazon Web Services? Can I use Windows Active Directory on a Pro Cloud Server? Can the Sparx Systems Pro Cloud Server be run on Linux?
Licensing	Answers to questions on: General Licensing Using the Floating License management service
Requirements	Answers to questions relating to: Requirements Management Using the Specification Manager Setting new fields Tracing Requirements
Modeling	Answers to questions that arise when starting to use Enterprise Architect for modeling, including: Diagram issues Instantiation User defined Profiles
Change Control	Answers to questions on: Importing and exporting models Using Baselines Using Version Control
Databases	Answers to questions on: Modeling Databases Forward and reverse engineering Databases
Code	Answers to questions relating to: Forward engineering of code Reverse engineering of code
Publishing	Answers to questions on: User-definable Document Reporting Web page publishing using HTML Publishing model content through WebEA
Simulation	Answers to common questions that arise when performing: Behavioral Model Simulation Parametric Simulation
Automation	Answers to some of the more common questions related to using Enterprise Architect's Automation Interface.