enterprise-architect

How to automate the generation of HTML output in Enterprise Architect

Enterprise Architect has a way to generate the documentation in HTML/RTF/etc. that you could publish, but you have to use its GUI to do that manually. When you have your *.eap files in a CVS/Subversion server, it would be useful to have a script that would check out daily the latest version and publish it in a web server. As long as I kn...

Extracting data from Enterprise Architect model

I'm trying to programmatically extract information from an Enterprise Architect model (saved in an XMI file) - I need it to generate some reports, but I don't want to go so far as to create an EA add-in. Is there a C# XMI parser library anywhere? I could of course generate XMI parsing code from its XML schema, but that would be my secon...

A free Step by Step guide to learning Sparx Enterprise Architect

I have just downloaded Sparx Enterprise Architect 7.5 but unfortunately I am not able to find a getting started guide or something like that. I have gone through official site of Sparx but there is not step by step guide to learning Sparx EA. I want a guide that will implement a small project and give instructions step by step so that ...

Simplify Enterprise Architect code generation

Using Enterprise Architect (version 7.5), I'm trying to refine the code generation for C#. To make an attribute with an initial value that is a string generate properly, the only way I've been successful is with the code below. Does anyone know if a simpler way to do this? It currently seems a little bloated. %if attType=="string" and a...

SQL Server Extract Data Model

Is there a simple way of extracting the database model of existing DBs? I played around in the management studio and in Visio, even though I found very interesting features of data integration I failed to perform a simple export of the structure of the DB. Could anyone pls give me a hint how to perform such an export, basically I only n...

How to integrate the Qt libraries in SparxSystems Enterprise Architect

Hey, I like to know how one can integrate the Qt libraries into an Enterprise Architect project. I do not know if it is possible at all but I tried it with partial success: I added a new package to my project tried to import qt through Context Menu / Code Engineering / Import Source Directory and started with the directory src/corelib/k...

Automated method to export Enterprise Architect diagrams?

Problem: A lot of our design and architecture documentation were created and maintained in Enterprise Architect - for better or worse, that is how it is. These documents are stored in our subversion repository - which works out pretty well for the folks that create and update them - since we have licenses for EA - but many of the develop...

Enterprise Architect: Hide Foreign Key Labels in Database Diagram?

I am using Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect 7 Professional and I can not find a way to hide the labels from Foreign Keys Associations in Database Diagrams. Yes, I know I can right-click each of the connectors and use the "Set Visibility" option from the context menu but I guess there must be a per-diagram or golabal setting to do it. ...

OpenESB: (How) Can I deploy an externally-created BPEL process?

Hello, everyone! I have downloaded the OpenESB-Netbeans bundle. It can be used to create and deploy (run) BPEL processes. But what I need is to be able to deploy an externally-created BPEL process. My external process comes from Enterprise Architect and consists just of two files .bpel and .wsdl. EDIT: Enterprise Architect sadly only...

Numbering Messages in Enterprise Architect Communication Diagrams

I'm using Enterprise Architect (sparxsystems) to create a UML 2.0 Communication Diagram. I want the numbering of messages to be similar to this example: http://www.sparxsystems.com.au/uml%5Ftool%5Fguide/uml%5Fdictionary/communicationdiagram.html. How do I get messages to start with 2, 3, etc? Whenever I create a new message it creates ...

Enterprise Architect doesn't recognize relations in code

I reverse engineered some PHP classes with Sparx's Enterprise Architect software to create a class diagram. Too bad it doesn't automatically recognize relations like inheritance or whatsoever. Did I overlook something? ...

Application Architect vs. Systems Architect vs. Enterprise Architect?

So many buzzwords. Not sure if I need to start playing BS Bingo or not. And I'm not trying to be cynical. But I've heard many people with these various titles. There never seems to be a clear delineation between the three. Or there's a lot of domain crossover between the three. Actually, another I've seen while looking around here on Sta...

What reporting tool do you suggest for an enterprise level ASP.Net MVC application?

In one of the enterprise-level projects, we are using ASP.Net MVC for the web application portion. The reporting system is a huge system with hundreds of reports plus adhoc reporting, printing and notifications, the whole nine yards. Although we are using MVC for the web portion, the reporting doesn't need to be in the same technology, ...

Query Object Pattern (Design Pattern)

Hi Guys, I need to implement a Query Object Pattern in Java for my customizable search interface (of a webapp I'm writing). Does anybody know where I can get an example/tutorial of Query Object Pattern (Martin Fowler's QoP)? Thanks in Advance ADDITION How to add a Query Pattern to an existing DAO pattern? ...

Ruby and Enterprise Architect

I'm trying to build a class diagram in Sparx Enterprise Architect for future usage in Ruby project. How should I set up base code datatypes (Settings -> Code Datatypes...)? It should be something like: Datatype = Common Type (additional notes, if any). Does anyone know what pairs should be input? I'd also highly appreciate advice on h...

Enterprise architecture certifications

Do you know of well known acknowledged international enterprise architecture certifications? We are going to educate several architects within our organization. We want the certification to be a personal goal for each consultant and also use it for sales/marketing purposes. I have heard about the TOGAF 9 certification by The Open Group...

List interfaces and superclass in generated document in Enterprise Architect

I'd like to generate a report from a class diagram in Enterprise Architect. I'm trying to put together a document template like this: Class name (text from note property) Superclass (name of superclass(es), if any, but can be left empty) Interfaces (names if interfaces) Methods (a table listing all ...

Sparx System Enterprise Architect Book

Does anyone know if there is a book about Sparx systems Enterprise Architect ? (besides sparx site and reference) ...

How to design application for multi-branches POS?

My new project is POS application that connect to database using ADSL connection (512 kbps). In each branch has own database that will enable when ADSL connection has problem. From customer requirement, this application must be WindowsForm, so I want to know, how to design this application to make it performance is good as possible? (Cu...

How do I get Enterprise Architect to use correct class relationships when importing java source code?

I've just imported some java source into 'Enterprise Architect', e.g: class Truck { BumperSticker bumperSticker; Vector<Wheel> wheels; } It's added the first member as an association, and it hasn't added the second as a relationship at all. How do I get it to instead, add them both as aggregations, the second with a multiplicity ...