Introduction A recent addition to the functionality of Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect (EA) is Custom Documents. This feature is provided in addition to the existing feature of documentation generation. This article provides details of this new feature, compares it to documentation generation and poses the question: “Are custom documents a replacement for Document Generation?” What …
Model-Based Add-ins are a relatively new feature in Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect (EA). This article provides: An overview of Model-Based Add-ins and how they differ from scripts. The characteristics of Model-Based Add-ins. A suggested workflow for the development of a Model-Based Add-in. A simple example. A Model-Based Add-in is a stereotyped UML Class element with …
In this video, Sam walks us through how to create a Glossary Model within Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect. This covers why we would use a Glossary Model, using the Glossary perspective, adding elements to the diagrams and how that affects the repository. Sam then also walks through how you may tie glossary entries to specific …
Using the correct tooling, complex business rules can be easily modelled and maintained. A concise and manageable method of modelling complex business rules is a Decision Table. Enterprise Architect supports the modelling of Decision Tables in form of DMN (Decision Table Model Notation). Business Rules can be modelled and tested using multiple data sets. These …
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Highlights of the latest version of the ArchiMate notation for users of Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect. On the 18th October 2022 The Open Group announced the release of ArchiMate 3.2 providing an update to the notation. What does this mean for EA Users? This doesn’t mean anything for users of Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect right …
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Very recently, I was in discussions with a long-term client of Dunstan Thomas in preparation for an upcoming training session on the use of BPMN 2.0 with Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect. Over the course of those discussions, we got onto the subject of modelling preferences and how some people may model a process one way, …
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Questions From The Crowd Can I set a workflow in Enterprise Architect? Doing what we do here at Dunstan Thomas we often get asked questions by users of Enterprise Architect, both new and experienced alike. There are some questions that pop up more often than others and one that has been asked frequently of late …
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Almost a year ago, as we embarked on what was to be the first of a series of lockdowns in the UK, I decided to learn some new skills that I could put into practice with Enterprise Architect (EA). I decided that I would like to learn how to create an MDG to assist not …
Earlier this week I was spending a little time flitting around the various LinkedIn groups that I frequent. In one of the BPMN groups, the group admin had set a fun little challenge as follows: Create a BPMN model for this leave application process: I had some time to spare & thought I would quickly …
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