Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect; the Practicalities

Introduction to Enterprise Architect

• Describe the main features of Enterprise Architect and its editions
• Describe The concept of repositories in Enterprise Architect;
  • Working with repositories
  • Structure of repositories
• Provide an overview of version control with Enterprise Architect

Configuring Enterprise Architect

• The workspace arrangement of the window views
• The Perspectives that are loaded and hence active;
  • Configuring a personal perspective
• Global options for;
  • Diagrams
  • Objects
  • Links

Note: Although configuration is somewhat a matter of personal taste, the above are recommendations and best practices, to which all team members should conform.

Working with Enterprise Architect

• Creating / Opening Projects
• Basic Modelling Activities:
  • Creating a repository structure (adding model roots, views and packages)
  • Managing settings for the repository
  • Adding elements directly to the repository
  • Setting the Properties of elements
  • Using the Notes Property including spell check and glossary
  • Using Linked Documents
  • Adding diagrams directly to the repository
  • Using the diagram toolbox
  • Using the diagram quick link to create relationships between elements
  • Using alignment and sizing tools
  • Re-using elements on multiple diagrams
  • Copying elements that are present on a diagram
  • Changing the style of a connector
  • Setting the properties of connectors
  • Setting the properties of a diagram that affect its appearance
  • Setting the properties of a diagram that affect the appearance of elements and connectors on that diagram
  • Creating Composite Elements
  • Using Rectangle Notation for elements that support it
  • Deleting elements from a diagram
  • Deleting elements from the model repository
  • Using the relationship matrix