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Tutorial: Generate complex documents from Enterprise Architect with a two-step semi-automated approach

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  • Step 1: Create the virtual document with a script
  • Step 2: Generate the document from the virtual document

Document generation is important in most organisations that work with Enterprise Architect. Storing information in the model is good, but most stakeholders still require documents.

Documents are using as a tool for validation, as a work order, or just to give you an overview of a specific set of thing in the model. The main advantages of a document versus a model is that it has a limited scope and a linear order.… Read more

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Tutorial: Deploy your Enterprise Architect C# add-in with an MSI package

In previous posts I talked about Creating and Testing your Enterprise Architect C# add-in, and how to use the C# add-in template to speed up the development process.

Once created and tested you’ll probably want to install and use the add-in on other computers then your development machine. This tutorial explains how to create an MSI installer package using the open source SharpDevelop and WiX software.

The reason I’m using SharpDevelop as opposed to Visual Studio C# Express is because SharpDevelop is free and open source, and Visual Studio C# Express doesn’t allow to create setup projects, or attach to a running process to debug your add-in.… Read more

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Tutorial: Create your first C# Enterprise Architect add-in in 10 minutes

This post will take you through the basic steps to create your first C# add-in for Sparx Enterprise Architect in about 10 minutes.

Enterprise Architect from Sparx Systems is a great UML Case tool, but you can make it even better by adding your own functionality in the form of an add-in.

You can use a number of programming languages to create add-ins for EA, but personally I like C# the best.

Prerequisites

Before you start you should have following software on your computer ready to use:

EA’s addin architecture

To fully understand the steps necessary to get your add-in running you should first understand how EA’s add-in architecture works.… Read more

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