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Enterprise Architect http://www.sparxsystems.com Practical Session 1

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Practical Session 1:

Introduction

to

Enterprise Architect

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T his docment is desi%ned to %ive an overview o& sin%

Enterprise Architect &or the &irst time. 't introdces

important concepts sch as the Pro(ect )rowser* Toolbox*

and the Start Pa%e* providin% a practical demonstration o&

how to create a data &low dia%ram &or a library system sin%

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Using Enterprise Architect (EA): Session 1

An Introduction

'n this introdctory session we will restrict orselves to modellin%* where possible*

withot U+L and &ocs on dia%rams.

,n Enterprise Architect

The crrently opened tool boxis displayed on the le&t. Thestart page-or drawin%

canvas when drawin% a dia%ram is displayed in the centre and the Project Browseris

on the ri%ht. '& the pro(ect browser is not open it can be opened by selectin% Project

Browser&rom the Viewmen.

The toolbox can be chan%ed by clicin% on the More toolsbtton and selectin% the

appropriate tool box. A set o& tools common to all toolboxes is also displayed. 'n some

cases a set o& relationship tools is also displayed.

To see this select the &ollowin% toolboxes 000Requirements*Activity*Data Flow

DiagramsandMindMapping.

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Enterprise Architect has an extensive help&acility. The &ollowin% shows the helpdisplay &or the +ind +appin% topic -accessed thro%h the help index

e need to create aproject. Pro(ects inclde one or more models and can be created

&rom the tart Pageor &rom the !ilemen. Pro(ects &ile names have a .eap &ile

extension.

2reate a pro(ect calledpracession!. 'n the Select +odel-s window selectBusiness

Process Model. The model &older will be displayed in the Pro(ect )rowser. Enterprise

Architect spplies de&alt templates &or all models. These are shown below &or a

Business Process Model.



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4o can either bild yor models sin% these templates or strctre them accordin% to

yor own needs.

4o can delete any template elements by "ig"lig"tingthe element* rig"t clic#ing and

selectin% delete&rom the men.

,emember that i& a particlar element has 5children6* they too will be deleted.

The icons identi&y the type o& element or dia%ram. 7oble clic on the analysis

dia%ram*Business Process Model. The dia%ram will be displayed as shown below.



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Several dia%rams can be opened at a time and they can be accessed via the tabs.

7ia%rams can be closed by closin% down the dia%ram window.

7ia%rams can also be lined thro%h the directory strctre. 9rom theBusiness

Process Model* yo can access theBusiness $ontextanalysis dia%ram by doble

clicin% on theBusiness $ontext Pac#agein theBusiness Process Modeldia%ram.

TheBusiness $ontextanalysis dia%ram is opened becase it is the &irst element nder

)siness 2ontext 9older in the directory strctre.

The other dia%rams in the model template can be accessed in a similar way.

4o can also access any element in the model by doble clicin% on it in the pro(ect

browser. '& it is a dia%ram it will be displayed whereas &or an Element or Paca%e* a

properties window will open.

Try this ot by doble clicin% on the model element %%document&& Mission

tatement in the trategies &older.

'n %eneral the properties window o& any model element can be opened by selectin%

-sin%le le&t clic the element in a dia%ram* ri%ht clicin% and selectin% properties

&rom the men.

Try this ot on some o& the elements in theBusiness Process Model analysis diagram.

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'nterprise Arc"itectallows yo to set ato nmberin% &or model elements. This is

accessed thro%h the Settingsmen* &ollowed by Auto "a#e $ounter.

'n the above ' have set a pre&ix 9E and a startin% conter ##1 &or the model element

(eature. As &eatres are created the conter is incremented. 4o may &ind this se&l in

sbse;ent sessions &or model elements yo wish to identi&y nmerically.

"ow we will add a diagra# to the #odel%

e will add a very simple data (low diagramillstratin% some processin% in a simple

library system i.e.

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