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1. The user may edit or delete individual linkages between the repository elements The linkages between the repository elements may be also created by the user Dataprojekt s r o 2010 2015 Page 9 5 4 6 Deleting repository elements The user may simply delete any element of the repository either via the context menu in the tree repository browser or from the details of the element Fig 8 Deleting repository elements tree HOME REPOSITORY VIEWS REPORTS Create element Create diagram L Projects and Teams H B Testing H U Maintenance t Database Engineering H ese j Systems Engineering p cl Execution Analysis Analysis and Business Modeling H L Software Engineering Enterprise Architect Information Portal Demo User Advanced search HOME REPOSITORY gt Getting Started Gi project Models Getting Started i Created 2012 12 07 11 40 58 Changed 2012 12 07 11 40 58 Modeling Basics B UML Modeling t Domain Specific Modeling i C Navigate Search amp Trace d t Projects and Teams Comments 0 t Testing i CH Maintenance KC D Reporting 5 4 7 Taking versioning into account when editing models Enterprise Architect Information Portal application takes the state of individual packages into account related to versioning If the package is versioned and the user does not have check out of the given package made she he is not allowed to edit nor even in EA Infoport2. Enterprise Architect Information portal Basic facts Dataprojekt s r o 2010 2015 Page 1 CONTENT DOSS RY E dened canescens A EE E CHYBA Z LO KA NEN DEFINOVANA 2 PURPOSE OF THE DOCUMENT eege CHYBA Z LO KA NEN DEFINOVANA 3 PURPOSE OF THE APPLICATION inerenti CHYBA ZALOZKA NENI DEFINOVANA ZA RELEASE PLAN E 5 5 FUNCTIONALITIES OF ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT INFORMATION PORTAL APPLICATION 0 000 5 5 1 VIEWING REPOSITORY wcisecsenssaantowctsnn reni n ENEE EEEE NEER EIEEE EISE ED ENEE NE EEEN EEEN NEN DEEE 5 5 1 1 C EE 6 SE EE Chyba Zalozka neni definovana 5 1 3 WOKO WHN AASTAS siritt nir aar ENE EA AE Chyba Z lo ka nen definov na SW VIEWING DETAILS OF ELEMENTS CLASSES PACKAGES ACTIVITIES ETC ccccccssssssssssssneecccccceceeeeesssssesesssnenaaececeeeeeeeeens 7 S A R A E E ee er eee CHYBA Z LO KA NEN DEFINOV NA 5 4 EDITING DATA IN THE REPOSITORY crore e E E O r E EEE E E 8 5 4 1 Adtineo COMMIT SHOU OVO a dateceteseessrareceasasceseant E EN Chyba Zalozka neni definovana 5 4 2 ANS dat SETI OTe POST Ory ET CO Ee Eege y 5 4 3 Editing clemen S CUSSED EE 9 5 4 4 EE g 5 4 5 Eeer 9 5 4 6 B E E A A E E E 10 5 4 7 EE Eet eebe 10 5 4 8 ENEE Chyba Zalozka neni definovana w DATAND ssc ere E E crete ieee eee eke eet CHYBA ZALOZKA NENI DEFINOVANA oper PNT CUT Ee 11 Sa EE 12 e E yumm Desenp iono Syse Co Pone esii oa a E EE eT nent emer ar ere te ery eee ete ot 12 5 5 2 EE 12 D030 E 13 5 5
3. the same principle applies also directly in Enterprise Architect tool In the repository browser the same icons are displayed near the individual packages as in the Enterprise Architect tool and their meaning is identical Dataprojekt s r o 2010 2015 Page 10 Fig 10 Taking versioning into account when editing models o E Datov model BIE solution Concept ZE Collaborations 5 4 8 Conclusion The above mentioned enumeration of editing capabilities of the Enterprise Architect tool is not final and it is continually expanding In the current version of EA Infoport the editing options cover 95 of the work of the analyst All the functionalities associated with deleting or editing can be reduced or disabled completely or at the level of users or groups of users 5 5 Data views Enterprise Architect supports a system of so called views These are specific purpose oriented lists or displaying relationships between the individual elements alternatively of different repository content The views typically offer another viewing than the standard repository browser is precisely with regard to their specificity At the moment the following views are available 5 5 1 Architectural view The task of the architectural view is primarily to support activities of Solution architects It consists of several functionalities Fig 11 Architectural view e Architecture be et implementation Sikema W ZE Bkieonkweneetiiescrmgf
4. administration of unit tests which can be also defined in the EA tool It will be possible to create testcases in general tied to the repository projects diagrams or elements according to the standard EA functionality Displaying will support hierarchical displaying it will display testcases for the project and all elements of the project Creating and access to testcases will follow the user s rights Testcases will exist in the repository as physical elements Testcases will be editable via the portal and even directly by the Enterprise Architect tool 10 6 Administration of risks The application will support administration of risks It will be possible to create risks in general linked to the repository projects diagrams or elements Displaying will support hierarchical displaying displaying risks to the project and all the elements to the project Creating and access to risks is controlled by user s rights Risks will exist in the repository as physical elements or as metadata to projects or elements according to the EA definition The risks will be edited by means of the portal even directly by Enterprise Architect tool The application will support outputs in the form of risk analysis and elements as such will have a recommended structure according to TOGAF or PMI methodics Dataprojekt s r o 2010 2015 Page 19 10 7 Repository of services The application will support administration of services A service
5. analysis e to analyse linkages of individual components and elements one to another version 1 0 e interactive map of linkages version 2 0 the user may interactively search the map of dependencies and dril in lower on linked elements displaying net structure of repository matrix of relations the user may create matrixes of relations of individual elements between one another These matrixes in contrast to Enterprise Architect as such are not limited only to direct linkages but they take more levels of linkages into account for example processes gt steps gt services gt systems and applications gt servers hardware This is especially effective for tracing dependencies of the following types what sales processes will no longer if this server fails Or if we want to change exclude a specific business process which systems will be affected These are thus better estimates of the demanding character of the projects Implemented in 4 0 version The relevant methodics will be also supplied 10 14 Streaming changes on the model using RSS Enterprise Architect Information portal application will be capable of streaming changes in models based on the configuration using RSS technology into readers of logged users 10 15 Complex searching Complex searching will allow the user to compose queries in the user interface Instead of signs in front of words she he will compose conditions by selecting the items from combobox The
6. change of their statuses retrieving the list of elements etc Services will support the existing system of authorization and will take versioning and locks of repository elements into account 10 2 Interconnection with Confluence system The application will allow connection with Confluence application of Atlassian company The connection will allow viewing models from EA repository directly within Confluence pages using macros there will be the possibility to include directly into the page Included models and diagrams in this way will always display current information 10 3 Interconnection with JIRA system The application will support interconnection with the system for administration of JIRA requirements tasks Tasks requirements and status workflow will be synchronized 10 4 Versioning The application will enable displaying different versions in the diagrams and other elements of the repository without the need to perform check out directly in the repository and thus very fast It will be possible to display different versions of diagrams simultaneously so that these different versions of diagrams could be compared The application will also display the differences between different versions of models changed added or removed elements 10 5 Administration of testcases The application will support administration of testcases In this sense testcases are elements of EA of Test Cut type Test Set a Test Suite type It is not
7. errors on diagrams for comments on models suggestions for improvement etc Fig 17 Comments to diagram Comments 2 ins New testing applications Ing Jana Sojkova Le bt For controlling Ing Jana Sojkova Dataprojekt s r o 2010 2015 Page 14 5 9 Ranking elements and diagrams Users can rank elements or diagrams on a five point scale In this way users can express their opinions on the given repository element in a fast way The ranking may be adjusted either by the user who is commenting or by the administrator Rankings of the best elements diagrams are displayed on the home page after logging in Fig 18 Homepage rankings The best rated elements Number of ratings 1 Ka Project Models CO Navigate Search amp Trace D Getting Started 1 Number of ratings 1 k Project Models Navigate Search amp Trace Number of ratings 1 Ka Project Models CD Projects and Teams Risk S Risk Number of ratings 1 Project Models Model Simulation ga Model Simulation TEST Number of ratings 1 Project Models Navigate Search amp Trace D Getting Started 1 UML Modeling Modeling Basics j Modeling in Color Fig 19 Rating detail User JANA SOJKOVA 5 10 Reports and statistics Enterprise Architect Information portal displays various statistics and reports concerning the repository systems users and other features List of reports constantly develops according to the needs
8. is defined as usecase with SystemService stereotype It can have a linkage to an element of interface type which defines the service interface a linkage to an application a component with System stereotype which implements the service and inserted diagram which describes the service The services will be clearly displayed it will be possible to sort them and filter them according to various criteria e System e Name e Whether they contain a diagram or an interface Access and work with services is controlled by access rights It will be possible to edit services and even create directly in WWW interface 10 8 Import of real data from operating systems The application will enable importing data from operating systems based on measuring points These measuring points will be capable of reporting for example how many and which processes were launched deployment of physical components systems on hardware and the like These imports are reflecting each installation separately and require implementation according to customer s needs The portal will be used primarily for displaying data obtained this way 10 9 Administration of documents The application will support administration of documents It will be possible to create documents in general linked to the repository projects diagrams or elements according to the standard EA functionality lined documents Displaying will support hierarchical displaying displaying the document
9. is interesting that collecting requirements through EA Infoport is much more efficient than by means of the Enterprise Architect as such mainly because EA Infoport has a specialized module for it e The company can easily and clearly publish using this website through its publishing module a process book responsibility matrix or any other information while not burdening the reader by complicated structure of data in the repository Dataprojekt s r o 2010 2015 Page 4 e Software companies can provide their customers with online access to the analysis through the portal during the project Such a customer may also for example submit requests directly to the repository or for example comment on the individual elements of the analysis It is not even a problem to allow access to more customers into a single repository since EA Infoport contains very detailed and effective administration of user s authorizations e The analyst may use the portal for quick previews of diagrams and other repository elements without having to launch Enterprise Architect e Itis possible to publish models to hundreds of users without these users having to have Enterprise Architect installed Another in this paragraph but not last of significance is the fact that using this portal the user can work on any operating system and on any device including mobile phones and tablets 4 Release plan At this moment there are three scheduled releases duri
10. methods for integration of administration of users using an external application Dataprojekt s r o 2010 2015 Page 17 7 System and project administration The system enables configuration at the system and project level e Configuration on the system level here the behaviour of EA Infoport system is set setting authorizations user groups various default settings setting of data views and publishing module etc e Configuration on the project level here the features applicable to the project are configured as defined directly by Enterprise Architect definition of stereotypes types of tagged values statuses of the elements and other settings in the same way in which they can be changed directly in the Enterprise Architect tool Fig 22 Configuration R project settings we Types e Lo System setting D re X Tagged values S Guest account D E 7 is Cardinality x Administration link aN Stereotypes A Messages m C Project types Home Page e fi Permissions users and groups administration El Universal types A Login Users administration Status B age Group administration N Constraint J Architecture settings Auto login N Constraint Status e Project settings S ity Difficulty Pattern settings Priority Test Status 8 e Decission settings R N Requirement Script N Project dictionary 8 Adjustments of design of the portal Adjustments of design of th
11. non functional requirements Business Features Issues and more in the repository and collect them clearly in one place including information on what packages they are placed and how many there are These requirements can be naturally filtered moved and edited The module of course contains the option of creating these requirements that is in a clearly arranged user interface In fact it is much faster and more efficient to create requests using this module than directly in the Enterprise Architect tool Dataprojekt s r o 2010 2015 Page 12 Fig 14 Model of requirements Requirements Add Remowe column jew Basket Frank Micher lt lz al Reset filter Count d 5 5 3 Project view The user can mark certain packages as a project using a special stereotype The portal then clearly displays projects the elements involved in these projects their mutual linkages and roles within individual projects 5 5 4 Administration of architectural decisions Very often it is needed within a project or in general in the environment of information systems to make a decision concerning a particular issue If such decisions are registered in Enterprise Architect tool for example in the form of stereotyped requirements EA Infoport enables their effective management 5 5 5 Administration of architectural patterns The application allows management of architectural designs Any part of the pattern can be marked with a
12. s authorizations full search and this all without having to install the Enterprise Architect tool By implementing this instrument we have eliminated the biggest disadvantage of the otherwise excellent Enterprise Architect tool and these are the low possibilities of publication of information via HTML Now it is possible to publish models processes and other information virtually anywhere However we did not limit ourselves only to convert existing EA functionalities in the WWW environment but we complemented it and still continuously complement it with other useful features Apart from the aforementioned authorization system or even effective search this includes for example a system of views architecture management requirements project management processes etc personal space of users or even impact analyses Examples of use e The analyst can present models created in workshops in an intuitive and comprehensive interface without confusing the other participants for example from the ranks of business by complicated user EA interface e While collecting requirements from the client the analyst can create requirements or other artefacts directly into the Enterprise Architect repository because most large companies are not allowed to connect from their network otherwise than through port 80 Likewise the analyst may present existing models directly from the repository without having to first export the models to a local file It
13. user can insert items of interest for him her an equivalent of favourites The purpose of this space is to provide the user with the ability to choose from his her perspective interesting items and then work with them For example the user selects items in the main tree repository browser related to the project or part of the project that interest him her puts them into his her personal space and further she he works only with them without having to constantly browse the main tree The user can arbitrarily change the structure of his her personal space move individual items within this structure Of course she he may delete any items from his her personal space at any time Behaviour of diagrams and other elements of the repository in terms of handling displaying details etc is the same as if the user performed these actions in the main tree repository browser Fig 16 Filled personal space e eu Space BB modeling Basics H Modeling Basics Zei Diagram Settings E B Line Styles E R modeing in Color Resources FV Hand drawn Le Getting Started i CG UML 2 0 Diagrams 5 8 Discussion and comments Enterprise Architect Information portal application enables adding comments to individual elements packages or diagrams The comments are sorted according to the date of entry and thus allow leading a comprehensive discussion to the relevant elements of the repository Comments can be used for discussion on
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16. E seccocaeccastscaseussusseccousideoscrocuessadaeatetcau inven coducaxsvosiaventinvadvipcosnevioseecee lt tenedevavaeeouseuaieeends 24 Dataprojekt s r o 2010 2015 Page 3 1 Glossary The chapter contains a list of terms and their explanations Repository browser A control element in the form of a tree which contains a repository structure Repository element It is any part of the repository element diagram package border etc It is not a linkage Element A physical entity in EA repository class activity usecase etc It is not a package diagram or a linkage EA Infoport Enterprise Architect Information portal E Enterprise Architect 2 Purpose of the document The purpose of this document is to provide basic information about the application or rather the system Enterprise Architect Information Portal EA Infoport which is being developed by Dataprojekt s r o Features and functionality of the application are described here Note This document does not serve as a user manual The user manual is supplied to each installation of Enterprise Architect Information Portal 3 Purpose of the application Enterprise Architect Information Portal is a thin client web browser based which is able to display the Enterprise Architect repository in real time including all diagrams elements and other Enterprise Architect elements It also offers extensive editing capabilities supports displaying information based on user
17. ation portal supports a complex full text searching The results of searching can be further filtered according to various criteria and of course it is possible to click through directly to the searched element All the features of the elements or diagrams are searched names aliases descriptions methods attributes and further textual information Fig 5 Browsing Enterprise Architect Information Portal Demo User Advanced search REPORTS Advanced search User Demo User Phase testcase Query time 0 2 sec Phase testcase Package Type Property Package Take Orders View Basket Test Stereotype testcase Add to my space Repository No Filter Place Order Order Screen Tests Stereotype testcase Add to my space Repository Name SE Eeer Ivichlaial Reset filter Count 2 J No Filter Type No Filter Property No Filter Text No Filter 5 4 Editing data in repository It is the second main functionality of Architect Enterprise Information Portal application The user can perform direct editing of elements through a web interface without the need to have the Enterprise Architect as such installed Everything is copied directly into the repository This functionality is especially useful if there is a need to make quick corrections such as on presentations or the team is geographically divided and needs to intervene in the repository In the current version of the application the user can edit the followin
18. clicks on an element in the tree in the right part of the application a detailed description of the element name alias type description tagged values attributes operations linkages to other elements element type author creation modification time and other pieces of information are displayed All the pieces of information are viewed that are displayed when you view the property dialogue in the tool as well as pieces of information that are added by the Enterprise Architect Information Portal such as comments or ranking of the element Displayed information i e what all the user wishes to see can be set for each type of element separately This means that the user can choose for what type she he wishes to view the attributes bookmark or for example scenarios or tagged values These settings can also be done collectively at a group level however the user can change these default settings Fig 4 Displaying the element HOME REPOSITORY m x w ihka Example UMLProfile lt List of inputs Crested 20 O18 101008 Changed 2012 10 18 10 1005 Name Example UMLProfile Scope Public v Type Package v a Stereotype v Comments 0 Alas Complexity Easy v Version 10 Phase 10 Language Package Y File Author Demo User Status Proposed v Key words Abstract False Muttipliciy se Ss Ss Fee yee Ss F BS Ss Se we Ww Ss Se Se Dataprojekt s r o 2010 2015 Page 7 5 3 Searching Enterprise Architect Inform
19. cr zz ejb je Ze Blengnksueetz xez gt Transaction fea d eet Bieckwereetiiescrmtrr zz ejb jar ll E lt E Bimpe Aenea ct BS ieekwreetiiescrmgbtcr zz ejb jar T E lt lt E Blmgpkauestz kez z Lineltemiean dl lt E Bkienkwetiiescrmgfcr gt efi k ri E E lt EIJ8inplementation gt gt Orderiean Ri WW E Bkiegkwestiiescmgtce gt ef g I lt E BImpkemeniaim gt gt Stock Dbenniean Dataprojekt s r o 2010 2015 Page 11 5 5 1 1 Structure of system components The user with the assigned role of admin defines a set of stereotypes that identify system components e g system subsystem system component applications etc and she he determines how they link together Such a linkage may be for example aggregation composite aggregation or the simple fact that the components are in the tree repository browser placed beneath The user then can display all the components with the relevant stereotypes in a clear structure in the architectural point of view regardless of where these components are physically located in the structure repository Fig 12 System components structure Tagged value Superior Own No Filter No Filter No Filter xmIns lt memo gt Own d Kl lt a gt Reset filter Count 1 5 5 1 2 System components description The administrator may define a set of information in the form of tagged values that can be entered to those components
20. d to administer locks e Complex administration of groups and users e And other features as defined by Enterprise Architect These features except for locks are not directly used in EA Infoport they can only be administered 6 2 System of authorizations related to EA Infoport application These authorizations are specially designed for using in Enterprise Architect Information portal application By using them it is possible to define the following e Whether the user may display a completely new functionality that Enterprise Architect significantly lacks the relevant package elements or diagram e Whether the user may edit delete or move in the tree repository browser package elements or diagrams e These authorizations can be assigned in a simple way directly in the user interface The administrator may choose default behaviour of the system whether by default the users can see can edit repository elements if not otherwise for the elements or vice versa 6 3 Guest s account visitor without registration The administrator can set access for an unregistered user in the repository whether and what elements of the repository she he can view or edit Also such access may be completely forbidden If the access of the visitor is enabled anyone can log in using the link on the on the introductory screen of the application 6 4 Supported storage of users Enterprise Architect internal storage LDAP MS AD Submitting WS
21. diagrams are in what status and also for how long Dataprojekt s r o 2010 2015 Page 20 Specific example the analyst will define a business process this one is to be approved by the owner of the given process and only after the approval the process it will be published for other users 10 11 Procedural view EA Infoport is capable of searching all business as well as implementation processes display them in several views matrix hierarchy and list and trace actors acting in different processes trace linkages between them Furthermore it is capable of displaying so called process landscape that is including the interface of individual processes if they are defined Furthermore it is capable of controlling the consistency of interfaces of follow up processes 10 12 Multiple repositories Enterprise Architect Information portal will support multiple repositories It means e Possibility of fast switching between individual repositories e One user s account over multiple repositories the user does not have to log in separately e Searching through multiple repositories using one searching you will find corresponding elements in multiple repositories e Impact analyses over multiple repositories finding mutual relationships over multiple repositories e Creating links between elements in various repositories works only when displaying in the portal 10 13 Impact analyses The user may use several levels of an impact
22. e portal is carried out on several levels e Simplest change of logo selection of basic pre set options colours and resolution The selection of these variants is constantly expanding and each user can choose his her own e Complete change of design the customer can modify CSS files that are included in the open format By this she he can achieve a complete change in design and in the behaviour of the portal This approach requires a certain degree of expertise e Adjustments to order if necessary we can carry out adjustment of design or functionalities for the customer to order 9 Security As the EA Infoport application is directly aimed for deployment in a corporate sphere great emphasis is put on security All the connection can be secured using SSL Application code is constantly being reviewed and subjected to tests against possible errors Also penetration tests are regularly carried out against the whole system 10 Future development roadmap In this chapter intended functionalities are described that will be implemented in the following versions of Enterprise Architect Information portal application Dataprojekt s r o 2010 2015 Page 18 10 1 Open interface The applications will build a set of services with defined interfaces web services which will enable changing the repository content using external system or application Services will allow creating deleting or changing repository elements
23. ets Ge Repository 5 1 2 Multilingualism The application basically supports two languages the Czech language and the English languages Other languages can be added based on the wishes of the customer It is possible to switch between languages at any time during work without logging off Fig 2 Language versions 5 1 3 Working with diagrams If the user clicks on the tree element which represents the diagram in the right section of the application a preview of the diagram is shown Diagram is fully active and its behaviour is the same as in the diagram which is displayed in the Enterprise Architect tool This means that it follows the same logic when clicking on the element e g class detail of the element is viewed etc It is possible to further work with the diagram to enlarge it or to make it smaller move it across the desktop or spread it through the whole screen Further information is displayed below the diagram which belongs to the diagram for example diagram description author ranking creation modification date type version or alternatively other data Dataprojekt s r o 2010 2015 Page 6 Fig 3 Working with diagrams Enterpnse Architect Information Portal Demo User ke AL Taa VOLE Busines and Cer Demain Using the Example Model 5 2 Viewing details of elements classes packages activities etc If the user clicks on the element in the diagram class activity usecase etc or
24. for each type of component which is considered a system component system subsystem etc based on the stereotype So for example she he determines that each component of system type will contain information contact person the type of system criticality of system etc These properties can be exported to Excel modified and then imported back into Enterprise Architect repository Fig 13 System components description Objects Tagged values transaction type 7 session typdk ejb class v remote home ejb name D persistence type k Di el el DI v modeiorol StockitemBean lejb jar Container Stateless StockitemBean Stockitem StockitemHome Stockitem TransactionBean lejb jar Container Stateless TransactionBean Transaction TransactionHome Transaction AccountBean lejb jar AccountBean Account AccountHome Account Container LineltemBean lejb jar LineltemBean Lineltem LineltemHome Lineltem Container OrderBean lejb jar OrderBean Order OrderHome Order Container StockitemBean lejb jar StockitemBean Stockitem StockitemHome Stockitem Container TransactionBean lejb jar TransactionBean Transaction TransactionHome Transaction Container AccountBean lejb jar Container Stateless AccountBean Account AccountHome Account LineltemBean lejb jar Container Stateless LineltemBean Lineltem LineltemHome Lineltem 5 5 2 View of administration of requirements Is one of the most important views in general It can search all functional and
25. for the project and all elements to the project It will be possible to display details of the document as well as the document as such For this it is possible to use standard functionalities of www browser displaying PDF and the like Creating and accessing documents is controlled by user s rights Documents will exist in the repository as physical elements or as metadata to projects or elements according to EA definition Documents will be editable by means of the portal as well as directly by the Enterprise Architect tool 10 10 Support of life cycle of elements The application will support a complex life cycle of repository elements for example processes It will be possible to define individual statuses for comments approval valid validity expired etc Furthermore it will be possible to define approval queques including specific users who are responsible for approving Depending on the defined statuses it will be also possible to set publishing of such diagrams Another actions may be linked to the change of status or the time of staying of an element in a certain status such as email notifications or start up of set of validations It will be possible to return the status back or push the element or diagram into other state based on the results of validations Changes of statuses will be logged including information of by whom when the change was made There will be reports indicating change of status which elements and
26. g 5 4 1 Adding comments to the diagram This is a very useful functionality via the portal the user can add a quick comment directly to the diagram for example during a presentation Added comment in this way can be later elaborated Fig Diagram with a comment Enterprise Architect Information Portal Advanced search HOME REPOSITORY E REPORT M gt lt T S Using the Exams Mode Diagra Ima List of inputs Using Images on Elements Name Diagram using Images 8 EA allows standard UML elements to be displayed with alternate images This can be useful for communicating Type Logical e E concepts to clients or non technical staff Double click the hyperlinks below for example diagrams using alternate images Author Demo User Si Reso S rs g Over Vag Version 1 0 ri EA Guid 96257 107 1EEC 4644 96C2 89E41C14E109 Document Deployment Model publication Stakeholders List of sections F Diagram using Images vi create new section O 8 Created 2005 10 19 00 00 00 Changed 201 1 02 25 00 00 00 Dataprojekt s r o 2010 2015 Page 8 5 4 2 Editing data structure in repository tree The user may move elements diagrams packages in the hierarchy in the tree and she he may also create all the EA components in the tree elements diagrams It is also possible to delete individual components of the repository Moving elements in the tree follows the same rules as the Enterprise Architect tool it enable
27. ne of standard HTTP servers Dataprojekt s r o 2010 2015 Page 22 11 2 Supported databases Currently we support the following databases MySql MyISAM XP WIN7 WIN8 InnoDB Windows Server 2000 2003 2008 2012 Community Enterprise 4 x 5 x Linux all the distributions supporting this database platform Oracle Oracle 9i 10g 11g 12g XP WIN7 WINS Windows Server 2000 2003 2008 2012 Linux all the distributions supporting this database platform MsSql SQL Server 2000 2005 2008 XP WIN7 WIN8 Express 2005 2008 Windows Server 2000 2003 2008 2012 Linux all the distributions supporting this database platform If necessary we can implement new databases quite quickly and we also plan to extend the support for other database platforms so that we can support the same databases the same way as the Enterprise Architect as such In the near future we will implement support for Firebird DB 11 3 Supported operating systems Here is an enumeration of supported operating systems Systems listed here are guaranteed to be compatible Operating systems not listed here will probably work as well but are not guaranteed At the customer s request we are able to verify and then guarantee even other operating systems XP WIN7 WINS EA Infoport Manager MS Windows x86 x64 Windows Server 2000 2003 2008 2012 XP WIN7 WINS EE Windows Server 2000 2003 2008 2012 EA Infoport Portal Red Hat Enterprise 5 x 6 x and higher Li
28. ng 2015 always after about four months It does not apply to fixing errors such repairs will be issued as soon as possible after error correction and developments to order these developments are governed by the needs of a particular customer the customer s modifications Estimated date of issuance of other versions e Version 4 0 was issued on 1st February 2015 e Version 5 0 will be issued on Ist August 2015 e Version 6 0 will be issued on 1st December 2015 These versions are planned as main ones i e they contain a comprehensive new functionality between them there may be a minority issue of application e g three times These versions usually contain error corrections but they also may contain a variety of minor improvements and adjustments For List of functionalities see below at descriptions of individual functionalities and adequate release 5 Functionalities of Enterprise Architect Information portal application 5 1 Viewing repository The basic functionality of the application the user can view the whole form of the repository including all packages diagrams elements tagged values and other elements all in real time without any need of generating Any change that will be made by another user in Enterprise Architect tool is immediately reflected in the portal and vice versa As well additional information is displayed such as author creation date modification date and other Viewing details of elements such as at
29. nux Mandriva Linux 10 x and higher Fedora 10 x and higher 11 4 Hardware requirements Both the components may or may not work on one common hardware server Intel Quad Core Xeon E3 1230 Ram 1x4GB DDR3 1x SATA 500GGB or equivalent Intel Quad Core Xeon E3 1230 Ram 1x4GB DDR3 1x SATA 500GGB or equivalent EA Infoport Manager EA Infoport Dataprojekt s r o 2010 2015 Page 23 11 5 Requirements on installed software The description of requirements on additional software for proper running of individual components Operating system according to paragraph 11 3 ODBC driver for MySQL database according to paragraph Chyba Nenalezen EA Infoport Manager zdroj odkazu OLE DB driver for Oracle database according to paragraph Chyba Nenalezen zdroj odkazu Operating system according to paragraph 11 3 HTTP Server according to paragraph 11 6PHP Express according to paragraph EA Infoport 117 11 6 HTTP server requirements Theoretically any HTTP server that allows launching of PHP scripts should work Currently our company ensures installations of Apache server on the operating system Windows Linux alternatively IIS Windows In the case of using other HTTP server cooperation with Customer Support Department is necessary eee x86 x64 Apache S x86 x64 11 7 PHP Express PHP Express is an accelerator that provides support for loading coded source codes and also accelerates implementation of PHP files I
30. of the users customers of the application Fig 20 Statistics By stereotype By version Object type 7 Approved 36 Validated D 2 3 Implemented 3 3 1 3 DataObject 3 Dataprojekt s r o 2010 2015 Page 15 5 11 Impact analyses At this moment the Enterprise Architect Information portal supports the following types of impact analysis e In the analysis detail there is an information displayed in which diagrams the given element occurs This provides quick information about the use of the element and at the same time the user can get to the relevant diagrams through clicking e In the detail of any element or package it is possible to find out to which all other components the element is linked The next version of the application will have a comprehensive and configurable impact analysis implemented see the Future Development chapter 5 12 Streaming changes The system is capable of informing the users about changes in repository elements Such informing can take place in several ways e anoverview of changes on the main page e informing via email e informing using RSS stream in the next version The user can choose which elements how often and in what detail to be informed about Typically these are features which are stored in his her personal space Also it is possible to configure sending information at the level of the whole application by the administrator Fig 21 Main page Da
31. s to place elements below elements elements below packages diagrams below elements and the like But it does not permit placing the package below an element as it cannot be done directly in Enterprise Architect 5 4 3 Editing elements classes activities etc The user may edit name stereotype comments and type of element version key words and all other attributes of elements or packages Also she he may add attributes or operations to classes and arbitrarily edit these attributes and operations The user also may add delete or edit tagged values that is the same way and to the same repository elements as in the Enterprise Architect tool 5 4 4 Editing diagrams The user may edit the information in the diagram delete individual elements of the diagram edit diagram type name description and other information She he may also rank individual charts or comment diagrams The user may also add new elements directly in the diagram simply by clicking on the diagram Fig 7 Editing diagram Enterprise Architect Information Portal Demo User Advanced search HOME REPOSITORY EWS REPORTS Mm S 4 Type execution action Using Images on Elements EA allows standard UML elements to be displayed with alternate images This can be useful for communicating concepts to clients or non technical staff Double click the hyperlinks below for example diagrams using alternate images Stakeholders 5 4 5 Editing linkages
32. se items are e Must contain e Must not contain e Exact phrase Dataprojekt s r o 2010 2015 Page 21 The items are connected by the expression While The user may define additional criteria These criteria are e Date and time of text creation e Date and time of the last update e Author of the text from the list e Type of text whether it is a comment name of elements tagged values value and the like e Restrictions to selected projects e Restrictions to selected functional units library of applications library of requirements e Restrictions to EA type of elements The user will be able to filter the results similarly to in the basic searching 10 16 Reporting EA Info will support a complex reporting including inter alia e complex repository statistics of roles elements diagrams e relations matrix e special reports linked to projects systems etc e user defined reports 11 Hardware and software requirements supported databases 11 1 Enterprise Architect Information portal components Description of components of which Enterprise Architect Information portal is composed EA Infoport Manager A service preparing data for EA Infoport Portal Its constant running is required It is configured independently from the portal EA Infoport Setting EA Infoport Manager configuration Configuration Constant running of the application is not required EA Infoport A set of accelerated PHP scripts running under o
33. special stereotype denoting the architectural pattern The pattern can be understood as a standard solution to a certain problem the definition of sample data flows and the like This view of architectural patterns allows the administration of such patterns 5 6 Viewing repository using a publication module Enterprise Architect Information portal offers an entirely new approach to publishing information These pieces of information diagrams for example business processes are not displayed to selected groups of users based on the settings in the original structure which is often too complicated and not very readable for less experienced users Instead it is possible to create an entirely new structure divided according to a different logic for example according to the department responsibility or arbitrarily otherwise Furthermore this structure is presented in a better and more user friendly form The analyst then can publish individual diagrams into this structure and put them into the particular sections This model can be used for example for presenting information in a simple structure without the users having to know the repository structure or for example for an online publication of a process book Fig 15 Filled publication module GO e Documents Projects and Teams To Revision Reject Dataprojekt s r o 2010 2015 Page 13 5 7 Personal space Personal space means a special view or page in which the
34. t is supplied by our company for free 11 8 Currently supported languages EA Infoport Manager English English EA Inf t Portal Developed by and for the correctness is responsible Petr Kalis Phone 420 602 16 13 13 Email petr kalis dataprojekt cz Dataprojekt s r o 2010 2015 Page 24
35. taProjekt Enterprise lacie gael Portal Gs HOME REPOSITORY PUBLISHEL Ews REPORTS MY SPACE ADMINISTRATION MY ACCOUNT _OG OUT z Recent changes o gt 2015 03 10 15 38 07 Getting Started Activity we Project Models ij Navigate Search amp Trace j Getting Started test 9 3 2015 2015 01 30 11 04 36 UML Modeling Package Ke Project Models Navigate Search amp Trace j UML Modeling 6 System of users and user s authorizations In Enterprise Architect Information portal application the system of authorizations is implemented already from the version 1 0 and supports two basic levels of user s authorizations e Duplicates the standard functionalities of Enterprise Architect and transforms them into www application environment This is implemented to simplify administration of Enterprise Architect Repository System of authorizations relating to the EA Infoport application as such Dataprojekt s r o 2010 2015 Page 16 6 1 Duplication of standard functionality In this case the EA Infoport behaves just like the Enterprise Architect the same properties are available and they can be equally controlled using both instruments change made in EA Infoport will manifest immediately in Enterprise Architect and vice versa Such properties include for example e Whether the user may log in e Whether she he may edit e Whether she he may use versioning e Whether the user may use notes e Whether the user is authorize
36. tributes and operations and their parameters classes and scenarios at usecase scenarios etc are a matter of course Everything is displayed in the same hierarchical structure as in the Enterprise Architect tool as such Also identical icons and other visual elements are used all to achieve the best and fastest orientation of the user All displaying of diagrams is live you can click through from the diagrams to the elements from the elements to operations from the operations to the parameters and back There are also additional hyperlinks added to facilitate navigation between parts of the model Dataprojekt s r o 2010 2015 Page 5 5 1 1 General behaviour of lists grids All grids lists have the following basic features e Selection of columns the user may choose which features she he wants to display e Filtering the user may filter the records according to various criteria e Ordering the user may order the displayed values by clicking the heading of the column Grids are used for example for enumerating features of objects linkages as well as list of entities in the individual previews see below Fig 1 Grid list Package Property Recording and Tests Connector tests Add to my spa Repository Test Environment Mo Test Environment Mo Deployment ami Test Environment Mod Add to my spa ce Repository Recordings and Test Recordings and Test Use Case im Recordings and Test 5 Add to my spa Sets Sets
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