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MDG Workshop

Dunstan Thomas Consulting is proud to announce the new one day MDG Workshop!

Overview

Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect provides modelling extensions to supplement UML through a technology known as Model Driven Generator or MDG. Tools are provided in Enterprise Architect for experienced users to develop their own MDGs either from scratch or based upon an existing MDG such as ArchiMate, or BPMN. This one day workshop will provide attendees with a practical experience of the tasks required to build a typical MDG.

Agenda

The following topics will be covered:

• What is an MDG, what it can contain and the benefits an MDG can provided to an organization.
• Using the Model Wizard to create an MDG model repository.
• The steps in planning an MDG.
• Tagged values, their typed, use and creation.
• Using the MDG Helpers to create a Profile.
• Using the MDG Helpers to create a customized Toolbox.
• Using the MDG Helpers to create a customized Diagram.
• Generating the MDG.
• Testing the MDG.
• Deploying the MDG.
• Making changes to the MDG and applying those changes to an existing model repository.
• Shapescripts, their use, structure and applicability to an MDG.
• The concept of Quicklink and its application to a customized Diagram.

Full details are available on our website.

BPMN Generator

An add-in for Enterprise Architect from Dunstan Thomas Consulting

We have had our very own Phil Chudley busy beavering away at a new project which is now commercially available & already in use with DT's customer base.

Overview

Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect has the functionality to create diagrams directly from Use Case textual scenarios, the most common of which is termed an Activity Graph. This Activity Graph is a simplified form of UML Activity Diagram. This works well, but many organisations have, or are in the process of, standardising the modelling of process flows using BPMN 2.0, and this form of diagram is not supported by Enterprise Architect. The BPMN Generator extension for Enterprise Architect has been developed by Dunstan Thomas Consulting Ltd to provide the functionality to generate a BPMN 2.0 process flow diagram from Use Case textual scenarios. A typical example is shown below:

Textual Scenario for the Basic Path

Textual Scenario for the Alternate Path

Generated BPMN 2.0 Diagram

The BPMN Generator also provides the modeller with options to set:

• The top margin of the generated diagram.
• The left margin of the generated diagram.
• The default height of each task.
• The adjustment height of each task (used to ensure that text fits in a task).
• Whether or not a new diagram and elements will be generated rather than overwrite any existing diagram and elements.

Watch the video below to see the BPMN Generator in action:

https://youtu.be/WhL9vEdvHF0 

The BPMN Generator is available from Dunstan Thomas Consulting at £85.00 +Vat per licence. If you would like additional information or to purchase licences for the BPMN Generator then please contact us.

This XML file is MDG Technology for GSN. You can create GSN (Goal Structure Notation) model on Enterprise Architect. For detail about GSN, please visit http://www.goalstructuringnotation.info/ .

With this MDG Technology, you can use GSN Diagram, GSN Toolbox, GSN objects and Quicklinker rule for GSN objects. To use this Technology, import the attached file via Specialize Ribbon | Publish-Tech button | Import MDG Technology menu item.

 (Update on 15th October 2019: Update text drawings for some objects)