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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)