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White papers provide in-depth technical discussion and best practice guidance on a wide range of modeling topics. The information presented by industry experts from the user community will help you learn new approaches to modeling and solving real-world problems using Enterprise Architect.
Monday, 11 January 2021 17:45
Model Based Software Engineering: How fast can we go?
Written by doug rosenberg
The need for speed With the recent passing of General Chuck Yeager as well as the beginning of 2021, I thought it might be a good time to reflect on the never ending quest for speed. General Yeager, of course, was the man who broke the sound barrier in his Bell X-1 aircraft on October 14, 1947. It’s always worthwhile trying to do things faster and better — that’s what drives progress and innovation. In the software industry we’re talking about a less death-defying problem than the airspeed pioneers faced, but an important one nonetheless: how fast we can develop…
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Sunday, 08 November 2020 07:33
Using ArchiMate ViewPoints in Enterprise Architect
Written by Bert Dingemans
Introduction Modelling enterprises and their architectures is important for most organisations. For example for defining business processes, organisational structures, data and information modelling. But also for modelling the goals and drivers of the organisation, the alignment of business and IT need to be modelled due to the complexity of organisations in modern societies. In medium and large scale organisations the role of enterprise- or information architect is introduced to create these models of the enterprise. What do we need for modelling enterprise architectures? An important aspect is to introduce a coherent modelling language that enables the enterprise architect to model…
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Tuesday, 03 November 2020 15:17
Where to start a SparxEA implementation? ... “the stakeholder map”
Written by Proagile S.A
The implementation and use of Enterprise Architect and the entire Sparx Systems products family in any organization represents a path of maturity (a process), which must be followed in a prudent and focused way to achieve results and move forward based on those results. When starting with the implementation of the SparxEA solution it is of fundamental importance to determine who our stakeholders are (understood as those roles that are participants or interested, affected and involved in the solution), and what needs and expectations they have of the solution. This will help us to generate specifications that are complete, correct…
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Introduction of MBSE MBSE (Model Based System Engineering) is an effective method to analyze, design and develop complex systems. At present, the scale of aviation, automobile, machinery, ship, machinery and enterprise information system is becoming larger and larger, involving more and more specialties, which makes the system construction face unprecedented challenges: Involve multiple levels: system , subsystem and module. Cover Multiple Disciplines: software, electronics, mechanics, photo electricity, thermal. Need several roles collaborating : System Engineer, software engineer, electronic engineer, professional engineer, test engineer. Involve a variety of development tools and languages. The process framework of MBSE is as follows: Engineers…
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Distributed Online Business Continuity using the Pro Cloud Server In recent times there has been an unprecedented obligation for staff to work at home, prompting a need for technical solutions that can ensure business continuity with a distributed and remote workforce. The Sparx Systems software suite, including Enterprise Architect, Pro Cloud Server, WebEA and Prolaborate, offers a way for isolated workers to access their organization's centralized repositories using home-based Internet connections and to continue working as though they were still in the office. Using the Pro Cloud Server features they can continue contributing their expertise to strategic, business and technical…
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Tuesday, 28 January 2020 08:27
4 Features in Enterprise Architect 15.1 that I can vouch for..
Written by Nizam Mohamed
It is not uncommon for Product releases to have a plethora of new features added., and as an Enterprise Architect user for the last 15 years, I was having just normal expectations when I peeked into the list of new features in the newly released Enterprise Architect 15.1. However what I saw in the list gave me an adrenalin rush, Some of the features in 15.1 nails the bulls-eye by solving some of the long reported pain points, and this prompted me to come up with this write up to share what I found I’m trying to give a gist…
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Tuesday, 07 January 2020 00:00
4 Ways to Share EA Models Online using Prolaborate
Written by sparxsystems
McKinsey Survey Report: More than 40 percent of Enterprise Architects say that the business leaders in their companies are not aware of what the EA group does. Gartner's report on Critical Capabilities for Enterprise Architecture Tools Enterprise Architecture tools deliver true value ONLY when the broader organization can use the information that architects and others enter collaboratively for analysis and decision support. TOGAF Version 9.2 By communicating with stakeholders early and frequently, the architecture team can ensure that they fully understand the architecture process, and the benefits of Enterprise Architecture; this means they can support the architecture team more actively when necessary.…
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Thursday, 05 September 2019 21:17
Enterprise Architecture using Prolaborate
Written by Nizam Mohamed
Sign up for the upcoming Sparx Sytems webinar! Enterprise Architecture using Prolaborate A Case study driven illustration of Enterprise Architecture Capabilities in Prolaborate The CEO of a leading utility firm intends to leverage an EA tool, to help them with the planning and decision-making required for his digital transformation strategy. The organization identified three use cases as its primary needs for an EA tool, this article will give an high level overview of how Prolaborate helps them realize the use cases. Use Case 1 – Smarter Decision Making Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect tool is populated by architects, analysts and other…
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Governance, Risk Management and Compliance Good governance helps guide good decision making for public organizations and companies. This helps to provide transparent decision making, that adheres to relevant government legislation, providing a safe and fair environment for the end-users of the designed systems. There are numerous advantages of using Enterprise Architect to model the strategy within a repository and link that strategic direction and executive thinking to the processes, architectures, software and capabilities that are being directed and then modeled. This is a highly effective and powerful means of ensuring that strategic direction is followed and tied to the fundamental…
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Wednesday, 03 July 2019 04:00
Creating model based Javascript add-in with Enterprise Architect 15
Written by Arshad Ahamed
One of the latest features of Sparx Enterprise Architect 15 is the model based add-ins which can be created using JavaScript. These model based add-ins are defined by a combination of Receptions, Attributes and Operations which can be easily added in a model by just creating with a valid stereotyped classes. Assuming having basic knowledge with Sparx Traditional add-ins, broadcast events and JavaScript. Why model based add-ins Accessed by all the users within a model Purely Model specific No installation, registry entries , distribution or license worries Self-Documenting as everything is modelled and created directly in EA Prerequisites Signal Reference Library (…
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Sparx Systems released this month the beta version of Enterprise Architect 15. Below is a selection of the main features and enhancements that will be detailed in this article: Data Miner JavaScript Model Based Add-ins Custom tables (new spreadsheet artefacts) Browser new organization Diagrams enhancements Custom drawing style diagram property Google GCP, Amazon AWS web images Bookmark values Group elements New keyboard shortcuts Simplified access to the "Link to element feature" Image Assets drag and drop to a diagram New keyboard shortcuts Data Miner Data Miner is a new feature to create model elements and relationships in Enterprise Architect from a…
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Monday, 20 May 2019 09:21
How-to: functional documentation in Enterprise Architect
Written by Carolien de Langen & Chan Kerste
How-to: Functional Documentation in Enterprise Architect Written by: Carolien de Langen Chan Kerste
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Monday, 18 February 2019 19:25
A Standards-Based Modeling Approach for Industry 4.0 Architectures
Written by Peter Lieber
A Standards-Based Modeling Approach for Industry 4.0 Architectures Authors: Christoph Binder, Christian Neureiter, Goran Lastro, Mathias Uslar andPeter Lieber Abstract. Emerging technologies in the industrial area lead to a continuously increasing complexity concerning systems development. Varying approaches dealing with the same problem generate a number of heterogeneous solutions instead of concentrating on a mutual tool-set in order to provide a common basis. Having recognized this issue, the German industry introduced the Reference Architecture Model for Industry 4.0 (RAMI 4.0), proposed in the standardized technical speci cation DIN SPEC 91345. Providing a three-dimensional model on how to structure industrial systems, the starting point for the discussion on how to…
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We are very pleased to publish this compilation of the most popular resources submitted in 2018 Since its launch, the Sparx Systems community site has been a central repository for knowledge and resources around Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect. Over the past year, contributors showcased numerous skills and shared time-saving expertise, which we have now put together a compilation of the most popular posts submitted to the Sparx Systems Community site in 2018. These generous contributions help propel the community and modeling industry forward. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the community site this past year. Sparx Systems…
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