Blog Archives
Enterprise Architect – informations, HOWTOs, Tips and Tricks.


BPMN with EA: Call Activities

Helpful hints for Modeling BPMN Calling Activities in Enterprise Architect.

Posted in BPMN Activities, BPMN Flow Objects, Modelling BPMN, Tips & Tricks

BPMN with EA: Intermediate Events

Helpful hints for Modeling BPMN Intermediate Events in Enterprise Architect.

Posted in BPMN Events, BPMN Flow Objects, Modelling BPMN, Tips & Tricks

BPMN with EA: End Events

Helpful Hints for Modeling BPMN End Events in Enterprise Architect.

Posted in BPMN End Events, BPMN Events, BPMN Flow Objects, Modelling BPMN, Tips & Tricks

BPMN with EA: Start Events

Helpful Hints for Modeling BPMN Start Events in Enterprise Architect.

Posted in BPMN Events, BPMN Flow Objects, Modelling BPMN, Tips & Tricks

BPMN with EA: Gateways

Useful tips for modeling BPMN gateways in Enterprise Architect.

Posted in BPMN Flow Objects, Modelling BPMN, Tips & Tricks

BPMN with EA: Participants - Pools and Lanes

Useful tips for modeling BPMN participants in Enterprise Architect

Posted in BPMN Lanes, BPMN Pools, BPMN Participants, Modelling BPMN, Tips & Tricks

SQL Search: Which InformationFlow relationship uses element X

The EA offers the possibility to search for the model element used in an InformationFlow in the Project Browser.

To do this, select the InformationFlow in the diagram and choose Read more ›

Posted in Model Search

Enable User Security

Enabling Security on an Enterprise Architect project allows users to login to a model with certain privileges.

To enable User Security on your Corporate Enterprise Architect Project:

  1. Open your project file in Enterprise Arc…

Posted in Enterprise Architect

Modell-Suche in Package-Branch

The Enterprise Architect model repository is a database. Databases can be easily queried with SQL. This results in a wealth of possibilities. A minor problem is recursions! See this blog article.

The structure in the ProjectBrowser – the model tree – corresponds to a parentID, which is stored in the line of the child. To create a recursive query here, we need recursive SQL, which supports some databases.

Posted in Model Search

Executable State Machine Simulation mit Java Script

The Executable Model Simulation in EA is a powerful tool. In contrast to interpreted model simulation, executable model simulation generates code, which is then executed. The currently executed behavior is then visualized in the EA.

Posted in Best Practices, Model Simulation