Testing in Python – My first steps with pytest
Recently I started developing in python (v3.8) as one of our customers asked me to implement some functionality based on a code base which is written in python. First of […]
[HOWTO] Create Model Document using Sparx Enterprise Architect API
This blog post is about how to create model documents by using the Sparx Enterprise Architect (EA) API. Model documents are part of EA Virtual Documents and are modeled as child elements of report packages. Therefore the creation of model documents described hereafter requires an existing report package. Of course, report packages can also be created using the Sparx EA […]
[Bug] Sparx Enterprise Architect v14.1 Build 1429 not triggering EA_OnPostCloseDiagram event in context of Time Aware Modelling
When cloning a structure in Sparx Enterprise Architect (EA) as a new version, that contains at least one diagram, every newly created diagram (clone) gets quickly opened and closed again during cloning process. In EA v14.1 build 1429 the EA_OnPostOpenDiagram events can be caught successfully however the EA_OnPostCloseDiagram are not thrown by EA in this case. I figured this out […]
Converting notes of Sparx Enterprise Architect custom scripts from XML into C# object
While I was working on a feature for an Enterprise Architect (EA) Add-In I had to get information about the scripts, which are stored in EA. The scripts are stored in table t_script and the information I needed was Name and Language. Both properties reside inside the Notes column. Selecting Notes of table t_script with the following SQL query in […]
[HOWTO] Use Sparx Enterprise Architect API method Repository.InvokeConstructPicker
To implement a feature for an Enterprise Architect (EA) Add-In I needed to show a dialog to the user, which allows him to select a package. The repository class provides a method called InvokeConstructPicker to do so. It seemed to be pretty simple. It was, but you have to consider a small detail, which I did not do in the […]
ISTQB Foundation Level 2018 Certification
Recently I decided to do another certification. Since I was able to gain some experience in the context of testing in the last years and because testing is an interesting and important topic, I decided to go for a foundation level certification in testing. ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) is a global provider of such certifications. The Foundation Level […]
[HOWTO] Identify objects in EA database that refer to non existing classifiers
While working with Enterprise Architect (EA), it has already happened a few times that for unknown reasons objects in EA database referred to classifier GUIDs that are not or no longer existing. If the underlying database is an oracle database, such entries can be found by using the following SQL query.
[SecondFirstTry] Connecting to a server based repository in Sparx Enterprise Architect with TLS 1.2 correctly
I grabbed the task to transfer a Enterprise Architect repository from one MSSQL server to another. Sparx Enterprise Architect ships with an action called “Project Transfer” that supports repository transfer […]
[HOWTO] Create an EA Project in a Microsoft Azure SQL Database
This blog post serves as a thought support and describes the necessary steps to create a Sparx Enterprise Architect project in a Microsoft Azure SQL database. Prerequisites Enterprise Architect v14 […]
WPF Series -13- Advanced Installer
The last post in this series deals with the packaging of a WPF application. To simplify the installation of our WPF application we decided to package the application as MSI […]
WPF Series -12- Global Exception Logging
During development and debugging of our WPF application some exceptions occurred which were not caught by the code. Such unhandled exceptions are not logged automatically. In order to obtain information about any unhandled exceptions in production and to simplify error analysis, we looked for a way to handle and log unhandled exceptions. After some research we ended up with the […]
WPF Series -11- Custom MetroDialog
After a long break it’s finally time to continue with the WPF series. Today I’ll show you how we implemented a custom metro dialog. Our dialog contains 2 comboboxes and […]
[HOWTO] Create Enterprise Architect Stereotype Reference Data using PowerShell
This is a follow-up to the blog post [HOWTO] Convert Images to Enterprise Architect Model Images. As already described there, we wanted to use the official cisco network topology icons […]
[HOWTO] Convert Images to Enterprise Architect Model Images
We wanted to use the official cisco network topology icons (B/W: EPS (7.6 MB) | JPG (4 MB)) in Enterprise Architect to associate them with elements. To avoid importing these […]
[HOWTO] Add ListBox to Visio Sheet and access it in Visual Basic
Last week I had to deal with Visual Basic in Microsoft Visio Professional 2016. I wanted to fill a ListBox with items containing data from an Excel file. First I […]
[HOWTO] Install Infineon TPM Firmware Update
Last week Windows Defender Security Center alerted me to a firmware update of the security processor (TPM). Clicking on Learn more took me to a support website of Microsoft containing […]
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