What’s New in Sparx Systems
Enterprise Architect 17?
Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect 17 brings advanced Model-Based perspectives, Time-Aware modeling, robust data warehousing, and an enhanced UI/UX. The latest Enterprise Architect release simplifies complex change management and data analysis, empowering professionals to optimize enterprise architecture with ease and increase productivity.
Explore the enhancements in Enterprise Architect Version 17 and see how it drives efficiency in your projects.
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Enterprise Architect V17: Targeted Enhancements for Precision & Efficiency
Model Based Perspectives
- Custom Perspectives: Model and publish tailored UI based on user roles for efficient workflows.
- Pre-configured Accelerators: Includes Application Portfolio Management (APM), Business Capability Management (BCM), and Technology Portfolio Management (TPM) perspectives for streamlined setup.
- Real-Time UI Adjustments: Automatically modifies the UI based on user roles and security groups.
- Easy Customization: Extend toolbars, ribbons, and workflows to suit project needs.
- Role-Specific Perspectives: Tailored views for software engineers, architects, and data modelers to boost productivity.
Data Warehousing Schemas
- Expanded Support: Enterprise Architect 17 boosts database engineering with dedicated, hybrid, and traditional data warehouse technologies.
- Dedicated Platforms: Supports major data warehouses like Amazon Redshift, Azure Synapse, Google BigQuery, Snowflake, and Teradata.
- Hybrid Solutions: Integrates with analytical platforms such as Apache Hadoop, Spark, CouchDB, MongoDB, and Pentaho.
- Traditional Databases: Works with IBM DB2, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, SQLite, and more.
- UML Profiles & DDL: Provides UML profiles with stereotypes and tagged values to import existing DDL and generate new definitions.
Enterprise Data Warehousing
- Focused Data Warehousing Perspective: Activate a dedicated view with tailored toolboxes and diagrams for data warehouse modeling.
- Pre-built Model Patterns: Use ready-made templates including Policy Documents, Audit Documents, Data Lifecycle, IoT Usecases, IoT Requirements, Data Science and more to jumpstart your data warehousing projects.
- IoT Data Patterns: Access specialized patterns for gathering, storing, and visualizing IoT data.
- Comprehensive Image Sets: Leverage image sets for Personally Identifiable Data Images, Internet of Things, Data Storage, and Business Visualization in your models.
- Layered Diagrams & Toolboxes: Build traceable diagrams with dedicated toolboxes for each data warehouse layer, such as Business, Strategy, Governance, Application, Technology and Data.
Time Aware Modeling
- Track Evolution: Visualize and monitor your System or Enterprise Architecture development over time with EA 17's Time Aware Modeling (TAM).
- Baseline & Package Comparison: Compare packages and models across various sources including local files, Native Connections, ODBC Connections and Cloud-Hosted Models for consistent change tracking.
- Timelines Window: Capture snapshots of diagrams, packages, and elements within defined timeframes for improved traceability and audit capabilities.
- Diagram & Element Snapshots: Easily record incremental changes using diagram and element snapshots.
- Version Control & Audit: Maintain robust versioning and audit trails for transparency and accountability in your Enterprise Architecture.
Diagram Smart Placements and Guides
- Enhanced Snap Points: Snap objects to midpoints and match sizes as other objects easily.
- Visual Guides: Clear indicators show snapping, alignment, and sizing cues.
- Flexible Layouts: Non-embedded elements can snap across different parent containers, improving the diagram layout.
- Smart Placement Options: New drop-down offers multi-select snapping, guide display, relative spacing tools and more.
- Improved Accuracy: Better edge and center snapping ensure smooth, precise diagram alignment.
New Drag & Drop Capabilities
- Conveyed Items: Drag a Classifier onto an ItemFlow to add it as a conveyed item.
- StateMachine Enhancements: Drag Triggers onto Transitions and Activities onto States in StateMachine Diagrams for behaviors.
- Sequence Diagram Operations: Drag Operations onto messages in a Sequence diagram to set called functions.
- Signal Applications: Drag Signals onto messages in a Sequence Diagram or actions to create Trigger and apply the signal.
- Connector Adjustments: Drag elements onto connectors to split and rejoin the ends to the dropped element seamlessly.
External Data Integration
- Enhanced UI: Improved SBPI integration window for seamless navigation across various external data providers and menu level with those providers.
- Third-Party Links: Link entire folder hierarchies from external tools into Enterprise Architect.
- Visual & Web Links: Attach images of Enterprise Architect diagrams and add hyperlinks for easy reference in WebEA.
- Bulk Sync: Bi-directional synchronization ensures data consistency and integrity.
- Conflict Resolution: New "Synchronize External Data" settings allow resolving conflicts between local and external data.
Improved Accessibility and Standards
- Enhanced Accessibility: Improved dialogue interaction via Windows Narrator for better navigation of dialog labels and controls.
- Tree & List Reading: Windows Narrator can now read selected items in trees and lists by tabbing through them in Enterprise Architect.
- VPAT Compliance: Completed Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) 2.5 self-assessment for accessibility standards.
- Standards Support: Aligns with Web Content Accessibility and Guidelines 2.2, Revised Section 508, and EN 301 549 Accessibility requirements for ICT products and services.
Code Miner
- Enterprise Architect 17 features the all-new Code Miner API to delegate all calls to an internal code miner which will manage the node sets.
- Import complex data from grammars, logic and rules specific to your project.
- Implement the full set of Code Miner MFQL queries and actions
- Implement a ICMLoadDatabase function taking either a file name or an existing database pointer
- Works with Javascript and the model addins
Profile Authoring
- Enhanced Profile Helper: Improved attribute and operation visibility settings for greater flexibility in profile customization.
- Improved UML Profile Publishing: Ensures unique Profile IDs for a more reliable experience.
- Streamlined MDG Import: New ‘Import Package as MDG Technology’ option simplifies integration.
- Customization Enhancements: Added Diagram Property, Traceability updates, and improved Quicklinker behavior.
- Shape Script & Metaclass Updates: New bookmark properties, UML link visibility controls, and refined synchronization options.
Visual Style and Theme Enhancements
- New 'Office 2022' Theme: Enterprise Architect 17 introduces a refreshed visual style with the sleek and modern 'Office 2022' theme.
- Easy Accessibility: The theme can be applied through the Application Look settings, accessible via the Visual Style button on the Start Ribbon.
- Modern Interface: Enhances the modeling environment with a clean, polished, and contemporary design.
- Improved User Experience: Offers a visually appealing and intuitive interface for better usability.
