Welcome to UML channel

UMLChannel.com is dedicated to UML and SysML modelling languages, and to Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect modelling tool.

Requirements gathering, business analysis, systems analysis and design are some of the tasks I carry on a daily basis, using UML or SysML modelling language, Enterprise Architect and other model-driven related techniques.

I've created UMLChannel website to share global information, tutorials, articles, and any news related with UML (Unified Modeling Language) and SysML (Systems Modeling Language), modelling langages maintained by the OMG (Object Management Group), with Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect tool, eaDocX Word and Excel extension for EA, and eaUtils utilities free addin for Sparx Enterprise Architect.

 

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Member of the EA User Group since 2013, I organised and attended the first edition of the EAUG in France (see EAUG Paris 2015 feedback).

Thank you for everyone who gathered at the London's EAUG on the 18/19th of May 2017.

My feedback on this 2 day event is available from the following links:

Day 1: training sessions | Day 2: presentations & case studies 

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Umlchannel Youtube channel is now available!

I published my first video on automated tests running on eaUtils add-in, topic to be detailled at the next EAUG London 2017.

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Latest news and articles:

• Fix on SysML blocks "parts" compartment with Sparx Enterprise Architect 13.5 (15/09/2017)

 

• Mapping between Enterprise Architect 12.1 menus and Enterprise Architect 13 ribbons (18/07/2017)

 

• EA helper: switch the rectangle notation for Archimate elements with a script (18/05/2017)

• Leaflet available to download: SysML 1.4 diagrams with Enterprise Architect (12/05/2017)

• EA User Group London 2017 full agenda released (16/03/2017)

• eaUtils Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect addin 1.12 available (10/03/2016)

• SysML 1.4 reference card with Enterprise Architect modelling tool (13/02/2017)

• Mastering ArchiMate alternate colour scheme with Archimate 3 (06/02/2017)

• Synchronize ports in SysML IBD diagram with Sparx Enterprise Architect and hoTools addin (26/01/2017)

• Mastering Archimate 2 MDG and Project Element Template for a new set of elements colours (new update - 03/02/2017)

• MDG VISEO EA UML to JHipster Generator: generate JDL entities in JHipster from UML models (06/12/2016)

• SparxSystems Enterprise Architect 13 released (17/10/2016)

• Custom searches on SysML Requirements in Sparx Enterprise Architect with UMLChannel MDG Technology (14/09/2016)

• Enterprise Architect permissions ID and name mapping table for your scripts and add-ins (24/08/2016)

• SysML with SparxSystems Enterprise Architect training sessions available in French (22/08/2016)

• SysML Parametric simulation with OpenModelica and Enterprise Architect 13 (05/07/2016)

• Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect 13 beta preview (04/07/2016)
• Reverse engineer your Sparx Enterprise Architect project DB schema with its built-in DB Builder (18/05/2016)
• How to work with an offline version of a DB shared enterprise architect project (29/04/2016)

• Sort elements in a package tree with eaUtils 1.11 addin (16/03/2016)

• eaUtils Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect addin 1.11 available: sorting package tree support, custom tagged value, UI enhancements (26/02/2016)

• Define a shared EA project in Microsoft Azure SQL Database Cloud services (16/02/2016)
• Model transformation and XSD schema generation with the Schema Composer (16/02/2016)
• Sparx MDG Office, eaDocX, Enterprise Architect CSV/RTF comparison chart (10/02/2016)

• eaUtils feature to generate elements alias values according to their layout in a diagram (16/12/2015)

• eaUtils Breadcrumb trail simplifies updating navigation between diagrams (10/12/2015)
• Capture runtime method calls with the Execution Analyzer (18/11/2015)
• eaDocX 3.7 available (10/11/2015)
• EAUG Paris 2015 feedback (23/09/2015)

• Enterprise Architect 12.1 beta is available: see a first preview (21/09/2015)
• Using EA 12 Database Builder to import an Enterprise Architect project DB Schema as enumerations classes (08/09/2015)
• Enterprise Architect 12 Wireframing preview to build UI models for Web sites Mobile applications (11/02/2015)
• Hint: User defined search on Enterprise Architect project baselines (23/12/2014)
• Importing requirements from Excel to Enterprise Architect with eaDocX for a model-driven approach to build the RFP response (20/11/2014)
• Hint: change a BPMN2 element type or category in just a few clicks (23/10/2014)
• Hint: User defined search to find a controlled package based on the XMI filename & path (30/07/2014)
• Hint: use cut/paste keyboard shortcuts to move an element within Enterprise Architect project browser (18/06/2014)
• Sparx Enterprise Architect project browser script: find the classifier of an object, port, part or attribute from the project browser (28/04/2014)
• Sparx Enterprise Architect project browser scripts: sort elements by alias or by tagged value (09/04/2014)
• Enterprise Architect Hint : fix a project transfer error from an EAP project file to a MySQL DB (13/03/2014)
• Sparx Enterprise Architect script : XMI file batch import (27/01/2014)
• Sparx webinar (7/11/2013): Setting up a Team Modeling Environment
• Enable additional diagram toolboxes (uploaded 08/11/2013)
• Improve the look and feel and rendering of your diagrams with visual styles in EA
• Enterprise Architect UML Patterns : define a set of elements to reuse on diagrams
• EA hint: display empty compartments for a class without any attribute or operation
• Use the element Properties view : access attributes, operations, and set generalization or implementation links
• EA User Group London 2013 feedback
• Context filtering : traceability feature on the current diagram
• Why incomplete diagrams are useful in reaching a common vision
• Sparx Enterprise Architect hints and tips (last updated : 02/10/2013)
• EA Hint : set a common diagram for several UML composite activities
• What actor should I use for scheduled use cases?