UML & SysML modelling languages

Sparx Systems next webinar on "how to Design a Geodatabase with Enterprise Architect" will take place on the 25th of February at 10pm (UK time), and on the following day at 9am (UK time). This webinar will demontrate the integration of Enterprise Architect with Esri (Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.) ArcGIS 10.0 suite of tools via its free UML Profile.

Sparx Systems introduces the initial context, prompting the need of designing geodatabases with a modelling tool such as Enterprise Architect:

The proliferation of location based services in banking, finance, energy, health, entertainment and many other industries, makes geographic data more valuable than ever! To store and manage geographic data, many organizations rely on Esri's ArcGIS geodatabase. How can you now leverage state-of-the-art modeling tools to design and document these geodatabases, and facilitate their integration with other enterprise systems?

Ben Constable, Senior Analyst at Sparx Systems, will cover the following topics:

• Design an ArcGIS geodatabase from scratch
• Validate, document, search and trace your design model
• Auto-generate and reverse engineer geodatabase schemas

Note: Esri's ArcGIS is a geographic information system (GIS) for working with maps and geographic information. It is used for creating and using maps, compiling geographic data, analyzing mapped information, sharing and discovering geographic information, using maps and geographic information in a range of applications, and managing geographic information in a database.

Registrations are currently open from the following link: www.sparxsystems.com/webinar

A new webinar from Sparx Systems is scheduled on the 17th and 18th of December to accomodate time zones. This webinar will introduce the topic of software engineering using Enterprise Architect, including:

• Configure Enterprise Architect to write, debug and compile software
• Generate source code from a package in Enterprise Architect
• Synchronize changes between the model and code

Registrations are available at : www.sparxsystems.com/webinar

I attended on the 7th of November a webinar from Sparx Systems about setting up a team modelling environment with Enterprise Architect using a centralised DBMS. This webinar was presented by Scott Hebbard, Communications Manager at Sparx Systems. It involved a step by step demonstration to cover the following topics:

• create a DB schema for the shared Enterprise Architect project with the chosen DBMS product (e.g. MySQL);
• create and configure the ODBC settings to access the database;
• initialise the project with Sparx base or an existing project;
• enable security and define groups, users, and permissions;
• use Enterprise Architect "Model mail" to enable communication throughout the team;
• define project tasks, resources, and manage them via a Gantt diagram;
• manage project literature using the Enterprise Architect Team Review.

This article provides highlights from this presentation and the Q&A session between Sparx and the audience.