erwin Enterprise Architect Agile v2 - User Guide

Adding Attributes to Object Types

Adding Attributes to Object Types

Attributes are required by Object Types to store specific detail about the objects.  If no attributes are added to an object type, objects will still have a Description.

Return to the Aircraft object type, and view the CONFIGURE tab.

Click the Can't find your attribute? Click here to create a new one. option, to append an attribute to the object type.

Select the Attribute Type drop down and choose 'Array' from the list.

Once the Attribute Type has been selected, properties for the attribute type are presented. Enter the following details;

Name: Range

Description: What is the range of the aircraft?

Key 1: Short Haul

Value 1: 1000

Select the arrow button next to the Attributes type drop down (Array), to reveal the 'rules'.

Check the Single Select [ss] option, to restrict the attribute value to a single entry.

Click ADD NEW VALUE, to add a new key/value entry to the Array.

Enter; Key 2: Long Haul Value 2: 5000

Click SAVE.

The rule associated with the Range attribute will ensure that users can only enter either Long Haul or Short Haul.

Attributes can be grouped by associating them with a Category.

Click the blue + circle associated with the Category, and enter the value General .

Click SAVE.

Let's take a look at how this attribute is used in objects.

Create instances of Object Types

Create instances of Object Types

Click the All Objects module from the menu , and then the add button , to add a new object.

Fill in the instance details as below, selecting the Aircraft object type.

Name: FII

Description: A dutch airliner.

SAVE the object.

Add another Aircraft type using the following detail;

Name: 767

Description: A commercial wide body airliner.

SAVE the object.

Add another object of type Airline using the following detail;

Name: FlyMe Airways

Description: Provides commercial flights within Asia/Pacific.

SAVE the object.

Open the RELATIONSHIPS tab.

Click the Create the first Relationship button, to add a new relationship.

Select owns (owned by) for the Relationship Type.

Select Aircraft for the Object Type.

Check both the 767 and FII Aircraft objects.

SAVE the relationships.

Hover over 767 in the relationship list and select NAVIGATE.

View to the DETAILS tab, and locate the Range attribute in the General category.

Click on the attribute to expand it, and select Long Haul: 5000.

SAVE the change.

Adding Attributes revisited

Select the User menu > System > Object Types option, to make further changes to the metamodel.

Select the Aircraft object.

Click the Can't find your attribute? Click here to create a new one. to add a new Attribute to the Aircraft object type.

Click the Attribute Type drop down and select List.

Select the arrow button next to the Attribute Type drop down.

This will reveal the rules that can be set for the selected attribute type.

Check the 'Extendable [ex]' and the Single Select [ss] options.

Select the arrow button next to the Attribute Type drop down again, to close the rules.

Fill out the attribute details;

Name: Manufacturer

Description: Who manufactures this aircraft?

Value 1: Boeing 

Select an icon by clicking the dropdown that precedes the name.

Also set a 'Heatcolor' by clicking the dropdown that follows the name - check the Set As Heatcolor [hc], and select a color.

Click + ADD NEW VALUE to enter multiple values.

Value 2: Airbus

Select an icon.

Value 3: Lockheed

Set a Heatcolor.

Value 4: McDonnell Douglas

Set the Category value to General.

SAVE the object type, to add the new List attribute Manufacturer.

Updating Instances

The name of the Manufacturer of an Aircraft can now be identified for each of the Aircraft.

Click the All Objects module.

Select the '767' object.

View the Details tab.

Select the Boeing option from the Manufacturer list.

SAVE the object.

FlyMe Airways Pilot

Create a new object of type Pilot with the following detail;

Name: John Glenn

Description: Commercial pilot.

SAVE the object, and create a new relationship in the RELATIONSHIP tab;

oRelationship Type: employed by (employs)

oObject Type: Airline

oCheck FlyMe Airways

In this tutorial we have;

Created new object types.

Created Relationships between them.

Added different attribute types, with rules.

Created instances of the new object types, created relationships between them, and stored information in their attributes.

Migration

Migration

Open Group File Format (OGFF) to SPP - online exchange

Open Group File Format (OGFF) to SPP - online exchange

Role Applicable to: Client Administrator

Migrate data from an ArchiMate source tool (ArchiMate plug-in for Unicom System Architect, Archi and BizzDesign tools) into the Comma Separated Value (csv) format for import into the erwin Strategic Planning Platform (SPP), using our online exchange tool.

This example takes you through a standard migration where there has been no customization of the metamodel in the source tool or Agile EA... (although customizations can be handled).   The output will be a set of CSV files that can be imported into the Agile EA platform.