It manages the saved connections to the Enterprise Architect projects.
It displays the list of the connections to the enterprise Architect projects saved in the Tormigo application. Moreover, you can manage the connections to the EA repository, in particular you can:
· connect with repository of EA project using the saved connection,
· add new connection,
· edit the existing connection,
· delete the existing connection.
You can manage the connections from the File text menu, the Connection option or using the Ctr+O shortcut.
In order to connect with one of the saved connections to the repository of the Enterprise Architect project, indicate the particular connection from the list of connections and click Connect button.
Figure 1 List of saved connections to the EA projects repositories.
The Tormigo application provides you with a number of parameters for the purposes of defining the new connection to the repository of the Enterprise Architect project:
· Database type – the type of database of the project’s repository, supported database types include MySQL, MS SQL, Oracle, and EAP file.
· The name of the connection – the name of the connection visible on the list of connections of the Tormigo application (required option)
· Address – the address of the database server, leaving this field blank will cause the attempt to connect to the localhost host.
· Port – the number of the port on which the database server is listening, leaving this field blank will cause the attempt to connect to the default port for the selected database server (e.g. for MySQL it is 3306 port).
· The name of the base – the name of database in the database management system, if required.
· File path – path to the EA project file.
· User – the name of the database user.
· Password – the password of the database user.
· Additional parameters – additional parameters for JDBC URL (leave blank, unless you know what you are doing).
Depending on the type of the selected database, some of these fields may be inactive.
Connection with the project included in EAP file is available only for the Microsoft Windows Operating Systems.
Exemplary configuration of new connection to the Enterprise Architect project called testproject.eap is presented in the Figure 2.
Figure 2. Adding new connection to the EA project repository.
In order to indicate a file of testproject.eap project you may use the dialog box by clicking “…” button (see Figure 3)
Figure 3. Selection of EA project file.
In order to test the defined connection you may use the connection test by clicking the Test button. Tormigo application will inform you about the connection test result by displaying appropriate message.
Figure 4. Message of conducting the test of connection with the EA project repository.
Tormigo application allows you also to edit the saved connection to the EA project repository. In order to do so, indicate the connection from the connection list that is interesting for you and click the Edit button.
Figure 5. Editing connection with the EA project repository.
You can change the parameters of the connection in the Editing Connection with EA project window. Click Ok button to save the changes.
In order to delete the defined connection to the Enterprise Architect project repository, indicate the given connection from the connection list and click Delete button. You will be asked to confirm your desire to delete the connection. To continue click the Yes button, click No button to cancel the operation.
In order to finish work with currently selected Enterprise Architect project repository, select the Disconnect option from the File text menu.
1.3.Option – Project’s configuration
Project’s configuration, which allows you to identify the Tormigo parameters specific for the selected EA project.
You can define the specific parameters for every saved connection to the Enterprise Architect project which will be characteristic for each of them; in particular you may define the properties concerning the project such as:
· Full name – full name of the project, which will be seen in the generated reports,
· Copyright – information about the copyright which will be added to the reports.
Figure 6. Project’s configuration – project’s characterization
Moreover, you can define the properties concerning the Company such as:
· Company’s name – the name of the Company for which the project will be realized,
· Company’s Logo – graphic logo of the Company, which may be loaded from the disk of your computer, please notice that the size of Company’s logo should be 268×72 pixels (may be smaller).
Figure 7. Project’s configuration – Company’s characterization.
All configured properties of the project will be displayed in the generated reports.
Figure 8. Exemplary Tormigo report enriched with properties specific for the project and Company.
1.4.Option – Application’s configuration
Configuration of application allows you to define the application’s parameters common for all projects.
You may configure the Tormigo applications in three areas which are common for all connections with Enterprise Architect projects.
First of them is available from the Basic Settings tab of the Application Configuration window. You can define the user’s name of the Tormigo application and select the language of application’s interface here.
Figure 9. Configuration of Tormigo application – Basic settings.
The second area is available from the OpenOffice Configuration tab of the Application Configuration window. You can define the path to the catalogue with the OpenOffice.org program installation. This path may be variable and may depend on the operating system and options selected during the installation of OpenOffice.org. For the Microsoft Windows system the default path will be C:Program FilesOpenOffice.org 3, whereas for distribution of Ubuntu Linux /usr/lib/openoffice.
Figure 10. Configuration of the Tormigo application – Configuration of OpenOffice.org.
In the last tab entitled “Requirements Module” you will find options allowing you to enable and disable the changes versioning support in Tormigo and determine the frequency of refreshing the content of project’s tree. The available options include:
· Save the changes in the elements – determines if the changes made in Tormigo on the model’s elements will be versioned,
· Save the changes in the project’s tree – determines if the system should also version the changes of location of the model’s elements in the project’s tree,
· The number of seconds between the automatic refresh of the project’s tree – as the name suggests, this option allows you to specify the interval in seconds that should elapse between the refreshment of project’s tree (in the case of setting 0 value, the automatic refresh will be disabled).
Figure 11. Configuration of the Tormigo application – Requirements’ module.
In order to finish the work with Tormigo application, select Exit option from the File) text menu or use the Ctrl+Q shortcut.
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