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The Ultimate Guide to upgrade to Sparx Enterprise Architect 14

Sparx Systems has released its beta version of Enterprise Architect 14. Sparx Systems have added various new features in this version.

It is high time for Enterprise Architect users to upgrade from Enterprise Architect 13.5 to Enterprise Architect 14. We thought a guide with list of menus, frequently used by EA practitioners would be very helpful. This ultimate guide focuses highly up on how to access those frequently used options from menu bars along with some shortcuts. Since there are many changes in menus for frequently used options like Package Baseline, Export/Import of XMI, Linked Documents and others. Below table shows comparison between Enterprise Architect 13.5 and Enterprise Architect 14.

Below table shows comparison between Enterprise Architect 13.5 and Enterprise Architect 14.

Enterprise
Architect Features


Version

Enterprise
Architect 13.5

Enterprise
Architect 14


Start

Project
Browser (Alt + 0)

Start | Browser

Start | Browse |
Project Browser

Preferences
/ Settings (Ctrl + F9)

Start | Preferences

Start | Preferences

Menu
Customize

Start | Preferences | Customize

Start | Visual Style | Customize

Summary

Start | Summary

Start | Properties | Summary

Resources
(Alt
+6)

Start | Resources

Start | Browse |
Resources

Notes
(Ctrl + Shift +
1)

Start | Notes

Start |
Properties | Notes

Tagged
Values (Ctrl +
Shift + 6)

Start | Tagged
Values

Start | Properties
| Tagged Values

Element
Browser (Alt +
9)

Start | Element
Browser

Start | Browse |
Element Browser

Relationships
(Ctrl +
Shift + 2)

Start |
Relationships

Start | Trace |
Relationships

Element
Properties (Alt +
1)

Start |
Properties

Start |
Properties

Find
in Project (Ctrl +
f)

Start | Search |
Search In Model

Start | Search
|Model

Workspace

Start |
Perspectives

Start |
Workspace

Visual
Style

Start | Visual
Style

Start | Visual
Style

Perspective

Start |
Perspectives

Start |
Perspective

Design

Traceability
(Ctrl + Shift
+ 4)

Design |
Traceability

Start | Trace |
Traceability

Relationship
Matrix

Design | Matrix

Start | Trace |
Relationship Matrix

Gap
Analysis
Matrix

Design | Gap
Analysis

Start | Trace |
Gap Analysis Matrix

Toolbox
(Alt + 5)

Design | Toolbox

Design | Toolbox

Change
Diagram
Type

Design | Diagram
| Manage | Change Type

Design | Diagram
| Edit | Change Type

Specification
View

Design |
Specification View

Design |
Specification

List
View

Design | List
View

Design | List

Gantt
View

Design | Gantt
View

Design | Gantt

Change
Element
Type

Design | Element
| Manage | Change Type

Design | Element
| Edit | Change Type

Layout

Diagram
Layout

Layout | Diagram
Layout

Layout | Diagram
Layout

Pan
and Zoom

Layout | Pan and
Zoom

Layout | Pan and
Zoom

Diagram
Filter

Layout | Diagram
Filters

Layout | Diagram
Filters

Publish

Glossary

Publish |
Glossary

Publish |
Glossary

Import
MDG
Technology

Publish |
Technology | Publish | Import MDG Technology

Specialize |
Technologies | Publish | Import MDG Technology

Generate
MDG
Technology

Publish |
Technology | Publish | Generate MDG
Technology

Specialize |
Technologies | Publish | Generate MDG
Technology

Configure

Project
Options

Configure |
Options

Configure |
Options

UML
Types (Stereotypes /
Tagged Values / Cardinality Values)

Configure | UML
Types

Configure | UML
Types

Project
Types

Configure |
Project Types

Configure |
Project Types

Database
Datatypes

Configure |
Settings | Database Datatypes

Configure |
Settings | Database Datatypes

Namespace
Roots

Configure |
Settings | Namespace Roots

Configure |
Settings | Namespace Roots

Preprocessor
Macros

Configure |
Settings | Preprocessor Macros

Configure |
Settings | Preprocessor Macros

Manage
Technology

Configure |
Technology | Manage

Specialize |
Technologies | Manage

Manage
Security

Configure |
Security | Manage

Configure |
Administer

Project
Transfer

Configure |
Transfer | Project Transfer

Configure |
Transfer | Project Transfer

Export
Reference
Data

Configure |
Transfer | Export Reference Data

Configure |
Transfer | Export Reference Data

Import
Reference
Data

Configure |
Transfer | Import Reference Data

Configure |
Transfer | Import Reference Data

Enable
Audit

Configure | Audit

Configure |
Auditing

Project
Integrity

Configure |
Check Integrity | Project Integrity

Configure |
Integrity Check | Project Integrity

Reset
ID

Configure | Check
Integrity | Reset IDs

Configure |
Integrity Check | Reset IDs

Repair
.EAP
file

Configure |
Check Integrity | Manage .EAP file |
Repair .EAP file

Configure |
Integrity Check | Manage .EAPX/.EAP file
| Repair .EAPX/.EAP file

Compact
.EAP
file

Configure | Check
Integrity | Manage .EAP file | Compact .EAP file

Configure |
Integrity Check | Manage .EAPX/.EAP file | Compact
.EAPX/.EAP file

Update
.EAP file
Indexes

Configure |
Check Integrity | Manage .EAP file |
Update .EAP file Indexes

Configure |
Integrity Check | Manage .EAPX/.EAP file
| Update .EAPX/.EAP file Indexes

Construct

Discussion

Construct |
Discussion

Start |
Discussions

Team
Review

Construct | Team
Review

Start | Reviews

Resource
Allocation

Construct |
Resources Allocation

Construct |
Resources

Code  ( Develop
EA 15 )

Code
Templates

Code | Configure
| Code Template Editor

Code | Options |
Edit Code Templates

Code
Engineering
Datatypes

Code | Configure |
Code Engineering Datatypes

Or

Configure |
Settings | Code Engineering Datatypes

Code | Options |
Configure Code Engineering Datatypes

Or

Configure |
Settings | Database Datatypes

Import
Source
Code

Code | Import
Code

Or

Package Context
Menu | Code Engineering | Import
Source Directory

Code | File |
Import Directory

Scripting

Code | Scripting

Specialize |
Scripting

Extend
(Specialize EA 15 )

Manage
Add-ins

Extend | Manage
Add-Ins

Specialize |
Add-Ins | Manage

Others

Linked
Document

Element Context
Menu | Linked Document

Start |
Properties | Linked Document

Export
XMI

Package Context
Menu | Import/Export | Export package to XMI file

Publish | Export
XMI

Import
XMI

Package Context
Menu | Import/Export | Import
package from XMI file

Publish | Import
XMI

Apply
Auto Naming to
Elements

Package Context
Menu | Advanced | Apply Auto Naming to Elements

Design | Edit |
Advanced | Apply Auto Naming

Turn
on Level
Numbering

Package Context
Menu | Advanced | Turn on Level
Numbering

Design | Edit |
Advanced | Toggle Level Numbering

Package
Baseline –
New

Package Context
Menu |  Package
Control | Package
Baseline

Design | Edit |
Manage Baselines | Manage Baselines

Package
Control

Package Context
Menu | Package Control | Configure

Or

Publish |
Package Control | Configure

Publish |
Package Control | Configure

Generate
Source
Code

Package Context
Menu | Code Engineering | Generate Source Code

Code | Generate

Project
Browser
Search

Project Browser
| Drop Down | Find in Project

Project Browser
| Drop Down | Find in Project

Document
Generation

Package Context
Menu | Documentation | Generate Documentation

Project Browser
Drop Down | Documentation | Generate Documentation (RTF/PDF/DOCX)

Diagram
Properties
Dock

NA

Start |
Properties

Context
Browser (Alt +
0)

NA

Start | Browse |
Context Browser

Inline
Specification

NA

Design |  View
As | Toggle Inline Specification
View

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