ER/Studio Software Architect ReadMe

Welcome to IDERA ER/Studio® Software Architect 16.5 (2016+)

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Thank you for using IDERA ER/Studio Software Architect. ER/Studio Software Architect is a design-driven environment for modeling software applications. It features support for UML 2.0, OCL, patterns, quality assurance audits and metrics, import/export support, and automated documentation generation. The goal is to model applications using UML.

ER/Studio Software Architect is an Eclipse-based RCP application whose primary components are a Model Navigator, Diagram Editor, Palette, and Properties View.

Benefits of using ER/Studio Software Architect

ER/Studio Software Architect focuses on modeling "in the pure". It is a language-independent tool that can be used as a stand-alone application, but is also part of the ER/Studio Enterprise Suite.
Software development teams now will have the ability to create and reuse proven industry-standard design patterns ensuring high-quality applications and promoting the use of successful blueprints.
ER/Studio Software Application conforms to MDA standards: Unified Modeling Language™ (UML®), XML Metadata Interchange (XMI®), and Object Constraint Language (OCL).
Work in ER/Studio Software Architect is done in the context of a project. This project is a logical structure that holds all resources required for your work. All projects located in the selected Workspace are listed in the Model Navigator. Project properties can be set up when the project is being created, and modified further, using the Properties dialog.
Extensive automation and timesaving capabilities enable development teams to work more productively. These capabilities include automatic document generation and reuse of software assets such as patterns and component definition.

Before you use ER/Studio Software Architect, please read the information below.

What's New in version 16.5

IDERA Rebranding

release notes

Known Issues

Additional Resources

Licensing Your IDERA Product

IDERA Product Support

IDERA Technical Support

IDERA on the Web

What's New

IDERA Rebranding

This release begins a rollout of rebranding this product from Embarcadero to IDERA. Note that these changes include a new license agreement, installation and data directories, icons, file names, registry settings, and more. For more information about IDERA and IDERA products, see www.idera.com.

release notes

Known Issues

The Profile is not loaded if ER/Studio Software Architect is installed in the default location on Microsoft® Vista™. There are two different workarounds available: (1) change the default install directory (Program Files is not supported); or (2) turn off the User Account Control (UAC). To turn the User Account Control on or off:

1. Open User Accounts by clicking Start > Control Panel > User Accounts and Family Safety (or by clicking User Accounts if you are connected to a network domain), and then clicking User Accounts.

2. Click Turn User Account Control on or off. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

3. Select the option "Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer" to turn on UAC. Or clear this option to turn off UAC, and then click OK.

Additional Resources

Licensing Your IDERA Product

All IDERA products include a 14-day trial period. To continue using the product without interruption, we recommend that you license it as soon as possible. For information on licensing your product, refer to the Quick Start Guide. If you have not yet purchased this product, contact [email protected].

IDERA Product Support

The IDERA Web site is an excellent source for additional product information, including white papers, articles, discussion forums, and the IDERA Knowledge Base. Visit www.idera.com/support, or click any of the links below, to find:

IDERA Technical Support

If you have a valid maintenance contract with IDERA, the Technical Support team is available to assist you with any problems you have with our applications. Our maintenance contract also entitles registered users of IDERA products to download free software upgrades during the active contract period. Evaluators receive free technical support for the term of their evaluation (14 days).

We encourage you to open technical support cases via the Customer Support Center. For additional information about IDERA Technical Support, visit the Support section of our Web site.

IDERA on the Web

To download evaluations of other IDERA products or to learn more about our company and our products visit us at www.idera.com.