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Thank you for using Embarcadero's ER/Studio Business Architect, previously known as EA/Studio Business Modeler Edition. This is a tool for creating and sharing a graphical representation of your business from the core concepts that describe the business, to the processes that run the business. ER/Studio Business Architect's Process Modeling capabilities allow you to easily model your business processes and model how those processes use data. ER/Studio Business Architect's Conceptual Modeling provides an intuitive way to outline subject areas and concepts that can then drive the creation of detailed data models.
Getting Started
There are several tools available to help you get started with ER/Studio Business Architect:
Once you install ER/Studio Business Architect you can import and open the sample compressed workspace that is included with the install (x:\Program Files\Embarcadero\ERStudio Business Architect X.X\samples\Workspaces\Waterfront Bank). Go to File>Import>Workspace from the main menu.
For an in-depth tutorial, see the Quick Start Guide which walks you through the creation and use of a basic workspace. This Quick Start Guide is available on the Embarcadero website at docs.embarcadero.com.
Before you use ER/Studio Business Architect, please read the information below.
What's New in Version 1.7
ER/Studio Repository 6.0 Support
What's New in Version 1.6.1
Interface with ER/Studio Repository
Release Notes
Additional Resources
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What's New in Version 1.7
ER/Studio Repository 6.0 Support
ER/Studio Business Architect has been updated to take advantage of changes implemented in ER/Studio Repository 6.0, such as multi-threading that enables some processes to occur concurrently. ER/Studio BA 1.7 is incompatible with previous versions of ER/Studio Repository.
New document, ER/Studio Business Architect Quick Start Guide, replaces previous installation, new features, and evaluation guides.What's New in Version 1.6.1
Operating System Support
ER/Studio Business Architect now supports Microsoft Windows 7.
Interface with ER/Studio Repository
Both the standalone and enterprise editions of ER/Studio Business Architect provide support for ER/Studio Repository.
ER/Studio Repository enables ER/Studio Business Architect business modelers to share their models with other users and facilitating version control to protect your intellectual assets. ER/Studio Business Architect supports the following commands to interface with ER/Studio Repository 5.5:
For details on using these Repository commands, see the ER/Studio Business Architect User Guide.
Release Notes
Important Advisory Notes
Known Issues
Listed below are some of the known technical issues in ER/Studio Business Architect 1.6.
Conceptual Model Update from ER/Studio Data Architeect
Only the elements that were originally created by importing the ER/Studio Data Architect model are updated. Any elements that are created in ER/Studio Business Architect are not updated with information imported from the ER/Studio Data Architect model. For example, you have created an entity named “EntityOne” in ER/Studio Business Architect. If you import an ER/Studio Data Architect model with an entity with the same name containing attributes and descriptions, those attributes and descriptions are not added to the existing ER/Studio Business Architect entity.
Upgrading Workspaces
Upgrading workspaces from previous releases may be problematic. Ensure you save copies of the workspaces before upgrading them.”
Exporting Bound Business Attributes
When exporting to ER/Studio Data Architect, business attributes with their datatype/description/notes properties enforced, and which are bound to business elements or domains, create ER/Studio Data Architect domains which allow attributes to override their datatype/description/notes. If those domains are then imported back into ER/Studio Bysiness Architect, the created business elements and/or domains will not enforce these properties. The workaround is to reset the enforcement options from the Properties View for the business element/domain.
Bug Fixes
Bugs Fixed in ER/Studio BA 1.6
| Bug # | Fix Description |
| 6075 | Multiple incoming sequence flows are now disallowed for an intermediate event used in a normal flow. |
| 6135 | The InstantOn version of the application can now be successfully launched on a 64-bit Windows OS. |
| 6153 | Concurrent licensing no longer returns a versioning error. |
| 6178 | Fill color is now preserved when expanding or unexpanding a business entity and grid lines are displayed. |
| 6182 | Plus and minus sign now toggle and show correctly when selecting the option, 'Show as expanded'. |
| 6195 | Copy and Paste are now working correctly for Annotation Objects, so pasted item is renamed when duplicate items are found to avoiding naming conflicts. |
| 6198 | Annotation Name now displays correctly. |
| 6244 | Illustrations in online Help now display correctly. |
Additional Resources
Licensing Your Embarcadero Technologies Product
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