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Enterprise Architect V17: Latest Features at a Glance

Discover Enterprise Architect 17 enhancements: Model Based Perspectives, Time Aware Modeling, diagram smart placement, and stronger data warehousing support.

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What's New in V17

Productivity-focused updates that make modeling faster, clearer, & more controlled

Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect 17 introduces advanced Model-Based perspectives, Time-Aware modeling, stronger data warehousing support, and an improved UI and UX. This release also simplifies complex change management and data analysis, helping teams optimize enterprise architecture and increase productivity.

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Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect 17 Highlights

A focused set of enhancements built for real delivery work: architecture governance, data engineering, model evolution tracking, and day-to-day diagram productivity.

Model Based Perspectives

Give each role a clean, purpose-built experience with Enterprise Architect 17 model perspectives and use built-in accelerators to get started faster.

Custom Perspectives: Model and publish tailored UI based on user roles for efficient workflows.
Pre-configured Accelerators: Includes Application Portfolio Management (APM), Business Capability Management (BCM), and Technology Portfolio Management (TPM) perspectives for streamlined setup.
Real-Time UI Adjustments: Automatically modifies the UI based on user roles and security groups.
Easy Customization: Extend toolbars, ribbons, and workflows to suit project needs.
Role-Specific Perspectives: Tailored views for software engineers, architects, and data modelers to boost productivity.

Time Aware Modeling

Track how your architecture evolves, not just what it looks like today.

Track Evolution: Visualize and monitor your System or Enterprise Architecture development over time with EA 17's Time Aware Modeling (TAM).
Baseline & Package Comparison: Compare packages and models across various sources including local files, Native Connections, ODBC Connections and Cloud-Hosted Models for consistent change tracking.
Timelines Window: Capture snapshots of diagrams, packages, and elements within defined timeframes for improved traceability and audit capabilities.
Diagram & Element Snapshots: Easily record incremental changes using diagram and element snapshots.
Version Control & Audit: Maintain robust versioning and audit trails for transparency and accountability in your Enterprise Architecture.

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Data Warehousing Schemas

Expanded database engineering coverage across dedicated, hybrid, and traditional technologies.

Expanded Support: Enterprise Architect 17 boosts database engineering with dedicated, hybrid, and traditional data warehouse technologies.
Dedicated Platforms: Supports major data warehouses like Amazon Redshift, Azure Synapse, Google BigQuery, Snowflake, and Teradata.
Hybrid Solutions: Integrates with analytical platforms such as Apache Hadoop, Spark, CouchDB, MongoDB, and Pentaho.
Traditional Databases: Works with IBM DB2, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, SQLite, and more.
UML Profiles & DDL: Provides UML profiles with stereotypes and tagged values to import existing DDL and generate new definitions.

Enterprise Data Warehousing

A dedicated perspective and model patterns to accelerate data warehouse work.

Focused Data Warehousing Perspective: Activate a dedicated view with tailored toolboxes and diagrams for data warehouse modeling.
Pre-built Model Patterns: Use ready-made templates including Policy Documents, Audit Documents, Data Lifecycle, IoT use cases, IoT Requirements, Data Science and more to jumpstart your data warehousing projects.
IoT Data Patterns: Access specialized patterns for gathering, storing, and visualizing IoT data.
Comprehensive Image Sets: Leverage image sets for Personally Identifiable Data Images, Internet of Things, Data Storage, and Business Visualization in your models.
Layered Diagrams & Toolboxes: Build traceable diagrams with dedicated toolboxes for each data warehouse layer, such as Business, Strategy, Governance, Application, Technology and Data.

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Diagram Smart Placements and Guides

Cleaner diagrams with Enterprise Architect 17's diagram smart placement guides reducing manual alignment work.

Enhanced Snap Points: Snap objects to midpoints and match sizes as other objects easily.
Visual Guides: Clear indicators show snapping, alignment, and sizing cues.
Flexible Layouts: Non-embedded elements can snap across different parent containers, improving the diagram layout.
Smart Placement Options: New drop-down offers multi-select snapping, guide display, relative spacing tools and more.
Improved Accuracy: Better edge and center snapping ensure smooth, precise diagram alignment.

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New Drag and Drop Capabilities

More direct modeling actions with simple drag and drop moves.

Conveyed Items: Drag a Classifier onto an ItemFlow to add it as a conveyed item.
State Machine Enhancements: Drag Triggers onto Transitions and Activities onto States in State Machine Diagrams for behaviors.
Sequence Diagram Operations: Drag Operations onto messages in a Sequence diagram to set called functions.
Signal Applications: Drag Signals onto messages in a Sequence Diagram or actions to create Trigger and apply the signal.
Connector Adjustments: Drag elements onto connectors to split and rejoin the ends to the dropped element seamlessly.

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External Data Integration

Tighter navigation, linking, and synchronization with external providers.

Enhanced UI: Improved SBPI integration window for seamless navigation across various external data providers and menu level with those providers.
Third-Party Links: Link entire folder hierarchies from external tools into Enterprise Architect.
Visual & Web Links: Attach images of Enterprise Architect diagrams and add hyperlinks for easy reference in WebEA.
Bulk Sync: Bi-directional synchronization ensures data consistency and integrity.
Conflict Resolution: New "Synchronize External Data" settings allow resolving conflicts between local and external data.

Improved Accessibility and Standards

Better support for Windows Narrator and alignment to key accessibility requirements.

Enhanced Accessibility: Improved dialogue interaction via Windows Narrator for better navigation of dialog labels and controls.
Tree & List Reading: Windows Narrator can now read selected items in trees and lists by tabbing through them in Enterprise Architect.
VPAT Compliance: Completed Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) 2.5 self-assessment for accessibility standards.
Standards Support: Aligns with Web Content Accessibility and Guidelines 2.2, Revised Section 508, and EN 301 549 Accessibility requirements for ICT products and services.

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Code Miner

New API capabilities for teams building deeper language and rule-based integrations.

Code Miner API: Enterprise Architect 17 features the all-new Code Miner API to delegate all calls to an internal code miner which will manage the node sets.
Complex Data Import: Import complex data from grammars, logic and rules specific to your project.
MFQL Queries: Implement the full set of Code Miner MFQL queries and actions.
ICMLoadDatabase: Implement a ICMLoadDatabase function taking either a file name or an existing database pointer.
Javascript & Addins: Works with Javascript and the model addins.

Profile Authoring

More control and reliability when building and publishing technologies.

Enhanced Profile Helper: Improved attribute and operation visibility settings for greater flexibility in profile customization.
Improved UML Profile Publishing: Ensures unique Profile IDs for a more reliable experience.
Streamlined MDG Import: New 'Import Package as MDG Technology' option simplifies integration.
Customization Enhancements: Added Diagram Property, Traceability updates, and improved Quicklinker behavior.
Shape Script & Metaclass Updates: New bookmark properties, UML link visibility controls, and refined synchronization options.

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Visual Style and Theme Enhancements

A refreshed look that improves daily usability without changing how you work.

New 'Office 2022' Theme: Enterprise Architect 17 introduces a refreshed visual style with the sleek and modern 'Office 2022' theme.
Easy Accessibility: The theme can be applied through the Application Look settings, accessible via the Visual Style button on the Start Ribbon.
Modern Interface: Enhances the modeling environment with a clean, polished, and contemporary design.
Improved User Experience: Offers a visually appealing and intuitive interface for better usability.

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