This post is mostly for me :-). Every time I create a new project, I have to hunt the internet to remind myself how to add an author to sparx enterprise architect.
If you’re like me, I always pull a Diagram Notes section onto my drawings for the metadata that it provides. By default, on windows, it will display the Author from some subset of your windows user id, which can be somewhat cryptic.
I don’t store my Project files in a global database. Instead, I create different project files in the Git repositories of the particular application that I’m designing for. This means that I’m periodically having to remember how to do this, which frustrates me when I can’t remember how. It’s not just me, the options are buried a little deep in the hierarchy.
This post shows how to do it from beginning to end using Sparx Enterprise Architect 16.0.x.
First, you need to add your new name as an Author.
Click on the “Settings” tab, then click the drop down in the “Reference Data” section called “Model Types”.
Then select “People” from the drop down.
In the “Name(s)” section, type the name that you would prefer over the default. Select a Role if you want one and you can even add notes if that is important. Then click on “Save”. Then you can click on “Close”.
Back at your diagram, right-click on any open space and select “Properties”.
It defaults to the General tab on the left. You can then change the Author from the drop down on this dialogue box.
You typically have to do this for every new drawing, but at least once you’ve added it to the list authors, it will stick for any drawing in the project.
Now, when you drag Diagram Notes onto your drawing, it will reflect your new Author Name
