Common Features
:
Using the Repository
:
Handling Repository Objects
Handling Repository Objects
Defining Object Properties
Accessing object properties
Using Object Property Pages (Web Front-End)
General object properties in the EA desktop
Entering Object Comments
Using the Comment Tab/Page of an Object
Using the comment window
Text formatting
Inserting object names in comments
Managing objects
Deleting Objects
Connecting objects
Managing Favorites
Undoing and Redoing Actions on Objects
Using the History
Duplicating objects
Editing Objects (Windows Front-End)
Naming Objects
Local Name and "Long" Name
Querying Object Types with Local Name
Using HOPEX in a Multilingual Context
Specifying the Data Language
Entering Data in Several Languages
Viewing Untranslated Objects
Consulting Repository State at an Earlier Date
Prerequisites to the use of the Time Machine
Consulting Repository View at an Earlier Date
Returning to the Current View of the Repository
Object Variations
Activating Variations
Variations
Creating a Variation of an Object
Representing Variations in a Model
Variation Modeling Rules
Variation Inheritance
Finding Object Variants
Variation Reports
Object Versions
Accessing Object Version Management
Creating Object Versions
Managing Locks on Parent Objects
The repository is at the heart of the
HOPEX
software suite. It stores data, enables company knowledge management and ensures its consistency.
This chapter presents common operations that can be carried out on
HOPEX
repository objects, excluding diagrams.
For more details on handling objects in diagrams, see
“Handling Diagrams", page 65
.
For more details on handling objects in diagrams, see “Handling Diagrams", page 65.For more details on handling objects in diagrams, see “Handling Diagrams", page 65.