Creating an Application Design Project
Creating the Project
An AD project is an Enterprise Architecture (EA) project of type "Application Design" dedicated to the definition of software specifications. It is associated with a validation workflow.
An Enterprise Architecture project is a part of a system whose study is entrusted to a single team, which transforms a system or part of a system to achieve a given objective.To create an AD project:
1. In the Home navigation pane, click the New AD Project tile.
An enterprise architecture project of Application Design type is created. Its properties page opens in the edit area.
In the Environment > Projects navigation pane, you can access the project tree.2. In the Characteristics page, specify the name of the project and the Owner if applicable.
For more information on managing libraries, see "Enterprises and libraries", page 199.3. Also specify the project participants. See Describing the Organization of Project Participants.
In the Working Environment Assignment page you can view the working environment created for the project.
Assigning a Working Environment to a Project
Managing an application design project involves several steps: identification of needs, scope definition, etc.
With HOPEX Application Design, these steps are described in an Application Design type working environment.
Once the working environment is created on an project; you can display it in the interface. The Current Design Project navigation pane shows the various stages of the selected project, with the tools required for each one.
Creating a working environment for a project
To define a working environment for a project:
1. In the home page, click on All EA Projects.
2. Select the project concerned to display its properties.
Click the Properties button of the edit area if properties are not displayed.3. Select the Working Environment Assignment page.
4. Click New.
5. Rename if needed the new environment and select the “Application Design” type.
6. Click OK.
By default, the various steps of the working environment are visible to all users. You can more precisely define the project participants, who will be able to validate the steps of the project through the project validation workflow. See Describing the Organization of Project Participants.
Displaying the working environment of a project
To display the working environment of a project:
1. Click Main Menu.
2. Select Change Work Environment and select the project concerned.
See also: "The Current Design Project pane", page 21.