Installation - Helmut-Ortmann/EnterpriseArchitect_hoTools GitHub Wiki
- Windows
- .NET 4.5 or greater
- EA 10.0 or greater (some functions are not supported with EA 9.0, possible Exception)
- Local administration rights for installation
You can choose a per-user installation to install without admin provileges.
- Click on hoTools.msi and follow the instructions
- Advanced, to choose a per-user installation to install without admin rights
If you chosse advanced you can decide wheter to install per-user (no admin privileges required) or per-machine.
In users<userName>AppData\Local\Apps\hoTools\ you find the MDG 'hoModelViewsMDG.xml'. To install it see:
It contains Model Views and Searches for:
- Diagrams
- Diagram Types
-
EA
- In EA: Extension, Addin Windows is selected
- In EA: Manage Addins, MDG: hoTools is selected
- hoToolsRemove.ps1 (deinstall with PowerShell, just for convenience)
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hoTools Settings
- hoTools Tab
- SQL and Script Tab
hoTools saves the settings.
It may slightly differ dependent on the Windows release.
users<userName>AppData\Local\Apps\hoTools\
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ActiveX.dll.config | Default configuration |
| EaStandardSearches.json | Documentation EA Standard Searches for Searching |
| hoModelViewsMDG.xml | MDG: Model Views (Diagram, Example to structure Searches |
| hoToolsBasic.xml | MDG: Basic Searches for hoTools |
| hoToolsCompilation.xml | MDG: Compilation of Searches for hoTools |
| hoToolsHybridScripts.xml | MDG: Hybrid Scripts to easily call Java/C# console applications |
| SQL.zip | Some of my searches you may use to see how it works. Copy the content to your defined SQL path in Settings SQL and Scripts. |
users<userName>AppData\Roaming\Apps\ho\hoTools..
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| user.config | Current configuration, delete to get the default settings |
| UserSearches.json | Definition of user Searches to easily find them, just an easier access to your Searches |
The files are also accessable via hoTools, Help menu.
- %APPDATA%\Sparx Systems\EA\dberror.txt (Last SQL error, deleted before SQL is processed)
- %APPDATA%\Sparx Systems\EA\hoTools_LastSql.txt (The SQL string send to database)
- %APPDATA%\Sparx Systems\EA\hoTools_SqlTemplatesAndMacros.txt (hoTools Macros and templates, after first SQL execution)