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Create a Project in a Sybase ASA/SQL Anywhere Database

To create a project in a repository on Sybase Adaptive Server Anywhere 8 or 9, or SQL Anywhere 10, 11 or 12, you work through these stages:

  • Stage 1: Create an empty database repository
  • Stage 2: Set up the ASA ODBC Driver
  • Stage 3: Perform a project integrity check on the project file you are using as a base (optional, but recommended)
  • Stage 4: Transfer the data
  • Stage 5: Connect to the repository and open the project

Prerequisites

  • A machine with Adaptive Server Anywhere installed and running
  • Install SQL Anywhere Studio, this also installs the ASA ODBC driver

Create Database Repository

Step

Action

See also

1

Create a new empty database.

Create an Adaptive Server Anywhere Repository Registered User's Scripts page Trial User's Scripts Page

2

Load the EASchema_1220_ SybaseASA.sql file from the Sparx Systems website into your SQL management console of choice (such as Sybase Central).

3

Run the script to create the required database schema.

Set up the ODBC DSN

Step

Action

See also

1

Create a suitable ODBC Data Source to point to your new database.

Set up an ASA ODBC Driver

Perform Project Integrity Check

Step

Action

See also

1

In Enterprise Architect, open the file-based project or template from which you are creating the project on the repository.

2

Select and run 'Configure > Model > Check Integrity > Project Integrity'.

This ensures your project data is 'clean' before being copied to the repository.

Project Integrity Check

Transfer the Project Data

Step

Action

See also

1

Open Enterprise Architect.

(If the 'Open Project' dialog displays, click on the Cancel button to open with no project loaded.)

2

Select the 'Configure > Model > Transfer > Project Transfer' ribbon option.

The 'Project Transfer' dialog displays.

3

In the 'Transfer Type' panel, select '.EAP to DBMS'.

4

In the 'Source Project' field, type the name of the project file to copy to the repository.

If the .EAP file has Replication enabled, this must be removed before performing the transfer.

Remove Replication

5

At the right of the 'Target Project' field, click on the button.

The 'Datalink Properties' dialog displays.

6

Select 'Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers' from the list.

Click on the Next button.

7

In the 'Use Data source name' field, click on the drop-down arrow and select the ODBC Data Source you configured to point to your new database.

Click on the OK button. The 'Project Transfer' dialog redisplays.

Set up an ASA ODBC Driver

8

If required, select the 'Logfile' checkbox and type a path and filename for the data transfer log file.

9

Click on the Transfer button to begin the data transfer process.

10

When the process is complete, you have created a project on an ASA database and can now connect to it and open it from Enterprise Architect.

Connect to an ASA Data Repository

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