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Working Sets

Getting to know Working Sets

Introducing Working Sets

Working Sets are a useful way of saving a group of Workspace items such as diagrams and matrices so they can be re-opened as a set at a later time. This allows a modeler to switch between multiple tasks without losing the context of the items they are working on.

List of items that make up a working set in Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect.

A Business Analyst will often work on a number of tasks simultaneously and each task will typically require the application of a number of techniques and tools including diagrams, matrices, documents and more. Working Sets allow a user to save groups of windows and diagrams they are working on as a set, giving the group a name so it can be easily recalled and the items opened as a set at a later time.

Where to find Working Sets

Ribbon: Start > Personal > Working Sets

Usage of Working Sets

Working Sets can be used to store a group of items open in an Enterprise Architect workspace as a set that can be reopened at a later time. A typical scenario is that a Business Analyst is working on a particular task and has a number of relevant diagrams and matrices and documents open that define parts of a problem or solution for a particular initiative. Suddenly they receive an urgent request to complete an unrelated task. They could save the open items as a Working Set so that once the urgent matter had been attended to the group of items could be easily reopened.

Options for Working Sets

Working Sets allow a number of different items to be added to a set including:

  • Diagrams
  • Matrix Profiles
  • Searches
  • Model Library
  • Document Templates
  • Resource Documents

Any number of each type of item can be added to a Working Set and the contents of the set can be edited and diagrams can be located in the Browser window.

Working set context menu in Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect.

There are a range of options available from the 'Working Set <name>' context menu including being able to make the working set available to other model users by choosing the 'Share' option.

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Working Sets