Links exist within projects and allow you to import and then synchronize Requirements and Use Cases stored in Enterprise Architect.  A project can have as many links as are required and each link is a point to point link from a package in Enterprise Architect to a package in Enterprise Tester.

There are two types of links:

  • Requirements        
    Imported as requirements in Enterprise Tester
  • Use Cases   
    Imported as Test Scripts in Enterprise Tester
    • A package is created for each Use Case
    • A Test Script is created for each Scenario within the Use Case

The process for creating and using the link is the same for both.

Before you can create a link you must have first created a connection to the Enterprise Architect repository that stores the required model.  See “Creating EA Connections”.

To create a link:

  1. Expand the Resources tab of the tree view to the required project links.
  2. Right click on the project and select Add New Project Link.
    The Add External System Link Dialog will appear.
  3. Select the Connection to use for the link.
  4. Select the Type (Use Case or Requirements).
  5. Click on OK - you will now be required to select the source and destination packages/ folders
  6. Click on the Package and navigate to the node within Enterprise Tester.
  7. Now click on Enterprise Architect package and expand out the view until you can select the required package that contains the Requirements or Use Case package for the link.
  8. Click on Save - the link has now been created and you are ready to configure or to import.

 

If you have set up the Mappings between Enterprise Architect and Enterprise Tester when the connection was created (at the organization level) you will only need to set the field mapping if they have changed or you want to map the fields differently for the project.

To configure the link:

  1. Click on the Configure Link button

  2. The Map Fields screen will appear
  3. For each field select the corresponding field to map to.
  4. Click on ‘Save’.

This needs to be done in both directions between EA & Enterprise Tester

Importing Data

The import function will either create or update Requirements/ Test Scripts in Enterprise Tester by importing them from EA. New requirements/ or Test Cases will be created and entities that have previously been imported that have been updated/changed in EA since the last import will also be updated in ET. To Import :

  1. Click on Import.
    The Confirm Import dialog will be displayed

  2. Click on Continue

  3. A window will pop up and show the progress during the import and will notify you once the import has completed,.

Update Enterprise Architect

The Update EA function will only update EA requirements where the requirements were originally created by importing from EA and updates/changes have been made in ET. New Requirements created in ET will not be created in EA. In addition, deleted requirements in ET will not delete requirements in EA.  

Proceed with caution. The procedure cannot be undone. This feature will overwrite all changes in EA even those that have been made after the changes in ET. This feature can be disabled on the Enterprise Architect Configuration Screen.  Application Administration permissions are required to add or edit EA configurations.

Disabling the Import and Update Features

Enterprise Tester  provides the ability to create and update Requirements and Test Cases by importing Elements from EA and to update requirements in EA with the information stored in Enterprise Tester.

Enterprise Tester also provides the ability to disable these features.  This feature can be useful if you would like to enable the features for an import or update and then disable them after the process is complete.  As the Update feature will update all values in EA regardless of which system holds the latest change, this feature can give you some control over updates. When disabled the functions are no longer available on the project link screen.

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