The new Focus Window brings Enterprise Architect's
navigational capabilities together into the one window
to help you move rapidly throughout the model.
Model Views, favorite views and searches
to help speed navigation and view model information.
Recently edited, a list of recently modified diagrams, documents windows and files.
Working Sets, a saved group of workspace items
such as diagrams and matrices that open as a set.
Quick Find, a streamlined search for elements and diagrams.
Revisit, a list of recently accessed parts of the model.
The Focus Window can be opened from the Start ribbon:
Start | Desktop | Design | Focus
In the Model Views tab we'll create a model search view.
We'll give it a name and from here we'll define the search,
so we can repeat it anytime
to reveal regularly required information.
Next we'll create a favorites folder - a short list of favorited views.
Right click on the root folder and select
Model View | New Favorites Folder
After giving the folder a name. We can drag and drop views
from the browser onto our folder.
Now we have a short list of diagrams or views
to help us navigate the model.
Now as we switch between different modeling tasks.
We have a short list of views to help us navigate
and stay ahead of changes in the model.
The list of recently edited parts of the model is now
available in the Model Views tab.
This menu runs a search for recent changes in the requested time period.
In version 15.2 Working sets have been added to the Focus Window.
Alternatively this can be opened from
Start | Perspectives | Manage Working Sets...
Working Sets capture a work environment to return to later.
I'll open a set of windows now,
which we will use to create a Working Set.
We'll give the set a name
and opt to include all the windows currently displayed.
We've now saved the working set.
I'll demonstrate, how we can return to working sets at any time.
By closing the windows we have open and then reopening them.
Using the newly created working set.
The Quick Find tab offers a handy way to perform
fast ad hoc searches.
Enter your search term for instance "Security"
and now we'll see your related list of elements.
I can then search as well for diagrams using the same search string.
The Revisit tab offers a list of recently accessed diagrams,
documents, windows and source files.
For more information about the Focus Window
and other aspects of this release...
visit sparxsystems.com/ea152