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Topic Title: Link Application to Server
Topic Summary: Need help linking applications to server objects
Created On: 31-Oct-2006 23:46
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 31-Oct-2006 23:46
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Per-Henning Valderhaug

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Hi

I'm quite new to Systems Architect so I appologise for this basic question. Still I hope that someone will help me out.

I have created a "Network concept" diagram with some servers, a firewall, a router ann so on. I have also created a "System Architecture" diagram with some applications. Now I would like to link spesific applications to spesific servers to indicate which applications run on which servers. But I can't figure out how to do this. I can't drop the application objects on the network concept diagram and I can't drop the server objects on the system architecture diagram. When I try the "Application to Technology" matrix, my servers are not listed as technology components. I guess I'm doing something fundamentally wrong here, but what?

Best regards
Per-Henning
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 8-Nov-2006 16:57
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Edited: 8-Nov-2006 at 16:58 by SA Team
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Hi

There is no default matrix for this. You might like to try this on an empty encyclopedia to get a feel for how it works, but this type of customization will let you construct all sorts of matrices.


Update USRPROPS stage 1
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1. Export your USRPROPS.TXT to a local drive ("Tools" menu "Customize User Properties>" Sub menu "Export UsrProps.txt (Encyclopedia)")
2. Search for "User 1" - if it has been used try looking for an empty "User x" DEFINITION type number - if you have done not customization "User 1" will be fine.
3. Then Add this line to your USRPROPS.TXT

RENAME DEFINITION "User 1" TO "Installed Application"
or
RENAME DEFINITION "User X" TO "Installed Application" - if you have to use another number

4. Import the USRPROPS.TXT back into the encyclopedia
5. Re-open the encyclopedia

Create a Matrix
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1. Select "Tools" menu - "Matrix Designer"
2. Press "New" button
3. Type "Application to Server" in "Matrix browser caption" field
4. Type "Application to Server" in "Matrix title" field
5. Check "Show pick list"
6. Press "Definition" tab icon on left of dialog
7. In "Column" "Name" combo box - Select "Server"
8. In "Row" "Name" combo box - select "Application"
9. In "Cell" "Name" combo box - select "Installed Application"
10. Press OK
11. Copy the USRPROPS changes to notepad (you are only interested in the props related to "Installed Application")

Update USRPROPS stage 2
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1. Export your USRPROPS.TXT to a local drive ("Tools" menu "Customize User Properties>" Sub menu "Export UsrProps.txt (Encyclopedia)")
2. Copy and paste the DEFINITION "Installed Application" { ..... } text into your props file at the end
3. Import the USRPROPS.TXT back into the encyclopedia
4. Re-open the encyclopedia

Access the matrix
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1. Press "View" menu "Matrix Browser"
2. Click on the briefcase (User Matrices)
3. The new matrix should be listed
4. Select the matrix
5. NB: The way this example was set up is a Text in Cell matrix - so you can enter the number of licenses installed for a given application on a given server.
Just type the number in the cell.

Hope this helps
Ian

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Telelogic UK Ltd.

Edited: 8-Nov-2006 at 16:59 by SA Team
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 9-Nov-2006 09:20
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Per-Henning Valderhaug

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Thanks Ian

I understand that by working with USRPROPS and matrixes I can create the objcts and models I need, and I have now managed to create some needed relations thanks to your input. 

Still I'm a bit disapointed that technical infrastructure modelling is not already extensivelly covered by an out-of-the-box model. It seems to me that the existing models are great for process modelling, for software design etc, but not for infrastructure design and planning. Objects like servers, workstations, WAN-links, LAN-segments, VLAN-segments, switches, routers, firewalls, VPN-devices, operating systems, directory services, applications, databases, physical locations, management organisations and -groups, user organisations and -groups, owners organisation, implementations organisation, implementations status, security levels, SLA-levels, services, etc should all be worked into a model more ready for use, linked by some kind of best practice relationships and included in provided matrixes, also linkable to higher level architectural elements like processes - in my humble opinion. It seems to me that the Enterprise Architecture is missing the bottom layer, and the fact that normally different people and different organisations focus on technology opposed to the ones working with higher level elements are too directly reflected in the provided models. A trick for bringing technology teams and process teams together is to provide one common model capable of supporting both, and their relations to eachother. Don't know if other tools do this already, but anyway such a capability would dramaticlly increase the area of usability for your product, I think. My view is given on the basis of good intentions and it is not my wish to step on any toes while doing so.

Anyone, please comment on this.

Best regards
Per-Henning Valderhaug
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 9-Nov-2006 10:16
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You comments seem very reasonable, and we are always looking at ways to improve the product to better suit the needs of our customers. I will ensure that your ideas are put forward to our product planning department for careful consideration.

If other users have further comments and suggestions please add them.

Thanks
Ian



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 24-Jun-2008 05:53
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Stuart Andrews

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Hi Ian/SA Team,
has there been any updates to System Architect since this issue was raised back in 2005/6?

I am currently running verstion 10.8.

Cheers
Stuart
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 28-Aug-2008 04:38
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Jeffrey Mak

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100% agree with Per-Henning Valderhaug.

I know Telelogic is very powerful in its extensibility.
However, we also expect a very simple example (a very simple meta-model) to show the most basic functions and capability.

Relationships like Application to Server, Application to Business Process.
These are the most common relationship people would try to ask for from the EA.

Disappointing is that the Hotel sample which looks quite sophisticated to a new user don't even be able to demo how these most common relationship can be captured and display.

Not knowing how much market share is lost due to these kind of barrier which kicking new EA practisioner away.
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