User Manual
This user manual describes an EA Infoport from user point of view. Includes description of application features. The screen shots can slightly differs depends on particular application version.
Login to the app
This chapter describes the options for logging into EaInfoportT3. The portal supports several log...
Login with a user account
In order for a user to log in with a user account (i.e., a username and password), the user mus...
Login with Active Directory
In addition to logging in with a username and password, EaInfoportT3 supports login via AD/LDAP. ...
Login with a Visitor Account
Administrators of individual repositories can allow access to their repositories using a Visito...
Initial login by administrator
The administrator logs in for the first time using the login credentials: Username: adminPass...
Basic Description of the User Interface
The basic concept of the user interface consists of several basic elements, which will be describ...
Logout of the Application
The user can log out of the application manually or can be logged out automatically due to inacti...
Management of Own User Account
Users of the portal can adjust the details of their account, set the language in which they want ...
User Settings
After clicking on the tab, the user will see the user settings.After clicking on the “Profile” ...
Selection of Preferred Language
Under the flag, you can choose the language of the application.You can choose from 2 application ...
Changing the Password
In this form, the user has the option to change their password.At the moment, there are no enforc...
Overview of notification subscriptions
The administrator must set up an e-mail server in Configuration Manager to send notification e-ma...
Bookmarks - favorites
EA Infoport supports a bookmarking system. Each user has their own bookmarks (this is actually si...
Glossary
EA Infoport can display the Enterprise Architect repository dictionary (this is standard EA funct...
Creating a Glossary
To create a glossary, a user must be assigned the "Portal Administrator, Repository Administrator...
Edit a Glossary
To edit a glossary, a user must be assigned the "Portal Administrator, Repository Administrator, ...
Delete a Glossary
To delete a glossary, a user must be assigned the "Portal Administrator, Repository Administrator...
Full-text Search
The information portal supports full-text searches throughout a model repository. The searched el...
Search
The user can choose whether to use search: Simple search Advanced search EA Path search GUI...
Simple search
In a basic search, only elements are searched, and only some of their fields typically (name, not...
Advanced search
If the user selects advanced search, elements, diagrams and other elements (attributes, operation...
EA Path search
If the user chooses to search by PATH, the element located on the specified path is searched. ...
GUID search
If the user chooses to search by GUID, elements with the given GUID are searched. The user typ...
Diagram search
If the user selects diagram search, the title and note of all diagrams are searched. In the "P...
Recently Discussed Elements
If the user selects "Recently discussed artifacts" and fills in how many recent days they want ...
Recent Maintenance
If the user selects "Recent Maintenance" and fills in how many recent days they want to see cha...
Repository (Repository Browser)
The repository shows the physical structure of the repository, i.e. the hierarchy (tree) of packa...
Permissions to parts of the repository
The EA Information Portal supports a package-level permission system (repository browser tree bra...
Repository View
A user can view the contents of the currently selected repository by clicking on the “Repository”...
Basic Description of the Repository User Interface
The repository form (screen) contains several basic elements, which are described in detail in la...
Tree Repository
The repository tree has similar functionality to the browser (repository browser) of the Enterpri...
Hiding the Repository Tree
View of the diagram after hiding the repository tree.
Turning repository tree editing on/off
If the user checks the small icon in the upper left part of the tree, the tree will switch to act...
Manipulating the tree repository
The user, if he has the appropriate permissions, can move items in the tree (diagrams, packages, ...
Internal artifacts
The user can create and edit (update) so-called internal artifacts, i.e. objects (documents, tabl...
Clone
The user can create a copy of an element, a diagram, a package, or an entire structure. If there ...
Create a view
Create a view allows you to take a specific part of the tree and display it in a separate section...
Export/Import XMI
EA Infoport supports exporting the XMI of the selected package (and children) to XMI format, whic...
Slider between the Repository Tree and the Detail
The slider allows you to expand the width of the repository tree.
Description of commands in the context menu
The context menu can be applied to the repository item whose detail is currently displayed.The el...
Full Screen
The functionality is available in the context menu under the symbol The full screen allows us ...
Find in the Repository Browser
For example, if a user searches for any artefact through the “Search”, his/her detail will be dis...
Copy URL
A user can copy a URL and send it to a colleague.The colleague will only be able to view this URL...
Copy EA Address
In EaInfoportT3 it is possible to have a path copied through the tree repository to the relevant ...
URL for Direct Access
A user can copy a URL for direct access and send it to a colleague.The colleague will be able to ...
Forced Refresh
Forced refresh is actually “Refresh” and is used if a change has been made to an artefact and has...
Zoom
EaInfoportT3 includes several zoom options. Zoom in Zoom out Reset diagram zoom Reset dia...
Zoom in
The functionality is available in the context menu under the symbol We have 2 options to zoom...
Zoom out
The functionality is available in the context menu under the symbol We have 2 options to zoom...
Reset Diagram Zoom
The functionality is available in the context menu under the symbol If you want to return to ...
Reset Diagram Position
The functionality is available in the context menu under the symbol If you want to return to ...
Elements in the Diagram
The functionality is available in the context menu under the symbol When a user is in a di...
Hiding Text Information in Element Detail
The button is used to hide the information below the diagram. Here you will see the same diagr...
Information about the repository
If the detail displays the package, element, and element elements (such as class attribute, class...
Icons on Artefacts
Detail elementu / package / diagramu
This is the largest part of the screen, containing the detail of the item (diagram, element, pack...
Discussion (comments) in packages, diagrams, elements
In packages, diagrams and elements, you can see comments from EA and you can also edit and add ...
Setting of Dynamic Detail
The dynamic detail setting allows the user to customize the visibility of various elements in the...
Setting of Dynamic Detail for Users
Here the dynamic detail is set for the logged in user. We can set the detail type (artifacts, ...
Setting of Dynamic Detail for Groups
Here the dynamic detail is set for for groups in the repository. We can set the detail type (a...
Setting of Dynamic Detail for Repository
This is where the dynamic detail for the repository is set. We can set the detail type (artif...
Repository Tree Filter
The repository tree filter allows a user to hide/show elements and stereotypes in the tree. To...
Recently visited
"Recently Visited" allows you to see your click-through history. In the table we see: Date ...
List of Access Keys
newer versions - https://doc.eainfoport.cz/books/user-manual/chapter/access-keys Whenever a user...
Repository Roots Forced Refresh
Repository root forced refresh is available by clicking on the arrow next to the “Repository” t...
Setting the notification interval for diagram subscribers
The administrator must set up an e-mail server in Configuration Manager to send notification e-ma...
Permissions to parts of the repository - default settings
The EA Information Portal supports a package-level permission system (repository browser tree bra...
Dynamic detail - tagged values
Dynamic detail now has the ability to add a reference to the tagged element value. The user can l...
Archiving of diagrams
The repository admin now has a new option to set the number of archived diagrams in the "Reposito...
Sharing images
We have added a new button to the side menu on the diagram detail page that creates a link to the...
Views
Views allow you to take a specific part of the tree and display it in a separate section. Thus, ...
Creating a View
If the user has rights to edit the tree, right-click on the "Package" from which you want to crea...
Editing and deleting a view
The views created by the user are then displayed in the view list, where they can be further desc...
Default diagram settings
By clicking on the icon the administrator can set a default diagram for the view. Once the ico...
Access to views
New functionality allows you to set limited access to the repository through views. The reposito...
Publication
This is a completely different view of the EA repository - publishing selected diagrams in an arb...
Sections
The basic building block of the publication are the so-called "Sections", which correspond to dif...
Publication Module Structure
The use of the publishing module is suitable, for example, for process books, company IS architec...
Move the section
The user can change the order of each section. To change the order, the user clicks on the "Orde...
Creating a Section
Sections can only be created by a user who has been assigned the "Owner" role in the current or p...
Edit a Section
In the section being edited, the user can edit the "section name", "section description", "sectio...
Delete a Section
Deleting a section is used to delete that section, while also deleting subordinate sections and p...
Publication statuses
Published Diagram Approval of Publications Historisation of Published Diagrams Logging Chang...
Publishing a Diagram
The publishing of the diagram is done from the repositories. Publication can be done by any user ...
Approval of Publications
If approval of diagrams is required in a section, then the diagram will be displayed in the secti...
Historisation of Published Diagrams
Historical artifacts (these are artifacts that have expired publications) are used to preserve re...
Logging Changes in a Publication
All changes to the published diagram (publication, approval, rejection, adding to another section...
Historical Publication
Historical artifacts (these are artifacts that have expired publications) are used to preserve re...
Setting default section rights
The default section rights settings can be found under the "Edit" icon. The user will be pre...
Rights in the publishing module
For each section, you can set your own permissions.If a section does not have a permission set, t...
Setting user and group permissions
There are 3 levels of authorisation: The lowest permission is "Reader", who can see the publis...
Repository Management
There are three basic permissions in each repository that can be assigned to a user and a group. ...
Repository Management
On the right side of the Infoport header we can see a Dropdown menu called Repository Management ...
User Management
If we have chosen User Management, we will get to the “List of Users” in the repository. Here ...
Creating a New User
We have chosen the green “Create” button in the List of Users.The “Login name” and “Email” fiel...
Assigning Groups to a User
We have chosen the blue "Groups" button.We got to the List of Assigned Groups of a specific use...
Assigning Permissions to a User
We have chosen the blue “Permissions” button.Now we have the List of Assigned Permissions of a ...
Edit a User
We have selected the yellow “Edit” button in the List of Users.Now we can edit the selected use...
Remove a User
We have chosen the red “Remove” button, and now we can remove the selected user.After another c...
Group Management
If we have chosen the group management, we will get to the “List of Groups” in the repository. ...
Creating a New Group
We have chosen the green “Create” button in the list of groups, and now we can create a new gro...
Assigning Users to a Group
We have chosen the blue “Users” button.Now we have the List of Assigned Users of a specific gro...
Assigning Permissions to a Group
We have chosen the blue “Permissions” button.Now we have the List of assigned permissions of a ...
Edit a Group
We have selected the yellow “Edit” button in the List of Users.Now we can edit the selected gro...
Delete a Group
We have chosen the red “Delete” button, and now we can delete the selected group.After another ...
Permission Management
If “Permission Management” is selected, we will get to the List of permissions in the repository....
Assigning Permissions to Groups
We have chosen the blue “Groups” button.Now we have the List of groups to which a certain permi...
Assigning Permissions to Users
We have chosen the blue “Users” button.Now we have the List of users to whom a certain permissi...
Repository Detail
If we have selected “repository detail”, we can edit the repository.We can change its name, descr...
Overview of notification subscriptions
The administrator must set up an e-mail server in Configuration Manager to send notification e-ma...
Portal Management
Portal administration can only be viewed by a logged-in user with Portal Administrator privileges.
Portal Management
On the right side of the Infoport header we can see a Dropdown menu called Portal Administratio...
User Management
A user with portal administrator rights can view the list of users of the entire portal, where he...
Creating a new user in the portal
To create a new user, the portal administrator clicks the "Create" button in the User List. Th...
Edit users in the portal
To edit a user in the portal, the administrator clicks the "Edit" button. The administrator wi...
Removing a user from the portal
To remove/delete a user, the portal administrator clicks on the "Delete" button in the User List....
Permissions to a user in the portal
The portal administrator can assign the user "Portal Administrator"; to assign this permission, t...
Assigning permissions to a user in the portal
The portal administrator can assign a "Portal Administrator" to a user. After clicking the "Ad...
Removing permissions from a user in the portal
The portal administrator can remove a "Portal Administrator" to a user. After clicking the "Re...
List of Repositories and Repository permissions
By clicking the "Repositories" button in the User List, the portal administrator can assign and/o...
Assignment Repository and Repository permissions to a user in the portal
The portal administrator can assign repository and repository permissions to a user. After cli...
Removing Repositories and Repository permissions from a user in the portal
The portal administrator can removed repository and repository permissions to a user. After cl...
List of Deleted Users
Here is a list of all deleted users. To restore a deleted user, click on the "Restore" butto...
Permissions Management
If we have selected "Permissions Management", we will be taken to the Permissions list in the por...
Assigning Portal Permissions to a user
The portal administrator can assigned the Portal Management permission to a user. After clicki...
Remove Portal Permissions from a user
The portal administrator can remove the Portal Management permission to a user. After clicking...
Repositories Management
Multiple repositories (databases) can be connected to one instance of the information portal. The...
Active Directory Management
Enterprise Architect can be connected to one or more Active Directory servers. AD automatically ...
Configuration Manager
See the Configuration Manager section in the Installation Manual
Statistics
If the user has a key, he can start Statistics without being logged in.Stats shows information ab...
Overview of notification subscriptions
The administrator must set up an e-mail server in Configuration Manager to send notification e-ma...
Login of a user who does not have an OpenID group assigned
In Infoport, it is possible to set a ban on the login of a user who does not have an OpenID group...
Login of a user who does not have an Active Directory group assigned
In Infoport, it is possible to set a ban on the login of a user who does not have an OpenID group...
Audit Logs
Infoport allows you to log changes in the Enterprise Architect database: • changes in Infoport...
Access Tokens
List of Access Keys
Whenever a user uses the “Direct Access URL” option, the key for that URL is saved in the access ...
Creating an access key
To add an access key, a user finds an artefact in the repository and runs the detail – then he/sh...
Transfer of access keys
At the bottom of the screen, click on "User Selection". After selecting the user, specify which a...
To remove an access key
In the access key list, the user sees the active keys.He can use the filter to find the key and i...
Access tokens of deleted users
The Access tokens of a user who has been deleted are transferred from the "Access tokens" secti...