ARCSeeker Reusable Asset Management Tool
What is ARCSeeker?
ARCSeeker is the utility tool to manage models of Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect.
Using ARCSeeker, you can create 'Components' from Enterprise Architect's UML models. Additional information may be added for Components, as well as documentation files like Microsoft Word or Excel. By storing your existing models to the ARCSeeker Storage, you can find and reuse your models in future developments effectively and efficiently.
Benefits of using ARCSeeker
Usually, after making UML models, the models are not referred to in future developments. By referring to and using them as part of the future models, you can save time and you can design another model efficiently. This product ARCSeeker is a tool to help you reuse your models which are created by Sparx System's Enterprise Architect.
You can reuse your UML models by the following 3 steps.
- Collect
First, you must collect 'Components' to reuse. You can collect them from Packages in your EA model. All Components are stored in a 'Storage' - central repository. - Manage
Then, you must add additional information to the Components to search and use later. Adding files which are related to the component. For example, testing documents and results, the minutes, related infromation, etc. These are able to know what the component is, and how reliable the component is. - Use
Finally, you use the Components in future development. Do not forget not only using Components without any modification, but also using 'as reference' (refer information to make robust models efficiently). By using ARCSeeker, you can import Components to EA model files easily.
If you manage a lot of your UML models as original 'EAP' files, it is difficult to search through them when you want to reuse them. By dividing the EAP files into small parts (we call them 'Components'), you can manage, store and reuse the parts easily, effectively and efficiently.
ARCSeeker supports you to reuse your UML models.
