Access to Enterprise Architect Chats

Prolaborate enhances collaboration by introducing chats, allowing users to view all their chat messages from Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect. Chats enable users to follow the conversions with members of the user groups they belong to in Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect or individual conversions with other users. 

The most recent chat message will be listed at the top, followed by other messages in chronological order. 

This feature is available from Prolaborate version 5.4.0 and later.  It does not apply to OpenID users in Enterprise Architect. 

Users can only view messages in Prolaborate. To start a conversation or reply, users must switch to Enterprise Architect. 

Prerequisites 

1. Model Security must be enabled to allow the respective repository to view the chats in Enterprise Architect. 

2. The “Chats” toggle in the Repository Settings must be set to ‘Show’. 

How to Enable Chats in Prolaborate? 

To display the Chats icon in the ribbon menu for a repository in Prolaborate, you need to switch the Chats toggle under EA Collaboration Settings to Show in the Repository Settings.  

Go to Menu > Repository Settings to access the settings.  

The user must be an admin or part of a user group with access to Repository Settings to modify them. 

Note:

1. The toggle cannot be accessed if Model Security is not enabled for the repository. 
2.  By default, the “Chats” toggle in Repository Settings is set to “Hide.” 

Use Enterprise Architect Model Credentials to view the Chats

Once the prerequisites are met, the “Chats” icon will appear in the ribbon menu.  

Click on the Chats icon in the ribbon menu. 

Enter the Enterprise Architect model credentials in the pop-up window. 

Your conversations with other users and user groups, made in Enterprise Architect, will be displayed in Prolaborate. 

In the left pane, users can click on names to view specific conversations. Conversations with unread messages are highlighted in green in the chat icon. 

To log in as another user, click on the icon next to the user’s name

Note:

1. Each Prolaborate user must log in using their Enterprise Architect model credentials to view their chat history.

2. If Versions Explorer is enabled, users must switch to the current state to access chat records. 

Limitations 

1. Sparx Systems EA users can only view their own chat conversions in Prolaborate using their model credentials. To initiate or reply to a conversation, users must switch to Enterprise Architect.
2. Open ID users in the Sparx Systems EA cannot use their credentials in Prolaborate to view their chat history. 

How to view Chats in Enterprise Architect? 

To view your chats in Enterprise Architect, open the Chat & Mail window Enterprise Architect and select the Chat section to see all the conversations that you are part of. 

For more information on model chat in Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, click here.