Visual Studio Integration Standard Edition : the Standard edition of MDG Integration for Visual Studio is suitable for fixed license (per seat) usage with Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect. Visual Studio Integration Floating Licence Edition : the Floating edition benefits organizations that need to centrally administer licenses for multiple users. License keys are conveniently managed using the Sparx Enterprise Key Store – a free service with your purchase of the Floating edition.

MDG Integration and Enterprise Architect bring the best of UML 2.3 to your favorite IDE

MDG Integration brings many of the benefits and rich modeling power of Enterprise Architect and UML 2.3 to Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, 2008 and 2010. Intuitive navigation and editing of the model is provided directly inside the IDE using the EA Project Explorer. At the click of a button, MDG Integration allows you to reverse engineer and generate .NET code from UML elements using EA's template driven Code Engineering Framework. Reporting and documentation is also covered, with high-quality rich text and web-based document generation built-in. With support for MDA transformations, Baseline management and Engineering of key XML based technologies, MDG Integration provides the functionality required of a fully fledged modeling platform right inside Visual Studio.

Keep on Track and Share the Vision

By providing developers with access to analysis and design blue-prints directly within the IDE, MDG Integration helps to keep architects, analysts and developers all on the same page. The simple and intuitive interface provided by MDG Integration ensures a minimal learning curve for developers who may be more comfortable working from the IDE or do not necessarily possess modeling expertise. The model information is concise and easily accessed. A built-in Model Discussion Forum also facilitates communication across the whole project team, allowing peers to collaborate and exchange ideas relating to the model.

Note : The MDG Integration for Visual Studio is only available for Professional, Corporate and Extended Suite editions of Enterprise Architect.

Key Features

• Seamless integration of Enterprise Architect and UML 2.3 into Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, 2008 and 2010
• Navigate and refine the development model using UML, allowing model and code to become one
• Connect your Enterprise Architect models to C#, VB .Net, Visual C++ and J# projects in Visual Studio
• Generate high quality, template driven, reports in Rich Text and HTML format
• Share blueprints between analysts, architects and developers
• Collaborate with team members and improve communication using the built-in model discussion forum
• Fast-track development with MDA transforms
• Visualize and model database schema, WSDL and XSD documents

System Requirements

• Intel® Pentium III 1 GHhz class processor (or better).
• Microsoft® Windows 2000 (SP4 or later), Windows 2000 Server (SP3 or later), Windows XP (SP2), Windows Vista (32bit), Windows 2003 Server, Windows 7.
• Microsoft® Visual Studio 2005, 2008 and 2010.
• RAM - 256 MB (more RAM will improve performance).
• Enterprise Architect Version 8 (Build 864 or greater), Professional, Corporate or Extended Suite Editions only.
• 10 MB of available hard-disk space.
• 1024x768 resolution or greater.
 

Documentation

User Guide (.pdf)