Enterprise Arhitect Database Shape Component

Oh, hello there, It's only been two years, please do excuse me, but one needs to be in a certain state to be able to share his knowledge.

I got to the point where I needed to make a Component Diagram in Enterprise Arhitect. All good and beautiful using the hyper smart Enterprise Arhitect, 30 Days Trial version. Aaaaand I want to add a component that looks like the agreed database symbol in a diagram. guess what I was so stupid I couldn't find it in Enterprise Arhitect, I still doubt there is any, I can't understand why wouldn't such a well known tool have such a common Symbol.

I any case the solution was to find out how to make sterotypes, how to use them and I just took a provided shape from here (which proves I was not the only one needing it):

• Go to the Enterprise Arhitect -> Setting -> UML Types... -> Stereotypes Tab
• Put a Stereotype name: e.g. DatabaseShape
• Select Base Class all (or other)
• Select Shape Script radio button
• Press Asign Button
• Paste:

shape main
{
startpath();
moveto(0,10);
lineto(0,90);
arcto(0,80,100,100,0,90,100,90);
lineto(100,10);
endpath();
fillandstrokepath();
ellipse(0,0,100,20);
}
Please remember that I took this code from Sparx System Forum.

To use it:

• Add a new Component from the toolbox
• Double click on it
• In Stereotype Droplist choose the Stereotype name you just created
• Of course you can resize it

And it should look like this:



Have fun!!!