What does box shading mean in Enterprise Architect? - enterprise-architect

I have imported MySQL database into EA and found that some tables depicted as dimmed rectangles and another ones -- as shaded rectangles:
The majority is dimmed.
What does it mean and how to change?

Looks like either a diagram filter or a visual filter. Switch it off and you should be fine.

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Is there a way to copy Legend from one diagram to another?

I have some common legend to be followed across project for all diagrams.
I see no way to copy the Legend from one EA diagram to another.
is there a way out for this ?
I had no issue using Ctrl-C while the legend is selected and using Ctrl-V in the target diagram.

How to make a DEM in QGIS using spot heights and contors

I have 2 shapefiles. One is the contors of an area and the other the spot heights. Both of them has a altitude attribute. In ArcGIS there is a tool called topo to raster were you can use both these features to create a dem. In qgis I have only found tools were you can only use one.
Any Ideas?
There is only the interpolation tool that I know of which will create a DEM. Depending on the resolution you're after, you could BUFFER the spot heights, then MERGE SHAPE FILES and run the interpolation tool on that.
Using the graphical modeler would prevent the buffer layer being created making the process a little tidier (and i'm sure there's a better way using the python console). Hope this helps.

RACI (Resposible,Accountable,Consulted,Informed) matrix

How Can create RACI (Resposible,Accountable,Consulted,Informed) matrix in Sparx Enterprise Architect? In visual Paradigm, RACI chart can be created easily, based on lanes and associated activities within them
The image below shows one possible way to do this.
I selected diagram type 'Custom' but I expect you could use many other diagram types if you prefer. I right-clicked on the diagram, selected 'Swim Lanes, Matrix, and Kanban' from the context menu, then used the 'Matrix' option to build the diagram.

Plotting metabolic networks?

I need to draw a map of the core metabolism of E.coli. Associated with each reaction in the map I have a number that indicates the flux through this reaction. I want the map to reflect these fluxes through the color of each reaction in the map.
I have tried using tools like Mathematica and Cytoscape, but it is very hard to get a nice layout of the metabolic network. I have seen maps of E.coli metabolism which look very nice on paper. What I need is a map like these, but where I can define the colors of the reactions.
There are some tools available, for example, metdraw.com. But when I upload my E.coli SBML model, the plot layout is a disaster. There used to be a web IPython notebook that one could use for some prebuilt models, where you just had to input the reaction fluxes. But now it's gone: http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/opencobra/cobrapy/blob/master/documentation_builder/visbio.ipynb
See the image below for an example. Forget about the yellow bounding boxes delimiting compartments. I can spare those.
Some tracking of the broken link you posted brings me to Escher, which appears to be what visbio is now called:
https://github.com/zakandrewking/escher
For example see:
https://cobrapy.readthedocs.org/en/latest/escher.html
Escher is part of Cobrapy:
http://opencobra.github.io/cobrapy/
A software suite to model biological networks.

add simple geometric elements to GUIDE GUI

I am desiging a simple GUI application in Matlab using GUIDE.
I am displayed a number of axis - and I would like to add some simple design elements to make the interface clearer. I would like to draw a colored rectangle around an axis (seperate from the axis)... there are two such axes, each displaying details of some things shown in a third plot, and I would like this color clue to link the details to the overview.
So is it possible to add simple geometric shape objects to a Matlab GUI? I don't see anything but controls in GUIDE but perhaps its possible to add them manually with an explicit command?
It is generally difficult to draw any random shape. Except Square & rectangle, for which you can create panels and change the properties like BorderWidth and HighlightColor.
Since MATLAB GUI is based on Java, you can create any object in MATLAB GUI which can be created in Java. You can refer to this website [1] for further learning.
[1] http://undocumentedmatlab.com/matlab-java-book/