Recent Features

This section lists the features of Enterprise Architect 12.1, for the following builds:

• 1230
• 1229
• 1228
• 1227
• 1226
• 1225
• 1224

Select a version below:

Changes and fixes for Build 1230

• NIEM
  • Schema Composer subsets over multiple namespaces improved:
    • When target package doesn't specify a targetNamespace types will be added to sub-packages with a matching namespace as the source
    • When target package does specify a targetNamespace types only types with a matching source namespace will be generated
    • Allows a single schema composer profile to define the types required for a full MPD
    • Ensures that the generated schemas only contain the types that belong in their namespace
  • AssociationType stereotyped elements now generates a definition for nc:AssociationType when not explicitly modeled
  • PropertyHolder elements without a References relationship no longer emit an empty substitutionGroup or nilable declaration
• Other Changes
  • Generated diagram images from save, print or clipboard action will no longer include a Diagram Frame when the parent element is being represented as a diagram frame on the diagram
  • ActionPin classifier names are now displayed on diagrams
  • Information Flow connectors on Sequence Diagrams are now preserved after a reload
  • Sequence Diagram behavior improved when creating first Sequence message on diagrams containing other connectors
  • Documentation using SQL and Scripting fragments will no longer strip linefeeds from formatted text fields
  • Attribute and Operations dialog validation of duplicate named entries now only checks name columns
  • Attribute property dialog now allows removing of matching Get & Set methods by unchecking both read and write options
  • Element Scenario editor step context menu handling improved
  • MDG Technology Import to User will now load the technology without a restart
  • MDG Technology Creation Wizard now supports file names with parenthesis
  • Save Project As behavior improved when attempting to save over the current project
  • Import Binary Module now prompts to save changed diagrams before starting
  • Automation Interface Connector.TemplateBindings collection now works on stereotyped connectors
  • Printing large diagrams to PDF will now draw all connectors on the diagram
  • Diagram rendering under Wine will now draw all vertical and horizontal connectors
  • Cloud connections will now allow users to change their security passwords

Changes and fixes for Build 1229

• Reporting
  • Model Document context menu now offers option to Generate HTML
  • Renaming a Document Template from the Resource Tree will now use the updated ReportTitle for generated reports
  • Document Generator stability improved for reports containing multiple fragments using scripting
  • HTML Report structure improved when multiple packages with the same name are included
• NIEM
  • Generation of AssociationType elements now handles references to PropertyHolder elements
  • Augmentation Point generation updated to be included for all Augmentable types in reference schemas, but only when modeled in other schemas
  • XMI export and import updated to use standard profile URI for NIEM profile to allow exchange with other tools
  • Schema composer for NIEM updated to automatically insert superclasses when adding types
• Database Engineering
  • Generation of view elements now automatically adds the keywords 'Create View' if not present at at the beginning of the definition
  • Foreign Key dialog now allows definition of foreign keys between compatible types:
    • Includes most integer, floating point, string and date types depending on DBMS
    • Includes number types joining to counters
  • List of available DBMS types now updated after adding new language using datatypes dialog
• Schema Composer
  • Right click on Classes list now selects the class for subsequent menu actions
  • Generic profile XSD generation now generates complex types for unreferenced elements
  • Multiple enabled add-ins can now define schema composer profiles
  • Add-ins can now request capability to automatically add ancestory of types added to schemas
• Other Changes
  • ArchiMate Model Exchange File Format 2.1 support:
    • Standard Format defined by The Open Group for exchanging ArchiMate models between tools
    • Import and Export support included
    • All ArchiMate elements supported
    • ArchiMate diagrams/views and layouts supported
    • Note - This format doesn't support package structure or non-ArchiMate elements, as such it is unsuitable for round trip with Enterprise Architect
  • Importing of Canonical XMI 2.1 now available:
    • This version of XMI standardizes locations for information in a way that previous versions of Enterprise Architect couldn't import
    • Allows importing of XMI distributed by a number of OMG specifications
  • XMI import of elements referncing images defined by MDG Technologies when stripping guids improved
  • Copying a project using 'Save Project As' now preserves details of Matrix Specifications
  • Stereotype selection dialog no longer reports error when no profiles enabled
  • State table drawing when using Basic renderer or located in diagram frame improved

Changes and fixes for Build 1228

• Diagramming
  • Creation of new Attributes and Operations by dropping them onto a locked element now prevented
  • Stereotyped elements dropped from the Project Browser will now use default stereotype appearance options and size
  • Stereotyped information flows can now be created by dropping them from the toolbox onto a connector
  • Shape scripts printing a tagged value that has space in its name will now display the contents correctly
  • Roadmap diagrams will no longer reset segments when renaming an element
• SysML
  • SysML 1.4 Stakeholder elements updated to render contents of memo tagged values on the diagram
  • SysML 1.4 View elements will no longer render database view icon
  • SysML 1.3 and 1.4 quicklinks tweaked for use case and requirement diagrams
  • Visibility options for custom compartments sharing the name of a built-in compartment (such as the SysML constraints compartment) can now be set
• Other Changes
  • Right to Left Language support improved for Specification Manager and Structured Scenario Editor
  • Lite version now applies 'Reader' menu perspective on startup to reduce menu complexity
  • Schema Composer updated to generate elements using user defined namespace prefix for Generic XSD
  • CIM XSD import into schema composer updated to handle alternate format for choice elements
  • XML Schema round-trip improved:
    • Un-typed XSDattribute support added
    • Inline XSDattribute definition support added
    • Resolution of XSD constructs with duplicate names improved
  • XML Schema import now supports paths containing an apostrophe
  • State Machine generation from Oracle and SQL Server repositories improved
  • XMI 2.1 import updated to prevent errors importing connectors to Oracle repositories accessed usign a cloud server
  • Security Groups can now be created with special characters in the name
  • HTML report now reliably places diagrams owned by elements under that element in the tree
  • HTML report generation handling of corrupt models improved
  • UML Types dialog updated to enforce database field length limits for Tagged Value and Cardinality types
  • Dialog creation improved to prevent dialogs showing behind MDG Integration for Visual Studio and Eclipse

Changes and fixes for Build 1227

• Documentation/Reporting
  • Generated reports will no longer have extra whitespace around bullets and at the end of note fields
  • Generated reports will now have more consistent whitespace when using Fragments
  • Templates can now be created from the Resource Tree in the Desktop Edition
• Schema Generation
  • XML Schema round-trip improved:
    • Import now supports importing included schemas with no targetNamespace
    • Import and Export updated to map properties of element for inline type to UML attribute
    • Import and Export no longer ignore untyped elements
  • Schema Composer no longer requires profiles saved to model artifacts to be globally unique
  • Schema Composer transform profiles will no longer display an error when no attributes are selected
  • GML Schema generation updated to improve the ordering of attributes
• Other Changes
  • MDG Technology Wizard behavior improved when invalid MTS file selected initially
  • Enumeration literal creation improved for inline editor and attributes dialog
  • Inheritance links between pasted elements will no longer be created twice
  • Relationships window will now always add elements to the active diagram as links
  • BPMN Activities will no longer be set as expanded when dropping or creating multiples
  • XMI export now formats the generated file if specified on the XMI options page

Changes and fixes for Build 1226

• BPSim Modeling and Execution
  • Java search for BPSim execution improved:
    • Added check for minimum Java runtime version (1.7) when running simulation
    • Added optional environment variable 'MDG_BPSIM_JRE_HOME' to override default Java runtime path in registry
    • Added check for Java compiler with minimum version (1.7) when running simulation using Property Parameters
    • Added optional environment variable 'MDG_BPSIM_JDK_HOME' to override default Java compiler path in registry
  • BPSim Configuration dialogs updated to improve behavior when switching between different kinds of elements
  • MDG BPSim Execution Engine trial now starts when a user first runs a simulation
• Schema Composer
  • Generation of transform schemas containing attribute properties will now work for server based repositories
  • Schema Composer now shows the profile types returned by the add-in defining the active profile type
• Other Changes
  • Document generation using script fragments will now continue after first fragment
  • Navigability of Connector Roles set from Association dialog are now persisted
  • Profile Helpers edit command now available for all editions

Changes and fixes for Build 1225

• BPSim Modeling and Execution
  • Added support for PropertyParameter configuration (Requires updated MDG BPSim Execution Engine and JDK installed):
    • Initialize PropertyParemters with a constant number or any supported distribution
    • Write to PropertyParameters at run time using an expression composed of multiple existing PropertyParameters
    • Include PropertyParameter values in expressions used for Sequence Flow conditions
    • Query and report on PropertyParameter values and how they change during execution
  • Inheritance of Scenario Parameters improved:
    • Scenarios inherited a Duration can now executed
    • Simulation of scenarios using inheritance now explicitly runs the current scenario (Requires updated MDG BPSim Execution Engine)
  • BPSim Scenario validation updated:
    • New check added to ensure parameters customized by a calendar have a default value (Not bound to any calendar)
    • Removed error about unknown bpmn:relationship
  • BPSim Configuration dialogs updated to prevent changing of list sorting
  • BPSim Configuration dialogs updated to improve behavior when switching between different kinds of elements
  • BPSim results will now round returned numbers to two decimal places
• Diagramming
  • Toolbox creation of stereotyped packages will now apply the stereotype from the correct profile
  • Swimlanes, Matrix and KanBan diagram editing improved on PostgreSQL repositories
  • NIEM 3 technology updated to ensure all available connectors use a different label in the Create Link dialog
  • New diagram objects created from a Template Package will now be created with a Diagram Unique ID
  • SysML Block Definition diagram performance improved when no flow ports have a type set
• User Interface
  • Attribute & Operation dialogs updated to work with live code generation
  • Attribute & Operation dialogs updated to prevent hiding Name columns
  • Attribute containment editing and display improved in translated editions
  • Association Role dialog updated to prevent changes being made on load
  • Enumerations can now be found in type pickers requesting a classifier
  • Print Preview window close will now restore main Enterprise Architect window correctly
  • Database connection error dialog now displays using a consistent theme with the rest of Enterprise Architect
  • Model Search delete button behavior when not editing a search improved
• Database Engineering
  • Logical to Physical transformations no longer truncate Foreign Key names to 50 characters
  • Logical to Physical transformations updated to improve support for many to many self referencing relationships
  • Logical to Physical transformations now use DDL name template to build Foreign key names
  • ODBC import of foreign keys involving many columns improved
  • ODBC import of MySQL Primary Keys updated to improve compatibility with old versions of MySQL
• XMI and Model Comparison
  • Visual Diagram Compare now identifies correct diagram when more than one diagram exists in the package
  • Baseline compare updated to improve merging of connector constraints from baseline
  • Baseline compare will no longer show differences for child packages saved as stubs
  • UML Pattern import and other XMI imports with Strip GUIDs will now set current user as author when no author is specified in XMI
• Other Changes
  • Schema Importer support added for RDFS XML for the Common Information Model (CIM)
  • Enterprise Architect Lite Edition users can now participate in Element Discussions
  • Relationship Matrix will now default the type filter for searches to All instead of the first type
  • Linked Document Editor now allows switching between list styles without requiring explicit removing of the list first
  • Document Generation from Template Editor and Resources window improved
  • HTML Report generation of Model Documents and Master Documents no longer skips documentation of connectors
  • API Property Method.StereotypeEx can now be used for methods loaded from the Element.Methods collection
  • Simulation of behavioral diagrams optimized to improve performance in large models
  • Wireframe technology updated to ensure compatibility with additional Windows locales
  • Reference Data import of model images to Oracle repositories improved
  • Profile Helper help links now show a more relevant page
  • NIEM schema generation updated to ensure compliant export of Enumeration Literals
  • C++ parser updated to ensure C++11 uniform initializers are not matched inappropriately
  • Version Control Integration with TFS and CVS to support usernames being reported with domain name

Changes and fixes for Build 1224

• Diagram Charts
  • New chart type - Heat maps
    • Visualize the information in your model both on cell size and cell color
  • Support for charts to connect with an external model
    • Allows an overview of the activity of multiple models at once
  • Model View diagram objects will now translate column names for field names translated elsewhere in the user interface
  • Corrected drawing of charts under linux.
• Business Process Simulation
  • BPSim support:
    • New element type stored with you model stores a complete BPSim configuration
    • Extensive new dialogs to allow editing configurations
    • Easily copy and alter existing configurations
    • Import configurations defined in other tools
    • Export configurations with a BPMN export to an external execution engine
  • Business Process Simulation Add-in now available:
    • Allows execution of your BPMN model using a specific BPSim parameterization
    • Simulate BPMN models across multiple packages by adding Package Import connectors to containing packages or Dependencies to specific elements
    • Return and compare results of different setups
    • Create charts to visually compare results
  • Validation Checks available for BPSim configurations:
    • Correctness of base BPMN model
    • Sequence Flow Probability value range
    • Distribution function arguments range
    • Scenario Parameter "Duration"
    • Empty Configuration
    • Warnings for parameters not supported by Business Process Simulation Add-in
    • Double click error message will navigate to the corresponding cell for configuration
• BPMN
  • Round trip support for extensionElements appearing in BPMN 2 files
  • Default size for Pools and Lanes dropped from the Project Browser now matches size when creating from the Toolbox
  • Creation of an Activity from a Message using the quick linker improved on case sensitive databases
  • Relationships between BPMN elements set using tagged values can now be explored using the Traceability window
  • Export BPMN models that have been divided into multiple packages by adding Package Import connectors to containing packages or Dependencies to specific elements
• NIEM
  • Added NIEM 3 UML Profile:
    • Implements OMG NIEM-UML 1.1 Specification
  • Model Package Descriptions (MPDs) are now defined instances of predefined classes and the relationships between them:
    • Provides a much more flexible approach to define common properties between multiple MPDs
    • An MPD is defined starting from an instance of the ModelPackageDescription class
    • Properties of the MPD are specified by any combination of connected objects and child objects
    • Model Wizard includes package containing standard MPD classes
    • Model Wizard includes template MPD description to use as a base for your own definitions
  • Model Framework Patterns Updated:
    • NIEM 3.1 Framework model now available
    • NIEM 3.0 Framework model now uses NIEM 3 UML Profile
    • NIEM 3.0 and 2.1 Framework models updated to improve Schema Composer usage
  • Generation of both NIEM 2 and NIEM 3 schemas improved:
    • Generated schema will now match the targetted version conventions and imports
    • Many fixes and improvements applied to both versions
  • NIEM schema import added:
    • Imports a NIEM xml schema with dependencies using conventions for NIEM platform independent model
  • Schema composer updated to copy subsets relationships between attributes of Property Holders to the subset model
• SysML
  • SysML 1.4 support added:
    • Implementation of the latest beta specification from the OMG
    • Unit and Quantity Kind modeling enhancements
    • View and Viewpoint modeling enhancements
  • SysML requirement copy relationship behavior now implemented:
    • Text tagged value on SysML requirements now locked when the requirement is a client of a copy relationship
    • Changes to text tagged values are automatically updated on all clients of copy relationships
  • Diagram rendering improvements:
    • Port rendering updated to display display multiplicity and obey the Show Element Stereotypes option
    • Parametric diagrams now render properties owned by a constraint blocks as a small box with external label
    • Diagram frame labels updated to match abbrieviated types used in the specification
  • Block compartment improvements:
    • Ports displayed in a compartment on their parent block will now display multiplicity
    • AllocateTo and AllocateFrom compartments and callouts are now available
    • Flow properties will now be displayed in the flow properties compartment regardless of their property type
  • Tools and windows updated to improve handling of SysML elements:
    • Summary window updated to diplay text and id of SysML Requirements
    • Specification Manager updated to allow editing Id and text properties
    • Paste As dialog no longer prevents duplicate option to create properties when dropping multiple SysML blocks onto an IBD
  • Realization of multiple ItemFlows by a single connector is now supported
  • Properties typed by a SysML 1.3 Value Type are now longer stereotyped when other versions of SysML are enabled
  • Continuous and discrete activity parameters added to toolbox for SysML 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4
  • SysML Control Flows may optionally be drawn as dashed lines (Project > Settings > Project Options > General > SysML > Dashed line for Control Flow).
• Project Management
  • New roadmap diagrams added:
    • Plan and visualise progress of multiple items through different states
    • Display objects on a visual timeline
    • Right click the diagram and select Roadmap Options to begin
  • Kanban lanes can now have sublanes:
    • Allows defining a visual grouping within each lane
    • Sublanes are edited via right click context menu from top-level lane header
  • Gantt Views now allow increasing the time-scale to decades, allowing visualization of long term plans
  • Gantt view top header now displays text for columns where the start of the column isn't visible
  • Diagrams rendered as a Gantt view now save the time-scale being displayed
• User Guide
  • User Guide format changed to direct HTML
  • By default, help will now open on Sparx Systems website
  • Separate User Guide installer available for local/offline help access
  • Search help command available directly from the help menu
• Diagramming
  • Legends with automatic coloring updated:
    • A legend can now be applied to specific element or connector types
    • Line width changes can now be applied to dashed connector lines
    • Setting colors on element types including Properties and Signals improved
    • Diagram legends can now use a range when setting colors (ie: Phase between 1..3)
  • New optional notation 'Info View' available for all elements
    • Accessed from the context menu
    • Draws name and notes in a similar style to the note elements Memo View
    • Optionally draws Type, Stereotype, Phase, Status, Author and Version
    • Draws with an icon that represents the elements type
  • Wireframing for Windows 8.1 phone now available from the Wireframing profile
  • Draw diagram elements multiple times by selecting on a connector to virtualize either end
    • Allows a diagram to use a simpler layout when one element is referenced many times
    • Virtual elements are drawn using the same style as the original, including when legend coloring is applied
  • Diagram Matrix now supports setting the line color for the line separating cells
  • Diagram Swimlanes now support setting the swimlane heading font
  • ArchiMate 2 technology updated to support ArchiMate 2.1:
    • Toolboxes updated to reflect document structure
  • ArchiMate 2 Product and Object element rendering updated to reduce name overlap of shape
  • Connector label positions will now be preserved when adding and removing bends on the connector
  • Set Font dialog from diagram toolbar now sets the local font color instead of default color:
    • Default font color is still available in default appearance dialog
  • Attribute rendering now includes the following the the property string:
    • union - For attributes with Derived Union set to true
    • subsets <name> - For attributes subsetting another attribute
    • redefines <name> - For attribute redefining an attribute from a superclass
  • New option to reverse gradient on Diagram background
  • New Diagram property to apply a tiled background image for the current diagram
  • Internal artifact drawing updated to prevent overlap of icons
  • Quick Linker functionality extended:
    • Create records specific to elements with specific name or classifier name
    • Filter record to only apply to unstereotyped source elements (complexity bitmask = 4) and/or unstereotyped target elements (complexity bitmask = 8)
  • Quicklinks between Artifact elements extended
  • Quicklinks now allow creation of an ObjectFlow from ActionPin to Datastore
  • Select all (Ctrl + A) on the diagram will now refresh the Relationships dialog
  • Relationships dialog now supports accelerator Ctrl + A to select all connectors
  • Duplicating elements with generalizations to types not on the diagram will now show the parent on the new element without reloading
  • Duplicating elements with connectors realizing Information Flows will now copy the information flow realization
  • Duplicating internal document artifacts now duplicates the internal document
  • Modifications to Attributes and Operations will now update references on sequence diagrams
  • Performance improved for diagrams showing many Action Pins
  • Concurrent substate regions drawing improved when Pan and Zoom window is showing
  • Stereotypes dialog handling of stereotypes with matching names coming from different profiles
  • Operations dialog updated to select existing parameter classifier initially when selecting a new type
  • Metafile rendering improved. Many metafiles will now be drawn with anti-aliasing
  • Specification Manager can now be opened from the context menu of a Package displayed as the contents of another package
  • Diagram Filters will now apply to alternate images
    • Filtering of metafile images will presere transparency
  • Suppress transparency of alternate images project wide using the new option found at Project | Settings | Project Options
  • Image Manager will no longer rename an image when using 'Update Selected'
  • Shape scripted embedded elements included in sequence diagrams will now always return 'bottom' for the parentEdge property
  • New Child Element context menu works correctly for Parts and Components
  • Docked Notes dialog now saves when diagram is closed immediately after change is entered
  • Requirement drawing when 'Rounded edges for elements' option is enabled improved
  • Note elements drawing updated to prevent drawing over the right edge
• Reporting
  • Specify ReportAuthor, ReportTitle, ReportName, ReportVersion, ReportStatus and ReportAlias by adding tagged values to the generated package
  • New option to exclude specific elements from diagrams included in documentation:
    • Element context menu now provides 'Printable' option to hide elements
    • Generate Documentation dialog provides the new option 'Hide non-printable elements'
  • Document Script fragments now available:
    • Allows specifying a script to be called by the generator that will return the fragment contents as RTF
    • Set template type in Template Document Options
    • Use with DocumentGenerator LoadDocument and GetDocumentAsRTF for dramatically increase documentation flexibility
  • Insert Table of Contents command now allows restricting the included heading levels
  • Element Status colors can now be shown in generated documents, even when not displayed on screen
  • Individual Linked Documents now provide an override for automatic spell checking
  • Reports using Fragments will now use the correct heading level when "Skip root package" is checked
  • Generated RTF documents when saving diagrams as bitmaps will now have a smaller file size
  • Generated PDF documents will no longer give black images when copying a metafile diagram image to the clipboard
  • Generation of selected elements from the Specification manager will no longer include nested objects multiple times
  • Document generation now includes connectors when 'Diagram -> Connector' is the only connector section enabled
  • Document generation no longer displays a message box after successful generation
  • Document generation including embedded tables will now be more consistent
  • Document generation dialog now preserves theme selection between loads
  • Document generation now allows generation of multiple relationship matrices per package
  • Document generation using template fragments improved when 'skip root package' is set
  • Document generation now selects Model Report template when loaded for the first time
  • Document generation of element hyperlinks are now functional in PDF and DOCX reports including the target
  • Element filters in reports will no longer be applied to the 'Package Element' section
  • HTML report of Attribute/Operation updated to improve display of hyperlinks in notes
  • HTML report now updates any help hyperlinks to reference sparxsystems.com
  • HTML report navigation tree automatically selects diagram clicked items
  • HTML generator loading of data for large packages improved
  • HTML generator progress display improved
  • Inherited Tagged Values section added. Allows documenting tagged values inherited through a generalization
  • Renaming user templates now refreshes the tagged values for selecting a template
  • Custom Query Fragments will now render notes fields with formatting if query appends .Formatted to the field name
  • Custom SQL Section will now create a bookmark for the section if a column EABOOKMARK is returned
  • Applying styles from a stylesheet now updates styles combo with any new styles
  • Report progress bar now works for templates with the Element section disabled
  • Documents including Usage Diagram section now include heading row once
  • Generation of Formatted Notes fields improved
  • Generate Documentation dialog now prevents Open Template command for users with insufficient permissions
• Specification Manager
  • Memo tagged values (such as SysML requirement text) can now be displayed and edited as a multi-line column
  • Tagged values with no special type can now be edited directly with cell
  • Project Browser selection now synchronized with Specification Manager selection
  • Handling of hyperlinks within notes improved
  • Scrolling updated to improve behavior when the cursor reaches the end of the page and to allow last item to be scrolled to the top of the window
  • Creation of child items using Ctrl+Drag from Toolbox updated work more reliably on slow connections
  • Deleting elements from Specification Manager now shows clearer warning about deleting child items
  • Language, Database and Complexity added to the list of available columns
• Schema Composer
  • Enumeration subsetting now supported to generate as a reduced set of literals to target schema or model subset
  • Reverse-engineering of CIM Schema to create a Schema Composer profile is now supported
  • NIEM subset creation now automatically includes the target of a References relationship when adding a derived attribute
  • NIEM subset creation now automatically includes any supertypes that are part of the same namespace when adding a type
  • Generic profile JSON generation updated to improve handling of multiplicity on properties:
    • Any multiplicity other than 1 will now generate with a type of 'array'
    • Array size constraints are now exported using the minItems and maxItems properties
  • UPCC schema generation of BDTs no longer ignores SUP attributes
  • UPCC subset creation now creates basedOn relationships between created BDT and ABIE elements and their source CDT and ACC
  • Schema composer profile loading updated to prevent inherited relationships being omitted in some profiles
  • Schema composer profiles loaded directly from a class now include inheritance and associations
  • Transform profiles can now specify a custom script allowing customization of stereotypes to be applied to target model elements
• Code Engineering
  • Code templates now support for passing arguments to list macros processing Operations
    • Allows more complicated processing where results of one list are available in a different list
    • Uses notation %list="Operation" @separator="\n\n" @indent="\t" @arguments=($arg1, $arg2)%
    • Values passed in are assigned to template variables $parameter1, $parameter2 etc
  • Code Editor now provides option to synchronize editor position with structure tree selection
• Database Engineering
  • MySQL partial column index support added
  • MySQL table triggers support added
  • PostgreSQL function-based indexes supported added
  • Oracle Primary Key extended properties support added
  • MSAccess 2013 reverse engineering now supported
  • Oracle ODBC schema import performance improved
  • The Database Builder now supports cloning database objects
  • Database Builder SQL window now displays the execution time for the query
  • Database Builder now supports prompting for the connection password instead of saving in the connection string
  • DDL Generation dialog now sorts objects by stereotype and name
  • DDL Generation option to include pre and post SQL statements added
  • DDL Generation option to exclude owners added
  • ODBC import of Foreign Keys from DB2 improved
  • ODBC import of Firebird auto number columns now imports related trigger name
  • Firebird modeling and generation updated to support defining a column character set and collation
  • PostgreSQL round trip of smallint, integer & bigint columns with auto numbers applied improved
  • Storage of MySQL Zerofill and Unsigned properties updated for compatibility with old versions
  • Database compare now ignores trailing CRLF in column defaults
  • ERD transformation updated to improve transform of the Primary Key for N-ary Association table
• Automation Interface
  • New properties added to make it easier to set style properties DiagramObject and DiagramLink
    • DiagramObject properties include all color settings, line width and compartment display properties
    • DiagramLink properties include line with, color and suppressed segment
    • See documentation for the full list of available properties
  • Project constants can now be accessed using the DocumentGenerator API
    • GetProjectConstant - Retrieve the value of a named project constant
    • SetProjectConstant - Set the value of a named project constant
  • DocumentGenerator interface updated with new methods:
    • LoadDocument - Load a specific file into the generator
    • GetDocumentAsRTF - Allows returning an rtf string representing the document instead of saving to the file system
  • Repository.InvokeConstructPicker extended:
    • Add option Selection=<guid>; to set starting selection
    • Add option MultiSelect=True; to enable multiple selection support. Return value will be id of one selected element
    • Add option GetNext=True; after calling with MultiSelect to get next selected element. Returns zero when all items retrieved
  • Diagram.VirtualizeConnector added. Draw one end of a connector in a different place from the original object
  • Diagram.VirtualizeEnd property added to query if a connector has a virtualized end
  • EA_OnPreNewElement event now provides a ParentID when creating elements on a Diagram
  • FQStereotype property added to Element, Connector, Attribute and Method classes to access the fully qualified stereotype name
  • Repository.GetLocalPath added. Allows expanding a file path provided by an element
  • Element.IsRoot added to provide access to the Is Root property on the element properties dialog
  • Pre-Delete broadcast messages are now called from Element List
  • Embedded Javascript scripting updated to improve ActiveX local server and inheritance support
  • Project.RunReport now longer allows the Docuemntation Generate dialog to appear behind EA
  • Connector creation no longer throws an exception for connectors violating UML rules.
  • Connector.IsConnectorValid() function now provided to check if connector is valid according to UML rules.
• Project Security
  • Synchronization of Security Groups from Active Directory Groups:
    • Select 'Link to Active Directory' from the Manage Groups dialog to link the current group
    • Select 'Synch' from the Manage Groups dialog to update the members of the group
  • Project Level option added to apply security locks to connectors:
    • Allows a connector to be edited, created or deleted only if the user is able to edit the owning element
  • Manage Groups dialog updated to display group permissions and members for the selected group
  • Manage Users dialog updated to display groups the user belongs to and allowed permissions for the selected user
  • Manage Locks dialog updated to improve sorting on date column
  • Permissions for creating and editing CSV specifications changed to 'Configure Resources'
• Other Changes
  • Start Page model list functionality improved:
    • Ctrl+Click on a model to open in a new instance of EA
    • Right Click on a model to Open in new instance or remove the model from the list
  • Traceability window functionality expanded to include references from Tagged Values
  • Package Navigator bar now provides option to open to Go to Path
    • Finds a package with a path matching the text entered and opens to it
    • Use the Copy Path function from the Package Navigator to share with another user or save context for later
    • Copy path also available from the Project Browser context menu (Copy/Paste | Cope Node Path to Clipboard)
  • Runstate editing improved:
    • Runstate dialog now included in features
    • Displays list of available attributes to set a state for and the assigned value
  • Model Wizard dialog now supports selecting a restricted set of packages to import from a pattern
  • New Package dialog now supports directly adding the package to version control
  • New Element dialog behavior improved when adding multiple elements
  • Visible Toolbox Pages dialog renamed to Pinned Toolbox Pages
  • Decision Table menu item no longer available in Corporate Edition:
    • Decision tables are only available for Business & Software Engineering Edition and Ultimate Edition
  • Element Browser is now able to create a maintenance defect from selected test
  • MDG Technology wizard now includes option for exporting DDL generation templates
  • Note editor appearance updated:
    • Scroll bars on all rich text fields now match the current application visual style
    • Font displayed in rich text fields updated to use Calibri where available
  • Project Integrity duplicate guid check performance improved
  • Project Integrity duplicate check now preserves profile when replacing a tagged value guid
  • Built in Searces for 'Test and Verification' and 'Resource Tracking' now include Element Author in the result set
  • Execution Analyzer Testpoints can now be defined in constructors
  • Reset IDs command now detects cloud repositories and auditing and provides information on how the functionality can be run
  • Rebuild Firebird Index Statistics now updates the current Firebird model instead of prompting for a model
  • Drag & Drop from Project Browser updated to use standard windows drop cursor
  • Enumeration tags specified in a profile using Attribute notes can now include ampersand characters
  • Stereotypes applied to PackagingComponent metatype, will now apply tagged values specified in UML Profile
  • Following hyperlinks to elements inside notes or model mail will now act the same as double click in the Project Browser
  • Checklist tags on locked elements can now display the list dialog
  • Trial version now redirects anyone entering a key other than a trial extension to download the full version
  • Add registration key dialog display improved when opened from add-in in EA_Connect event
  • CSV export and import now supports round-tripping fully qualified stereotypes, to ensure the imported stereotype is from the same profile as the source
  • Docked Testing window scenario page now provides a consistent list of test types with the modal editor
  • Spell checker updated to restore defaults if configuration error found on startup
  • Resource window context menu updated to improve behavior when switching between projects
  • Document editor command to create element from selected text now creates a hyperlink with that text instead of clearing it
  • Options dialog tree icons updated
  • Properties dialogs updated to improve behavior of tabbing into and out of note editors
  • Import Pattern dialog updated to default Objects to Classifier if the original classifier exists in the model
  • ArcGIS export and validation of SysFields improved
  • GML export updated to correct reference to Extended Encoding Rule schema
  • XMI 1.0 import updated to create Association diamond for associations with more than two ends
  • CSV import of packages updated to set guid consistently
  • Baseline compare no longer reports Element.Name or Element.Alias containing a carriage return as a change
  • Generate MDG Technology Wizard can handle tagged value type names that are substrings of other names
  • Reverse Direction command on connectors now verifies that the resulting connector would be valid
  • Business Rule Composer now handles Enumeration metatypes
  • Support exporting referenced external packages in XMI 2.1 for Simulation