EA's Revision History Version 2.5 and earlier

This section is intended to provide a history of the revisions of EA version 2.5 and earlier.

Select a version below:

For information relating to the history of other versions see the pages for:

• EA Version 8.0
• EA Version 7.5
• EA Version 7.1
• EA Version 7.0
• EA Version 6.5
• EA Version 6.1
• EA Version 6.0
• EA Version 5.0
• EA Version 4.x
• EA Version 3.x

Enterprise Architect version 2.50 and Earlier

Changes and fixes for Version 2.5

• • XMI based Import/Export
  • Package control - import/export packages in XMI format
  • Spell checker
  • Reverse engineer ODBC data sources
  • Improved UNDO - Ctrl-Z or Toolbar button
  • Drag/drop diagrams in project tree
  • Add user packages at 'View' level
  • Update package status
  • Hide relations on a per diagram basis
  • Locate connected items in project browser
  • User Interface improvements
  • Change Diagram Type
  • 'File/Save As' option
  • Improved performance
  • Improved State operations and attributes
  • Locate Element in Browser option for diagram elements
  • Show Usage option for diagram elements
  • Open Element Specification option in Browser Context Menu
  • Show Element Usage option in Browser Context Menu
  • Open Diagram Specification from Browser
  • Element name on properties dialog
  • Diagram Name on Properties dialog
  • Import Javadocs during reverse engineering
  • Resizable Attributes dialog
  • Resizable Operations dialog
  • Ability to size a diagram image to one printed page
  • Snap to grid feature in diagrams
  • Reference set up screen for Status Types
  • Browser tree sorted by element type first, then name
  • Attribute and Operations option in browser context menu
  • Package context menu option to open (using default diagram) from diagram
  • Support for Pure Virtual operations
  • Support for Fixed parameters (const)
  • Support for Parameter 'Kind' (in, out, inout)
  • Additional shortcut keys and accelerators
  • Toolbar button to auto size page to diagram size
  • Local setting to show/hide Pub/Pri/Pro features by default in new diagrams
  • Printed image has better scaled fonts
  • Added icons and stereotypes for web modelling - icons only work for Classes.
  • Support for object Instance Variables (Set runtime state)
  • Support for 'Information' stereotype in Analysis
  • Icons for server and client nodes (stereotypes)
  • Automatic setting of scrollable area to match current diagram
  • Support for import and export of reference data table (XML)
  • Support for import and export of issues and glossary (XML)
  • Association Roles support Data Modeling Profile operation stereotypes
  • Association link added to Use Case toolbar
  • Attributes have Private as default scope
  • .....and bug fixes

Release 2.10

• • Additional Sequence diagram behaviour - lifecycle, lifelines and visible message notes
  • Auto create object instance - drop a class onto an Anlaysis diagram and automatically create an object instance
  • Collaboration diagrams - support for collaboration messages attached to Association links.
  • Collaboration message coloring - highlight message groups with set colors
  • C++ Template support
  • C# Language support - initial implementation
  • Delphi language support - initial implementation
  • Improved Local Options dialog - many more options and easier to use
  • Undo in diagrams - support undo object moves, object deletes and connector delete
  • Additional toolbars - project, code engineering and diagram
  • Ability to create properties in Visual Basic and generate 'get/set' pairs in other languages
  • Ability to hide relationships on a diagram
  • Customise the visible detail for method parameters
  • Many user interface refinements and tweaks
  • .....and of course bug fixes

Release 2.00

• • Import C++/Java & Visual Basic code
  • Generate source code from model for C++/Java/Visual Basic
  • Synchronise model and source code for above languages
  • Support for the UML Data Modelling Profile
  • Generate DDL for relational tables - supports Oracle, SQL Server and MSAccess
  • Associate a type with an object (Set Classifier)
  • View operations for an object's classifier.
  • Classifier's operations appear in Sequence Message drop down
  • Updated and improved help files
  • Added a comprehensive User Guide in PDF format (requires Acrobat Reader)
  • Additional stereotypes added for business modelling (see help file)
  • Connectors between objects may now be moved and re-arranged to allow better layouts
  • Split EA into Desktop and Professional versions
  • Improved UI - smoother screen refreshes, diagram header and more
  • Autosizing of classes and objects to bound attributes and operations
  • Ability to move the end point of a sequence message from one object to another
  • Packages with attributes/operations have minimum size
  • Packages now have properties like other objects
  • Object's Tag and alias fields can be included in RTF Generation
  • RTF reports that contain Sequence diagram also contain a detailed listing of all messages
  • Update Wizard to allow easily migration of old EA projects
  • Attribute names can now be changed
  • New icon and graphics
  • Report View of diagram - allows quick view of all elements in report format
  • Additional graphic output format for diagrams - Placeable Metafiles
  • Ability to set aggregation strength to composition
  • Faster saving of objects and diagrams
  • Ability to add primitive data types for C++/Java and VB
  • Improved wrapping of object names and bounding of diagrams on image output
  • Support for Association classes
  • Inclusion of Bookmarks in RTF output to improve document merging/linking in Word
  • .....plus lots more.... see the User Guide for a full description of the features in Enterprise Architect
  • .....plus lots of bug fixes and general improvements in useability

Release 1.16

• • Open project dialog layout modified
  • Added example project to the distribution set
  • Added visual feedback when adding connectors
  • Added support for recursive connectors (link to self)
  • Added RTF documentation for test scripts
  • Added RTF documentation for Project Issues
  • Added Bold Object names to Local options
  • Modified some drawing routines for displaying and printing packages - especially using metafiles
  • Added Attribute and Method colors to Local options
  • Improved online help to offer context sensitive help in most areas
  • Fixed bug in sequence diagram that occassionally prevented re-positioning of messages
  • Improved look and feel of some graphics
  • Improved Reverse Engineering capability (still Beta though)
  • Added TAG field to object properties and included it in search and metrics screens
  • Improved Use Case effort estimation. Added report, more stats and more filters
  • Fixed bug in Most Recently Used list that ignored some projects
  • Fixed bug that prevented copying class operations in replica projects
  • Added default clipboard format option in local settings (bitmap or metafile)
  • Added default hours dialog for use case metrics (local setting)
  • Modified appearance of "Screen" object
  • Fixed problem with operation parameters not deleting properly under certain conditions
  • Added option to set object toolbar font size (local setting)
  • Added 'not like' option for phase and tag fields in Use Case metrics screen
  • Rename diagrams from project browser window
  • Added drop down list of methods in Sequence digram message connectors (for called class)
  • Reduced size of help and application to reduce setup package size

Release 1.1.5

• • Added exclusion set to documentation options
  • Added 'Formal' documentation style for rtf reports
  • Added 'Phase' selection criteria for documents and Use Case metrics
  • Added sample project 'EAExample.eap'
  • Added sample documentation 'EAExample.doc'
  • Added 'Import Visual Basic class file' function (still Beta)
  • Added 'Import C++ class file' function (still Beta)
  • Added 'Import Java class file' function (still Beta)
  • Reduced size of help file grpahics and application to reduce setup package size

Release 1.1.4

• • Added Connector context menu
  • Added 'Change connector type'
  • Added 'Change connector line style'
  • Added 'Reverse connector direction'
  • Added 'Change object type'
  • Modified Sequence objects and messages to support non-sequence diagrams
  • Modified Components to display Interface 'bulbs'
  • Modified Interface to display Interface 'bulbs'
  • Added additional support for displaying object co-ordinates when moving/sizing
  • Modified Use Case Metrics to support selection by Phase (require project update)
  • Improved Object Selection behaviour
  • Improved Object Context Menu Behaviour
  • Added 'Reverse Event Direction' option for Event objects
  • Changed project locking from pessimistic to optimistic locking
  • Slight modification to some icons and bitmaps
  • Modified distribution set due to incorrect dll being distributed

Release 1.1.3

• • Initial commercial release