EA's Revision History Version 6.5

This section provides a history of the features of EA version 6.5, for the following builds:

• 806
• 805
• 804
• 803
• 802
• 801
• 800
• 799
• 798
• 797
• 796 (Beta 2)

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Changes and fixes for Build 806

Changes/Enhancements Resolved issue where version controlled packages orphaned during an import, could remain in the model. Resolved issue determining status of version controlled packages when version control is offline as model is loaded. Added support for exporting connector-end tagged-values to Rose compatible XMI 1.0. Updated WSDL Importer to improve importing of WSDLs with no namespace definitions. Resolved issue with code engineering options containing reserved xml characters. Resolved issue creating ports and parts on instances from classifier ports and parts. Improved propogation of ports and parts to instances.

Changes and fixes for Build 805

Changes/Enhancements Improved Rose XMI 1.1 Import: - Support for importing multiple stereotypes, operation parameter notes and operation pre/post-conditions. - Corrected ordering of Sequence Messages in Sequence Diagrams. General improvements to XMI 1.1 round-tripping. Improved RTF output when generating a document. Added check to prevent data transfer with identical source and target repositories. Added check to prevent reverse engineering of locked classes. Resolved issue when copying diagrams on SQL Server replicated databases. Resolved issue with duplication in transform of self connectors. Added handling of try/catch blocks to PHP parser.

Changes and fixes for Build 804

Changes/Enhancements Improved ODBC Import: - Support for importing tables with primary keys containing non-alphabetic characters. - Numerous fixes for MySQL ODBC import errors, including default values. Improved XMI import: - Updated XMI 2.1 import to better handle connector display options and direction for self-associations. - Better handling of association-class links when using the 'Get Latest' command. - Support for Virtual Document Attribute classifiers that refer to Packages in external root nodes. - Support for "Composite Element" diagram references that are defined in external packages. - Improved compatibility with the Unisys XMI plug-in for Rose to handle association class links and operation tagged value of more than 255 characters on SQL Server repositories. Enhanced Foreign Keys dialog shows unique constraint columns with general improvements to column display. Added support for changing table column datatype without propagating to any foreign key relationship. Resolved issue importing and synchronizing MySQL tables was changing indexes to foreign keys. Added ability to save diagram notes > 4000 chars on Oracle. Corrected some syntax errors in MySQL DDL generation. Improved Generate Package DDL file browser to handle ':' characters in Package names. Resolved incorrect saving of foreign key parameters on MySQL repositories. Resolved issue where some dates weren't displayed using current regional settings. Updated VB.Net reverse engineering to handle escaped type names. Improved resolution of classifiers when reverse engineering namespace qualified types. Resolved issue importing XSD Schema into eap replicas/design masters. Updated Boundary elements in sequence diagrams to allow "send to bottom of Z order". Updated Report View to display child packages. Resolved issue where default colors being rendered incorrectly for metafile output. Resolved issue where 'Suppress EA Dialogs' setting was ignored when creating profiled elements. Resolved issue with automatically generated association roles in code generation templates.

Changes and fixes for Build 803

Changes/Enhancements Resolved issue preventing deletion of objects from search window if the object has negative Object_ID. Prevented unncessary error message when saving table operation with no column selected. Add warning message when generated files set up read-only and then tried to re-script the tables from EA Resolved shapescript issue filling or stroking paths containing bezier curves. Resolved issue with hierarchy view and large depth setting. Modified the Checkout operation using SCC version control, to Get the latest revision before the Checkout. Resolved issue with implementation details documentation on MySQL. Fixes Fixed issue where XMI 2.1 import sometimes reversed connector direction. Fixed issue where XMI 2.1 import sometimes reversed notelink Source and Target elements. Fixed issue where XMI import sometimes lost the element, attribute, operation, operation parameter classifier. Fixed issue where importing from XMI files containing empty operation and operation-parameter names caused errors in Oracle.

Changes and fixes for Build 802

Changes/Enhancements Added handling for wrapping or truncating package contents and remaining compartment types. Improved .Net Disassembly import for handling of .Net 3.0 files. Improved error message when attempting to import XMI file that doesn't exist. Improved handling of shared keystore files during intermittent network problems. Improved handling of attribute classifiers during XMI import. Fixes Corrected issue where some Collaboration messages could lose their names on XMI 2.1 import. Corrected occassional issue where some relationships weren't shown in the hierarchy window. Corrected issues Inserting Sections into table with RTF Template Editor. Corrected issue importing sequence messages for objects defined in an external package in XMI 2.1.

Changes and fixes for Build 801

Changes/Enhancements Added transformation dependencies and a toolbar to the hierarchy window providing options of what relationships to show Added support for cancelling a baseline compare Added override for C++ import where a matching C class already exists Increased allowed varchar length for MySQL tables to 65536 Prevented processing of objects on ODBC table import when user cancels "Select Tables to Import" list Modified ODBC import of SQL Server decimal (19,4) datatypes Added RTF option to exclude <Anonymous> elements from the generated document Added ability to remove RTF text styles in document editor Updated RTF Templates to have "Heading 1-9" styles defined by default Improved RTF Numbered List to have better default values Modified RTF Editor to scroll to newly enabled section Improved canceling of ODBC import of a large number of database objects Improved selection of log file for Project transfers Allow DiagramFrame elements to be created using profile stereotypes Added ability to create Requirement metaclasses in UML Profile models Added additional firings of PreNewPackage and PostNewPackage events Changed the "Batch XMI Export" dialog to display the package path along with the package name Changed the "Batch XMI Import" dialog to display the package path along with the package name and the status of import on each package Improved refreshing elements and connectors using Repository.AdviseElementChange or Repository.AdviseConnectorChange Modified profile export to constrain tag value type notes within field limits Improved automation interface to allow creation of certain child elements via the automation interface Improved import of links defined in patterns Added support for exporting Constraints in profiles in their specified order Added support for updating tagged value description data when synching Improved profile updates to ensure Tagged Value Types, defined by profiles, are updated correctly Added option to include metaclassed elements in the relationship matrix whenever the base class is specified as source or target Improved check-in function to save all diagrams that are part of the check-in, prior to export Improved import of SQL Server stored procedures Added support for getting the contents of Element linked documents via the Automation interface Added support for RTF Language & Tag Substitution data to the RefData Exporter Improved handling of enumeration-literals on XMI 2.1 import Improved Package Control Options dialog, to accept Local Path substitution strings (%pathString%) in XMI Filename, when applying XMI control Added round trip engineering of VB.Net Widening and Narrowing operators Added round trip engineering of C# volatile attributes Added importing of enumerations to .Net reflection importer Added functionality to facilitate debugging of Java Classes in Local Web Servers. Fixes Corrected issue where filenames of objects might not be updated after package generation Stopped drawing of a colon when no attribute type is specified RTF Heading with a list number increases correctly with depth Prevented generation of column DEFAULT clause for user-defined databases where the column default had no default value Prevented saving a new Code or DDL datatype when no product name is selected Resolved issue where adding/modifying a column's default value or comment was prevented when the column was involved in a foreign key relationship Ensured connector labels don’t display when they are marked as hidden Ensured On_PreNewElement method called when creating elements by dragging from the project tree Ensured EA_OnPreNewPackage receives stereotype parameter when creating a package from a profile element Ensured EA_OnPreNewAttribute and EA_OnPreNewMethod events are always invoked when creating features using profile elements Corrected issue where tagged values containing element references could occasionally contain stale data when the referenced element is deleted Resolved intermittent error when deleting an element from a PostgreSQL repository Corrected minor issue with creating some elements as package members Fixed issue where Stereotypes applying the <all> baseclass could occasionally be incorrectly duplicated when used Corrected issue where profiles with XML/SQL tokens in the name could be incorrectly imported Corrected issue where Synch Tagged Values and Constraints could fail to include inherited tags Corrected issue where OCL validation might fail to execute on Class Instances Corrected issue where accessing the Project Authors dialog under Linux terminates EA abnormally Fixed issue where EA might lose some connector bend-styles on a "Get All Latest" Fixed occasional issue where a model might lose the link from a composite element to its diagram when round-tripping using XMI Resolved issues with parsing of VB6 rem statements and expressions Resolved issue with parsing of C# anonymous methods Resolved issue in reverse engineering methods with default scope in Java interfaces Resolved issues with .Net 2.0 reflection importer Resolved issue where language or filename were not set by MDG addin in linked package Resolved issue where unknown javadoc tags immediately following a param tag were imported into the parameter notes Corrected issue with generating qualified collection classes Corrected issue with missing stack trace in an unhandled exception during debugging Corrected issue with some connector and element labels that could cause resizing of contents on move Resolved issue importing MySQL tables with columns having default values Corrected DBMS datatype mapping issues Resolved MySQL error when drag/dropping a user interface with an embedded GUI element from one package onto a diagram of another package Resolved issue where Java classes failed to load where classpath contained relative paths.

Changes and fixes for Build 800

Changes/Enhancements Added support for importing EMX (*.emx) files Added support for SQL Server 2005 xml datatype Added handling of unsigned MS-specific types to C++ parser Added handling of generalizations to DDL transformation Added handling for C++ methods returning a volatile member Added handling of C++ generalization scope Added automation call for importing individual files Added ability to show multiple constraints on connectors Added PI function macro to code generation templates Added validation of attributes against association ends with the same name Added support for duplicate tags using the 'valueOf' field in RTF documents Added inplace editing of connector labels Added ability to change multiplicity from connector end context menu Added cross table duplicate guides to data integrity check Added support to enable multiple stereotypes to be applied to constructs using the Automation Interface Added further corrections for case-sensitivity issues with TFS version control Added support for importing and generating WSDLs that use multiple prefixes for referencing the WSDL namespace Added ability for progress window to maintain its size across sessions Improved import of Oracle NUMBER datatype to distinguish between NUMBER, NUMBER(50) and NUMBER(10,2) types Improved DDL generation of DB2 autoincrement column Improved Visual Basic source code parsing Improved import of foreign keys from MySQL InnoDB tables Improved Project Security, to observe user's permissions when attempting model updates from the Project Browser Improved import and generation of Delphi properties Extended Synch Tagged Values and Constraints command to work for Activity Partitions Ensured new Elements created using the automation interface are owned by correct parents Removed option to "Force reload from XMI" when checking-out up to date packages in a shared model Modified Set Object State command to also list inherited states Modified Relationship Matrix to avoid incorrectly rendering elements with extended metatypes Modified Artifact elements to preserve the 'artifact' keyword when applying stereotypes Modified the processing of TFS results to accommodate non-English language output. Fixes Stopped code generation changing diagram properties of class Stopped code generation adding blank lines to end of files Resolved issue of creating a foreign key into a unique constraint (where the target table also has a primary key) Resolved issue of creating a foreign key between the same common datatypes (eg. integer datatype referencing serial datatype) Resolved issue with DDL generation where a view with attributes is generated as a table Resolved issue of importing database view and stereotype being uppercase instead of lowercase Resolved issue with drop-down lists for selection of VC configs not dropping-down under Windows 98 Resolved issue with importing Oracle tables where import list included a procedure with no name Resolved issue with ODBC DDL Import where "Include System Tables" checkbox was not working (on Oracle) Corrected code template conditional tag subsitution for connector and package tags Corrected issue of Addin Manager dialog showing incorrect options Corrected issue of source import sometimes removing classes because of a parse error Corrected issue of embedded elements being incorrectly allowed to become direct package children Corrected issue of a Baseline in MDG Integrate for VS 2005 causing a Javascript error Corrected several minor issues with Element.ExtensionPoints property Corrected parsing of executable filenames containing more than one period.

Changes and fixes for Build 799

Changes/Enhancements Added option for the search path for implementation files for C and C++ Added checks for C++ method implementations inside a namespace Added default length, scale and precision values when using DDL transformation Improved display of keywords in expansion region Added help link to the Generalization Set dialog Enhanced Pan & Zoom window to show page extents Corrected issue with creating Enumeration elements using the New Element dialog Increased width of status color outline on some elements to make it more prominent Updated debugger to auto-save generated sequence diagrams Updated debugger to log message when breakpoints fail to bind at runtime Added support for extended UML constructs to the Relationship Matrix Allow more than 4 shared keys to be auto checked out Added shortcut generation of sequence diagram for a given method in model Modified DDL transformation to copy additional properties of attributes Improvements in general XMI import for XMI exported by MIMB Updated standard RTF templates Improved speed of generating RTF reports Added RTF option to stop generating bookmarks in documents Improved handling of constructors and non-public members in .Net reflection import Fixes Prevented small change in position when 'converting linked element to local copy' Prevented the "save changes" message box being raised on the stereotype dialog when navigating its list with the arrow keys Prevented multiplicity labels from wrapping to multiple lines Corrected issue with incrementing the suffix of the names of new embedded elements Corrected occasional issue when adding multiple object flows between two activities Fixed issue where HTML Report did not work properly with IIS6 on Windows 2003 Fixed issue where maintenance issues were not being displayed in the HTML Report Resolved issue of using "paths.txt" file from application install directory; this now copies to, and thereafter uses from, the application data directory Resolved issue where nested RTF document sections in table cells could render incorrectly Minor fix for WMF images when rendering in Adobe Illustrator Corrected inconsistency on saving Alias field on requirements Corrected error with Import Source Directory associating a class with an incorrect directory Corrected error with order of imported Delphi parameters Corrected issue with Test Case glyphs drawing the 'x' symbol in white when exporting to metafiles Corrected issue with HTML Generator where images in linked documents were rendered with their absolute file paths defined Fixed issue where the XSD Importer lost the value of the attribute "use" on XSD attributes Created fix for importing WSDL files containing multiple PortType operations with the same name Fixed issue where the XMI 1.2 Importer lost attribute dataTypes and operation stereotypes for XMI exported by Together Fixed issue where the XMI 1.1 Importer lost Association Class link if the Association Class is in a separate package to the Classes it associates Corrected issue with .NET debugger failing to record some methods when executed as arguments to other methods Corrected the XMI 2.1 Exporter to stop setting the prefix "vis_" before the visibility of all UML constructs in XMI Trigger Type Dropdown now displays correctly in Windows 2000 Fixed minor issue where RTF heading style could be applied incorrectly Prevented "Ctrl+Alt+X" from invoking "View Package XMI" when there is no model loaded Improved handling of large packages and models in package transform Fixed issue where adding a new status type could prevent some status combo boxes from being populated Resolved issue where project security locks on Root nodes were not removed correctly Resolved issue where project security locks on Root nodes were not displayed in the "view locks" dialogs Changed diagram context menu, so that "Classifier Properties" is always enabled Fixed issue with browsing for stereotypes from Object properties sheet (Windows 2000 only) Corrected the status query in TFS version control to use case-insensitive comparison of user names Corrected some minor display issues with connector labels having multiple wrapped lines of text.

Changes and fixes for Build 798

Changes/Enhancements Added ability for UI Control elements to own other UI Control elements Added ability for Requirement elements to own Feature elements Improved importing of XML Schemas and Schemas spanning multiple XSD files Added support of operation behavior to transformations Added commands for code engineering and transformation functions automation interface Improved version control status reporting through Automation Interface Improved handling of packages associated with Version Control Configurations that are incomplete - no longer handled as though VC Offline Added ability to create connections to elements off screen by scrolling the view Added ability to create a selection rectangle to elements off screen by scrolling the view Improved RoundRect shapescript command by preventing the rounded corners from overlapping Improved TFS version control configuration to query TFS for Server and Workspace names associated with the specified Working Copy folder Improved version control initialisation when loading model, to verify existence of all working copy folders specified in VC configurations Improved filename generation/checking when adding files to version control – now removes illegal chars from package names when creating filename Improved reporting of version control status when package is "Checked Out Offline" in a shared model. Added ability for ExpansionRegion elements to own Object, ExceptionHandler and ExpansionRegion elements Added Swimlane support to automation interface Prohibited the creation of non-creatable automation classes Modified the DDL transformation to copy attribute notes to the column notes. Fixes Fixed UML Profile import to tolerate blank version number Stopped generation of implementation file for C++ typedef classes Corrected some parsing errors for code importing Corrected issue with tree style connectors where both horizontal and vertical styles could be activated at the same time Corrected issue with displaying labels with wrapped Japanese characters Corrected TFS "add" operation to add the package file to the repository, rather than create only a pending changeset Corrected the link for the Help button on the version control "Get Shared Files" dialog Corrected issue of triggers not loading correctly with old data Corrected issue of saving Requirements when locale is set to Bulgarian Resolved issue where creating automation elements using invalid types returned corrupted elements Modified code templates for C++ to not generate constructors for unions Transitions with multiple Triggers now display correctly Fixed OCL validation error on collection iterations.

Changes and fixes for Build 797

Changes/Enhancements UML 2.1 support: General changes to support latest UML 2.1 specification Information Items and Information Flows Association subsetting and redefinition Generalization sets Improved support for Triggers and Events in state transitions Multiple stereotype support XMI export for UML 2.1 Numerous small tweaks and refinements. Diagramming: New custom "Legend" elements Improved, adjustable self-connectors for all connector types Improved and extended "tree style" connections for most connector types New curved line style available for ControlFlow, ObjectFlow, and StateFlow connectors Ability to show composite elements as "diagram frames" with target diagram internally rendered Significant changes to "Undo" capability: Improved ability to undo object deletions from diagrams Improved ability to handle connector deletions from diagram Improved general undo of moved labels Improved undo in sequence diagrams to restore message sequence. Option to create connectors precisely where the mouse is released - see Tools->Options->Links->New Connector End-Points Option to snap new connectors to a perpendicular line - see Tools->Options->Links->Force perpendicular line Creating a connector from an existing element to an empty area of the diagram will show the Quick Linker menu filtered to the connector type Shift + drag selected elements to retain element vertical/horizontal alignment Ctrl + drag to copy selected elements. XMI support for UML 2.0 and UML 2.1: New support for both UML 2.0 and UML 2.1 export via XMI 2.1 Improvements in general XMI import/export speed Export of UML 2.1 Profiles in XMI 2.1 format. MDG Technology Support: Custom diagram support for profiles New Add-in event notifications New Add-in model query and report view capability Pan & Zoom Window: New docked "birds eye view" window for panning and zooming large diagrams. New HTML Report Generator for web publishing models: Significantly enhanced HTML report generation Capable of handling very large models deployed as HTML on the web Outline structure mirrors actual model view. RTF Document Generator: Numerous refinements to generator Ability to include tagged values as specific object level properties. User Interface : Reorganized element and connector context menus Test docked window modified to provide improved data entry and review Maintenance, Requirements, Constraints, Scenarios windows modified for improved use Project Management and Resource windows modified for improved use All toolboxes accessible in diagram from context menu "Create Element or Connector->" sub menu Ability to switch toolbox from diagram context menu Instant panning with middle mouse button (Tools->Options->Diagram->Auto-pan to revert to pre-795 panning) General improvements to look and feel. Sequence Diagram: Support for nested/inline ports and parts Nested callback activations Activation quick buttons Coregion notation UML 2.0 States snap to lifeline Dragable timing constraint Improved connection between message endpoints and fragments Change condition order for fragments via quick buttons Change top margin for diagram Returns from callback messages Improved undo support and more... Debugging, Profiling and Visualizing Running Objects: Debugger support for Attaching to Process Debugger support for Attaching to ASP.Net Web Service processes Debugger support for Attaching to Java VM New Object Workbench feature: Instantiate single Java or .NET classes in workbench mode Inspect object variables Invoke object methods passing custom parameters Record and diagram invocations Pass other workbench instances as parameters in invocations. Code Engineering: Added option to import dependencies from operation return types and parameter types Template Editor now invoked as a View in EA user interface Improved parsing of code involving preprocessor commands Several minor parsing and synchronisation improvements. Version Control: Support for Team Foundation Server (TFS) as a version control provider. Testing with jUnit and nUnit: Automatically record jUnit and nUnit test results after test execution View test history and record all xUnit tests executed. Database: Data modeling support for Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise Data modeling support for SQL Server, Oracle and Sybase ASE views Improved creation of data model composite foreign keys ODBC DDL Import - improved import of MySQL tables with multiple foreign keys ODBC DDL Import - improved import of MySQL INT(n) datatypes. Automation and Add-In Interface: New Add-In Manager window to enable and disable Add-ins Added Project.RunModelSearch interface to execute Custom queries Add-ins may now selectively hide their entire menu at runtime. ShapeScript: Added StartCloudPath command for rendering cloud-like paths. Other Improvements: Improved performance when creating swim lanes on large Oracle models Improved .NET error messages for automation exceptions Automation EA_OnContextItemChanged now provides correct value for Guid on packages created through automation Enhanced version control functions in Automation Interface, now uses path substitution string to obtain working copy folder Enhanced version control "Add" function in Automation Interface, now accepts log message Improved version control "Undo Checkout" function - removed option to accept current package XMI file, always reloads Added handling of some UML 2.x elements to XMI 1.1 with DTD Ctrl-MiddleMouseButtonClick now returns a Diagram to standard zoom (Zoom to 100%) Improved handling of Schemas during WSDL Import and WSDL Generation Improved export/import of reference data between different repositories Improved DDL ODBC import of schema from case sensitive SQL Server Improved support for importing RSA XMI (*.uml2) files Improved parsing of several VB.Net constructs Added ability to import and export package build scripts Added support for importing and executing package build scripts via the automation interface. Fixes ODBC DDL Import - fixed missing TIMESTAMP datatype importing from Oracle 10g ODBC DDL Import - fixed import of check constraints from Sybase ASA version 9 Generate DDL - removed duplicate table owner for SQL Server Fixed occasional crash when print previewing Relationship Matrix and closing via "X" button Added orderly shutdown of EA when attempting to connect to an empty repository Fixed issue saving long Package notes on Oracle repository Fixed Figure Number being calculated incorrectly with the legacy RTF Generator Resolved issue where XMI import through automation would prompt for user input - accept current package or force reload Fixed issue with drawing of vertical text to metafile format Corrected drawing of robustness elements (boundary, control, entity) which have multiple stereotypes Resolved issue of missing table and column comments generating MySQL DDL Resolved issue involving code generation of aggregation relationships Resolved issue with the creation of classifier of an exposed interface.

Changes and fixes for Build 796 (Beta 2)

Changes/Enhancements Added ability to specify suppression of individual attributes and operations with the Specify Feature Visibility dialog Added display of multiple attribute and operation stereotypes when using the grouped stereotype notation for features in diagrams Improved load time of large diagrams (with thousands of attributes/operations) Improved sequence diagram quicklinks Moved stored procedure parse error message to Output window in ODBC DDL Import Added Author, Phase, Created, and Stereotype Fields for External Requirements when generating RTF documentation Modified connector label drawing in metafiles to show correct back color when over elements Improved linking process of code reverse engineering Added ability to double click on parse errors in the output window and have EA open to the error Allow MergeNode to be dropped onto Regions and Partitions Added Source.Metatype and Target.Metatype properties to connector shape scripts Added support for SysML-specific compartments Improved handling of version controlled packages whose XMI files are renamed or moved Improved updating data model diagram when an operation parameter is deleted from the Project Browser Allow AssociationClass to be created with Aggregation or Composition connector Add-ins may now selectively hide their entire menu at runtime Improved user experience when key taken off site expires Expired shared keys now available for re-use as soon as checkout time is elapsed Made several minor code parsing and synchronisation improvements. Fixes Fixed Phase restriction from working correctly on RTF Generation Fixed default (use case template) in from missing elements Fixed issue with applying default colors to some element types Fixed issue with importing root level model with XMI 2.1 Updated behaviour of metamodel toolbox for consistent behaviour when adding elements Corrected load of existing properties into attribute properties dialog Corrected display of XMI version when exporting baseline and version control Removed all connector validation from analysis diagrams Resolved issue that could cause errors when searching a PostgreSQL repository Resolved issue creating a redefined connector from a profile.