Sparx Systems is proud to advise that Enterprise Architect 7.0 BETA is now available for download.
Registered users can access EA 7.0 BETA from the Registered User section of our website at
http://www.sparxsystems.com/registered/ea_beta70.html Please note that EA 7.0 BETA is provided for evaluation and informational purposes as BETA software, and should not be used with production models or on production machines.
Please report any bugs by using the Registered Users Beta
Bug Report page. Direct any suggestions or comments to
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Build 810 (Beta 1) - Released 21-May-2007
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Summary of new features in Enterprise Architect 7.0
User Interface Changes
Significantly redesigned toolbox
Supports context sensitive tool pages to limit complexity
Toolbox pages reflect current diagram type (including Profile extended diagrams)
Supports dynamic technologies and profiles
Supports over-riding of default toolbox pages with domain specific tools
Allows pinning of frequently used pages
Allows display of tools with or without textual description
Gradient fill for Elements and Diagram background
Extended use of format toolbar to connectors and improved use of custom formatting on all elements
Extensively reworked all application icons, toolbox images, menu images, splash screen etc.
Improved Print Preview to allow display of more pages when zoomed out
New toolbar to provide quick access to Other Windows such as Auditing and Discussion Forum
Many major dialogs reworked as standard Windows property page (tabbed) dialogs
Some settings dialogs amalgamated into single dialogs with multiple property pages
Reworked major dialogs such as the Stereotype dialog for improved performance and usability
New Element List View
Provides direct editing of Element properties within list view
Toolbar provides shortcuts for creating, deleting and reporting on Elements
Direct access from the Project Browser (Right-click Package or Diagram | Show Element List)
Supersedes the Report view
New Model Auditing Capability
Provides detailed recording and monitoring of model changes
Audit View provides effective management of Audit logs
Audit Tree elements are traceable to the Project Browser and Diagram references
Added Automation Interface method for Clearing and Saving logs
Added Security Permissions for Viewing and Changing Audit logs and settings
New State Table Modeling Facility
State Table view provides matrix-style rendering of UML State Chart Diagrams (right-click open diagram to switch views)
Quick-buttons provide streamlined addition of State and Event elements
Transition (Trigger) relationships can be directly added, edited and re-routed from the table cells
State Table maintains synchronization with State Chart representation
Flexible display options include 'Next State' and 'Trigger-State' views and general table configuration
(right-click diagram background)
Technology Support
Significant changes to provide deep support for domain specific modeling
Support for loading of technologies from custom file or URL
Ability to include toolbox descriptions in technology (Profile) XML
Ability to over-ride default toolbox pages with domain specific tools
Technology Management dialog (under Settings menu)
Debug Workbench
Added Windows Native debugging support for C++, C and VB.
Added Runtime Intellisense of local data variables.
Added facility to record system calls external to the Model, when recording sequence diagrams.
Added filter facility for class names and native methods to exclude related calls from being recorded in sequence diagram.
Added facility to record and display parameter values passed to calls in generated sequence diagrams.
Added button to toggle update of source code windows whilst recording, improving capture speed.
Added button to pause/resume process being debugged.
Allow double-clicking in recorded sequence history to display source code line in editor.
New Tab for Sequence Diagram Options available under Build & Run scripts.
Data Modeling
Major enhancements to support Data Modeling, DDL Generation and ODBC Import for:
Views and Procedures (Adaptive Server Anywhere, DB2, Informix, Ingres, InterBase/Firebird, MySQL, PostgreSQL)
Triggers (Adaptive Server Anywhere, DB2, Oracle, Informix, InterBase/Firebird)
Sequences (Ingres, Oracle)
Functions (Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server)
Oracle Packages, Table and Index properties, Table privileges and Object Synonyms
PostgreSQL Trigger Functions
Data Modeling now supports four additional DBMS targets:
Adaptive Server Enterprise
Informix
Ingres
SQL Server 2005
Added option for user to modify database datatype conversion map.
Added user defined templates for Foreign Key, Primary key, and Unique Constraint names.
Added prompt when attempting to generate DDL for Tables with no database target set.
Improved renaming unique table columns to avoid duplicate unique constraints.
Added check to prevent addition of duplicate DBMS datatypes.
Improved model synchronization when deleting Foreign Key relationships.
Resolved issue synchronizing Foreign Keys from Oracle ODBC import where the same name foreign key existed in multiple schemas.
Updated Oracle DDL generation to include OR REPLACE in CREATE VIEW statements
Improved ODBC import of PostgreSQL table comments.
Support for manual entry of DDL script file name and added check for validity of DDL script file.
Improved prompt for log file path during Project Transfer.
Code Engineering
Added support for round-trip engineering Object-Oriented C (see Tools | Options | Source Code Engineering)
Improved C Code Reverse Engineering of complex #define expressions to UML attributes
Added code template macros to access the following properties
Class imports/headers fields without calculated imports
Relative filename of include from current file
Column (attribute) length
Alias of connector, connector ends and parameter
Other connector end properties
Added generation of default return values to C# code generation templates
Improvements to C++ Reverse Engineering
Pointers to class members
Template instantiations
Bitfields
Improved .Net binary import
Disabled import of hidden property methods when using disassembly
Added import of events and structs when using reflection
Improved generation of Python import statements including automatic creation of minimal package initialization files
Improved handling of Delphi reference attributes
Improved parsing of javadoc comments
Improved reverse engineering of Python import statements
Transformation Changes
Added flexibility to CONVERT_NAME macro
Exposed the following properties to be set by transformations
Classifier for attributes/operations and parameters
Connector, Connector End and Parameter alias
Other properties of association ends
Tagged values on foreign keys
Operations on tables
Improved transformation of overridden methods with generic parameters in JUnit and NUnit transformations
Improved Foreign Key creation in DDL transform including support of many-to-many associations
Quicklinker Changes
Added quick button capability to timing diagrams.
Added quicklinks for timing diagrams.
Added quicklinks for timer events on activity diagrams.
Added quicklink definitions for artifact instances.
Added quicklinks between screens and requirements.
Added quicklinks for n-ary association elements.
Updated aggregation and composition quicklinks to follow "Draw Reversed" option.
Added quicklinks for embedded state entry points.
Shapescript Changes
Added properties for accessing alias, metatype, name and stereotype of classifier and property type.
Added properties for accessing name and stereotype of source and target of connectors.
Added handling for resizing shapescripts applied to Ports.
Added "hasLinkedDocument" property to allow visual indicator for elements with linked documents.
Diagram Changes
Added diagram redo capability.
Enhanced identification of label ownership; labels of the selected connector are now highlighted.
Added swimlane matrix to diagrams with ability to save swimlane matrix profiles.
Allowed pasting of clipboard images directly into a diagram
Added ability to reroute connector ends by clicking and dragging to another object on the diagram
Added Alternate Image support to Hyperlink elements and Diagram Hyperlinks.
Improved drawing speed of diagrams in many situations
Corrected display order of runstate attributes for object elements.
Removed underlining of ObjectNode elements on activity diagrams.
Disabled diagram layout command for all behavioral diagram types.
Added display of attribute collection type (ordered, bag, sequence).
Improved rendering of assembly connectors, when switching line styles.
Removed underline from name of object nodes on activity diagrams.
Corrected structured activity keyword to <<structured>>.
Modified diagram layout command to ignore hidden connectors.
Modified rendering of scope symbols for package contents.
XMI
Improved support for importing RSA/RSM models that span multiple EMX files.
Added support for importing multiple-stereotypes from Rose exported XMI 1.1.
Improved handling of transformation links during XMI 1.1 import.
Improved "Get Latest" option for Version Controlled packages.
Updated handling of Maintenance information during Version Controlled XMI operations.
Corrected import of association-classes from NetBeans exported XMI 1.2
Rule Changes
Disallowed composite event elements.
Enabled Feature elements to be owned by other elements in Project Browser.
Prevented stereotyped attributes and operations from being dropped on elements that cannot own them.
Allowed exception handlers to be owned by activities.
Added source and target validation of state transitions.
Resolved issue with validation of self-associations.
RTF Generator
Improved RTF Generation with rendering Unicode characters.
Improved section placement (when enabled).
Improved support for sections within tables.
Added FullName and ElementParent Fields to the Attribute and Operation sections.
Automation and Add-In Interface Changes
Added alias to connector, connector end and parameter
Added access to other association end properties
Version Control
Added ability to Version Control Project Root Nodes
Modified "Get Package" for SCC version control to search in sub-folders for package files.
Other Changes
Added general ordering for messages on sequence diagrams.
Added "Set Operation" command for CallOperationAction elements.
Added warning message where conflicts exists after eap replica synchronization.
Added update for all open diagrams when element name changes
Added update for class constructor and destructor names when class name changes
Added custom references to hierarchy window
Added support for round-tripping multiplicity on XSD model-groups.
Added capability to show package control status of MDG packages in project browser
Added predefined tagged value type for a list of element references
Added level numbering option to the project browser (right-click Package | Show Level Numbering).
Added ability to Copy/Paste Meta File from clipboard to current Diagram or selected element as alternate image. (See Edit | Paste Elements | Paste from Clipboard)
Copy Operation (Ctrl+C) now copies current Diagram or selected element to System Clipboard as image.
Search results can now be directed to the Output Bar. (Allows drag/drop of elements from result list)
Enabled "Synch Tagged Values and Constraints" command for Feature elements.
Modified sequence diagram creation from debug session to link messages to operations in the model
Added ability to apply User/Group Locks to Project Root Nodes.
Improved handling of large tag notes when saving to Oracle repositories.
Improved handling of apostrophe character when creating properties
Resolved issue where attributes and operations dialog could show deleted items
Resolved issue when doing rtf report that shows parents of a class not on a diagram
Resolved issue where attribute positions could change when saving
Improved import of sequence models from XML into DBMS repositories
Improved datatypes select list default value
Improved wrapping of association role labels with long name
Improved behavior of option to hide visibility indicators on diagram.
Improved behavior of attribute and operation dialogs for interface elements.
Improved loading of transform selections from mts file for MDG technology wizard.
Improved parsing of NUnit test results.
Improved drawing of interface stereotypes.
Improved performance of sequence diagram rendering engine.
Moved Editor option to respective language pages (see Tools | Options | Source Code Engineering)
Extended Set Attached Links command to notes not already attached to a link.
Extended Synch Tagged Values and Constraints command to synchronize secondary stereotypes.
Resolved tagged value synchronization issue for link stereotypes.
Removed "Tree style" from default routing styles (see Tools | Options | Links).
Updated XSD Generator generation of 'import' and 'include' statements.
Deprecated use of perspectives.
