Release Notes for Enterprise Architect 10 RC 1

This is a BETA release. As such these notes may be incomplete and are subject to change without notice.

User Interface / Environment
• Main menu and context menus extensively restructured to provide a more logical separation of commands.
• Visual Styles
  • Improved drawing and performance for many styles
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 11 "Light" and "Dark" styles added
• Many windows integrated into the central view area.
  • Project Tasks and Project Issues moved from Project Information docked window to Project Status view.
  • Project Glossary moved from Project Information docked window to dedicated Glossary view.
  • Project Statistics moved from modal dialog to Project Status view.
  • Testing details, implementation details and dependency details moved from floating dialogs to QA Reports view.
  • Maintenance report added to QA Reports view to list the maintenance items against the elements within the selected package.
  • Use Case Metrics moved from modal dialog to QA Reports view.
• Start page updated
  • New cleaner look
  • Local and online learning resource shortcuts added
  • Quick Access buttons for Learning Center, Help, Example Model, Keyboard shortcuts and Interface customization added
• Icons updated in all toolbars, lists, trees and diagrams to:
  • Look smoother
  • Improve clarity
  • Have better support for 'dark' themes such as Carbon and Visual Studio 11 "Dark"
• Visual style of all tree controls updated to be more consistent with current versions of Windows OS.
  • Dotted line linking elements at same level removed
  • Open/close node 'button' now uses Windows 7 look and feel
• Element Browser now allows copying of constraints, requirements, tagged values, maintenance and testing items between elements.
  • Drag items from element browser to another element on the diagram to copy them.
• Additional menu commands now available from the Project Browser that were previously only available for diagram selection.
  • Element Properties
  • Add tagged value
  • Rich Text Report
  • Set Object Classifiers or Property Type
• Miscellaneous Dialog Changes
  • Properties dialogs updated to ensure that changes to stereotypes other than the first will make the dialog prompt to save changes. Operation and Parameter dialogs will now re-select the item on save after copying or editing the item.
  • Operation parameters now displayed after re-ordering operations and switching to Parameters page.
  • Raised Exception and Redefined properties of Operations can now be modified in the Operations properties dialog.
  • Notes window will now be filled when a Diagram is selected in the Project Browser.
  • Tagged Value Types dialog now allows deleting tagged values with no description specified.
  • Find in all Diagrams command now finds Property Type for Ports and Parts.
  • New elements created from the select element dialog will now be created with the appropriate stereotype.
  • Ports on instances of an element are now updated in project browser when the port on the classifier is updated.
  • Test Properties dialog now includes buttons to move between tests on the selected element.
  • Select Item dialog now supports selecting multiple items across different packages.
  • Title bar display improved when project name includes an ampersand.
  • Model Mail window modified to prevent completely hiding list when window size reduced.
  • Tagged Values window now only shows duplicate tags on operation parameters if specified by user option.
  • Set Run State dialog updated to ensure values aren't lost if diagram isn't saved after using the dialog.
  • Scroll Position and grouping state of element tagged values no longer lost whenever a tagged value is changed.
  • Export Reference Data dialog has been updated with a new selection control. (Beta 2)
  • Paste Element dialog simplified. (Beta 2)
• Extensive testing and validation for compatibility with Windows 8
  • Significant improvement in load time under Windows 8
  • Minor updates to correct issues when running under Windows 8
  • Drawing behavior when resizing of docked windows under Windows 8 improved. (Beta 2)
• IME Reconversion support now added to notes fields and document editors. (Beta 2)
Diagramming
• Diagram Caption Bar active view button updated:
  • Start page always listed first
  • Model Default and User Default diagrams available immediately after start page
• New method for rapid diagram creation using keyboard only.
  • Create a new element and connector positioned relative to the current item using the new shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Arrow.
  • Left and Right on Sequence diagrams automatically connects to the next lifeline.
  • Automatically adds space if adding a new element to left or top and no room is available.
• Sequence message handling updated to ensure meaning is preserved during modelling.
  • Moving a message will no longer reorder connectors, enter or leave fragments by default. Holding Alt while dragging allows these operations to occur.
  • Messages moving up will now be restricted to immediately below the previous message or fragment boundary.
  • Messages moving down will move to the position specified. Moving messages, fragments or partitions as necessary.
  • Deleting messages will no longer move other messages or fragments.
• Keyboard navigation to a Lifeline on a Sequence Diagram modified to ensure header is visible. (Beta 2.1)
• Show the structure of an element using the new Structured Compartment.
  • Automatically binds any child elements to one compartment of the parent.
  • Assists in creating diagrams showing internal and external connections of a type.
  • Enable in Feature Visibility window.
• Insert Related Elements dialog improved.
  • Select multiple connector and element types instead of one or all.
  • Connector types and element types shown are only those relevant to the specified search depth.
  • Preview elements to be inserted and optionally stop some from being included.
  • Updated to ensure stereotyped relationships picked up. (Beta 2.1)
• Understand complex diagrams and find elements on diagrams faster with new filtering options on the diagram toolbar.
  • Enable filtering mode to get an instant overview showing the elements directly connected to the current selection (Beta 2.1)
  • Type into the search box to dynamically filter diagram elements
  • Automatically determines if aliases or names are showing and checks the fields being displayed
• Selection Handles can now be set to different sizes and colors through Diagram Behavior options.
  • Default size is small 'white' selection handles
  • Selection handles sizing is now more consistent across multiple zoom levels
  • Selection hit testing is significantly improved in many situations
• Compartments
  • Compartment names now rendered using italic font to match SysML/UML specification.
  • Positioning of name, stereotype and all compartments now consistent across different object types.
  • Compartment line no longer drawn below names of various object types when no features are present to draw.
  • Any element using standard rectangular notation can now show its composite diagram as a compartment.
• Element gradient & general drawing significantly improved for
  • Basic (GDI) renderer,
  • Metafiles and
  • Printing.
• Statechart Editor
  • StateChart editor will now broadcast 'EA_OnContextItemDoubleClicked' event.
  • StateChart editor updated to prevent truncation of State and Trigger header label.
  • StateChart editor modified to handle deleting of Elements.
• Merging elements when applying UML Patterns now possible for the following additional element types:
  • Lifecycle management including Requirements, Features, Changes, Issues, Tasks and Risks
  • States including all Pseudo States
  • Activities
• Diagram rendering under WINE improved:
  • Text rendering for horizontal Activity Partitions and BPMN Lanes and Pools
  • Connector and Object Labels rotated to vertical
  • All elements drawn as rounded rectangles (e.g. Activities, Actions and States)
• Consistent Rendering
  • Significant improvements to font rendering and font sizing at different zoom levels
  • Consistent rendering of compartments, names, stereotype names across element types
  • Wrapping of diagram labels for elements and connectors improved.
• Quicklinking for aggregations and compositions extended.
  • Create aggregation and composition to the whole or part when dragging from either element.
• Printing
  • Printing to PDF improved for rounded connector line bends and line jumps.
  • Printing to PDF improved for Required Interfaces.
  • Printing of child diagrams (in diagram frames) to PDF improved.
• Concurrent Regions on States and State Machines updated to strictly contain child States.
  • Now possible to show a state on multiple diagrams with different region sizes.
  • Child states are bound to a particular region in all diagrams.
  • Moving a state to another region will affect all diagrams.
  • State regions will now draw at the end of features such as attributes and operations.
• New diagram transformations added to move between Sequence Diagrams and Communications diagrams.
• Dragging an element over a larger element will now auto correct z-order
  • Prevents child element being hidden
  • Processes all children and children of children etc. affected by the re-parenting
  • Element will be set as a parent in all cases where the relationship is valid.
• Shape Scripts
  • Shape scripts specifying a default size now supported for embedded objects.
  • Shape scripts calling DrawNativeShape for InteractionFragments and Boundaries on Sequence diagrams now draw transparently.
  • Shape scripts can now be applied to each kind of PseudoState in a profile.
• User Option for Element Text color added.
• Use Cases now display stereotypes when showing their alias.
• Activity partitions are no longer created on top of other objects on diagrams.
• Scaling of Win32 User Interface elements and diagrams updated to allow interaction with other diagram and element types.
• Self connectors on Win32 elements now rendered in the appropriate place. (Beta 2)
• Snap to Grid will now work when moving multiple objects on a zoomed diagram.
• Copying Elements using alternate image from MDG Technology will now preserve image on pasted item.
• Information flows may be realized by sequence messages.
• Find Items Conveyed command added to any connector realizing an Information Flow to allow navigation to the items conveyed.
• Arial Black and Arial Black Oblique fonts can now be set as the font for elements.
• Mind Map elements now render using the font color set on the Default Appearance dialog unless overridden.
• Communication message arrow position improved to prevent overlapping with the message.
• Resequencing of Communication messages on an unsaved diagram will no longer lose changes.
• Orthogonal connector styles improved during creation and when moving either end object.
• Element fill colors can now be set to black.
• Element icons now converted to grayscale when printing with Print in Color disabled.
• Copying selected objects to clipboard will now include embedded objects and their labels.
• Insert Related, paste and drag from Project Browser will now insert any required parent items of an embedded object being added.
• Actors will now be drawn with any applied stereotypes above the name.
• Use Case Extension connector now supports defining the extension location and displaying it in an attached note.
• Highlighting of sequence diagram lifelines will now highlight the entire lifeline.
• Deleting of a sequence diagram lifeline immediately after a new message was created will now confirm action before proceeding.
• Undo/Redo improved for sequence messages.
• Diagram labels no longer change size during load when non-default font is being used.
• Orthogonal connector line types from large objects to small objects improved.
• Activity Partition drawing improved to prevent double line draw when a fill color has been specified.
• Smart copy of diagrams now sets the creation date to the current date.
• Convert to Instance command now creates the new instance inside the same element as the original element.
• Non-Sequence connectors on a sequence diagram can now have a line width set.
• Sequence messages will no longer lose the signature when changing other fields in the properties dialog.
• Restoring of connector visibility on Oracle repositories corrected.
• Selection for elements and connector labels modified to ensure clicking just outside the border won't select an element or label.
• Default font applied to an Interface will now be used for all operations.
• Diagram selection dialog updated to include all diagrams on Lazy Loaded models.
• Robustness diagram generated from Structured Scenarios will now be created the same from element properties and docked window.
• Activity diagrams with Action Pins generated from UseCase Scenarios can now be synchronized.
• Display of Ports now refreshed in a Diagram, Project Browser and Model View after name of property type is updated.
• Model Views window is now updated if the name of an element shown is changed.
• Update Package Status command now refreshes elements shown in list view and the properties window.
• Cut and Paste of items to re-parent items now supported in Project Browser.
• Dropping objects from Project Browser now shows a single dialog with the available options for what type of element to drop.
• Adding an interface to an instance of a port will now specify that it needs to be done on the original port.
• Diagram types refreshed after modifying enabled MDG technologies.
• Hyperlinks in notes can now reference any object that can appear in the project browser instead of only classifier types.
• Data integrity check added to check for embedded elements on a diagram without their parent objects.
• Creation of a new embedded object will now edit the name of the embedded object instead of the parent.
• Changing Property Type of original port will update all ports inherited from it. (Beta 2.1)
• Internal Transitions of a State are now shown in the compartment notation.
Modeling, Technologies & Tools
• Applying a stereotype to anything will now automatically add the tagged values specified by the stereotype.
  • Removing a stereotype will remove the tagged values belonging to that stereotype.
• Structured Elements
  • Replaces old 'Embedded Elements' terminology
  • Creation of an instance showing structure from the Project Browser will now layout the structural elements and ensure the parent is large enough to fit them.
  • Structural Elements layout updated to prevent layout of previously added elements (Beta 2.1)
  • Structured elements will now filtered based on their own properties instead of the parent element.
• Enumerations now correspond to full element types instead of stereotyped classes.
  • Different icon shows in Project Browser and Toolbox
  • Easier, more consistent handling of stereotypes applied to enumerations
  • All existing enumerations handled to match previous version.
• Auto naming can now be applied to already created elements. (Beta 2)
  • Select 'Apply Auto Naming to Elements...' from Package context menu in Project Browser
  • Select which element types to apply auto name counters to
  • Options available for what to do with existing names and aliases
  • Preview shown for the new name and alias
  • Elements numbered in order displayed in the Project Browser (Beta 2.1)
  • Optionally process child packages (Beta 2.1)
• Creating an object flow to or from a structured activity node will create an object node.
• Connector Stereotypes can now be applied by dragging stereotypes from the Toolbox or Resource Tree and dropping them onto connectors.
• Creation of elements from UML Patterns modified to apply auto-name counter.
• Profiled connectors created from toolbox sub-menus now have their stereotypes applied correctly.
• Interface now uses a keyword instead of a stereotype.
• Abstraction, Substitution and Usage now implemented as unstereotyped.
• Trace now implemented as a stereotyped Abstraction.
• Manifestation and Deployment have �manifest� and �deploy� keywords instead of stereotypes.
• Template Binding labels on Realization connectors updated to prevent duplication of text.
• ArcGIS
  • ArcGIS export updated to include support for multiplicities definition for �ConnRule� connectors.
  • OriginPrimaryKey property on a RelationshipClass now allows selection of unstereotyped attributes from an abstract class.
  • Values for the AncillaryRole property corrected to match documentation and ArcGIS.
• BPMN
  • Connector and floating object labels will now resize to fit contents consistent with other label types.
  • Connector and floating object labels now provide option for setting text color, alignment and bold formatting.
  • Pools and Lanes will now automatically nest contained items when resized and moved.
  • Pools and Lanes will now get their children moved out when removed from a diagram. (Beta 2)
  • Pools and Lanes no longer draw the stereotype added by Enterprise Architect.
    • Conformant notation of Pool always having a line between the name and content and a Lane never having a line is now used.
  • Pools and Lanes are now assigned a name on creation.
  • Pools and Lanes on BPMN Activity diagrams now cover entire length of diagram.
    • Option added for flow direction being horizontal or vertical.
  • Pools and Lanes will now show the appropriate length after elements dragged from another diagram to that diagram. (Beta 2)
  • Processes and Choreographies can now be drawn expanded using the 'Show Composite Diagram in Compartment' option.
  • Resizing of Pools and Lanes when a flow direction is specified modified to resize siblings to prevent overlap.
  • DataObject rendering updated to show status in element label.
  • Category and CategoryValue types added for Group to reference.
  • EndPoint type added for Participant to reference.
  • Connector validation added:
    • Sequence Flow must be between two appropriate elements in a single Pool.
    • Message Flow must be between two pools, a pool and an Element or two Elements in different pools.
    • Conversation link may only be used to connect a conversation node to another element.
  • Data Associations created using toolbox now default direction to 'Source -> Destination'.
  • Data Associations can now be drawn reversed by setting the direction to 'Destination -> Source', while Input and Output associations are fixed.
  • Data Associations created using quick linker will now get the orthogonal line style.
  • Associations no longer draw arrow heads for 'Bi-Directional' relationships.
  • Validation error when drawing a BPMN Conversation Link between two Conversation nodes reworded. (Beta 2)
• SysML
  • Extensive improvements and refinements of the SysML technology
  • Extensive improvements to drawing and diagramming of SysML elements and compartments
  • Extensive reworking of Ports/Parts/Properties
  • SysML 1.3 support added.
    • Migration script from SysML 1.2 to 1.3 available in scripting window
  • Datastore added to SysML activity diagram toolbox. (SysML 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3)
  • Quicklinks updated for Flow Port to ensure 'Connector' type available. (SysML 1.2 and 1.3)
  • The following SysML specific property strings are now shown:
    • Unit quantityKind
    • Block encapsulated
    • Action Pin control
  • Rationale and Problem elements now available for all elements on SysML diagrams.
  • Block name will no longer include parent when inside parent scope.
  • All elements on SysML diagrams will now create SysML diagrams when made composite.
  • Flow Property added to Block Definition toolbox (SysML 1.2)
  • Custom compartments for child elements updated to only include an element if it is not already shown on the diagram.
  • SysML properties now display multiplicity. (SysML 1.2 and 1.3)
  • Systems Engineering Model template has �model� stereotype. (SysML 1.2 and 1.3)
  • Participant parts are created with dashed borders and isReference set to true. (SysML 1.2 and 1.3)
  • Nesting connector quicklink added between Blocks. (SysML 1.2 and 1.3)
  • A Block's values compartment shows parts whose type is stereotyped �valueType�. (SysML 1.2 and 1.3)
  • Constraint block constraints and parameters compartments added. (SysML 1.2 and 1.3)
  • Property elements and Association Roles can now be bound together to keep their properties synchronised.
  • Composite Internal Block and Parametric diagrams will now be created with a diagram frame initially.
  • Activity and StateMachine diagrams will now be created with a diagram frame initially. (Beta 2)
  • Position and size of diagram frames created to represent parent object are persisted. (Beta 2)
  • SysML Requirements rendering updated to more closely match specification.
    • Enterprise Architect specific icon in top right removed.
    • Text property fully expanded on diagram when showing tagged values
    • Both text and id rendered as strings
  • SysML specific compartments for child elements can now be suppressed in the element feature visibility dialog.
  • Elements shown in SysML compartments based on stereotypes will now be added to the appropriate compartment when multiple stereotypes are applied.
  • SysML 1.3 quicklinks improved. (Beta 2)
  • SysML Parametric simulation updated to work with SysML 1.3 and diagrams showing the diagram frame. (Beta 2)
  • SysML Parametric simulation updated for more stability: (Beta 2)
    • Variable name substitution in generated script will now match more accurately
    • Constraint Blocks can now be used without connecting all output parameters to a Block property
    • Invalid values (eg. Infinite and NaN) will now be omitted from drawing and graph bounds
• GML
  • Geography Markup Language (GML) technology added.
    • GML Profile now implemented
    • Export of GML Application Schema supported
    • Multiple variations/aliases supported in Schema Exporter for standard stereotypes to cater for different modeling conventions. Aliases can be set by modifying 'GMLStereotypes.xml' configuration file (Beta 2)
    • A GML Schema can be generated from multiple Application Schema packages (Beta 2.1)
    • Model Pattern included to give a starting point for modeling a new schema (Beta 2)
  • Updates to technology in Beta 2
    • CodeList stereotype now includes a property defaultCodeSpace
    • FeatureType and Type stereotypes updated byValuePropertyType property default to 'false'
    • ApplicationSchema and Leaf packages now automatically create a GML diagram
Model Simulation
• User Interface support added to interpreted simulations.
  • All dialogs in the package being simulated are available
  • A variety of control types can be specified including many options provided by the Win32 profile.
  • Dialogs can be shown or hidden by modifying the value of dialog.DialogName.Show
  • Text in controls can be set or retrieved using dialog.DialogName.ControlName.text
  • OnClick tagged value can be inserted on buttons to run specific code
• Simulation of timed events now available.
  • AcceptTimerEventActions now supported. Specification of a Timer action can be set to a Javascript expression evaluating to a number.
  • Atomic Actions and Activities can have a duration specified by adding a tagged value 'duration' with the value being a Javascript expression evaluating to a number.
• Conditions on Alternate, Optional and Loop Fragments now evaluated when simulating Sequence Diagrams.
• Script task support added to BPMN simulation.
  • Allows variables to be modified dynamically within the simulation.
• Parameterized signals being added to the Simulation Event List will now prompt for values regardless of how they are added.
• New Javascript function UIBroadcastSignal added, which takes an Associative Array to specify arguments to parameterized signals.
• Simulation Events have been moved to their own docked window.
Reporting & Document Generation
• RTF report engine extended to support calling external templates.
  • Provides option of detailed control of format for each element type by applying filters to called template
  • Provides control of ordering of element types by applying filters to called template
• Paragraph styles in Linked Documents and report templates can now include the 'Break before Paragraph' property.
• Paragraph styles in Linked Documents and report templates can now include the background color.
• New fields added to Attribute section. IsTransient and Transient, both returning different forms of the boolean.
• IME inserts text correctly when 'Track Changes' option is enabled in Linked Documents.
• RTF reports containing tables outside of a section will no longer lose the first row.
• RTF documents no longer lose formatting applied to notes when the note extends to more than one paragraph.
• Reporting on orphaned communication messages will no longer cause an error.
• Printing a document to PDF now renders table background color.
• HTML reports now include connectors to elements outside of reported package in report.
• HTML report generation updated to ensure elements owned directly by package specified in model document are reported.
• Default HTML report templates now include direction of connectors.
• Filtering of Element and Connector types in RTF documentation improved.
• Reporting on selected rows of a search updated to skip items filtered because they don't match a column filter.
• Checklist tagged values will now include full details of checked and unchecked items in HTML and RTF reports.
• Master documents and Model Documents now work with Skip Model Root option.
• Object Metric, Resource and Risks now included in HTML reports.
• Note field styles now applied correctly in RTF report when text is inside a table.
• Sort order for attributes and methods improved in reports where a filter has been applied.
• Diagram images can now be excluded from reports without excluding documentation of elements shown on the diagram.
• Hyperlinks in notes using the 'https' protocol now work after generating a report.
• HTML report pages for linked documents now save in appropriate code page.
• Editing of templates now requires 'Configure Resource' permission.
• BPMN Parameter attributes Direction and Fixed now available in Embedded Element section of RTF generation.
• Update Styles command in editor updated to provide useful message if unable to find file to copy styles from.
• Documentation toolbar buttons on Project Browser will now be available when the Project Browser is in a floating window. (Beta 2)
• Table of Contents generation updated to ensure accurate page numbers. (Beta 2.1)
Data Modeling
• ODBC Import of Firebird/InterBase improved to ensure data types imported correctly.
• ERD and DDL transformations updated to ensure column length for Foreign Keys are saved.
• Aliases now shown on columns for foreign keys, indexes and uniqueness constraints when diagram is showing aliases.
• ERD transformation updated to improve handling of primary keys involving multiple columns.
  • A single primary key operation will now be generated instead of one for each column
  • Primary key for many to many entities now includes primary key for both linked tables
Code Engineering
• Behavioral code generation of loops in Activity diagrams updated:
  • Multiple levels of nested loops now supported
  • Detection of test occurring before first iteration now supported.
  • Additional loop types require new template changes. If you have modified your Action template please refer to original for updates.
• Reverse Engineering of user defined languages now supported.
  • New grammar editor and debugger window added
  • Languages are made available by associating a grammar with a code module in an MDG technology.
• Namespace generation control improved with new option to suppress namespace generation for a package.
  • Allows model organization to occur within a code namespace.
• Two new Field Substitution Macros:
  • linkAttAggregation - Returns the aggregation type associated with the Association End being generated
  • opHasSelfRefParam - Helper to determine if current operation includes a parameter with the type matching the class name.
• VB.Net reverse engineering of properties with attributes on the accessors improved.
• Automatically generated methods for implemented interfaces will now generate matching the order within the interface.
• Added Model Transformations for the following supported languages:
  • C++
  • PHP
  • VB.Net
• Reverse engineering of C++ will no longer confuse attribute initialization with constructor arguments as a function declaration.
• Reverse engineering of C modified to skip code marked as C++ using preprocessor macros.
• Reverse engineering of C updated to handle the macros BEGIN_INTERFACE and END_INTERFACE by default.
• Code Options including Collection Classes now reloaded when changing models.
• Reverse Engineering of C++ typedef statements improved when a Template Instantiation is involved.
• Code Generation of C++ typedef statements updated to allow for both Generalization and Template Binding to specify an Instantiation.
• Reverse Engineering updated to ensure unbalanced braces are correctly identified as a parse error and prevent class from being deleted in model.
• Default code templates for C updated to always place static functions in implementation file only.
• Default code templates for C updated to allow the files to be referenced from C++ projects.
• C# code generation modified to not generate Finalize and Dispose methods by default.
• Ada reverse engineering updated to prevent multiple packages from being created if the name is used in different cases in code.
• VB.Net code generation modified to prevent truncation of parent generic instantiation.
• Sequence diagram rendering improved for General Orderings and Co-Regions.
• Behavioral Code Generation updated to include triggers located in nested packages. (Beta 2)
• C parsing updated to allow importing a typedef defining a name for a volatile type. (Beta 2)
• Code Generation from State Machines updated to improve handling of multiple transitions from a State with different combinations of Triggers and Guards. (Beta 2)
  • Includes code template changes to State, StateMachine and Transition templates
  • If you have updated these templates you will need to reapply your changes to the default template
• Transformations can now create Enumerations compatible with version 10. (Beta 2)
• C++ Code Generation of static attributes now generates a definition of the attribute in the implementation file.
Execution Analysis & Profiling
• New toolbars 'Build' and 'Record & Analyze' Added.
• Debugging using JDWP protocol now supported
  • Allows debugging Java projects remotely or locally
  • Supports debugging Android on both the emulator and physical device.
  • Supports Testpoint evaluation and recording features
• Profiler
  • Profiler support for .NET, .NET/Native mixed mode and Java platforms added.
  • Profiler sample view extended to include support for sorting and filtering of items.
  • Profiler report toolbar now updates with application visual style.
  • Profiler report supports creation of Sequence Diagrams from selected item in report call stack.
• Testpoints
  • Testpoint support extended to VB.Net.
  • Testpoint evaluation now allows values to be entered in hexadecimal notation.
  • Testpoint evaluation now allows boolean literals to be entered.
  • Testpoint evaluation modified to allow bitwise evaluation of 64 bit numbers.
  • Testpoints now only run trace statement if testpoint condition evaluates to true.
• GDB Debugging will now prompt if the executable cannot be found.
• GDB Debugging support for templated class, structs and pointers improved.
• Added support for older version of GDB.
• Stacktrace for just-in-time debugging of native applications improved.
• Debug commands updated to substitute local path variables.
  • Most relevant for Java where JRE path often specified using a path.
• Scrolling of arrays in locals window improved.
• Java debugging console creation improved to allow typing into console.
• Data breakpoints now added and removed from breakpoint list when expected.
• Opening source for a frame in the call stack window improved when switching between threads.
• Right click context menu option added to source code editor for opening the string viewer.
• User Code Editor settings are kept and take precedence over EA's default settings.
• Recording markers may now be nested to selectively expand recording depth in some functions.
• Convenience function for adding a conditional breakpoint based on a variable added to context menu for variable.
• Double clicking on testpoint updated to show properties and view source code. (Beta 2.1)
Scripting
• Debug support for scripting languages (JScript,VBScript and JavaScript) added
  • Accessible from toolbar of script editor window
  • Breakpoints, Recording, Locals and Call Stack supported
• Script groups can now be specified to respond to specific context types.
  • Scripts in each group type will be added to the context menu when clicking on the appropriate type.
  • Element context works in Project Browser, Diagram, Search, Element List, Package Browser and Gantt views
  • Package context works in Project Browser
  • Diagram context works for Diagram and Project Browser
Automation & Object Model
• New functions
  • Repository.RemoveWindow allows an add-in to close the window added with Repository.AddWindow.
  • Project.GenerateWSDL allows a WSDL file to be generated from a component.
• New broadcast. EA_OnTabChanged is called when activating a different view.
• Connector direction can now be set from EA_OnPostNewConnector broadcast when properties window is shown for new connectors.
• Add-In windows will no longer be marked as dirty when mouse wheel is used.
• Alias property added to Attribute and Method classes.
• RepositoryType function added to Repository. Returns a string with the name of the repository type.
• GetDiagramObjectByID function added to Diagram class.
• Project.RunHTMLReport can now report on master documents.
• EA_OnPreDeleteConnector now called when a connector is deleted from the relationships window or links page of the properties dialog.
• EA_OnPreDeleteConnector now called after confirmation prompt when deleting from a diagram.
• EA_OnNotifyContextItemModified is now only called once when saving a connector.
• EA_OnNotifyContextItemModified is now called after a diagram has been moved to a new parent element.
• EA_OnPreDropFromTree broadcast added for when an element is dropped from the Project Browser.
• EA_OnPostNewDiagram return value now handled correctly when creating an element that is composite by default.
• ApplyGroupLock, ApplyUserLock, ReleaseUserLock returns True/False instead of throwing an exception
• Children added to the package broadcasting EA_OnPostNewPackage will now be added to the Project Browser.
• New element creation will now check for locking on immediate parent item instead of containing package.
• Embedded objects added to a diagram are now positioned on their parent.
• Added support for deleting an element returned from Repository.GetElementSet.
• DocumentGenerator interface updated to allow documenting elements into a single table.
• Diagram.WriteStyle updated to only set the style if current user has permission to edit diagrams and the diagram isn't locked.
• Repository.RefreshOpenDiagrams updated to allow a full reload of all open diagrams.
• Repository.GetContextObject will no longer report an error after using keyboard navigation to go to the Start Page.
• Repository.ReloadDiagram updated to handle reloading of State Tables.
• Repository.EnableUIUpdates updated to ensure elements are not added to the Project Browser.
• Package.VersionControlGetStatus modified to retrieve status from EA model to match UI.
• Test objects can now be saved when name contains an apostrophe.
• MailInterface can now be accessed from .Net using the documented name.
Project Management
• Project Task Allocations renamed and significantly extended
  • Now called Project Gantt View - under Project menu
  • Shows completed, time remaining and overdue states
  • Included percent complete column
  • Improved sorting, filtering and management
• Gantt view now available for a package.
  • Project Browser context menu allows opening as Gantt under Package Browser menu
  • Package Browser context menu allows switching to a Gantt view
• Gantt view now supports the ability to highlight all overdue items.
• Gantt view filtering and sorting significantly improved.
• Ability to suppress/show completed tasks for selectable time frame (e.g. 90 days) including hiding all completed tasks
• Ability to suppress/show tasks scheduled to start in a selectable time frame (e.g. 90 days)
• Gantt view double click behavior modified to more accurately reflect what you are clicking on.
• Gantt view extended to show object status and task percentage complete.
• Personal tasks Gantt view moved into main tab view.
• Package Browser can now save and restore column layouts.
  • Maintain a set of commonly used layouts showing different information and switch between them easily.
  • Layouts include tagged value columns for further flexibility.
• Package Browser updated so that copying a selection as CSV will no longer lose the first column when in Hierarchy mode.
QA Tools - Testing, Maintenance, Model Search
• Matrix
• Relationship matrix now supports textual overlays.
  • Create and view CRUD matrices.
  • New tagged value type 'MatrixOverlay'. Each defined tag becomes a new overlay type
  • Create and view multiple overlays for the one set of matrices.
• Testing, Project Management and Maintenance docked windows showing lists updated to allow filtering, grouping and customization of visible columns.
• Model Searches for Diagrams will now allow finding the diagram in the Project Browser.
• Model Search results representing objects that were returned from a custom SQL search can now be dropped from the search window to a diagram.
• Printing of model search results improved.
• Testing Details view updated to improve navigation within the model and editing of tests. (Beta 2)
• Properties for the Element owning the selected test now shown in docked windows. (Beta 2)
• Test Details are displayed in the docked Notes window after selecting a test item. (Beta 2)
• Create new Elements from tests in Testing Details view: (Beta 2)
  • Right click tests and select 'Create as New Element' from the context menu
  • Drag test items onto any Diagram to create a new linked Element.
  • Notes are filled with the Test Details
  • Trace link created between Element owning the test and new Element
Model Management, Security and Repositories
• Exporting Model Reference Data now supports export of:
  • Calendar Events,
  • Team Review,
  • Gap Matrix Profiles and
  • UML Patterns.
• Security and Locking
  • Element locked with 'Full Lock' or when security is not enable will now show a lock indicator in the Project Browser.
  • Security checks permission to update elements added for the following operations:
    • Paste New Object Instance
    • QuickLinker
    • Delete Element from model (Deep Delete)
    • Modifying Sequence and Communication Messages (also checks permission to update diagrams)
    • Sequence Communication Messages
    • Sync Tagged Values And Constraints of profile stereotype
• Subversion integration improved to prevent time-outs when adding package files to sub-folders.
• Check-in messages to version control providers can now safely contain quotation marks and backslashes.
• Lock Indicators now drawn for items created from the Diagram Toolbox.
• Retrieving a previous version from version control now prevented for packages containing sub-packages currently checked-out in the current project.
• Security locks on Diagram and owning Package/Element now checked before new elements are created from the diagram toolbox.
• Security locks on new and old parents now checked when dragging and dropping items from one parent to another.
• Applying a stereotype that doesn't already exist to an element will now be blocked if user doesn't have permission to Configure Stereotypes.
• Version Control commands not required for setting up version control hidden from project browser when version control is not set up.
• A more informative message is displayed when an attempt is made to enter a floating key directly into Enterprise Architect.
• Auditing updated for SQL Server to handle adding elements to a diagram.
• Team Review updated to allow password lock on posts to prevent unexpected edits.
Technology Authoring (UML Profiles and MDG SDK)
• Profile toolbox extended with a number of helpers to make developing profiles much easier.
  • 'MDG Technology' - Creates a package structure with a sample diagram type, toolbox and stereotype showing how all three relate
  • 'Add Stereotype' - Creates a new stereotype and provides a list of the properties to set on a stereotype. Also available from stereotype context menu
  • 'Create Toolbox Page' - Creates a new diagram and includes the ToolboxPage metaclass on the diagram
  • 'Add Toolbox Compartment' - Creates a new stereotype extending ToolboxPage and allows adding items by selecting them from the model. Also available from context menu of stereotype extending ToolboxPage
  • 'Add Diagram Extension' - Adds a new stereotype and metaclass pair and includes a list of possible properties to set for a diagram type. Also available from stereotype context menu
• Now possible to write a profile with stereotypes extending abstract metatypes instead of the concrete classes.
  • For example, a stereotype extending behavior can be applied to an Activity, State Machine or Interaction
• Shape scripted labels will now resize to fit contents consistent with other label types.
• Shape scripted labels now provide option for setting text color, alignment and bold formatting.
• Shape script PrintLn() command now forces later text onto a new line when passed an empty string.
• Shape scripts may now reference images defined in a technology by short name.
• Shape script editor will now check for parse errors before closing.
• Shape scripts can now specify a font color.
• A custom composite diagram type may now be specified for a profiled StateMachine.
• Composed diagrams can now be drawn via shape scripts using the DrawComposedDiagram command.
  • Recommended to be used only when checking the ShowComposedDiagram property.
  • Can only be called from the Center of a border layout.
• ShowComposedDiagram property added for object shape scripts.
  • Makes the option of showing composed diagram available on shape scripted elements.
  • Returns true if user displays the composite diagram.
• A shape script can now be applied to both the Association and Class of an Association Class.
• QuickLink definitions for aggregations and compositions can now override the option for aggregation drawing direction by using a direction other than to.
• MDG Technology Wizard updated to allow grammars to be specified in the Code Modules Page.
• Stereotyped Expansion Regions can now be added to toolboxes.
• Colors specified by a stereotype will now be dynamically used instead of being applied on element creation.
  • Allows the same rendering between an element created with a stereotype and one where the stereotype was applied later.
  • Allows the stereotype color to be overridden and later restored to the default.
  • Makes it possible to change the color set to the stereotype and have it applied to any elements using that stereotype.
• Profiled associations can now specify an end with AggregationKind set.
• Model patterns can now be added to a technology that allow references to be consistent in any project importing the same pattern. (GUIDs are preserved)
• Shape script text output will now follow option for extended stereotype characters.
Model Exchange & XML Technologies
• XMI 2.1 based formats provided for export to other tools updated to improve compatibility.
• XMI 2.1 export of stereotypes updated to ensure correct Metatype is generated.
• XMI 2.1 importer updated to pick up more information from other tools.
• XMI 2.1 import updated to link SysML usage in with appropriate profile version.
• HTML notes exported to XMI by other tools will now be imported where possible.
• XMI import updated to support updating properties of an existing Model Root package.
• XMI 1.0 updated to improve handling of stereotypes.
• XMI 1.1 import updated to prevent an error due to very large models.
• XMI 1.1 import of Communication Messages updated to prevent the stereotype from appearing in the Condition. (Beta 2)
• XMI 2.1 importer updated to ensure cancelling import when prompted to import as root node works.
• XSD import update to import referred Schemas that exist in subpackages of the current directory.
• Generate XML Schema and Generate WSDL dialogs now provide a list of valid encoding schemes.
• WSDL generation updated to provide better default name for Response Messages.
• XMI import option to 'Import using single Transaction' can now be set in the XML specifications page of the options dialog.
• Rhapsody import updated to detect earlier when filename entered doesn't exist.
• Rhapsody import updated to import comments using a multi-byte character set.
• Rhapsody import updated to improve handling of reference type and ConditionMark type in Sequence and Activity diagrams.
• ECore generation updated to improve handling of Aggregation, Rolename and Multiplicity.
• Model pattern import will no longer show the package in the Project Browser twice until reload of the project.
Other Changes
• Elements created from Team Review selected text will now be inserted under the selected package in the Project Browser.
• Team Review tree will no longer lose focus when using keyboard to navigate between posts.
• Team Review will now open on case-sensitive repository types. (Beta 2)
• Creating elements from selected text in linked documents now reserves a maximum of 255 characters for the element name.
• ArchiMate 2 Node rendering updated to position name at fixed offset from the top to allow nesting on the diagram.
• Loading of deeply nested packages under Oracle improved.
• Sequence messages with total length of parameters exceeding the database limit will no longer show database error.
• Pasting of text from Microsoft Word will no longer leave html artifacts in the notes.
• Hyperlinks in notes containing '&' in the URL will now open correctly in the internal browser window.
• Printing diagram to PDF now prompts for filename as expected under Windows XP when invalid characters for a filename are used in the name.
• Project Transfer from databases where replication had been used will no longer break the link between various tables.
• Deleting either part of an Association Class now prompts to delete the other part.
• Scenario Structured Specification data save in Oracle DBMS improved.
• Baseline comparison performance improved for large models hosted in Oracle DBMS.
• Spell Checking using German dictionary no longer causes long delays opening element properties.
Improvements during Beta Period
• Creation of a profiled Package will no longer show the Paste Element dialog depending on unrelated user settings.
• Model View window updated after Element renamed from the Project Browser.
• Maintenance defects can now be created from the docked testing window by selecting 'Create a item from this test' from the context menu.
• GDB debugging updated to improve display of strings in the Locals and Watches windows.
• Setting the classifier of an object will no longer show the Structural Elements dialog if the selected classifier contains children but not Parts or Ports.
• Connector tagged values from profiles no longer lost when saving.
• Operations can now be dragged onto any diagram type to create a CallOperationAction.
  • Previously this was only allowed for Activity, Analysis and Custom diagrams
• CallOperationActions can now open the source code editor via selecting the action and pressing Ctrl + E or F12.
• MDG Technology Wizard updated to correct text truncation.
• Project Browser now continues to show that an Element has multiple stereotypes after showing the properties dialog.
• Attribute and Operation properties dialogs will now allow saving when only change is to secondary stereotypes.


• Source Code Editor updated so that hovering over a Java class with annotations will now show a tooltip.
• Re-applying a stereotype to an element will now synchronize tagged values instead of deleting existing tagged values.