Recent Features

• General Changes
  • User Interface
    • Display non profile tagged values that contain '::' in their name
    • Properties window for BPMN Activity now filters loop properties based on the value for loopCharacteristics
    • Scenario dialog now automatically saves a structure created from clipboard or note text
    • Relationship Matrix now obeys security locks applied to connectors
    • Element Properties dialog now closes and sets focus to the browser when finding an external requirement
    • Perspectives dialog can now be opened after closing a model that defines group perspectives
    • Shared Repository dialog updates to improve usability
  • Other
    • Feature label for Elements with alternate image will now wrap consistently
    • Apply/Release Lock no longer available for users without Lock Elements permission in a model with Lock to Edit
    • ProjectInterface.ProjectTransfer now accepts .eapx and .feap as target extensions
    • XMI 1.1 round trip with a stereotyped root package now preserves original stereotype profile
    • Moving diagrams between packages no longer reports and error on MySQL
    • ODBC import for Oracle now handles conditional columns using string literals
    • Document generation using script fragments will now have a significantly longer timeout period

• General Changes
  • New Element dialog now shows friendly and localizable name for selected toolbox
  • Interaction toolbox no longer filtered from New Element dialog
  • Compartment Visibility for SysML Properties is now persistent
  • Better positioning of sequence diagram messages when modifying the diagram layout
  • Unicode space character will no longer cause element wrapping issues
  • Improved font rendering for Navigation cells on high DPI monitors
  • Tooltip behavior improved when hovering over certain ribbon buttons
  • Workflow script engine no longer shuts down during model load
  • Corrected authorization issues with a legacy Keystore service when using group based session authentication
  • Objects will no longer resize the top-left edges unexpectedly when a base zoom is applied
  • Docked maintenance window now supports adding new items when connected to a firebird repository
  • MDG Technology Code Templates, RTF Templates and Images are no longer excluded by a Perspective set
  • Charts, Model Views and Custom Tables will now print with icons and text at the correct size
    • Zooming in and out of a diagram will better match Custom Table and Model View text size to the zoom
    • Sorting can no longer be accidentally applied to Custom Tables

• General Changes
  • Keystore dialog will no longer list add-in licenses multiple times
  • Start Page opening a new model with a long connection string will no longer fail
  • Renaming of Operations now updates all the operation on all open Class and Sequence diagrams
  • Resize behavior for SysML and State Machine diagram frames moved off to top-left of the diagram improved
  • Diagram Labels no longer drawn twice when diagram first loaded

• General Changes
  • Resolved diagram Print and Print Preview behavior when the option 'Scale to 1 page' is enabled
  • Activity Partitions and BPMN Pools will now correctly draw border lines when a fill color is applied
  • Further improvements to tooltip behavior
  • Changed base image scale from 133% to 137% for better text quality
  • Basic note editors updated to better handle copy and paste when the clipboard contains unsupported content
  • Corrected behavior when modifying the diagram zoom level using the diagram properties dialog

• General Changes
  • Corrected offsets for Win32 elements when saving an image or generating documentation
  • Improve tooltip behavior for Glossary terms
  • Resolved text clipping issue for Actors and Timelines when saving an image or generating documentation

• General Changes
  • Improved evaluation experience in Trial version
  • Pop-up note editor now displays the start of the note when opened
  • Further improvements to tooltips
  • Quicklinker icons now remain visible when scrolling down tall objects
  • Retrieving of user details during Windows Authentication and Active Directory import improved
  • Report generation where a fragment calls other fragments is now possible
  • Resolved issue that could occur when saving a diagram containing new elements over the cloud

• Performance enhancements and minor fixes including
  • Diagram Swimlanes, DMN Editors, Diagram Relationship Matrix,Scrollbars and Native XML round-trip
  • Application Tooltip option moved to the Preferences Dialog under General > Window Behavior
  • Diagram Tooltip option now available from the Docked Properties window under Appearance > "Use Info Tip (global)"

Finalized for official Release

• Diagrams
  • AWS Architecture and Google Cloud Platform technologies updated to improve behavior when dropping an image with the their toolboxes active
  • Custom Draw Style elements can now choose the size of the icon to draw
  • Custom Draw Style now included in copy and paste of an object
  • Custom Tables no longer show header and padding when rendered to diagram
  • Custom Tables now only show the footer if height is insufficient to display all items
  • Robustness stereotypes added to EAUML profile
  • Zachman Framework toolboxes updated to reference stereotypes from EAUML profile
  • ICONIX Analysis toolbox updated to reference stereotypes from EAUML profile
  • Diagram context menu checks for user security permissions improved
  • Scenario compartment visibility is now available in diagram properties
  • UAF composite property quicklinks now behave consistently with UML Aggregations and Compositions
  • Moving of embedded elements around the edges of parent element improved
  • Added support for closing diagram tab with history using middle mouse button
• Properties Editor
  • Shape script and metaclass property support added to attribute properties (Both docked and dialog)
  • Operation Behavior element can now be set in the Properties docked window
  • State Behavior (entry, exit and doActivity) can now be set in the Properties docked window
  • Class Template Parameters moved from docked window into dialog
  • Diagram Swimlanes and Matrix properties moved from docked window into dialog
  • Sequence Message Properties window height reduced
  • Property list editor fonts improved
  • Memo tagged value edit dialog restored
• C++ reverse Engineering support
  • Added handling for nested namespace definitions in single declaration
  • Added handling for strongly typed enumerations "enum class"
  • Added handling for enumeration forward declarations specifying a storage type
  • Added handling for rvalue references
  • Improved handling for function pointer, array and pointer to member parameters
  • Added handling for typed variadic parameters
• Source Directory and Visual Studio Solution Import Updated
  • Improved usability for detecting and adding language macros
  • Added a 'Dry Run' option to quickly scan for potential issues
  • Added an option to compare timestamps of files being imported before performing the import (Currently C++ only)
  • Added Package per File option to Solution import
• Other Changes
  • Data miner scripts are no longer restricted to a short run time
  • DMN new Data Set dialog improved when no Item Definition is current
  • Error handling for bulk updates over the cloud improved
  • Requirement element behavior of not supporting child features is now more consistent
  • Modeled Add-Ins can now be loaded in eap files when JET 4 is disabled
  • Expanding and collapsing groups with left and right arrow keys now available when sorting is shown in a list
  • Scroll bar behavior in Browser window improved
  • Sampler Report window drawing improved on high DPI monitors
  • Stereotype dialog now list model defined stereotypes under the profile item '<none>' instead of a blank

• General
  • General bug fixes based on feedback

• Stereotype handling improved
  • Properties dialogs and docked window now display multiple stereotypes for Connectors, Attributes, Operations, Parameters and Association Ends
  • Element Properties dialog in Property List style now displays multiple stereotypes
  • Keyboard Navigation of Stereotype Selection dialog improved
  • Stereotype dialog now opens to the previously selected profile if it is in the current perspective and the element is not already stereotyped
• Diagrams
  • Added support for web style back navigation when following a hyperlink on a diagram
  • Element gradient direction for default theme changed to 'Right to Left'
  • Boundaries with custom grid style will no longer draw swimlanes
  • Copy and Paste of Elements using custom draw style will now include the modified styles
  • Kanban element rendering on dark diagram themes improved
  • Connector label backgrounds improved when over a diagram frame
  • Provided/Required interfaces can now be moved around the edge of resizable ports
  • Double Click on items in Project compartments now opens the properties for that item
  • Package Contents display in diagrams improved
  • Save selected diagram elements as a pattern stored within a model Artifact
  • Foreign Key label updates improved
• User Interface
  • Element Browser now shows a context menu with Navigation Options for root item
  • Browser Horizontal Scroll behavior reverted to version 14
  • Main View tabs now appear at the top of the view by default
  • Traceability window handling for elements with very large numbers of relationships improved
  • The following lists now autosize columns to fit the display: Glossary view, model mail, searches with 12 or fewer columns
  • Added support for Table Columns in docked features window
• Code Engineering
  • Source Code Directory Import 'Package per File' improved
  • Visual Studio Project Import now supports importing as Package per File
  • Schema composer now handles objects with negative IDs
• Other
  • Javascript handling of optional parameters on ActiveX objects improved
  • Construct view loading improved for Oracle, PostgreSQL and Firebird repositories
  • Specifying a cloud service connection as a default model now works under Wine
  • Configuration file load improved when starting EA from an smb share under Wine

• Browser Window
  • Any of the pages can now be hidden by a user
  • Added favorites function. Provides easy access to packages specified for the user and each group they are part of
• Stereotype display in Element Docked Properties window updated
  • Now displays multiple stereotypes
  • Now includes the profile name in the displayed stereotypes
  • Updates for other properties windows coming soon...
• Diagram Hyperlinks
  • Hyperlink color now configurable in the Standard Colors options page
  • Hyperlinks will now show in a contrasting color when the mouse moves over them
• Model Documents XML export
  • Model documents can now be exported to XML that allows importing all linked packages into another model
  • Allows you to easily define a model subset that can be included in a restricted WebEA view
• General Changes
  • Code Editor view of class behavior updated with support for receptions and constraints
  • XML Schema perspective added
  • Other improvements and fixes

• General Changes
  • Extended end of life for beta
  • Adhoc tables renamed to custom tables
  • Added capability to restrict root node visibility to a single group
  • Amazon/AWS and Google/GCP toolboxes now check for imported image library during use
  • Amazon/AWS patterns updated
  • Resolved issues exporting XMI for a SysML model from a cloud server
  • Selection behavior improved when changing between pages on Maintenance and Testing windows
  • Element Feature Matrix now provides options for highlighting rows and columns with no relationships
  • Browser window now provides options to hide pages
  • Added WSDL model pattern
  • Improvements to speed of starting a simulation
  • DMN stability improvements

• General
  • General bug fixes based on feedback

• Browser Window
  • Project Browser has been renamed as simply the "Browser" and now incorporates 4 different view types of your model:
    • The standard complete model hierarchy
    • The Context only hierarchy introduced in version 14
    • The new Diagram Browser
    • The new Element Browser
  • All Browser icons are now drawn natively for full compatibility for any DPI scaling level
  • All Browser icon coloring has been updated to reflect the colors used for each element group style
  • The Start Ribbon offers commands to open each page of the Browser directly
• Diagram Browser
  • Provides a view of the elements within the currently viewed diagram
  • Primary use will be to allow rapid selection and navigation of a diagram based on the elements only shown in that diagram
  • The provided search function allows you to quickly find any element you are looking for
  • Two way selection synchronization allows for easier navigation
  • Supports modelers who are tightly focused on their visual representation and value a filtered set of elements in the browser tree that are only those located on the current diagram
• Element Browser
  • Element Browser (now part of the Browser window) updated to improve its usability and integration with EA as a whole:
    • The standard complete model hierarchy
    • Re-ordered and tailored list of item types
    • Re-worked all context menus
    • Improved concurrency
    • Added new items for receptions and discussions
    • Improved setting of current context
    • Improved ability to invoke editing
    • Improved ability to remove (delete) items
    • Improved icons and display characteristics
    • Added ability to expand and contract all items at once
    • Added navigation sets to allow tailoring of visible item list
    • Improved integration with other tools
  • Newly added Navigation sets allow for the definition of item sets in the EB:
    • Users can create and manage sets
    • Easy context menu driven options to switch between sets
    • Multiple sets planned to be supplied by default on release
  • Receptions can now be displayed in the Element Browser
• Docked Properties Window Enhancements
  • Properties window now responds to the selection of the following types by showing their properties as the primary editor
    • Requirements
    • Constraints
    • Files
    • Tests
    • Resource Allocations
    • Maintenance
    • Changes
    • Defects
    • Decision
  • The selection of these types can be controlled with:
    • The Element Browser
    • Diagram Element Compartments
    • Docked Lists
• Notes Window
  • The docked notes window will also respond to selection like the properties window
  • In addition, it has been updated to support inline, document style notes editing for types of selection that contain multiple notes fields. (Tests, Maintenance and Project types)
• Perspectives
  • Perspectives can be now assigned to security groups from the Model Options dialog:
    • Allows administrators and business owners to customize the view and scope of particular modeling staff based on their area of concern and capability
    • Hidden technologies are not disabled, the model is still logically correct and fully supported for every underlying technology. However, users will be unable to model with hidden technologies
    • This new feature allows for a very fine and targeted set of custom working environments to be configured for end users based on expertise and area of concern
    • Model administrators should carefully look at the potential for streamlining their staff's experience to enhance modeling accuracy.
  • Many places that filter based on perpective now show the current perspective and offer the choice of changing it directly
  • Additional perspective sets built-in
  • Added perspectives for all model or user technologies
• Dynamic Model Add-Ins
  • Designed to ease development and deployment of custom add-ins
  • Provides Add-ins that are defined within the model itself and therefore do not require network staff or others to manage the update and deployment cycle
  • Significant features and capabilities include:
    • Addins are defined in the model using standard modeling techniques
    • All behavioral code is written in javascript
    • Add-ins can access all Repository based behavior
    • Add-ins can respond to repository events (signals)
    • Add-ins can set up and use property lists
    • Add-ins can call SBPI based API's
    • All code is in Javascript.
  • Multiple sample add-ins to be provided via the model wizard
  • A set of signals documenting all available API end-points to be provided in the model wizard
  • All functions can be implemented by selecting the appropriate signal and providing code
  • Defined add-ins can be published to XMI or deployed to a RAS service to allow use across multiple models
  • The Manage Add-Ins dialog allows model administrators to control the add-ins used by modelers:
    • By default, all newly defined add-ins are disabled for all users
    • Administrators can provide access to individual add-ins by security groups
    • Enabled add-ins can be automatically enabled for all matching users, or optional capabilities they can opt-in to.
  • Workflow calls now available for add-ins
    • Add-ins can now return "Workflow" in EA_Connect to opt-in to workflow events
    • These events, previously only available to VBScript workflow scripts allow a better and more reliable workflow control
    • Replaces the old workflow engine
    • Dynamically injected on model open
    • Has injected security state
    • Can model mail users when state changes
• Javascript engine updated
  • Built-in javascript support updated to use the Mozilla Spidermonkey 63
  • Provides new functions such as JSON parsing
• Diagram Rendering
  • By default, all diagrams are now scaled up slightly to increase displayed font size without changing layouts
  • Icons rendered to the diagram are now rendered natively to the current zoom level and DPI scaling
  • Bookmarking of elements extended so that you can additionally define a short textual tag for the element
  • Notes compartments no longer display a compartment label
  • Spacing under element names increased slightly
  • Font handling updated to reduce unwanted variation in inter-character spacing and other rendering issues
  • Allowed additional elements to have shadows. (Info View, Nav cell and Constraint)
  • New EA 15 diagram themes added
• Simple Drawing Style
  • Introducing a new diagram drawing style that will make it easy to draw flat and simplistic diagrams
  • Similar to Visio style drawings
  • Most elements will be rendered with a border color the same as the fill color, no gradients and simplified appearance
  • As a drawing style it is very minimalist and attempts to create a variation of a whiteboard or powerpoint style graphic
  • Allows a user to use the correct element types and etc, but they will have a completely novel rendering style and appearance
• Diagram Alternate Views
  • Extended the options for how users can display diagrams.
  • Expanded Switch View menu now provided near the top of the diagram context menu.
  • Available views are:
    • Graphical - The standard diagram display
    • List - An editable, filterable and searchable table listing elements shown on the diagram
    • Gantt - A visual representation of the resource allocations against the elements on the diagram
    • Specification - A document style view of the elements on the current diagram. Focused on the name and the notes of elements
    • Relationship Matrix - A grid showing the relationships that exist between the elements on the diagram
    • Construct - A grid view that allows displaying the owned constructs for the objects on a diagram
• Diagram Matrix View
  • This connector focused view provides a view of how elements on the current diagram are related
  • Provides a relationship matrix view for the elements that appear on a diagram
  • Drawn in a style similar to the state table view
  • Uses existing quicklinker rules to determine which connectors can be created
  • Includes the option to limit the display to those elements that have relationships defined
• Schema Composer
  • Copying Schema Composer artifacts now duplicates profile information