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Pro Cloud Server
Recent Features
This section lists the features of Pro Cloud Server v4.2, for the following builds:
The main features of Pro Cloud Server 4.2 are shown on the official release page.
Pro Cloud Server v4.2 (Build 66)
5th of November 2021
- Cloud Server
- PCS now correctly validates admin passwords when logging on to WebConfig that include special characters
- XML Encode the Server Password in 'getallserversettings'
- Function to save Group Entitlement for 3rd Party licenses are correctly written to config file
- Improved logging with the inclusion of ThreadIDs to connection related messages
- Suppress soap errors the saying "Error observed by underlying SSL/TLS BIO: No error" unless at TRACE logging
- Ensure soap ports are restarted (in event of an error) with the defined port number
- Improved basic login for secure connections
- DBAlias values are now automatically trimmed of leading and trailing spaces
- Integration Plugins - Server Based Plugin Interface (SBPI)
- Polarion: Corrected issue while displaying of non-ascii characters
- OSLC
- Response XML for /login/ call now includes User/Model Default Diagram GUID
- Worker
- Included build 1560
- WebEA
- Selecting a Call Behavior Action on a diagram now loads its composite diagram
- Comment History now displays the correct Alias
- Load user/model default diagram when no WebEA default has been set
- Review discussion replies can now be expanded/collapsed as expected
- Improved layout of Collaboration view lists/properties
- Comment history now displays the correct modified date for new comments
- Collaboration history headings now include the timeframe
- Fixed error when using the back button to access Favorites
- Added a breadcrumb path to the WebEA navbar
- Changed the icon for the navbar 'Full Path' menu
- Fixed issue with positioning of maintenance item icons
- Configuration Client
- DBAlias input value is now trimmed before being saved to connection string
- Floating License Server Client
- 3rd Party Licenses are now loaded in the FLS Group Entitlement screen
- Releasing a key now checks that the selected key(s) is checked out, if not, does nothing
- Web Configuration Client
- Added support for floating license group entitlements for Add-ins
Pro Cloud Server v4.2 (Build 65)
12th of April 2021
- Cloud Server
- Provide more meaningful error messages when a database error occurs
- PCS is now aware of the communication timeout setting saved in EA
- SBPI Server and Providers now include a timeout setting
- Integration Plugins - Server Based Plugin Interface (SBPI)
- All: Change logging level of some messages when the service is able to continue
- All: Safely handle unexpected missing values in connections from non-cloud models
- All: Disabled Integrations are no longer sent to EA
- Azure DevOps: Now correctly re-authenticates
- Custom: Integrations are now listed under their 'Group' as defined in Pro Cloud Server configuration rather than a generaic 'Custom Integration' menu. Requires updated Enterprise Architect >1559
- Custom: Integrations now handle unexpected values for callback functions
- Custom: Integrations now have the ability to send a log message to Enterprise Architect to be displayed in System Output window
- Custom: Integrations now support customizable item icons for each sub-menu item
- Custom: Integrations updated to support API interface v2 that allows: feedback when EA links, unlinks or updates an element to an external item
- Polarion: Now more flexible when constructing a URL for "Open in External Browser"
- Polarion: Now support multiple items be created at once
- Polarion: Improved support for large URI strings
- Polarion: Added setting for BASEPROJECT in config file
- Polarion: Update icon to official Polarion one
- Polarion: Use display names for projects etc in menu list
- Polarion: Icons displayed against sub-items in menu are now fetched from Polarion server
- Polarion: Now supports deleting/unlinking WebEA links
- OSLC
- While updating 'Time' Tagged Values AM/PM is now supported
- Added support for retrieving all Objects and Connectors on a Diagram (oslc/am/diagramitems/)
- Worker
- Included build 1559
- WebEA
- Now handles % characters being entered into a diagram note
- Now supports PHP 8's removal of curly braces array syntax
- Now supports PHP 8's behavior change that caused a 'Deprecated: Required parameter' error during login
- Added option to view image artifacts within WebEA
- Selecting an image artifact on a diagram now displays the image
- Now correctly handles when expanding the properties view for the model root
- Now correctly handles the positioning of the properties view when the browser is hidden
- Object creation menus now correctly observe the element's enabled state
- Now correctly handles loading empty view level packages
- Configuration Client
- New Feature: Extended Server Properties screen now allows all PCS server's settings to be exported and imported
- Configuring SBPI Server now includes a timeout setting
- Configuring SBPI Provider now includes a timeout setting
- Configuring SBPI Custom Provider now allows text to be scrolled
- Web Configuration Client
- New Feature: Server Settings page now allows all PCS server's settings to be exported
- Configuring SBPI Server now includes a timeout setting
- Configuring SBPI Provider now includes a timeout setting
- Now supports PHP 8's behavior change that caused a 'Deprecated: Required parameter' error during login
Pro Cloud Server v4.2 (Build 64)
16th of December 2020
- Cloud Server
- EA user names are now case-insensitive (this matches a similar change to EA 15.2)
- OpenID communications now supports unicode characters
- Integration Plugins - Server Based Plugin Interface (SBPI)
- Polarion: Added ability to retrieve valid List types
- OSLC
- /completeresource/ call now supports optionally excluding internal artifact content
- /login/ call is now required, irrespective of whether User Security is enabled in the Model or not
- Added support for Retrieving, Creating and Updating Precision and Scale Attribute Properties
- Handle UPN Active Directory names in OSLC/WebEA
- Worker
- Included build 1556
- WebEA
- Diagrams now display a border around the selected element
- Improved performance of the properties view when Expanding and Collapsing
- Improved refresh behavior when the properties filter is set to 'All'
- Property page included additional fields for table attributes
- Display order of Attributes and Operations now matches EA
- Video elements now load when selecting the diagram element
- Improve display of Long element names in the comment history table and browser content
- Configuration Client
- Configure Database Manager screen updated to include extra text that describes the Alias field is referred to as 'Model' on EA's Cloud Connection screen
- Floating License Server Client
- Allow blank credentials for Floating License Server to support Windows Active Directory groups
Pro Cloud Server v4.2 (Build 63)
29th of October 2020
- Cloud Server
- Windows Authentication will match against both the legacy ('DOMAIN\user') and UPN ('[email protected]') username formats
- Log messages when opening a recordset now include a thread number to aid debugging
- Improved the PCS service's ability to shutdown sub processes when a manual stop is performed
- Integration Plugins - Server Based Plugin Interface (SBPI)
- Polarion: Now supports Live Documents
- Polarion: Better support for deeper project levels
- Polarion: List of work items is now correct when parent has multiple children
- Polarion: Stop possible crash when pushing changes to Polarion
- Confluence: fixed linked URL when viewed in 'Show all items liked to model'
- Failures to obtain a SBPI icon are now logged
- OSLC
- Improved Administrator group users ability to join chat groups and received notifications
- Corrected issue that that stopped /oslc/am/rm/results/ call from returning Relationship Matrix Source/Target elements
- Worker
- Included build 1555
- WebEA
- Improved data entry keys on Discussions/Reviews, more inline with EA behavior
- Improved security checks on Review/Chat/Mail tabs
- Improved chat notifiations
- Improved error messages when login fails due to secure cookies
- Collaboration history views now loads composite elements correctly
- New configuration buttons to enable/disable collaboration features
- New configuration option to set chat notification frequency
- Web Config
- Added PHP Module Check, to provide information on missing PHP modules, which is useful during setup
- Worker settings page now includes a warning to advise that a manual restart is required for changes to take effect
- Improved internal security
- Floating License Server Client
- FLS Client now makes keystore based calls to retreive and maintain FLS Group information
Pro Cloud Server v4.2 (Build 62)
27th of August 2020
- Cloud Server
- NEW FEATURE: Floating License Server security now integrates with Active Directory
- From 61
- When saving Extended Server settings the opening round bracket of the first soap port is no longer lost
- Integration Plugins - Server Based Plugin Interface (SBPI)
- NEW FEATURE: New Integration Plugin for Polarion
- From 61
- Polarion now supports custom ports
- Polarion now supports HTTPS connections
- From 62
- Polarion now supports proxy servers
- Polarion now supports self signed certificates
- OSLC
- OSLC v1 the Requirements Management interface is now only available for licensed PCS installations
- From 62
- Added support for retrieving Resource Comments
- Added support for retrieving Comment, Discussion and Review History
- Worker
- Included build 1554
- NEW FEATURE: The EAWorker can optionally produce log messages to its own log files
- The EAWorker executable no longer registers file extension associations
- WebEA
- NEW FEATURE: Added support for Model Mail
- Adding/Editing Notes can now be accessed via the Properties View
- Adding/Editing Objects and resources is now done via a Modal Dialog
- Selections when creating objects are now preserved between sessions (using Web Browser Cookies)
- Custom Search is now performed via a modal dialog
- Custom Search options are preserved between searches and sessions (using Web Browser Cookies)
- Custom Search no longer replaces the main view when no results were found
- Properties View: Multiple features can now be displayed at once
- Properties View: Users can change the order of features
- Properties View: Option to either show or hide empty sections
- Properties View: Configuration is preserved between sessions (using Web Browser Cookies)
- List Views, such as the Package List and Search results can now be sorted by clicking on a column header
- Review 'Summary' tab no longer appears to be selected when filter is set to show all properties
- Main Properties now displays DMN Decision Tables for Decision and BusinessKnowledgeModel elements
- Config page now includes a field for the OSLC Access Code
- From 61
- Added support for model chat
- Improved navigation while using mobile devices
- Improved diagram zooming while using mobile devices
- Improved Model Mail usage while using mobile devices
- Improve layout of Hamburger menu items
- Improve layout, positioning and general usage of Reviews and Discussions
- Improved performance of Model Mail by making use of optional 'Last X days' filter
- Video based internal artifacts now provide a watch video button
- From 62
- Added support for comments in the element properites
- Added views for reviews, discussions, comments and chat, all under the collaborate view
- Improve UI design of the header section
- Element hamburger icon has been replaced by an 'Add New' button
- Cloud Configuration Client
- Worker configuration screen now allows the definition of Logging Interval and Level
- Web Config
- NEW FEATURE: The Floating License Server group file can now configured using WebConfig
- From 62
- Worker configuration page now allows the definition of Logging Level
- Floating License Server Client
- NEW FEATURE: The Floating License Server group file can now configured within the GUI
- NEW FEATURE: Help buttons added to most screens
- Improved security: When using the FLS Config Client to manage Groups, passwords are encrypted when saved