Released: May 5, 2025

Updates in v17.1 (Build 1710)

Funktionen

• Diagramming
  • Options 'Exact Placement' and 'Center to Center' in Start | Appearance | Preferences | Links will save when modified.
  • Diagram hyperlinks have been updated to allow a background color to be applied.
  • Ensure static attributes and operations continue to draw with an underline after changing the compartment resizing options.
  • Hide the 'Show Composite Diagram in Compartment' command for ArchiMate elements.
  • Improved the Interaction Overview diagram toolbox to allow creation of Diagram Frames and Interaction Occurrences.
  • EMF image asset will now obey the option 'Show Name Under Image'.
  • Added orthogonal square and orthogonal rounded to the list of permitted default line styles for connectors.
  • Editing a Trigger name will now update the displayed text for all transitions using that Trigger.
  • Creating a composition between a Block and an Actor will automatically create a Part.
  • SysML diagrams rendered as a frame on non-SysML diagram type, now have the display option 'Use SysML Frame'.
  • When dropping an element as new specialization from the browser, it will be created under the owner of the target diagram.
  • Show name of signal in SendSignalAction notation.
  • Improved copy and paste of elements from unsaved diagrams to ensure any unsaved style changes are included.
  • CallOperationAction ActionPin's now display the linked operation parameter type.
  • Improved SVG image export to ensure stroke-opacity is respected.
  • Improved behavior when moving elements in and out of a package on a diagram.
• Documentation:
  • Help System Authoring has been updated to ensure the HelpTopicProxy elements are correctly generated.
  • Reporting of Table Attribute fields Length, Precision and Scale has been updated to display these value when a product name isn't specified.
  • Improved the display of AutoFit Tables for DOCX files.
  • Document style sheets published with an MDG Technology are now available from the 'Update Styles' menu for a document template.
  • HTML report generation updated to ensure diagram images are generated at the correct size with matching image map coordinates.
  • Rendering of connectors improved when using meta-file as the image format.
  • Exporting a Custom Document to HTML has been updated to support Japanese filenames.
• User Interface
  • The 'Inspector' context menu item is now available when right clicking an element on a diagram.
  • Model Builder window will be refreshed after importing an MDG Technology.
  • Prevent duplicating embedded inherited elements when displaying them via the docked features window.
  • Localization support added for 'Manage Model Options | Object Lifetimes' visibility combo box items.
  • VariableAction elements can now select Object elements for their 'Variable' property.
  • Ensure stereotype properties for an Attribute are displayed in the 'Attribute' tab of the Properties window when selected in the browser.
  • Baseline comparison results will be sorted to reflect the Browser tree order where applicable.
  • Duplicating an element or package using copy 'Full Structure for Duplication' will now prompt to save any modified diagrams.
  • Updated the active chat icon for diagrams that have 'Support Collaboration' enabled.
  • When selecting a stereotyped element in the construct picker dialog, specializations of that stereotype may also be selected.
  • Restore Toolbox behavior to ensure pinned pages always show.
  • Dialogs that open at saved locations will display correctly when monitor configurations have been changed.
  • Restored context menu items 'Find in all Diagrams...' and 'Locate in Current Diagram' for package elements in the Browser window.
  • Main tab view text editor has been updated to set the horizontal scroll position correctly for extremely long lines of text.
  • Context menu for creating a new element from the quick access pop-up notes editor has been restored.
  • My Diary renamed to My Workbench.
  • Added context menu option to append text selected from the Chat, Discussion, Review and Popup Note window to the 'My Workbench' 'Today' entry.
  • Updated editor for the 'My Workbench' window to support context menu option Create | 'New Element from Selection'.
  • Ensure MDG Technologies can be correctly re-enabled after they were disabled from the Project Options dialog.
  • Added support for showing baselines that are available from a RAS in the 'Baselines' tab of the 'Timelines' docked window when selecting a package.
  • Updated Schema Composer to ensure 'Inheritance' selection is persisted for redefined types.
  • Ensure view specifications from disabled Technologies are not shown in the Diagram Builder.
  • Added Toolbar button menu option 'Create New AI Discussion' to the 'Discuss' tab of the 'Discuss & Review' window.
• Database Engineering
  • Database properties dialog updated to address an issue with saving Data Warehouse SQL Objects.
  • Support .js file extension in the Import DDL Scripts dialog for MongoDB.
• Profile Authoring
  • "Show Namespace" option added to the Profile Helper dialog for diagram profiles.
  • Model pattern elements sorted in browser will display that ordering in the 'Model Builder' window when using the Import Package as MDG Technology command.
  • An MDG Technology that has not defined any notes will no longer be treated as an error when importing using 'Save Package as MDG Technology' option.
  • "Save Package as MDG Technology" updated to improve handling of package names larger than 12 characters.
• Automation and Scripting
  • The following calls have been added for managing Snapshots and comparing packages with a File or TAM:
    • CreateSnapshot() - create a new Package/Element/Diagram Snapshot.
    • GetSnapshots() - retrieve all Package/Element/Diagram Snapshot GUIDs.
    • DoSnapshotCompare() - compare a Package/Element/Diagram against a specific Snapshot.
    • DeleteSnapshot() - delete a Package/Element/Diagram Snapshot.
    • DoFileCompare() - compare a Package against its Native/XMI file.
    • DoTAMCompare() - compare a package with a TAM ancestor or clone.
  • Improved handling of EA_OnNotifyContextItemModified when broadcasting to multiple add-ins.
  • Loading of Model based Add-ins improved.
  • Ensure EA_OnNotifyContextItemModified is only called when the element updated is in context.
  • Added Repository.SetContext - advises context sensitive controls such as the Properties window to populate based on the current item.
• Other
  • Improved performance of the Visual Execution Analyzer while debugging applications.
  • Updated parsing of custom query searches to ignore anything after a statement terminator.
  • Updated the PostgreSQL and OpenSSL drivers.
  • Improved support for case sensitive models.
  • XMI import behavior updated to ensure Activity and State elements correctly import composite diagram references.
  • Improved handling of binary fields in QEA replication conflicts.
  • Updated XMI 2.4.x and XMI 2.5.x export to include 'isID' property on UML Attribute, Part and Port.
• External Integration
  • Type Mapping 'Reset to defaults' now offers options to reset all types, fields and relationships.
  • Improved synchronization of tagged values that are mapped to MDG stereotype tagged values.

Fehlerkorrekturen

• Diagramming
  • Diagram legends corrected to ensure the line width of a connector is applied when a shape script does not override that value.
  • Corrected the Quick Linker menu when creating a link on the border frame of a SysML or State Machine diagram when it is non selectable.
  • Shapescripts now render line styles correctly when using paths.
  • Corrected display of inherited attributes compartment for Actor and Component elements.
• Documentation:
  • Custom Document SQL Fragments that contain the [Note-Formatted] alias have been corrected for qea/qeax models.
  • Corrected the Document Template editor to prevent a new section being inserted as protected text.
• User Interface
  • Corrected copy-paste of diagram objects when copying from a list view to the chat window or other rich text editors.
  • Corrected a display issue in the Profile Helpers dialog when using the Microsoft Office 2022 theme.
  • Insert Related Element dialog updated to correctly filter elements that have a composite diagram.
  • Corrected color of window caption buttons and combo box drop arrows after changing themes while the Diagram Relationship Matrix is visible.
  • Updated 'Find in Browser' to prevent a potential error when trying to locate an operation.
  • Corrected copying and pasting of objects with embedded elements into another package.
• Database Engineering
  • Corrected behavior when importing a single DDL file using the 'Import DDL Scripts' dialog.
• Automation and Scripting
  • Corrected updating of diagram swimlanes.
• Other
  • Auto-Naming counters for non-profiled stereotyped elements have been corrected.
• External Integration
  • Corrected External Data integration issues:
    • Fixed issues adding new elements to diagrams.
    • Fixed showing on new connectors when adding linked elements to a diagram.