Features

• Cloud Server
  • You can now XML Encode the Server Password in 'getallserversettings'.
  • Improved logging with the inclusion of ThreadIDs to connection related messages.
  • Soap ports are now 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.
• OSLC
  • Response XML for /login/ call now includes User/Model Default Diagram GUID.
• WebEA
  • Selecting a Call Behavior Action on a diagram now loads its composite diagram.
  • Added the ability to load user/model default diagram when no WebEA default has been set.
  • Improved layout of Collaboration view lists/properties.
  • Collaboration history headings now include the timeframe.
  • Added a breadcrumb path to the WebEA navbar.
  • Changed the icon for the navbar 'Full Path' menu.
• 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 it does nothing.
• Web Configuration Client
  • Added support for floating license group entitlements for Add-ins.

Fixes

• Cloud Server
  • PCS now correctly validates admin passwords when logging on to WebConfig that include special characters.
  • Function to save Group Entitlement for 3rd Party licenses are correctly written to config file.
  • Suppress soap errors the saying "Error observed by underlying SSL/TLS BIO: No error" unless at TRACE logging.
• Integration Plugins - Server Based Plugin Interface (SBPI)
  • Polarion: Corrected issue while displaying of non-ascii characters.
• WebEA
  • Comment History now displays the correct Alias.
  • Review discussion replies can now be expanded/collapsed as expected.
  • Comment history now displays the correct modified date for new comments.
  • Fixed error when using the back button to access Favorites.
  • Fixed issue with positioning of maintenance item icons.

Features

• Cloud Server
  • Improved 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)
  • You can now change logging level of some messages when the service is able to continue.
  • You can now safely handle unexpected missing values in connections from non-cloud models.
  • Custom: Integrations are now listed under their 'Group' as defined in Pro Cloud Server configuration rather than a generic 'Custom Integration' menu. Requires Enterprise Architect updated to 1559.
  • Custom: Integrations can 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 can now support customizable item icons for each sub-menu item.
  • Custom: Integrations have been updated to support API interface v2 which 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 supports multiple items being created at once.
  • Polarion: Improved support for large URI strings.
  • Polarion: Added setting for BASEPROJECT in config file.
  • Polarion: Updated icon to official Polarion one.
  • Polarion: You can now 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
  • Added support for AM/PM when updating 'Time' Tagged Values.
  • Added support for retrieving all Objects and Connectors on a Diagram (oslc/am/diagramitems/).
• WebEA
  • Improved support for handling % characters being entered into a diagram note.
  • Added support for PHP 8's removal of curly braces array syntax.
  • Added support for 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.
• Configuration Client
  • Extended Server Properties screen now allows all PCS server's settings to be exported and imported.
  • Configuring SBPI Server and Provider now includes a timeout setting.
  • Configuring SBPI Custom Provider now allows text to be scrolled.
• Web Configuration Client
  • Server Settings page now allows all PCS server's settings to be exported.
  • Configuring SBPI Server and Provider now includes a timeout setting.
  • Added support for PHP 8's behavior change that caused a 'Deprecated: Required parameter' error during login.

Fixes

• Integration Plugins - Server Based Plugin Interface (SBPI)
  • Disabled Integrations are no longer sent to EA.
  • Azure DevOps: Can now correctly re-authenticate.
• WebEA
  • 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.

Features

• 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 Microsoft Active Directory names in OSLC/WebEA.
• 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 Active Directory groups.

Features

• Cloud Server
  • Microsoft Windows Authentication will match against both the legacy ('DOMAIN\user') and UPN ('user@domain.com') 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 notifications.
  • 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 retrieve and maintain FLS Group information.

Features

• Cloud Server
  • New Feature: Floating License Server security now integrates with Microsoft Active Directory.
  • 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.
  • Polarion now supports custom ports.
  • Polarion now supports HTTPS connections.
  • 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.
  • Added support for retrieving Resource Comments.
  • Added support for retrieving Comment, Discussion and Review History.
• Worker
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Improved layout of Hamburger menu items.
  • Improved 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.
  • Added support for comments in the element properties.
  • Added views for reviews, discussions, comments and chat, all under the collaborate view.
  • Improved 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.
  • 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.