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May 1, 2009

Version 5.0 Release Notes.

General

  • 13 Bug fixes.
  • 4 Performance Improvements.
  • 24 New or Extended Reports and Listings.
  • 45 Minor UI changes.
  • Job Log table is now standardized place to store long running process status, with reporting
  • Security is now applied to user Uploaded files.
  • Parameterized Filters are now proper named_text types. (type 22).
  • EDR one-hop section completely reworked.
  • New 3d pie chart.
  • PDF representation of reports.
  • Hierarchy Display (HTML and Explorer).

Class Manager

  • Now able to Convert Strings to SQL picklists via wizard
  • New data type now available: AutoNumber
  • Label generation now supports improved Picklist and state machine attribute selection
  • User interface streamlined
  • EE-XMI export/import: Round tripping metamodels more robust
  • Oracle import: Now creates a package named after the imported user account
  • MOF import: Now available in the GUI
  • MOF import: Metamodel now uploaded to server (supports eExplorer MOF data import)
  • Metis import: Metamodel mapping more robust
  • Metis import: Memory use streamlined to handle larger models

Package Portals

  • New layout and contents
  • Text Cloud Search (also on Class Detail Reports)
  • Package delete cascades to filters

User and Login modifications

  • SSO Proxy connections supported
  • EE CONTEXT now only created for EE users (not all Oracle users)
  • Users can be assigned a custom login page
  • Pending Users are now managed in User Manager
  • JNLP Application settings are now managed in User Manager

Diagramming

  • Search closest common ancestor and descendant
  • Add Element as Child (Create and link)

eTasks

  • UI improvements with assignment
  • Now imports WBS structure, dates, and resources from Microsoft Project
  • Package delete cascades to filters
  • New detail report template and form, supports assigning resources, and better matches the eExplorer task dialog.

Disaster recovery

  • Now managed with a configurable batch file.
  • User directory backup
  • Compress option changed from N to Y
  • Version File now included in backup
  • Password Profiles with missing password functions now tolerated

EAM Vertical

  • Enterprise Asset schema now available
  • Top down management view of Projects with completeness metrics
  • Significant data set pre-loaded.

Other Verticals

  • FEA Assessment 2.0 schema improvements.
  • UML Glossary is now included
  • CWM data loads now mimic package hierarchy

EE XMI

  • Class IDs in most SQL picklists and filters are dynamically converted appropriately to the target systems IDs.
  • Imports will respect an exact duplicate of a filter and reuse it if it already exists.
  • Improved script structure with bind variables
  • Improved scripting with Package creation
  • Maveric style imports now supported

Template tags

  • <ee:related-class-form />: Supports create and link directly from the new element form.
  • <ee:multi-pick-link-class />: Automates management of simple link classes. Providing a multi-pick selection view in the Element Detail Report.
  • <ee:tab-menu />: The tab tag has been completely rewritten to use the YUI (YAHOO User Interface) tab component. The tab declaration markup remains the same, but a new tag <ee:tab-content /> must be added to the templates to wrap the content of the tabs.
  • <ee:related-class />: This tag was rewritten to match the standard rendering of the Links Section.

Templates

  • Templates now have a menuing navigation system. The top level menus can be configured through template tags. A Java interface is available to create custom menus.
  • A template generator is now available for EDR templates. This will generate an EDR template specifically for the target class. This includes individual tags for each attribute and class relationship. The generated markup can be customized via XSLT.
  • The Element Detail Reports now have an Existing Values panel available for text, numeric, and date attributes. This shows the user each distinct value that exists for the specific attribute. Selecting a value from the panel assigns it to the attribute in the form.

QBE

  • The HTML selection interface has been reworked to be more compact and concise.
  • A new Relationship tab has been added. This allows you to drill down through the related records of each record returned by the QBE.
  • QBE now supports operators letting you form more specific queries.

Grid Editor (HTML)

  • Fixed a bug that would assign values to boolean and list attributes if the user left them as null values in the HTML form.
  • Better layout of form widgets.

Compare Tool

  • A new HTML interface with a selector similar to QBE. This interface allows you to select records within a class and then view them side-by-side for comparison.

Web Extensions

  • Elements now supports the use of the YAHOO User Interface library for customized web extensions.