December 21st, 2010· Report Diagram - Convert system design to report by few mouse clicks. The generated report can preview and compare with design side by side.
· RACI Chart - Generate and fill Responsibility Assignment Matrix base on any type of model elements.
· Customizable Chart - Define your own type of matrix and use any type of model elements as row and column.
· New Textual Analysis - New Textual Analysis editor support rich text editing.
· ElaborView - Shorter design-review-enhance cycle by send design to review easiler.
· Import BizAgi Project - Import BizAgi project directly to VP-UML.
· Resizable shape and connector caption - Resize shape and connector caption to fit to the overall presentation.
September 6th, 2010What's new:
· Reverse Java to Sequence Diagram: Visualize interactions between Java objects by reverse Java source code to standard UML sequence diagram.
· Group glossary term by label: You can use label to group your glossary terms. One terms can have multiple labels and you can filter glossary terms by label.
· Commit partial changes to server: Commit part of local modification to VP Teamwork Server
· Write Business Rule: Define and describe business operations, definitions and constraints by text with intelligent business rule text editor.
· Draw Fact Diagram: Relate glossary terms and design business structure by fact diagrams. Fact diagram supports attributes, unary fact type, binary fact type and n-ary fact type.
· Design enterprise with ArchiMate diagram: Architect enterprise by simple yet powerful enterprise architecture notation, ArchiMate
· Protect diagrams by password: Avoid unauthorized changes by locking diagrams with password.
· Browse model elements by grid: Grid diagram gives another perspective of your project file. You can browse your design in tabular format and configure showing which columns.
· Adjust application font size: Increase or decrease Visual Paradigm for UML application font size to fit to your usage.
· Create connectors with turning points: Save diagramming time by create connecting objects with multiple turning point at once.
· A³ Platform integration: Reference to A³ Platform's activities, issues and requirements easily. Open the referenced A³ Platform resources by just few mouse clicks.
· Support URL for all shapes: Every element in VP project has a unique URL. You can send the URL to your colleagues to locate the target elements easily.
· Browse dependent project diagrams: View sub-project diagrams in the master project without switch project back and fore.
· Duplicate model elements from reference project: Automatic copy reference project model elements to current project. All model element members and properties will copy at the same time.
· Export state machine diagram to SCXML: Automatic generate state machine diagram to SCXML.
· Import Visio diagram as Stencil: Reuse Visio diagram with UML diagrams by importing Visio Drawing to Stencil.
· Input sample data in ERD: Input sample data or initial database data when design database with Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD). The generated database initialization script includes insert sample data to the database.
· Generate database with sample data: Place ID box in any position: Freely place ID label to anywhere or place the ID label in per-defined 8 direction.
· Show shape name in different angle: Flexible caption placement options for different diagram layout.
· Remember expanded and collapsed connection points: Automatic restore connection end point between expanded and collapsed shapes.
What's enhanced:
· Write Flow of Events with control statements
· Round-trip Visual C++ source
· Re-use attribute as initial value
· Export MS Excel in normalized format
· Generate sequence message number by frame
· Specify duration constraint
· Specify line jump size
· Impact analysis glossary term
· Filter model elements in Report Writer
· Filter model elements in report template designer
· Sort visual diff result
· Specify DPI when export PNG
· Generate report with dependent project
· Generate alter statement for nullable columns
· Generate OrderByIndex for ORM code
· Customize ORM getter and setter
· Generate structured IDs
· Specify secondary pool and lane
· Enhance state machine diagram presentation
· Support stereotype in EPC diagram
Bug fixes:
· Enhanced ORM C# to support OrderByListIndex in criteria
· Enhanced ORM Java to support OrderByListIndex in criteria
· Supported importing Visual UML
· Supported modeling generalization in ERD through the sub-type setting in one-to-one relationship
· Supported delete single communication message from group message
· Supported creating getter and setter for attribute through popup menu
· Supported H2 database for ORM
· Supported more dictionaries
· Supported generating dependencies for instant generator
· Supported word wrap in documentation editor for plain text
· Supported more same width/height options
· Supported matrix diagram in report writer
· Supported word wrap in CRC card
· Supported customizing highlight color of candidates in textual analysis
· Supported exporting reference model by ExportXML batch
· Supported showing operation in state transition
· Supported configuring 'referenced by' for shapes
· Supported remapping pool or lane view to another pool or lane model element
· Supported reattaching connector's end in auxiliary view to another shape
· Supported opening multiple project from Teamwork Client
· Supported filtering content for publisher outcome
· Supported matrix in report template
· Supported NetBeans 6.9
· Improved association caption's position when adjusting association
· Improved shapes' positioning against zooming
· Improved layout of matrix diagram's configuration panel
· Improved Japanese translation support
· Improved performance of ERD modeling
· Provided easier way to create matrix diagram from elements on a diagram
· Added popup menu to class for creating constructor
· Made BP Group able to contain common shapes like callout
· Fixed class description of candidate is not converted to text of requirement by drag-and-drop
· Fixed a C++ round-trip issue which cause it fail to reverse a class
· Fixed profile not included in exported XMI
· Fixed a Java round-trip bug related to enumeration
· Fixed missing documentation for textual analysis in report
· Fixed BPMN ID for data association is not exported to Excel
· Fixed association end caption not move together when move class
· Fixed bad layer support in project publisher outcome
· Fixed incorrect image size for publisher outcome when publish via batch
· Fixed broken EMF image when exporting in Linux
· Fixed several bugs around the modeling of nodes in deployment diagram
· Fixed bad operand size after resolving conflict when committing changes
· Fixed generated report missing flow of events
· Fixed attribute loop in report template included also operations
· Fixed unable to instant reverse ASP 4.0 exe
· Fixed unable to launch Eclipse integration on Mac OS X
· Fixed preview in print window clipped part of diagram
· Fixed incomplete HTML documentation content presented in report writer
· Fixed duplicate use case missing procedure and expected results
· Fixed bad text annotation default size if create by resource-centric interface
· Fixed fitting combined fragment's size not to consider inner fragment's size
· Fixed incorrect magnet's initial position
· Fixed broken lane may be created from textual analysis
· Fixed missing association between actor and use case when create use case from BPD
· Fixed unable to open A3 Platform link
· Fixed unable to import BPD from Visio
· Fixed a Mac OS X startup issue
March 31st, 2010What's new:
· Import Sybase PowerDesigner project file: Transfer all model elements and diagrams from PowerDesigner to Visual Paradigm for UML.
· View non-supported diagram in lower edition: Professional or lower editions can view business process diagram, conversation diagram and mind mapping diagram.
What's Enhanced:
· Import Sybase PowerDesigner project file
· Transfer all model elements and diagrams from PowerDesigner to Visual Paradigm for UML.
· View non-supported diagram in lower edition
· Professional or lower editions can view business process diagram, conversation diagram and mind mapping diagram.
· Configurable linked actors, use case and requirements presentation option in flow of events
· Generate watermark in report
· Alter database constraint
· Indicate hidden layers and shapes when open diagram
· Use keyboard to change diagram toolbar selection
· Define and use user's path in file/directory chooser dialog box
· Instant reverse method body to class property
· Support namespace in C++ code synchronization
· Support toProperties function in plug-in
· Call plug-in from command line
· Sync. requirements to A3 Platform
· Inverse matrix selection
· Support operator in the Find function
January 12th, 2010NEW:
· Design UML profile visually: Define UML profile visually with "Profile" model element and "Profile Diagram". Profile diagram supports defining stereotypes with generalization and composition. Addition of integer and floating number typed tagged values are also supported.
· C++ round-trip code engineering: Automatic generate, reverse and synchronize ANSI C++ to UML class diagram
· Project management properties: Define various project management properties to diagrams and model elements. Project management properties include status, difficulty, priority, version, iteration, phase and discipline.
· Automatic translation: Automatic translate design blueprint between languages.
· Write test plan with flow of events: Develop user acceptance testing plan by writing testing procedure from use case flow of events. One use case flow of events can have multiple testing procedures.
· Handy association editing: Define all association properties at once. Both from and to role properties are supported.
· Automatic expand diagram margin: Automatic expand diagram base on the growth of design.
· Define working procedure with BPMN: Specify detail step-by-step procedures to all business process diagram flow objects.
· BPMN conversation diagram: Visualize communication messages between BPMN pools with the new BPMN conversation diagram.
· XPDL generation: Automatic generates BPMN business process diagram to XML Process Definition Language (XPDL).
· JPDL generation: Automatic generates BPMN business process diagram to jBPM Process Definition Language (JPDL).
· Generate PHP doctrine layer: Generate PHP Doctrine object relational mapping (ORM) layer automatically.
ENHANCED:
· Reference use case as extension point
· Link to existing use cases, actors and requirements
· Export and import glossary items to MS Excel format.
· Export Visual Diff result to PDF
· User defined path for business process diagram
· Specify permission when import project to VP Teamwork Server
· Highlight and link glossary item from model element documentation.
· Support annotation in Java round-trip code engineering
· Instant generate Python 2.6 code
· Instant reverse code to package diagram
· Export matrix diagram to Microsoft Excel format
· Add more template objects to report template designer
· Enhance report template designer's usability
· Specify Microsoft Word 2007 file as documentation template
· Generate glossary in project publisher
BUG FIXES:
· Added button on top of diagram toolbar for turning resource icons on and off
· Reduced time need to open report generator dialog box when working with large projects
· Repositioned documentation and transitor resource icons to avoid overlapping with shape name
· Repositioned PK and FK to top of column list when synchronize from class diagram to entity relationship diagram
· Improved Animacian's path finding ability
· Provided option to show sequence message constraint
· Fine tuned sequence number assignment in sequence diagram
· Optimized format of exported Excel for effective tagged values modeling
· Made connector created by resource centric auto relocate to avoid overlapping with other connector
· Improved quality of image in document in report writer
· Supported moving up and down for flow of events items
· Supported showing list of templates instead of grids in report writer
· Supported specifying doxygen and doxyfile in C++ instant reverse
· Supported NetBeans 6.8 for SDE and integrations
· Supported multiple source directory in instant reverse
· Supported getting back to parent project if switched to linked project by diagram navigator
· Supported reordering of steps in flow of events
· Supported ignoring requirement types in configure requirement's import dialog box
· Supported entering multi-line text on freehand shape
· Supported listing linked organization units and their details in report writer
· Supported generating foreign key on SQLite
· Supported opening specification for multiple find result (multiple element nodes)
· Supported exporting comments of element in excel
· Supported configuring workspace and project stereotype
· Supported listing specific use case details in report template editor
· Supported indent for sub-steps of extensions in HTML report
· Supported reversing multiple DDL files
· Supported sorting ID in tabular view of requirement diagram
· Fixed duplicated actors generated in report in actors grid
· Fixed locked sequence diagram still can be edited if edit via text editor
· Fixed unable to show resource centric for some business process diagram shapes
· Fixed file chooser not showing shortcuts
· Fixed activation not stick with message when lifeline's name is too long
· Fixed copy and paste text within table in document editor produce unnecessary space
· Fixed event is partially outside subprocess when move subprocess by sweeper
· Fixed unable to create new list item in table cell in documentation editor
· Fixed children classes are out of package when move parent package with diagram zoomed out
· Fixed nested documentation is not correctly generated in PDF and Word report
· Fixed wrong ordering of ID column in use case grid
· Fixed diagram repaint bug that happened when generating HTML report with option Support HTML Attribute
· Fixed duplicated class being created in model explorer resulted by a commit action
· Fixed left press Alt+letter failed to enter Polish characters in Note shape in Mac OS X
· Fixed character may miss out in callout shape
· Fixed blank use case details page
· Fixed document may not display in animation flash output
· Fixed copying and pasting of html documentation losing alignment
· Fixed comments of table/column are not reversed from DDL
· Fixed importing stereotypes lead to lost of tagged values in new use case
· Fixed exporting XMI 1.0 and 1.2 not including stereotype from referenced project
· Fixed synchronize from entity relationship diagram to class diagram not enforce role name to start with lower case
· Fixed a word report generation problem which makes the generated report not open-able
· Fixed moving task moves connector caption to bad place
· Fixed instant reverse PHP missing extends and implements
· Fixed obsolete use case flow of events not exported to use case Word file
· Fixed duplicated requirement attributes after committing changes to server
· Fixed losing matrix diagram's selected model types after save and reopen project
· Fixed sequence flow detach from task after several zoom actions
· Fixed font size of documentation in report writer is inconsistent with HTML source
· Fixed importing requirements from project to workspace takes unreasonable time to finish
· Fixed losing sequence message when reopen project
· Fixed bad line breaking behavior in flow of events editor
· Fixed unable to save data to Postgre as bytea with generated ORM code
· Fixed application may hang when resizing a callout shape
· Fixed performance issue caused by selecting all shapes on diagram and move them together
· Fixed an error caused by reversing C# DLL by instant reverse
· Fixed bad positioning of connector caption when create
October 6th, 2009NEW:
Matrix:
· Matrix provides a macro view of relationships and dependencies between set of model elements. You can visualize dependency relationships of specific group of classes in the project before making changes.
Analysis diagram:
· Analysis diagram helps to identify full consequences of changes before you really make changes. Analysis diagram visualize all related model elements. You can further analyse specific model element by clicking the analyse resource icon.
Use case flow of events editor:
· Flow of events describes series of interactions from actor's point of view. Visual Paradigm for UML supports advanced flow of events editor for writing flow of events in an efficient manner. You can create one or more flow of events to document all possible scenarios of use cases. Flow of event editor supports insert extension points in any steps of the flow of events. Test case development team can develop user acceptance test plan by filling procedure and expected result columns in flow of event editor.
Use cases and actors grid:
· Use case and actor grid provide a tabular view of all use cases and actors in the project. You can create use case or actor in grid. Grid also provides filter and quick search function for locating the use case and actor easily.
Voice documentation:
· Express your thought and detail with voice documentation feature. Voice documentation lets you records or link any audio recording to all model elements in your project.
Glossary grid:
· Visual Paradigm for UML provides a glossary grid to assist business analyst and system analyst to identify, document and manage terms and definitions in a particular domain. Glossary grid provides tabular user interface for creating and managing terms. Filter and quick search functions are provided for locating terms easily. One glossary term can define multiple aliases. Other than creating terms one by one in glossary grid, analyst can use textual analysis and use case flow of events editor to extract glossary terms. All glossary terms will be highlighted and linked in both textual analysis and flow of events editor.
Document template designer:
· Visual report template designer provides designing and customizing report template. You can design looping order of diagrams, diagram element and property values.
BPEL generation:
· Visual Paradigm for UML supports create, edit, visualize and generate Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) and Web Services Description Language (WSDL). The generated BPEL and WSDL can deploy to standard BPEL engine such as Apache ODE.
Test case editor:
· Requirement diagram visualizes relationships between requirements and test cases. By connecting requirement to multiple test cases with relationships. Visual Paradigm for UML provides a easy-to-use test case editor for testing team to write test case. Testing team can define steps, procedures and expected result in the test case editor.
Web application screen mock up:
· Visual Paradigm for UML provides a full featured web page designer for system analyst to illustrate and annotate screen designs without limitation. The following movie shows how to use user interface designer to design web application user interface.
Support mirror model element from dependent project:
· Mirror model elements feature are similar to reference model elements feature that allows visualizing model elements from other projects. The referenced model element will not keep a local copy of the model element in the project and not allow adding child to the model elements. Mirror model elements feature keeps copies of the model elements in local project and allows adding child model elements to the mirrored model elements.
ENHANCED:
· Customizable use case rank
· Combine multiple communication diagram message to single arrow head
· Support BPMN 2.0 notations
· Transit pool/lane to actor while transit business process task to use case
· Identify business process elements using textual analysis
· Automatic sweep process after insert task
· Support remove columns in generate database schema update script
· Synchronize multiple class diagrams and entity relationship diagrams
· Support collapse node in mind mapping diagram
· Reference other project model elements
· Allow show attributes as associations or attributes
· Support more options in find model element dialog box
· Java code round-trip engineering with multiple source path
FIXED:
· Supported connecting flows to the edge of decision point
· Supported adding property for class in .NET project through class's popup menu
· Supported duplicating models from linked project as models in current project (bring along also the dependencies)
· Supported creating behavioral port
· Supported selecting element in linked project for instant generator
· Supported changing name of extended use case changes extension point
· Enhanced report generation to support model and diagram based children table content
· Fixed attract messages in sequence diagram with magnet not merge activations
· Fixed instant reverse C++ failed to handle mutable attribute
· Fixed business process group is not available in report writer
· Fixed open report writer ask for dependent project location
· Fixed instant reverse C++ failed with overloaded methods
· Fixed reverse database failed to reverse sequence
· Fixed C++ instant generator produce incorrect destructor
· Fixed "invalid syntax" was reported when instant reverse a Python code file
· Fixed a bug in instant reverse Ada95
· Fixed inconsistent font size in generated report
· Fixed Word report unable to handle hyperlink in documentation properly
· Fixed moving freehand arrow increases bounding box's size
· Fixed images in Word report look blur
· Fixed not support named query in annotation
· Fixed import XMI 2.1 produces array index out of bounds exception
· Fixed tagged values in association end not handled in XMI import/export
· Fixed increasing CPU consumption when reselecting dependent project
· Fixed missing protocol keyword for protocol state machine
· Fixed unable to generate ORM code when user type have [] as type modifier
· Fixed convert pool to subprocess loss containment
· Fixed missing Duplicate popup menu for element referenced from dependent project
· Fixed Polish characters in header/footer in Word report cannot be shown properly
· Fixed Polish characters are not shown properly in HTML/PDF report
· Fixed deleting element not refresh documentation pane
· Fixed dummy space in ORM Persistable class's attribute compartment when create by drag-n-drop
· Fixed unable to convert pool to subprocess
· Fixed transit diagram to root not put transited element to root
April 23rd, 2009What's new in VP-UML 7.0:
· Reference other projects' model elements
· Compare and show difference between diagrams visually
· Support Freehand shape
· Support justify shape name
· Support Style for shapes and connectors
· Support Layer
· Showing line jump in Arc Square, Skip or normal
· Align Connector Caption Base on Connector Orientation
· Support Generalization Set in Class Diagram
· Model and generate DB Sequence
· Pinable connector end
· Undo committed changes by reverting revisions
What's enhanced in VP-UML 7.0:
· Support exclude file and folder in C++
· Showing documentation when playing animation
· Generate formatted DDL
October 21st, 2008· New: Reuse Previous Works with Design Patterns
· New: Progressively Develop Conceptual, Logical and Physical ERD
· Latest BPMN 1.1 Notation Support
· Starting Up Enterprise-Scale Project in a Few Seconds not Minutes
· Display Stereotyped Model Elements As Image Icon
· Import Visio Diagrams into Visual Paradigm
· Targeted Placement of Classes in Synchronization of Class and ER Diagram
· Show or Hide Diagram Elements on Demand
· Improve Traceability using Element Based revision history
· Move callout shape won't snap by container if only its pointer is touching the container
· Supported show/hide role name visibility
· Supported triggering different layout algorithms in Open API
· Added option for suppressing association role names' stereotype
· Fine tuned comments in generated ORM samples for indicating the attributes that cannot be null when saving
· Bug Fixes
· Fixed update failed to work if the URL ends with a slash
· Fixed generate inconsistent content of attribute documentation in HTML, PDF & Word reports
· Fixed missing sub-diagram support for elements in Process Map Diagram and EPC
· Fixed unable to undo change of orientation of join node in activity diagram
· Fixed index column asking sync name
· Fixed wrongly generated property prefix in ORM code for composite key
· Fixed cannot drag message flow from lane to task
· Fixed unable to copy things across project
· Fixed unable to open specification of connector in diagram navigator
· Fixed not comply to compensation task/subprocess and message flow connections in BPMN 1.1
· Fixed generated decimal type as bigdecimal
· Fixed gate that attaches to InteractionUse does not move following the InteractionUse
· Fixed bad rendering when wrapped class members and enter attribute name in multiple lines
· Fixed error regarding to the "&" character when Instant Reverse PHP code
· Fixed gate will not attach to InteractionUse if it's dragged from diagram toolbar to the InteractionUse
· Fixed missing join column in the one to one association
· Fixed cannot create transitor from multiple tasks to use case
· Fixed non-composite class is created when dragging class candidate to composite structure diagram
· Fixed split transition in activity cause decision node not being contained by activity
· Fixed import Excel doesn't work on plain text documentation
· Fixed import Rose project not complete and ignore sub-diagram linkage
· Fixed font size for documentation in generated Word report not follow that defined in the project
· Fixed Instant Reverse Form Diagram dialog box does not show after successful IR
· Fixed formatting of organization unit created by clicking resource icon does not follow the original unit
· Fixed unable to create EPC shape in model tree
· Fixed C++ IR not work on Linux without error message
· Fixed inherited abstract operations are not generated in ORM code
· Fixed reverse DDL fail to reverse SQL Server sample DB
· Fixed nickname should cover state of data object
· Fixed cannot see any imported project to Perforce repository in project list caused by security settings
· Fixed documentation of parameter is not generated in code
· Fixed bad rendering of diagram info in publisher output
· Fixed sweeper cause region in state being swept out
· Fixed unable to create shape in User Interface by dragging from diagram toolbar and dropping to diagram
· Fixed export erd to excel missing scale of numeric type
· Fixed unable to rename diagram by pressing F2 on diagram
· Fixed cannot reverse interface for Objective-C
· Fixed ORM option "Compile to dll" is not working
June 11th, 2008· Traceability support using Diagram Transitor... Project development often involves multiple phases of works, but it's not a best choice to re-create another diagram which is similar as the original one. Now all the shapes can be duplicated to create a new diagram by Diagram Transitor, also transitions will be formed between corresponding original and new shapes.
· Import Rational Software Architect project file... Rational Software Architect (RSA) is a modeling and development environment, which leverages UML for architectural design for C and Java 2 Enterprise Edition (Java2EE) applications and web services. In order to inherit the work from Rational Software Architect, we support importing Rational Software Architect file as well as performing further modeling on the imported file.
· Copy diagram elements as XML... XML is widely used for data exchange. For a large scale diagram, it will be convenience to partially copy diagram content to other application. Now you will be able to copy model elements as XML, which further enhance the interoperability with other applications. Also, it provides a more flexible usage when comparing export function for entire diagram.
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