Versie 1.7 beta 1 van open source ArchiMate tool 'Archi' beschikbaar

De beta versie van de open source ArchiMate tool ‘Archi’ 1.7 is nu beschikbaar.  De onderstaande lijst geeft een overzicht weer van de nieuwe functionaliteit en wijzigingen in de 1.7 beta 1 versie van Archi (afkomstig van de Archi website).

In het .pdf document What's New in Archi worden de verbeteringen en nieuwe functionaliteit uitgebreid toegelicht.

New Features

• Can now add User Properties to Elements
• Search/Filter on Model Tree can search on User Properties
• HTML Report improved and contains User Properties
• Can now rename a Model Tree element with in-place editing ("Rename" in context and main menu items or F2 key)
• When adding a new element on the Model Tree the focus is put on in-place editing so you can edit the name
• Can now rename a View diagram element with "Rename" context and main menu items or F2 key
• New "Duplicate" command in the Model Tree duplicates Elements and Views
• Some View elements can show an alternative figure
• Preferences for alternative figures now sets the default for newly added elements
• Added a Note Connection type to the Palette for connections to/from Notes
• The Grid Snap and Alignment settings are now applied globally to all Views and saved
• The Access Relation type now has properties of "Access", "Read", "Write", and "Read/Write".
• This changes the connection's arrow head.
• Added an "Open Recent" files menu and a preference to set the maximum size of recent files list
• Changed menu item "Show Alignment Guides" to "Snap to Alignment Guides"
• Can now add View and Sketch References (linked shortcuts) to the Sketch View
• When deleting nodes on the Model Tree the previous node is now selected
• A View figure's text control can also be edited with a single-click when it is selected
• The Magic Connector cursor is now more magical
• Links in Documentation for elements are now saved as links in HTML Report
• The Java version shipped with the Windows installer is now version 1.6.0_24
• Built on Eclipse 3.6.2 RCP

Fixes

• Fixed palette not resizing and consequent loss of keyboard input on Linux
• The message in the dialog box displayed when opening a model that is already open shows the file name and model name
• Fixed Magic Connector not switching mode on Mac when pressing Command Key
• Fixed a bug where the Outline window might not clear when the View's model was closed
• Improved performance of the Outline window
• Derived relations will not be calculated if there are too many potential paths
• The drag outline figure when dragging and creating from the palette on Mac OS X Cocoa is no longer black
• Junction figures are restricted to their proper size when dragging and creating from the palette
• Fixed Connection line colour not copied when copy & paste
• Fixed Interface element type parameter not copied when copy & past

Kijk voor meer informatie over Archi op:

http://archi.cetis.ac.uk