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DB Visual Architect Java Edition Changelog

What's new in DB Visual Architect Java Edition 6.0 Build 20100812

Aug 17, 2010
  • NEW:
  • 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
  • Commit partial changes to server:
  • Commit part of local modification to VP Teamwork Server
  • Adjust application font size:
  • Increase or decrease DB Visual ARCHITECT application font size to fit to your usage.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Import Visio diagram as Stencil:
  • Reuse Visio diagram with UML diagrams by importing Visio Drawing to Stencil.
  • Enhanced:
  • Generate report with dependent project
  • Generate alter statement for nullable columns
  • Generate OrderByIndex for ORM code
  • Customize ORM getter and setter
  • Re-use attribute as initial value
  • Export MS Excel in normalized format
  • 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
  • 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 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 exporting reference model by ExportXML batch
  • Supported configuring 'referenced by' for shapes
  • 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
  • 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 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 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 incomplete HTML documentation content presented in report writer
  • Fixed unable to open A3 Platform link

New in DB Visual Architect Java Edition 5.2 (Feb 1, 2010)

  • Generate PHP doctrine persistent layer:
  • Generate PHP persistent layer working with Doctrine object relational mapping (ORM) framework.
  • C++ round-trip code engineering Generate ANSI C++ source code from UML class diagram and keep both C++ source code and UML class diagram in-sync.
  • Automatic translation:
  • Translate logical database design to different languages by automatic translation function. Both model element name and documentation can be translated. The following movie demonstrates how to translate state machine diagrams from English to Chinese.
  • Design UML Profile A new diagram type, "Profile Diagram" is introduced for designing stereotypes and tagged values visually. Profile diagram supports defining stereotypes with generalization, composition. Integer and floating number tagged values are also supported.
  • Project management properties:
  • Define status, difficulty, priority, version, iteration, phase and discipline of each model element for project management purpose.
  • Automatic expand diagram margin Automatic expand diagram base on the growth of design. Margin can be defined visually. The following movie shows how automatic expand of diagram margin works in class diagram.
  • Handy association editing:
  • Specify all association properties in diagram without going through deep dialog boxes.
  • Java round-trip code engineering Design classes in UML class diagram, generate Java source code and reverse Java source code to update the UML class diagram. Java annotation syntax is supported in the latest version.
  • Instant reverse engineering:
  • Reverse engineer 12 programming languages to UML class diagram. Supported programming languages include Java, C++, .NET DDL or exe, IDL, Ada 95, XML, XML schema, JDBC, Hibernate, PHP 5.0 or above, Python and Objective-C. The latest version supports reversing source code to package diagram for high level analysis.
  • Report template designer Design report template with easy-to-use visual template designer. The latest version has added a lot of customizable elements and increased in usability. The following movie shows how to use report template designer to design your own report template.
  • Tutorial
  • Customize template for documentation generation
  • Generating MS Word 2007 report:
  • Generate database specification to Microsoft Word 2007 format. The MS Word 2007 report generation feature is available in Windows, Mac OSX, Linux and Unix platforms. The latest version supports specifying MS Word document as template.
  • The following movie demonstrates how to generate MS Word 2007 report with business process diagrams and use case diagrams. The movie also shows how to customize the order of model elements as well as the setup of cover page, page header and page footer.
  • Glossary grid Identify, document and manage domain terms with glossary grid. Each term can have multiple aliases. All terms will be highlighted and linked in model element documentation. The following movie demonstrates the basic usage of glossary grid.
  • Rich Text documentation:
  • Write detail description to model elements with rich formatted text. The latest release highlights and links glossary terms from documentation to glossary grid.
  • The following movie shows you how to write rich text documentation and reuse a predefined template.
  • Visual Diff Compare and generate differences between two diagrams automatically with visual diff. Identify differences between two databases by comparing two entity relationship diagrams. The following movie shows how to use visual diff to compare the changes between two database versions. The latest release has supported exporting differences to PDF for reporting purpose.
  • Tutorial
  • Compare database schemas visually
  • Matrix:
  • Overview dependencies between model elements by matrix diagram. The latest version supports exporting matrix diagram to Microsoft Excel for further analysis. The following movie demonstrates the basic matrix diagram usage.

New in DB Visual Architect Java Edition 4.1 (Aug 3, 2007)

  • Supported multiple-line Class name
  • Allowed including tagged values as the scope of searching when attempting to find a model
  • Supported Instant Reverse for Objective-C
  • Removed persistent methods (save, delete, etc.) in entity Class for ORM persistence code adopted DAO (with interface)
  • Fixed Copy JPG to clipboard not work in Linux
  • Fixed missing Anchor between Note and shape when import from Rose
  • Project Publisher supported generate only documentation in model tree
  • Project Publisher supported drilling down from shape to sub-diagram page
  • Project Publisher supported drilling down from shape to referenced diagram page
  • Optimized MS Word report generation
  • Bug Fixes
  • DBVA-VS update code problem
  • A problem in working with CVS Server version 1.11.1p1
  • PHP ORM doesn't work with Oracle database
  • Incorrect annotation of ID generator produced by Java Round-trip
  • Instant reverse of Java does not support static keyword in interface function
  • A problem related to the use of svn ssh
  • Boolean expression was not generated in criteria Class
  • Import DBVA-NB project into server and then open project does not cause the project to be opened
  • .NET ORM generate incorrect XML for one-to-one relationship
  • Failed to reverse DDL if it contains negative floating point value
  • Running DBVA-EC in JDK 1.6 may cause Eclipse to crash when quitting SDE
  • Unable to generate State Machine code in DBVA-EC
  • Select in code does not work in DBVA-IJ
  • Select in model does not work in DBVA-IJ
  • Incorrect numbering leveling in Report Writer
  • VM crash after printing in Windows Vista
  • Invalid charset for code generated by Instant Generator

New in DB Visual Architect Java Edition 3.2 SP1 (Aug 7, 2006)

  • ORM failed to delete child with index
  • ORM generate wrong mapping for 1:1 association in some situations
  • SDE-VS 2005 does not support update implicit/explicit operator to code
  • Undo create parent for shape causes the shape itself to be deleted
  • Filter Model Dialog fail to lookup what user want
  • ERD relationship connectors rerouted in bizarre way when save project or export diagram as image
  • Project Publisher missing support to references (files and URLs)
  • Wrong position of Caption and Connector after import from XML
  • Random xmi:id in exported XMI file
  • Connectors become invisible after importing (XMI/XML/Rose)
  • Stereotype lost after Export and Import XML
  • Show Related Class/Entities of Entity in ORM Diagram
  • Save function in Report Writer
  • Rename Report function in Report Writer
  • Lazy diagram loading support
  • DBVA supports NetBeans 5.5
  • Better Auto Layout for ERD