ProVision 6.2 Service Release 1 is now available. It is important to read the release notes and other documentation, but I have provided some of the key enhancements and fixes.
Enhancements
Windows 7 Support
Metastorm ProVision 6.2 can now be installed and run on the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system. Service Release 1 provides updated installation software that functions on the Windows 7 platform. The Metastorm ProVision application will operate in both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7.
Metastorm ProVision Report Viewer Update
The Metastorm ProVision Report Viewer has been updated to support Crystal Reports 2008. Customized reports can now be designed using the latest functions and features of Crystal Reports and viewed in the embedded Metastorm ProVision Report Viewer.
HTML Publishing Improvements
Enhancements have been made to improve the readability of Metastorm ProVision’s HTML publisher. The model graphics have been sharpened by rendering them using the PNG format. The text formats in the style sheets have been enhanced to improve legibility. The capability has been added to include a logo at the top of each page, model description title on each model image page, and the default color has been changed from purple to black.
The following table lists enhancements included in this release of Metastorm ProVision.
| Support Case ID |
Enhancement Description |
| SR-07072009-0010 |
When publishing a model to HTML with an Activity having an email artifact, the subject and the body of the email are populated when opened. |
| SR-02232010-0010 |
All Visio versions that work with ProVision are documented in the online help. |
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When checking in a new notebook to a KE repository, the final dialog message indicates that a new check-in is not a return check- in. |
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The server login portion of the Search for Sharable Objects Wizard has been moved to Step 3 of the Wizard so that users are not required to log into all connected servers for each search. |
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An improved presentation format is provided for the Impact Analysis page of the Synchronize dialog. |
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DES User Guide – Column headers have been updated for the Entity State Grid, Timing Grid, and Activity State Grid. |
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Multiple selections of objects are allowed for Stop Reusing objects. |
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Explanations are included about what displays when the Impact Analysis button is clicked (Created, Updated, and Stale) and the available configuration options, such as Rename and Replace. |
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The following table lists issues resolved in this release of Metastorm ProVision.
| Support Case ID |
Issue Description |
| SR-11092009-0019 |
Custom Links to Activities are not displayed on Activity Usage Interpretation. |
| SR-11052009-0019 |
Export fails to copy model objects. |
| SR-10292009-0019 |
Command mode operations for creating a new notebook (CTRL+N) and opening an existing notebook (CTRL+O) do not work properly. |
| SR-10192009-0004 |
Status link does not display on the Object Inventory link list, Association Grids, or Property Grids. |
| SR-10082008-0012 |
Simulation – Delay time is off by one minute and omitted from Activity State Grids. |
| SR-08032009-0008 |
Publishing – When publishing a business class model to MS Word using the “Use Object Templates” option, attributes that have associations do not publish. |
| SR-07142009-0014, SR-08062009-0015, SR-02112010-0006 |
After closing and reopening BIM models, objects are moved to different regions and are shifting after changes are made to the region boundary. |
| SR-06022009-0014 |
After editing an object, the property grid resizes and the description grid reverts to its regular size. |
| SR-05212009-0008 |
During model Interpretation, the attribute length does not interpret. |
| SR-05042009-0002 |
When publishing context models with the Advanced Option selected, the cursor returns to the beginning of the publishing list. |
| SR-03122009-0006, SR-07242009-0005 |
Print Preview does not refresh when changes are made through the Page Layout button. |
| SR-03102010-0010 |
Publishing a selected Publish List to Word with a generated glossary cannot be disabled on subsequent publications of the same list. |
| SR-03082010-0025 |
Creating a State in a State Model when the same State exists for another Business Class produces an error message stating that the State already exists. This error is displayed when adding a single State at a time through the "Add or Select States" option. The work-around is to either create States using "Power Add" on the State Model or to create States under the States tab of the Business Class Details window. |
| SR-02252010-0006 |
Translator – Importing the Excel file back into the same Workflow Model creates duplicate objects, links, and activity aliases. |
| SR-02242009-0012 |
Custom report fails if custom property that is a date type is empty. |
| SR-02232010-0003 |
Navigator Model – Dimensions are not visible for drill-down when selecting a Capability Model. |
| SR-02232010-0002 |
HTML published output does not include the ability to drill-down through the Inclusion link to the Workflow Model. |
| SR-02052010-0018 |
Production link is not defined in the online help. |
| SR-01282009-0015 |
Custom property date field removes or shows blank upon check-in and checkout. |
| SR-01112010-0009 |
Gallery View – After creating a new repository and viewing the gallery, there are two Start Event items. |
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Teamwork Multi-user Repository – Swim lanes do not exclude properly and stay included in the model. |
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Object Details Style dialog – Selecting the option “Set for this object in all models” and then checking in to Knowledge Exchange and Teamwork, causes the styles to either revert or take on different styles. |
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Merging models from two notebooks through the Repository Explorer produces a series of error messages so that the resulting notebook contains duplicate models/objects. |
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Attempting to open the Parent/Child link detail dialog in a Navigator Model (with Service and Service Operation objects) causes unexpected program termination. |
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HTML Help - Document whether artifacts can be published to HTML. |
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Translator – Custom properties are updated when importing Activities and their custom properties (previously defined in ProVision and exported). |
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This section describes known issues that have been identified in this release. The list described in the following table, however, is not all-inclusive. For each issue listed, a Support Case ID is specified (if assigned). These IDs enable Metastorm to monitor the status of issues while solutions are being developed.
Release notes are occasionally updated after the release date. For the most up-to-date release notes, visit our online Customer Support Center at www.metastorm.com/support.
| Support Case ID |
Issue Summary |
| SR-11302009-0020 |
The Entity State's Total Consumed InQueue Time is not reporting any time or under-reporting time for nested workflow links. |
| SR-10162009-0012 |
Interpreter – When opening a model with a vast number of objects, the Interpreter does not include all objects and object properties and associations. |
| SR-09092009-0011 |
Teamwork Repository – Checking data back in yields "An invalid argument was encountered" message or requires the user to keep trying to login but fails to finish the check-in. |
| SR-08122009-0006 |
DES – Log files are unreliable, resulting in a simulation author’s inability to identify the source of a problem and possibly depend on these unreliable results. |
| SR-06172009-0008 |
Workflow Model glyphs in the Model Inventory display activity glyphs or workflow link glyphs instead of showing the model glyph. |
| SR-03112010-0021 |
DDL Exporting – Increase the character limit from 27 to 50. |
| SR-03092010-0038 |
Custom Reporting – Missing process in data source after viewing report. |
| SR-01122010-0007 |
Customization – Framework Panel does not allow for more than 13 subcategories to be displayed in Explorer. |
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Changing from EA to BPMN and back to the EA Modeling Language causes Sources and Sinks, Workflow Lanes, Decision Points and Junctions to display improperly. |
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Visio Exchange – Links are missing or are connected to the wrong object. |
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Publish to MSWord with certain customized template files results in error message “ProVision - Cannot edit Range.” |
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Intrinsic links will not connect to a custom object that is a legal type for only its end object. |
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Crystal reports ModelImageValue field is not displaying. |
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Attributes do not contain Constraint information when exporting to Excel via Translator. |
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DDL Import causes unexpected program termination when brackets are present. |
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Publish to HTML – CHM does not support Unicode characters. |
