ProVision 6.1 Service Release 4 was realeased in September 2009. It is important to read the release notes and other documentation, but I have provided some of the key fixes and known issues.
Resolved Issues
The following table lists issues resolved in Metastorm ProVision Release 6.1 SR4 (6.1.4).
Support Case ID |
Issue Summary |
QID (15163) |
Publish to Word Activity object template only used when workflow model contains contexts. |
QID (11163) |
Export - Custom links and objects are not recruited. |
CSC(SR-09022008-0025)
QID (16349) |
Custom property types (Boolean data type) are being exported via the Translator with different values. |
CS(SR-12022008-0018) QID (17082) |
Draw - Add Region - When adding a region, Stencils and Gallery objects placed within the region travel with the region when they should not. |
CS(SR-04282009-0016) QID (18200) |
Check-in - Deleting all custom properties in a notebook and then checking the notebook into Knowledge Exchange as a new notebook causes unexpected program termination. |
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ABM generation against large datasets runs out of memory and fails. |
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Activities with multiple parents do not show the correct number in the Interpretation. |
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Check-out Wizard step 1 of 4 - Correct spelling from "Versior" to "Version.” |
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CIF does not export Appendix objects when it does not use the DOM for export. |
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Comparison Wizard - Unable to correctly match all unchanged objects when copying a notebook from one to another and then comparing the notebooks. |
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Custom links can be created using the Association tab, which violate the restrictions of the custom link's laws. |
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Custom links that connect to an Activity do not show up in its Activity Usage's Association tab. |
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Documentation - "Getting Started with ProVision" guide displays old screenshots. |
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Entity State Grids - MGT comparison between Knowledge Exchange and ProVision do not match. |
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ERwin interface unexpectedly terminates during export model from a ProVision DoDAF repository notebook. |
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Installation - XMI Export dialog should show the same message like XPDL when JRE 1.5 is not installed. |
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Installation - Toolbars are not restored from backed up version; instead, toolbars are copied from the previous version. |
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Online Help - “Generalization Description” topic shows icons that do not match icons in the Generalization Link dialog. |
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Online Help - “What's New” topic displays old program features. |
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Online Help - Select (Layout) topic displays incorrect content, applying to Activities, Activity Usages, and Business Classes. |
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Online Help for “Note” has topic title as "Object" instead of "Note” along topic description. |
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PM Reports - Reports cannot be installed if ProVision 6.0.x version is not installed. |
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Preferences, Indicators tab - Remove the "Shows the object is disabled and will not respond to actions" option from the Preferences tab and Documentation. |
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Quick Install Test - BPA Demo - Default modeling language sets to nonexistent language. |
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Running Simulation creates a folder under PVDATA with DES logging files. |
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Subtypes of a Business Domain can be used as legal end types for a custom link. |
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The Associations tab method of creating a custom link does not obey the custom link's "not recursive" limitation. |
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Translator - ProVision unexpectedly closes without any warning messages when importing a newly exported notebook to it. |
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Translator Import - Prefixes of the Service Operations are missing after import to a specific model type. |
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Visio Interface does not have default support for Terminator and Start Events. |
Known Issues
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.
Support Case ID |
Issue Summary |
CS(SR-07072009-0014)
QID (18641) |
Importing Dimensions deletes existing (original) Business Domains and Business Process. |
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Uninstalling ProVision does not remove shortcuts from the Start menu in a Vista operating system. |
