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As a valued System Architect® customer, we want to let you know that a new version of System Architect (SA) has been commercially released. We continue to drive improvements to the product within themed areas to enable you to build and maintain a strategic, value-driven enterprise architecture.
System Architect 11.4.10.1 provides the following enhancements:
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UAF 1.2 is now supported, enhancing the existing UAF support. New diagram and definition types are provided; some existing properties are renamed to adhere to the UAF 1.2 specification. |
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As with existing UAF support, you can open a DoDAF 2 architecture with UAF turned on, and System Architect will do appropriate upgrade. |
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Usability - New "Magic Line": |
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A new "Magic Line" wizard is available on all diagram types. You can use it to draw a line between two symbols and System Architect will ask you what type of line you want it to be, within context of what the Framework metamodel allows. |
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Usability - 'Help Me Pick a Line Type' Wizard Enhancements: |
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The 'Help Me Pick a Line Type' wizard now pre-filters the options for what line types you can choose, based on what symbol you have selected. |
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In addition, the dialog that presents line type options has improved sorting and the connection data presented is permanently cached so that it does not take a long time to collect on complicated diagrams. |
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Usability - Line Routing Enhancements: |
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For new diagrams, regarding lines, there are two new preference options available for controlling the default state for diagram auto-routing and assignment of connections. Select Tools, Preferences to turn them on/off. |
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Usability - Floating Diagram Windows Enhancements: |
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The position of all open (floating) Explorer windows and all open (floating) external Framework windows are now remembered across sessions and change of encyclopedia and workspace. |
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Usability - Quality of Pictures on Diagrams: |
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Improvements have been made to the quality of pictures of diagrams that you can place on a diagram to get a 50,000-foot view. |
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Metamodel - Show Me the Metamodel: |
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The automatic Meta Model diagram has been enhanced so that it no longer shows two lines for mirrored relationships, which created a diagram with more lines than needed. |
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SA XT Usability Enhancements: |
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SAXT provides the ability for users to customize SA XT page layout by using a configuration file called a PageFile. New customization options have been added to enhance SAXT usability. A sample PageFile (SAXT\PageFiles\commercial_10-1.xml) is provided that demonstrates the following new navigation and widget functionality: |
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SA XT Navigation: You can now customize which links are shown in the SA XT header bar via an XML element in the PageFile named <page name="navbar">. Navigation allows for: |
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Links to SAXT pages, |
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Links to non-SAXT pages, and |
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Drop-down menus that contain multiple links, including submenus of links. |
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SA XT Home Page Dashboard Widgets: You may now add a section to the home page that mimics the functionality of the My Dashboard page. This is done via PageFile XML element <component type="GridComponents">. (Note: Because the home page is shared by the entire team, widgets are added through the page file XML edited by SAXT admin, rather than adding through the SA XT UI.) |
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A number of client issues are also fixed, as enumerated and described in the Release Notes. |
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At UNICOM, our commitment is to ensure that ongoing research and development continue for all UNICOM software solutions and to maintain the highest standards of technical support for you, our customers.
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