Decision Modeler

New and Improved Features:

• Added a new type of decision logic. It is now possible to create a Boxed Function (Context) decision logic which allows for a boxed function containing context entries.
• The auto-completion is now activated while you type when entering FEEL or S-FEEL and supports autocompleting variable and function with space in their name.
• A qualified name is now used when proposing an autocomplete option in FEEL and S-FEEL.
• The Share functionality button has been moved to the Teamwork tab from the Animator tab.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed a bug which would place the latest IDIOM test results when running an IDIOM test followed by an animation.
• The parent boxed context variables are now included in the suggestion for the Input header of a decision table.
• Fixed a bug which would prevent from undoing a name change of a decision logic in some cases.
• Fixed an issue which would keep the text field in focus after using the autocomplete feature.
• Fixed a bug where only part of a variable name would be colored when another variable had a similar but shorter name.
• Fixed a bug which would move a shape when it was resized to a size smaller than the minimum.
• Fixed an issue which would prevent from moving unconnected links on the canvas.
• Fixed an issue which would scroll the canvas when clicking multiple times on the Zoom Standard button.
• Fixed a bug which would prevent the ability to select newly added shapes from the comments right panel.
• Now the details and the quick connect buttons are always hidden while moving or resizing a shape.
• Fixed an issue where the “More Pages” dialog would not open the first page.

New and Improved Features:

• Added the capability to manage overlays displayed in the canvas. Using the Manage Overlay button from the View ribbon, users can now turn on/off the overlays, such as the commenting and attachments icons, displayed on shapes. The comments are now integrated with the details view of the shapes. Users can now use the Detail option on a shape to manage the comments or use the existing commenting button in the Teamwork ribbon.
• Our partnership with IDIOM allows us to introduce the DMN decision table execution capability. Along with the execution capability, users can now also publish decision tables as a web service to the cloud or deploy them on premise. This new feature is available under the IDIOM ribbon.
• It is now possible to export DMN decision logics into DMN 1.1 XML file format using the new button in the Export ribbon.
• When working in a Boxed FEEL Function decision logic, the content is now colored following the FEEL syntax.
• The way to create business logic was changed to better align with the DMN specification. To create a business logic, such as a decision table, users will first need to create a decision on the canvas and assign a decision table to it.
• Improved the HTML report layout of tables by limiting its size to the size of the page.
• Improved the layout of boxed functions when exporting to MsWord and HTML reports.

Bug Fixes:

• The first letter in the top left corner in the hit policy is now always in English.
• When the DMN Modeler is in the French language, the symbol of the aggregation is now properly updated in the Decision Table.
• Fixed an issue where undoing the hit policy would require to hit undo twice.
• Removed completeness attribute in the decision tables following the changes in the DMN 1.1 specification.
• The Project Charter is now located in the Home tab when a decision logic is opened.

New and Improved Features:

• It is now possible to assign a version and a state to your decison logic file. Assigning a version and state to a model functionality can be found in the “Teamwork” ribbon, by clicking on the new “Publish” button.
• The version and state of a model has been added to the “Project Charter”, in the “Version” tab. This information is also present during the export to reports.
• When animating decision model, decision and business knowledge model will auto complete, once the form is completed.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue that was sometimes causing the feedback to get excessively big when resizing a shape.
• Fixed an issue that was preventing to generate the documentation.

New and Improved Features:

• Added the possibility to open historical versions of saved files.
• When editing Decision Table cell, the content is now colored and validated following the S-FEEL syntax.
• Added auto-complete feature in the decision table which can be accessed by pressing CTRL+SPACE button combination.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue which would cause the page resize arrows to be positioned in the wrong location in FireFox.
• Fixed an issue which would show the URL in the browser thus hiding the page’s name.
• Fixed a bug which would hide the teamwork tab when a decision logic page was open.

New and Improved Features:

• The DMN Modeler is now available in the French language.
• Added an S-FEEL symbols Quick Guide table on the left panel when using a decision logic.
• Links to other model are now created with an improved file picker.
• When publishing a model, the DMN Modeler will now generate a short URL.
• The error window columns are now adjusted depending on the window size.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where the user was properly notified when their file has been modified by someone else when they were about to save.
• Fixed an issue where the add page button would not appear if the page names were too long.
• Fixed a bug which would resize images included in the documentation when generating reports.
• Fixed an issue which would sometimes cover the page zoom functionality with the page URL when zooming the canvas.
• Fixed an issue that was causing the active page highlight to be lost when the “All” button was clicked.

New and Improved Features:

• Redesigned the way user can now edit and create decisions Added a title (logic name) to top-level boxed expressions.
• Moved the shape details under a unified detail dialog accessible using the detail icon in overlay (). This dialog now contains:
  • Description
  • Attachments

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where the decision logic would go over the page in the HTML documentation export.
• Fixed a bug which would sometimes prevent editing the documentation in Internet Explorer.
• Fixed an issue where the report would sometime crop connectors.
• Fixed an issue where semantic link would always be offered during the documentation export options even when there are none in the profile.
• Fixed a bug where when exporting into HTML, the page borders would be printed.
• Fixed a bug where the documentation could not be set on page.
• Fixed an issue where the indenting would not be kept in rich text.
• Fixed an issue where the More Pages selection window would appear out of the screen.
• Image names are now kept human readable when exporting into an image format.

New and Improved Features:

• Aligned the look of the decision table in the documentation with the DMN specification.

Bug Fixes:

• Links are now created as a straight link with the quick arrow option.
• Fixed an issue when resizing a node with has a straight link docked to it, the extremity of the link would go inside the node.
• An error is now shown when a user cannot save or copy to the local storage.
• Fixed a bug where some links would not get fully deleted when doing undo/redo in some cases.
• Fixed an issue when selecting a shape and starting to type its new name feature: the first letter typed was lost.
• Fixed an issue where when undoing a page rename, the page would be assigned with a blank name.
• Fixed an issue where the description field in the decision table would expand in size each time it was clicked.
• Fixed a bug where when generating a report with a function, the user would get a text area in HTML and an invalid MS Word file.

New and Improved Features:

• A new Project Charter functionality has been added. The project charter allows to define the Scope, Goals, Challenges, Stakeholders and Comments of your project.
• User choices are now remembered in the documentation box.

Bug Fixes:

• Aligned the placement of Quick Connect arrows in Internet Explorer 9.
• Aligned the text on the button for the Dialog Box in Internet Explorer 9.
• Fixed an issue which would prevent the copy/pasting of boxed expressions to work.
• Added the shortcut CTRL+V in the decision table for pasting.
• The logo is now added to the title page of the documentation export.
• Fixed an issue where the user would not be notified if a save failed.

New and Improved Features:

• Basic attributes are now exported in the MsWord and HTML reports.
• Multiple visual improvements to the MsWord and HTML reports presentation.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where the custom logo on diagrams could not be changed in IE9.

New and Improved Features:

• It is now possible to add a decision table into a boxed context decision logic.
• It is now possible to change the type of a context entry on the name.
• The MsWord and HTML reports have been improved:
  • The reports have been aligned across all applications to bring the same reporting features and consistency.
  • The whitespace around the diagrams has been reduced for better presentation.
  • The numbering of items has been replaced by indentation to properly display parent/child hierarchy.
  • The page order of the models is now taken into consideration.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed a bug where the annotation shape would not properly adjust to its text.
• Improved the decision logic’s context menu behaviour for touch screen devices.
• Fixed an issue where the text annotation would not have a ghost when being moved on the canvas.
• Fixed a bug where the MsWord and HTML reports which would not take into consideration the ordered pages of the models.
• Improved the auto adjusting of diagrams when they were exported in a MsWord or HTML reports.
• Fixed an bug which would prevent the printing function to work in FireFox.

New and Improved Features:

• It is now possible to set the default value for each output in the decision table.
• Added a brand new functionality: Boxed Context. Boxed Context is a decision logic which allows to return outputs based on assigned input values.
• Added the date, time, “Days and Time Duration” and “Years and Months Duration” into the decision table data types.
• It is now possible to attach files, videos, links, urls and other document types to shapes.
• The HTML report now has a table of content.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where deleting some shapes would also delete links on links.
• Fixed an issue that was sometimes preventing the comment bubble from showing.
• Fixed an issue which would prevent the creation of report documentation if a diagram had empty pages.

New and Improved Features:

• It is now possible to generate reports from the models. The reports can be generated in Word or HTML formats.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where new lines/break in shape’s labels would not be kept when importing and exporting.
• Fixed an issue where when dragging the extremity of a link over a node, the magnets on the node would not be shown on the shape if the link’s other extremity was connected to another link.

Bug Fixes:

• The input columns in a decision table now shows suggested names from the output column of children decisions.

New and Improved Features:

• It is now possible to export models to image file format: JPEG, PNG, TIFF and PDF.
• When moving the label, the quick connect arrow now disappears.
• The name of a Decision is now assigned to a newly created Decision Page.
• The title of a selected column in a Decision Table is now changed without the need to focus out.
• When editing the content of a cell, the text is now selected first.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where the wrong column was populated with the data.
• Fixed an issue where the quick connect arrow would not disappear when a shape is moved or a page is changed.
• Fixed an issue where the Decision Table would not get updated when removing a column.
• Fixed an issue where linking to an existing Decision dialog would not render properly.
• Fixed an issue where it was not possible to paste name in Decision Input and Output.

New and Improved Features:

• Removed the Completeness Attribute to reflect the changes to the spec.
• The proper aggregation sign is now shown in the Hit Column.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where content would be lost when creating a new page.
• Fixed an issue which prevented the removal of pages that were not loaded (opened).
• Fixed an issue where merged cells would not update if the page was changed right after the merge action.

New and Improved Features:

• New Learn ribbon added to the navigation bar. It contains:
  • The help documentation.
  • EU-Rent Case Study.
• Added the Release Notes link in the About information box.
• It is now possible to reorder the tabs (pages) by drag and drop.
• The decision tables are now added as tabs (pages) at the bottom of the modeler.
• The canvas now gets resized automatically when a shape is resized.
• Improved the reload functionality which will fetch the newest version of the modeler upon reload.
• Actions done in the Decision Table can now be undone/redone.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where the collapsed palette could not be easily brought back.
• Fixed and issue which would keep the ghost shapes after a page refresh.
• Fixed an issue where the scrollbars on the west and east areas would not be properly shown.
• Fixed an issue where undoing a renaming of a page was not possible.
• Renaming a page while having a shape selected would rename the shape. This has now been fixed.
• Moving a docker on Straight Links can now be undone/redone.
• The grid lines are now invisible when printing the model.
• Fixed an issue which would not place a newly created shape on the grid if the Snap to Grid function is enabled and a shape is created via the blue arrow in a container.
• Improved the context menu function on small shapes.
• Fixed an issue where dropping an edge on a node would not add an edge connected with the node.
• Fixed an issue where when closing the print window, the center region of the modeler would not be in its correct position.
• Fixed an issue which made it impossible to connect a shape inside a group.