Tom Sawyer Perspectives, Java Edition

Release 8.0.1

Overview

This release adds support for Apache TinkerPop 3.3.0 and also features additional product quality improvements.

New

Business Process

• Added message start and message end events
• Added signal catch and signal throw events
• Added default sequence flow for decision gateways
• Enabled e-mail notifications

Model-Based Engineering

• Added the ability to filter elements based on stereotypes
• Added scripts to simplify packaging and deployment for use with MagicDraw

Improvements

Integrators

• Apache TinkerPop
  • Added support for Apache TinkerPop 3.3.0

Views

• Drawings
  • Improved the default rounded corners shown on expanded nodes
  • Improved the display of images specified by a secure URL
• Tables
  • Added a new alternating row color preference

Business Process

• Improved UI elements

Model-Based Engineering

• Now supports assignment of edges to swimlanes
• Added documentation for web applications
• Improved context-menu for Package Diagrams
• Added ability to display custom icons in Iconic Views web application
• Added more icons for Iconic Views

System Requirements

• None

Fixes

Designer

• Fixed the Shut Down Web Preview button
• Stopped integrator selection from affecting the desktop or web previewer

Web Preview

• The web previewer now respects enabling or disabling integrators

Business Process

• Flow Node document changes are now marked in compare view
• A user now has to be signed in to open documents
• Start Event department field now works correctly
• Visited Sequence Flows now turn green during Process Execution
• Fixed occasional firing of timer Start Events of processes that are archived

Model-Based Engineering

• Fixed web application failure in Microsoft Edge browser
• Fixed the display of input and output pin labels in activity diagrams
• Fixed web application problems in macOS High Sierra
• Corrected node assignment to swimlanes in some circumstances
• Corrected dash style for Realization connectors

Issues

• The printing feature is not yet supported in Tom Sawyer Map view.
• The overview window is not yet supported in Tom Sawyer Map view.
• The Tom Sawyer Perspectives Designer is slow to load.
• The Tom Sawyer Perspectives installation does not correctly populate the Microsoft Windows start menu. Use Windows Explorer to locate and run the Designer.