19.0 Beta Version News

UPDM 3 to UAF Plugin

Beginning with Version 19.0, the UPDM 3 Plugin became known as the UAF plugin. The plugin name changed to stay in alignment with the OMG standard.

You will still be able to work with the UPDM 2 plugin if you are currently using it, although you will be able to install and start using the UAF Plugin at any time. UPDM 2 projects will be migrated to match the UAF profile. You must back up your projects before migrating, as there will be no reverting after migrating your projects to UAF.

If you plan to return to using UPDM2, you must back up the user home directory (Help > About > Environment > Configuration Files) before trying the UAF Plugin. Installation of the UAF Plugin overrides the current configuration files.

In CEA - switching between plugins!!!

UAF Framework Support Improvements

Implements the latest OMG standard version and contains complete support of all domains and views, including:

• New Strategic, Personnel, Standards, Project, Security diagrams, tables, and matrices.
• New Traceability diagrams.
• New Parametric diagrams (DoDAF, MODAF, NAF, and NAF 4 also have them)

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UAFP Support Improvements

Supports he latest UAF Profile versions. This improvement also contains:

• Project elements changes
• Security Control and Enhanced Security Control element changes
• Operational / Resource Signal element changes
• Changes of Security Measurements in DoDAF Class Library
• New Resource Exchange Kinds: Command and Control
• Validation rules improvements

Usability

Introduces the Implied relationships in the matrices that display direct relationships in all frameworks. Learn more about using Implied Relations >>

BPMN 2.1 Support

Starting with Version 19.0, the BPMN 2.1 standard version is supported.

Document Modeling Plugin Reports

As of Version 19.0, the Document Modeling Plugin is no longer required when installing the UAF plugin. However, you can still create and work with the Views and Viewpoints diagrams. The UAF Plugin does not have the the following web report templates that are created using the Document Modeling plugin: 

• DoDAF Web Report
• MODAF Web Report
• NAF Web Report
• NAF 4.0 Web Report

Learn more about Document Modeler Plugin reports >>

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Diagramming

• Updated the role-based table names:
  • Personnel Role-based Connectivity table
  • Operational Role-based Connectivity table
  • Resource Role-based Connectivity table
  • Security Role-based Connectivity table
• Moved the High Level Operational Structure diagram to the Operational Taxonomy domain (now known as Operational High Level Taxonomy).
• Moved the Free Form Operational Structure diagram to the Operational Taxonomy domain (now known as Operational Free Form Taxonomy).
• Renamed structure diagrams to Internal Connectivity diagrams and moved them to Connectivity packages:
  • Operational Internal Connectivity
  • Personnel Internal Connectivity
  • Resource Internal Connectivity
  • Security Internal Connectivity (Operational)
  • Security Internal Connectivity (Resource)
  • Service Internal Connectivity
• Renamed the Personnel Roadmap diagram to Personnel Forecast.
• Moved the Strategic Traceability matrix to the Operational Traceability domain (now known as Operational Maps To Capability Traceability).
• Renamed the Capability To Service Traceability matrix to Service Exhibits Traceability.
• Moved the Standards Taxonomy to the Standards Traceability domain (now known as Standards Traceability).

MagicGrid

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Siemens Teamcenter Integration

No Magic is proud to present the release of the Teamcenter plugin, complementing Teamcenter (Siemens product lifecycle management (PLM) software) with UML/SysML modeling capabilities provided by MagicDraw. The new plugin includes the following benefits:

• Possibility to reuse UML/SysML models in Teamcenter.
• MagicDraw integration with Active Workspace allowing you to open and browse Teamcenter models in the MagicDraw modeling environment.
• Importing/exporting bill of materials (BOM) to/from MagicDraw.
• Bidirectional data traceability and synchronization.
• Complementing Teamcenter models with functional analysis results from UML/SysML behavior models.

OSLC

Beginning with version 19.0, MagicDraw will be able to link and share data using Open Services for Lifecycle Collaboration (OSLC) integration. This means:

• The modeling environment works smoothly in the IBM Jazz ecosystem.
• Easy linking between different project lifecycle artifacts residing in different tools without the need of additional plugins.
• The ability to see information details of linked artifacts without switching between different tools. 

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Excel/CSV Synchronization

The Excel/CSV synchronization mechanism ensures continuous work with Excel/CSV files along with MagicDraw tables. As of Version 19.0, you can manually sync data between Excel/CSV files and MagicDraw tables. Simply drag the Excel/CSV file in any MagicDraw table to link it and set the mapping options before starting synchronization.

The Excel/CSV Sync Options dialog.

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Live Hyperlinks to Elements in Text

The renewed mechanism of hyperlinks to model elements brings the ability to embed live model hyperlinks in documentation texts, numeric values into requirements, and keep various expression and constraint texts up to date. Hyperlinks to model elements are updated automatically or with your control after changing the referenced element name. This keeps the hyperlink text and the element data to which it refers cohesive. Additionally, it is now possible to embed hyperlinks to model elements in plain text fields, including constraint text, value expressions, etc.  Wherever you see this button  , you can insert a hyperlink to element in the text or just press Ctrl+K.

The hyperlink to currentSpeed Property is added on guard expression and is updated after renaming the currentSpeed Property to speed in the Model Browser.

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Search in diagrams

MagicDraw 19.0 provides the ability to search for information in all types of diagrams, including tables, matrices and maps. Open the search bar by clicking  in a diagram toolbar or simply pressing Ctrl+F. Use this feature to find the desired text displayed in a large diagram and quickly navigate the search results. After typing the search phrase, the diagram scrolls to the first match (highlighted in orange), as shown below. Diagram symbols that do not contain your search phrase are shaded to emphasize the information you want to find.

The figure shows how to use the Find feature in diagrams and navigate the search results.

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Legends

Legends have been improved to allow a wider range of usage options. Now you can:

• Generate legends automatically by creating them from stereotype tags.
• Use legends in tables to adorn entire rows or the specific cells of these rows, as shown in the figure below.
• Specify diagrams in which a legend is used without displaying the legend.
• Rank legend items by priority.

In this example, a legend is used to adorn Requirement table cells by Requirement status.

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SysML 1.5 Support

We are proud to announce that our tools will support the new SysML 1.5 specification as of 19.0 LTR! The main change is the new concept of Abstract Requirement, allowing you to extend the Requirement concept and base it on any kind of model elements.

The Property-Based Requirement as Constraint Block extension.

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Connector Property Support

You will be able to represent Association Block usages in the Internal Block Diagrams. Simply drag the Association Block from the model onto a Connector to set it as its type and automatically create a Connector Property symbol with a dashed line attached to the Connector.

The Plumbing Connector Property is created after dragging the Plumbing Association Block on the p2 Connector.

Other

• As of 19.0 version, the Document Modeling Plugin is excluded from Cameo Enterprise Architecture product. If you want this plugin to assist for modeling the document structure, you can download free the Document Modeling Plugin and install it.

• The Comment path is now displayed after dragging it from the Model Browser to the diagram pane when enabling the Display Paths on Element Drop option in the Environment Option dialog.

• You can now set the Enable Automatic Behavior Creation and Type Selection options separately for each project.

• The Edit Compartments command is now accessible directly from the shortcut menu of the classifier compartments, such as Properties, Operations, Receptions, Ports, and etc.
  
• You can now specify the custom column and row query in all matrices, when you need to collect not just owned elements. Simply click next to Row/Column Scope box in the the Criteria area.
• A new symbol property allowing you to define the width of a shape frame has been created.

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