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New Release of Enterprise Architect v15.2 (Build 1560) 5th of November 2021

There is a new release of this tool. However, by checking release notes, seems no improvements or updates if you are working alone with this tool and doing data flows, data models. Seems no improvement to usability, bug fixing.

Below the list from vendor’s site:

  1. The XML Import dialog now includes an option to either merge or restore Discussions from XML into the model
  2. Copy and paste of elements in the Browser will no longer create multiple copies of child elements
  3. Corrected a potential round-trip issue via XMI 1.1/2.1 when working with very large Dynamic Charts
  4. Optimized the Native XML Importer to improve speed
  5. Corrected a round trip issue with Custom Documents when using Native XML
  6. New-line characters in Tagged Value Notes will be correctly imported from Native XML
  7. Provide better feedback when importing a large Native XML project to avoid appearing unresponsive
  8. Updated the Native XML Importer for Project Transfer to retain trailing ‘]’ characters in MEMO type columns
  9. Improved XMI Export behavior for Kanban diagrams that are set to ‘Auto Fill’
  10. The Baseline Comparison will now compare and report differences in Receptions
  11. The Baseline Comparison will now merge differences in View Packages
  12. Entry/exit behaviors on the State and Guard on Transition connectors are now imported from XMI 2.1
  13. Diagram Kanban Search is now preserved through XMI 1.1, XMI 2.1, Native XML and Copy and Paste
  14. Copy & paste behavior for the Browser window has been corrected so that an Action retains its reference to a Trigger and a Trigger its reference to a Signal
  15. Corrected the import of the Amazon Web Services Images (Release 5) model pattern over a PCS connection to prevent a potential time-out error
  16. Resolved a potential issue with Firebird models when importing external reference data that included Stereotypes with a meta-file assigned
  17. Correctly apply the auto counter during element creation over a PCS connection when both Name and Alias have an auto counter defined.
  18. Corrected a potential application error when adding new scenarios through the Responsibilities docked window while viewing the Structured Scenarios Editor
  19. OWL/RDF commands in the ribbon now enable and disable appropriately
  20. The Relationship Matrix now uses profile-specified connector validation
  21. Corrected an issue with publishing ArcGIS where Feature classes would not have spatial reference
  22. Child diagrams are deleted with the parent element when more than 10 elements are bulk deleted from the Browser window
  23. Switching between two models hosted by PCS is now more reliable
  24. Ensured that the ‘Add New’ context menu for the ‘Interaction Points’ tab of the ‘Features’ docked window re-enables after selecting an instance object
  25. Prevent the Usage dialog potentially showing non-related entries when running a ‘Find in Diagrams’ on an element hyperlink
  26. Scrollbars for the Code editor will correctly sync to the position in the document when finding text
  27. Structured Scenarios Editor
    1. Context menu navigation stabilized while in-place editing steps
    2. Highlighting of multiple context references resolved
    3. Context menu option ‘Insert context reference’ corrected to insert the text at the current cursor position
    4. Corrected behavior where removing text from a step and inserting a new context reference would end in-place editing
    5. Corrected window navigation when using the Tab key to move between controls
  28. Discussion Post Editor
    1. Sizing of row improved after pasting text
    2. Drag and drop text no longer available
    3. Editing of large discussion items now scrolls correctly when moving the cursor
  29. Collaborations
    1. Collaboration Chat History with ‘Summary’ filter applied now shows all Chat groups for admin users
    2. Docked Notes window now saves changes before a new element is selected when using the active Chat button
    3. Collaboration diagram selection now updated when interacting with a Chat message notification
    4. Ensure Reviews, Discussions and Comments in the Collaboration window use the current model and not an external model connection, if defined