User Stories, BPMN 2.0 and Better Diagramming - Version 10.50

User Stories

Software Ideas Modeler supports user stories now. You can capture what a user does or needs to do as part of his/her role. User stories are defined in form As (UserRole) I can (Goal) so that (Reason). Program automatically align user story boxes to the user story map. You can manage the user stories also using special User Story Browser - View / Lists / User Stories.

User Stories

BPMN 2.0

The BPMN 2.0 standard is supported much better than in previous versions. A lot of new attributes and elements were added. Some non-conforming things were adjusted. Software Ideas Modeler supports also export to BPMN XML now.

Add Element in Element Browser

Model elements can be added without inserting elements to a diagram using a new Add Element button in Element Browser. There is also a submenu with your favorite element types.

Add Element Button with Submenu

New UI Diagram Elements

The new version brings two new UI diagram elements: On/Off Button and Numeric Box.

On/Off Button and Numeric Box

Non-Blocking Message Boxes

Diagram editing is more smooth now. No blocking message boxes will annoy you during diagramming.

Non-Blocking Message Box

Easier Element Connecting

The new version allows you to connect elements dragging their snap points from one element to another.

Connecting Elements

Hierarchical Model View

A new view was added to the project tree - Hierarchical Model View. It allows you to view the hierarchy of the project model.

Hierarchical Model View

New Features and Improvements

Added Add Element button to Element Browser
Added new view Hierarchical Model View to project tree
Improved Element Picker dialog - added view choice and tools for sorting, filtering and tree expansion
Added new diagram type: User Story Map (from Professional edition)
Added new BPMN elements: Group, Sub Process, Call Conversation, Sub-Conversation, Data Object Reference, Data Store Reference, Text Annotation, Association, Signal, Error, Escalation, Operation
Added support for non-interrupting BPMN events
Added support for throw BPMN events
Added support for BPMN participant multiplicity (minimum, maximum)
Added support for BPMN choreography loop type
Added support for BPMN event definitions
Improved BPMN message flow (rendering, added support for message visibility kind)
Updated BPMN Task, Transaction, SubProcess and Call Activity to conform the standard
BPMN message was changed to labelled element (label can be moved independently from the main element)
BPMN events can be attached to activity border
BPMN Event Subprocess, Subprocess and Transaction can contain nested elements
Added attributes to almost all BPMN elements to conform the standard
Added export to BPMN XML
New non-blocking editor dialog for diagram editing actions (container inflation, type correction)
Notification for auto-created types
Option for fixing a misspelled type name
Option for removing auto-created type
Notification when a model element is deleted from the project repository after deleting the last instance of an element
Option for restoring the deleted model element after deleting the last instance of an element
Easier element connecting using drag&drop of a snap point to another element
Added Numeric Box (User Interface Diagram) [RQ#1483]
Added On Off Button (User Interface Diagram) [RQ#1483]
Added setting of location for element to Ribbon/Element/Format
Added connection string builder dialog for MySql data source
Improved inserting subclasses and superclasses inside a container using the context bar
Ribbon bar is collapsed when no project is loaded
Improved XMI import
Relationship name can be edited immediately after its inserting when using right-drag drop between existing elements
Improved move tool for containers
Improved routing of self-relationships defined from/to exact border positions
Improved attaching relationships to BPMN Event and Gateway borders

Fixed Bugs

Fixed application crash when trying to add a diagram using ribbon without a loaded project
Fixed non working actions in Properties sidebar
Fixed application crash when setting label position using Ribbon/Format/Layout/Label Position
Fixed resolving type from default type set for entity attribute (Entity Relationship Diagram)
Fixed connecting elements inside a container in a special case
Fixed BPMN event shape - enforced exact circle (ellipse is not allowed any more)
Fixed element name - BPMN Communication renamed to Conversation to comply the standard
Fixed rendering of BPMN condition sequence flow with rectangular or rounded rectangular line style
Fixed calculating diagram bounds when border element is on border of a diagram
Fixed application crash when switching project tree to Diagram Types mode
Fixed numbering in generating documents (in all formats except DOCX)
Fixed swapped BPMN receive and send task icons
Fixed preserving the current filter after refreshing the project tree
Fixed move tool for locked elements and sequence diagrams
Fixed small differences in sequence diagram layout after loading
Fixed moving recursive message from and to lifeline in sequence diagram
Fixed moving sequence messages above lifeline
Fixed rendering of BPMN conversation links
Fixed missing text shadow style property for tagged values and doubled one for stereotypes
Fixed displaying tagged values for relationships
Fixed interactive documentation to include nested folders
Fixed reverse engineering of relationships
Fixed preview of inserting relationship
Fixed resizing of parent containers when adding a new overflowing element with a context bar button inside a nested container
Fixed searching of some items using quick action box