6.21.1

• Business Process Summary - business/core_bl_bus_process_summary.xsl
  • Updated so Applications are in the step list on the diagram tab
  • Ensure the bpmn diagram is fit to screen on-load
• Multiple Catalogues
  • Fix so "select" button to function correctly when accessing via a View
• Technology Reference Model - technology/core_tl_tech_ref_model_new.xsl
  • Technology capability text colour changed to black
  • Added missing screenshot
• Business Capability Analysis Dashboard - enterprise/core_el_bus_cap_analysis_dashboard.xsl
  • Bug fix for org data in the view
  • Added a web worker to offload the data processing.
• Application Provider Summary - application/core_al_application_provider_summary.xsl
  • Fixes for Cost tab
  • Updated style
  • Compatibility fix for Essential Open Source

6.21.0

• UPDATED VIEW: Business Process Summary - business/core_bl_business_process_summary.xsl
• NEW VIEW: Technology Domain Catalogue as Table - technology/core_tl_technology_domain_list_as_table.xsl
• NEW VIEW: Technology Capability Catalogue as Table - technology/core_tl_technology_capability_list_as_table.xsl
• NEW VIEW: Technology Component Catalogue as Table - technology/core_tl_technology_component_list_as_table.xsl
• NEW VIEW: Issues Catalogue as Table - enterprise/core_el_issue_catalogue_as_table.xsl
• NEW VIEW: Information Representation Catalogue as Table - information/core_il_info_rep_list_as_table.xsl
• Technology Product Summary - technology/core_tl_tech_prod_summary.xsl
  • Updated so that Technology Node popup works as expected
  • Update tech prod summary so version shows if it exists
  • Fix for missing technology nodes on application
• Technology Node Summary - technology/core_tl_tech_node_summary.xsl
  • Updated tech node so link classes are complete
• Information View Summary - information/core_il_inf_object_summary.xsl
  • Default to instance name when view label slot is empty
• Business Glossary - business/core_bl_business_glossary.xsl
  • Improved handling of accented characters
• Application Dashboard: application/core_al_application_dashboard.xsl
  • Added ability to exclude apps with specific lifecycles
• Viewer Framework:
  • common/core_api_fetcher.xsl: API Fetcher made some amendment
  • common/core_header.xsl: Fixes to support WCAG
  • common/user-settings/core_common_user_settings_functions.js: Now uses Indexed DB for scoping setting saving. Falls back to localstorage is there is an issue with Indexed DB.
• Application Summary: application/core_al_application_provider_summary.xsl
  • Restyling of App Services tab and Integrations tab, now includes APIs
  • Added Security Tab.
  • Timeline function for the app summary
• Organisation Structure Model: business/core_bl_bus_org_structure_model.xsl
  • Performance Improvements
• Organisation Summary: enterprise/core_el_org_summary_new.xsl and enterprise/core_el_org_summary_new_621.xsl
  • Rewritten org summary
• Enterprise Debt: enterprise/core_el_enterprise_debt.xsl
  • Added proposals as an option for resolved by
• i18n Framework
  • Added swedish flag: language/flags/sv-se.png
  • Updates to Arabic translations: language/ar-sa.xml
  • Added missing translations to Spanish language: language/es-es.xml
• Technology Product Summary: technology/technology_product_summary.js
  • Guard code for when no lifecycle colours are set in tech lifecycles
• Business Capability Analysis Dashboard: enterprise/core_el_bus_cap_analysis_dashboard.xsl
  • Fixes for Roadmap change table.
  • Changed unknown landmark icon.
  • Created a busProcTypeInfo so any business process changes are correctly defined within the table
• Application Rationalisation Analysis: application/core_al_app_rationalisation_analysis_simple.xsl
  • Bug fix on the switch app icon click (2 blue arrows)
• Launchpad Plus: enterprise/core_el_framework_manager.xsl
  • Move org data set API to Group Actor
• Lifecycle Viewer: enterprise/core_el_lifecycle_viewer_v2.xsl
  • Added business domain as an option when choosing applications
• Application Provider Catalogue - application/core_al_app_provider_list_table.xsl
  • Removed the duplicate API calls after IndexedDB.
• Application Provider Summary - application/core_al_application_provider_summary.xsl
  • Removed the duplicate API calls after IndexedDB.
• Viewer Filtering Framework - common/user-settings/core_common_user_settings_functions.js
  • Fixed issue where deep linking failed with indexedDB
• Project Summary enterprise/core_el_project_summary.xsl
  • Added deep link to Business Capability Model Tab
• Business Capability Dashboard - enterprise/core_el_bus_cap_analysis_dashboard.xsl
  • Fix to ensure Managed Services data are retrieved for Apps. This fix will also allow for the Managed Service scoping filters to work.
  • Bus Cap Dash Information Overlay fix – now the Information Overlay dropdown option will show even if all Bus Caps just have 1 Information Concept
• Enterprise Debt Dashboard - enterprise/core_el_enterprise_debt.xsl
  • Fix to ensure "Resolved" Issues are excluded from the Enterprise Debt Dashboard view.
• Organisation Summary - enterprise/core_el_org_summary_new.xsl
  • Removed the performed by column from the process table on the org summary - it was the org selected so didn't make sense to show
• Application Dashboard - application/core_al_application_dashboard.xsl
  • Powerpoint button only appears once something has been sent to PowerPoint.
  • Capabilities tab now works, processes and application service links open properly
• Strategic Plan Summary - enterprise/core_el_strategic_plan_summary.xsl
  • Fix to ensure the Change Rationale Description is provided in the Impacts tab for the Strat Plan Summary view
• Completeness view - integration/core_ut_completeness_view.xsl
  • Made the name property more robust to odd characters
• Organisation Summary - enterprise/core_el_org_summary_new.xsl
  • bug fix to make process table searchable
• French Language Support - language/fr-fr.xml
  • updates to the french language file * TEST check views where d' and l' are in descriptions
• Business Capability Summary - business/core_bl_bus_cap_summary_new.xsl
  • Added burger menu
• Lifecycle Viewer - enterprise/core_el_lifecycle_viewer.xsl and enterprise/core_el_lifecycle_viewer_v2.xsl
  • Removed an additional > character in the critical processes wording.
  • Nicer graph spacing and colours
• Roadmap Dashboard - enterprise/core_el_plans_dashboard.xsl
  • Roadmap Dashboard * Removed console.logs, tidied up the impacts and added links to the impacts, removed a spurious count next to the impacts wording in the slide out
• Application Provider Summary - application/core_al_application_provider_summary.xsl
  • Hides the diagrams tab if there are no diagrams for the application
• Business Capability Analysis Dashboard - enterprise/core_el_bus_cap_analysis_dashboard.xsl
  • Made process zoom unlimited, added plus and minus button
  • Fix to allow the colours for the service qualities to be used for the KPI views on the Bus cap dashboard.
• Fix so the component standard uses the enumeration value not name
  • technology/core_tl_tech_technology_product_summary.xsl
  • technology/core_tl_tech_prod_summary.xsl
• Hide application lifecycles in the slideout if no data exists
  • enterprise/core_al_app_ref_dashboard.xsl
• Added guard code for when no plans or projects which caused a fail in some cases
  • application/core_al_application_provider_summary.xsl
• Made Process flow zoomable and draggable
  • enterprise/core_el_bus_cap_analysis_dashboard.xsl
• Extended supporting process table to 25 elements, sorted processes at the top alphabetically
  • enterprise/core_el_org_summary_new.xsl
• Added technology and lifecycles to the technology panel - Dicks Sporting Goods request
  • application/core_al_application_provider_summary.xsl
• Updated fr-fr.xml language file
  • language/fr-fr.xml
• Added Flag for fr-fr language
  • language/flags/fr-fr.png
• Added strategic requirement lifecycle status as another filter
  • common/user-settings/api/core_api_el_view_scoping_lists.xsl

6.20.8

• Plans Dashboard: enterprise/core_el_plans_dashboard.xsl
  • The clickable dots on the blue bar now stay when the roadmap is expanded.
  • Performance improvements.
• Essential Viewer Configurator ext/shared/ess_portal_builder.xsl
  • Fixed typo in Select Organisation section
• Business Capability Tree: enterprise/core_el_bus_cap_tree.xsl
  • Bug fix for selecting a capability with no child data
• Group Actor Summary: enterprise/core_el_org_summary_new.xsl
  • Added text wrap for long names in the hierarchy tab
• Technology Product Catalogue: technology/core_tl_tech_product_list_table_new.xsl
  • Guard code added to prevent error when no lifecycles tied to a product
• Application Overlay: application/core_al_application_overlay.xsl
  • Bug fix for physical process KPIs.
• View Library
  • Added filter for View Library to toggle visibility of Inactive Views
  • Added missing row attributes for better formatting
  • Fix issue where having a small number of active views in a section (e.g. deprecated) may causing wrapping issues with the Editors panel
• General
  • Deprecated the use of theURLFullPath XSL param as it returns incorrect values in future versions of Viewer
• Home page
  • Fix formatting issue on home page where adding additional portal panels could cause wrapping issues
• Updated summary views for the Technology layer: DUP DOWNLOAD
  • Technology Node Summary
  • Technology Product Summary
• Drag and Drop Data Capture
  • Added enumerations
• New version of the lifecycle Editor: DUP DOWNLOAD
  • Supports any lifecycles for technology or applications
  • Shows an impact graph
• Business Capability Dashboard
  • Added maturity
• EA Assistant
  • Added sorting
  • Add bug fix for Individual Actors
• Launchpad Plus
  • Bug fixes for repeating rows issue
  • Controls Framework export: DUP DOWNLOAD
• Application Provider Summary
  • Added a Menu button to the page by the application drop down so you can link off to other views of the application easily
  • Added synonyms to the App provider summary.
  • Fix for when no data reps exist
• Framework Manager
  • Added fix where colours where white on white on the first page, B:1. forced black on white:
  • Added EA scope as an option, places the scope on the details page
• Organisation Summary
  • Added a regulations impacting the organisations section
  • Extended the API to hold regulations
  • Fixed page title issue
• Added support for the newer vsg_display_label slot
  • Business Model Overview
  • Value Stream Summary
  • Value Stream Application Mapping
  • Business Model Strategy Planner
  • Strategic Implication Dashboard
  • Strategy Planner
• Business Capability Catalogue
  • Bug fix for menu on business processes
• Value Stream Summary
  • Bug fix for menu on business processes
• Application Connections
  • Bug fix when Actor to role is selected
• Business Capability Analysis Dashboard
  • Added Maturity to the dashboard
  • Fix to support new HERM terminology
• Supplier Impact Map
  • Bug fix to handle where people have duplicate APIs
• Value Streams
  • Fix so Show Detail button works in Edge browser (didn't work in Edge)
• Business Process Location Map
  • Bug fix where countries were not showing process counts
• Business Process RTO/RPO Mapping
  • Fix issue when a search is applied (e.g., “critical”) then the arrow to expand details about the process did not work
• Application Rationalisation Analysis
  • Improved labelling on Application Services
• Information Representation Summary
  • Bug fix for when multiple methods showed on the timing / frequency For interfaces they were not formatted
• Technology Product Catalogue
  • Fixed sorting issue with the product list
• NEW: Business Glossary
• NEW: Project Catalogue
• Application Provider Catalogue
  • Added secondary caching for speed
• Application Provider Summary
  • Fix for when costs have no date or no end date. it now assumes the costs are recurring
  • bug fixes for costs when no default currency is set
  • fixes for currency calculation
  • fix for costs. ad hoc values are excluded from the regular monthly/annual costs but in the monthly figures.
  • Fix for word export on App Summary when no Performance Measures are set
  • Added secondary caching for speed
• Business Process Catalogue
  • Added guard code for when no business process family exists
• Application Reference Dashboard
  • Can add sequence to application services now
• Business Capability Analysis Dashboard
  • fixed merge issues: TEST: check the drop downs work, slide outs, clicks as expected
  • renamed core capabilities text for HERM model of BCD
  • fix for ordering of sub caps, HERM fixes
  • fix for sorting order top level caps. They are placed on bus cap dashboard based on bus cap index number
• Lifecycle Viewer
  • Lifecycle Viewer - if no vendor lifecycles then will default to lifecycle, if not will default to vendor lifecycle TEST: open and it should default to vendor lifecycle in the drop down. delete ALL the vendor lifecycles from the repo, try again, should open on lifecycle status
• Project Summary
  • Bug fix for impacts not appearing on the impacts tab if the process description was the same for different processes
• EA Assistant
  • Updates so Business capability and business process KPIs can be exported.
  • added warning for launchpad plus sheet
• Drag and Drop Dashboard
  • Bug fix for race condition
• Open Exchange XML Loader
  • Added guard code for when an openXML file has no relations defined
• Information Reference Model
  • added ordering to the information reference model
• Information Representation Summary
  • Bug fix for when repeating rows on the timing/method section
• Launchpad Plus / Export
  • bug fixes for exporter
  • bug fix on strat planner export
  • bug fixes for lpd loaders
  • bug fixes on export
  • bug fix for sq vals missing the sq in performance measure sheets on export
  • bug fix for apps to not require existing data to generate perf category data
  • Fixed bug where app KPI export was not exporting apps on the ref tab
  • Plus - added data
  • Updates so Business capability and business process KPIs can be exported.
• Technology Reference Model
  • Components with no product now show with a 'No prods mapped box', ordering on caps when populate the sequence on a capability now works.
  • components with no product napped now appear
• Technology Product Summary
  • fixes for costs
  • bug fixes for costs when no default currency is set, and for word export on App Summary when no Performance Measures are set
• Technology Node Summary
  • guard code added for when no nodes
• Viewer Search
  • fix for when multiple types see https://enterprise-architecture.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=3104
• Business Capability Analysis Dashboard
  • Fixed issue when moving from dashboard to app rationalisation then back the dashboard
  • WCAG related updates
• Application Dashboard
  • Performance Improvements
• Application Provider Summary
  • Set font on sketch diagram to be Arial not Times New Roman
• Application Information Dependencies Model
  • Bug fix for when there are lots of interfaces, the screen now expands to show all interfaces. Thanks to Manitou for the fix
• Technology Reference model
  • Added Costs for processes
  • Added i18n support
  • Added criticality for physical processes.
• EA Assistant
  • Bug fix for Technology Reference Architecture worksheet name and fixed export fixed to align with import specification
  • Guardcode for missing data
  • Fix for app to tech sheets in ea assistant
  • Added root Business Capability set up to Business Capability Import
  • Fix for Application Technology class
  • Bug fix for root capabillty export exporting parent capability on Launchpad export.
  • Bug fix for App to Tech export
  • New import specification for Strategic Plans to remove duplicate issue plan issue
  • Strategy planner import spec fixes
  • Added warning note re import of physical processes to Strategic Plan Plus page
  • Fixed download URL for Strategic Planner document
  • Fix for dropdowns on tech comp planning actions
  • Reworded customer journey document
  • Removed unnecessary sheets from Technology Reference Import
• Updated common/core_utilities.xsl
  • Fix for synonyms on catalogues
• Updated language/ar-sa.xml and language/de-de.xml
  • Updates to language files. SA and DE
  • Better support for i18n translations on Bus Cap Dash, saudi translations updated
  • Saudi translations update
• Application Catalogue
  • Added sorting.
  • Redraw columns on load.
  • Set max vertical height and scrollY
  • Save Table state locally
• Drag and Drop Dashboard
  • Enumeration drag needed disposition values to show, If not disposition values were set then you couldn't see the enumeration drag panel. this removes that constraint.
• Lifecycle Viewer
  • Bug fix for when not dates set on a lifecycle status
• Viewer Scoping Framework
  • Update to include Business Unit as well as Business Unit Hierarchy. This means any direct elements (Apps) of the selected Business Unit will be filtered and not the children
• Data Object Summary
  • Split the application section into 2 sections: apps us...

6.20.2

• Project Summary (enterprise/core_el_project_summary.xsl)
  • set timeline to today - 2 years
• Project Summary (enterprise/core_el_project_summary_new.xsl)
  • Added Priority, renamed People & Roles, People, Orgs and roles, includes orgs
• Essential Launchpad
  • Updates for Launchpad export data
  • Compatibility with 6.20 meta model
• Application Technology Alignment
  • Added support for C4
• Application Provider Summary
  • Added Business capability mapping, regulations, added decisions
  • Bug fix for when an ad-hoc cost doesn't have a date
• Roadmap Enablement/Scoping View Framework
  • Bug fixes
• Group Actor Summary
  • Added application provider interface to the dataset for orgs, made the orgs a drop down
• Application Provider Summary
  • Bug fix for 'Others' tab
• Locale fixes for when no current language exists
  • Application Provider Summary
  • Project Summary
  • Technology Product Catalogue
• Updated screenshot for the Business Model Portfolio Editor
• Project Summary
  • Fix to select first available style when multiple styles are defined against an instance of a planning action
• Application Information Data Summary
  • Fixed bug where the view was making the assumption that an Info Rep would only realise a single Info View (which is often NOT the case)
• Security Patching for Viewer Engine

6.19.10

• Plans Dashboard
  • Fix for project not appearing when no actions
• Value Stream Summary
  • Fixed bug where Unit of Measure on a business service quality value was not being shown
• Application Provider Summary
  • Reformatted layout of cost charts
• Technology Component Summary
  • Allow HTML markup in summary description
• Business Capability Summary
  • Business capability in application services tab was fixed to Materials Management, now reflects the capability selected.
• APM Application Rationalisation Analysis
  • Fix for when no codebase set and when changing to services view
• Application Provider Summary
  • Fix for classifications to pick up regulations set via security classifications.
  • Added classifications box so security classifications against data used by app gets picked up
  • Fix for overlaps on cost tab
• Application Capability Catalogue
  • Fix for where table errored when opening (due to handlebars clash)
• Application Reference Dashboard
  • Fix for when an application has no Business Capability Relations and show detail is clicked on the slide-out
• Technology Reference Model
  • Added escaping for the domains with double quotes in the description.
• Application Provider Catalogue
  • Bug fix for when no ea_reference exists
• Application Provider Summary
  • Fix issue where string items were being visually stretched
• Menu Management
  • Added fallback for when meta data for menus not complete
  • Fixes for when no meta data on links
• Value Steams
  • Fix for caps where no orgs are attached to a process when mapping via capability

Version 6.19.7 Open Source

• Supplier Impact Map
  • Hide ESG key if no service qualities exist
• Application Provider Summary
  • Improved handling of incomplete data around Data Objects and contained applications
• Application Dependency Model
  • Fix to hide placeholder app (aka "fake1") when APIs exist with no applications on one end
• Instance Navigator
  • Fix on name formatting
  • The Simple Instance Dataset API structure has changed, if you use this currently for any user folder custom views, then the previous file is available at: integration/api/core_api_simple_instance619.xsl
• Application Provider Catalogue
  • Bug Fix to retain the search values when you return to a filtered table.
• Application Rationalisation Analysis
  • Bug fix where processes were all the same name on the application slide up, now the correct processes should show
• Application Dashboard
  • Filter should pick up all enums - was previously only showing four
  • Fix for filtering when no setting
• Application Reference Dashboard
  • Fix where scoping wasn't recognising dynamic filters
• Business Capability Dashboard
  • Fix to cope with long goal names in goal boxes when select goals and projects in drop down
• Business Capability Analysis by Domain and Business Capability Analysis by Service
  • Fix so views work with the plural business_domains slot on Business Capability class
• Data Subject Model
  • Added guard code for / character, added drag and zoom.
• Technology Reference Model
  • Added links to some elements
  • Fix for info button
• Technology Product Catalogue by Capability
  • Added TechnologyCapability menu links
• Launchpad Export
  • Fixed paths in launchpad to point to correct playbook pages
  • Fixed export issue on env in Launchpad Export|
• OpenXML Exchange Loader
  • Imports descriptions (documentation) for elements.
  • Bug fix to stop & being returned as "&" in names and descriptions
• Filter Framework
  • Fix where new dynamic catalogues couldn't be filtered with filter framework.
• Viewer Framework
  • Fixed bug in shared Handlebars Template for rendering instance menu links
• Suppler Instance Map
  • Fix an issue where some instance links might be difficult to read when on a dark background
• Launchpad Plus Export
  • Removed individual actors from Lplus strategic plan extract
  • Improved character escaping on Technology Products export
• Value Streams
  • Value Stages now follow the order of the VSG Index slot
• Application Interface Catalogue
  • Updated page label
• Business Capability Summary
  • Fixes an issue when a capability has a process using an orphan Role with no Application tied to it
• Application Capability Catalogue
  • Fixed typo on buttons
• Application Diversity Analysis
  • Added roadmap enablement and filtering
• Launchpad Plus
  • Fix for data export of application dependencies
• Project Catalogue
  • Added group actors as allowable project member
• UPDATED: Application Connections View
  • The previous iteration of this view is available at application/core_al_application_connections_v619.xsl
• Data and Information Reference Model
  • Added sequence number to allow sorting of info domains and concepts
• Application Provider Catalogue as Table
  • Added EA reference and short name as column visibility items
• Application Reference Dashboard
  • Added sequences to the app caps
• Plans Dashboard
  • Fix for dates to work properly in Safari
  • Fixed issue with missed drop down date
• Business Capability Analysis Dashboard
  • Changed default colour when no applications mapped
• Business Objective Summary and Business Performance Model
  • Updated Business Objective views to account for new act_to_obj_target_values slot on ACTOR TO OBJECTIVE RELATION
• Fixes for core Handlebars functions
• Resolved bug in standard Portal Template where Portal Sections could not open contained Editors
• Resolved bug in standard Portal Template where they should be hidden rather than obfuscated

Version 6.19.2 Open Source

New Views

• Value Streams – business/core_bl_value_streams.xsl
• Business Process Application Mapping – business/core_bl_process_maps.xsl
• Plans Dashboard

Application Provider Summary

• Fixes for cost currency changes where costs can have different currencies

Application Reference Model

• Improve handling of empty data

Supplier Impact Map

• Improve handling of empty impacts
• fix for KPI issue where service quality is mapped to multiple performance measure categories
• Fix for overlapping planning actions on second tab

Launchpad Plus

• fix for KPI issue where service quality is mapped to multiple performance measure categories

Business Process RTO/RPO Mapping

• Allows application search to function when table is collapsed

View Library

• Hide the deprecated section if no deprecated views exist in the repository
• Added missing screenshot

General

• Fixed issue with external reference URLs if backslashes occur in the url

Library Updates

• Upgraded DataTables from 1.13.1 to 1.13.8
• Removed previous versions of DataTables (1.12.1 and 1.13.1)
• Upgraded HandlebarsJS to 4.7.8
• Upgraded Jquery to 3.7.1

6.19 Pre-Release 01

This is an early access preview of the upcoming 6.19 release. Full release notes are here: https://enterprise-architecture.org/resources/essential-release-notes/#619-release

v6.19

Viewer

• New Views
  • Value Streams - business/core_bl_value_streams.xsl
  • Business Process Application Mapping – business/core_bl_process_maps.xsl
  • Plans Dashboard
• Application Provider Summary
  • Fixes for cost currency changes where costs can have different currencies
• Library Updates
  • Upgraded DataTables from 1.13.1 to 1.13.8
  • Removed previous versions of DataTables (1.12.1 and 1.13.1)
  • Upgraded HandlebarsJS to 4.7.8
  • Upgraded Jquery to 3.7.1

Data Set API

• application/api/core_api_al_application_provider_cost.xsl
  • Updates for cost currency on cost instance
• application/api/core_api_application_mart.xsl
  • Updates for cost currency on cost instance
  • Fixes for cost currency changes where costs can have different currencies
• enterprise/api/core_api_el_plans_prog_proj.xsl
  • Added description to project
• integration/api/core_api_import_suppliers.xsl
  • Added object to business process for links
• enterprise/api/core_api_el_supplier_impact.xsl
  • Supplier - refactored to support a more useful API structure
• enterprise/core_el_supplier_impact_map_api.xsl
  • Improved JSON compliance
• technology/api/core_api_tl_get_all_technology_suppliers.xsl
  • Improved JSON compliance
• technology/api/core_api_tl_technology_product_list_with_standards.xsl
  • Improved JSON compliance
• technology/api/core_api_tl_technology_product_list_with_supplier_componentIDs.xsl
  • Improved JSON compliance
• technology/api/core_api_tl_technology_product_suppliers.xsl
  • Improved JSON compliance

Version 6.18.1 Open Source

New and Updated Views

• Overhaul of Roadmap and Scope filtering across Viewer with faster performance and an updated user interface
• Preview of our new summary view styling
  • Data Object Summary - information/core_il_data_object_summary_new.xsl
  • Data Subject Summary - information/core_il_data_subject_summary_new.xsl
  • Business Capability Summary - business/core_bl_bus_cap_summary_new.xsl
  • Application Summary - application/core_al_application_provider_summary.xsl
• New Strategy Breakdown - enterprise/core_el_strategy_viewer.xsl
• New Performance Checker - integration/core_int_measures_checker.xsl
• New Portal Builder Export - ext/shared/ess_portal_builder.xsl
• Updated Information Reference Model - information/core_il_inf_ref_stnds_model.xsl
• Updated Application Rationalisation Analysis - application/core_al_app_rationalisation_analysis_simple.xsl

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Launchpad Plus Export - integration/l4plus_strategic_plan_export.xsl
  • Fixed an bug which prevent exports in some scenarios
  • Fixed an issue with the handling of carriage returns and non-unicode characters
  • Fixed an issue with exporting Strategic Plans
  • Updated Data Security Model and Data Subject Security Model views to display actors on Y axis
  • Bug fix for Suppliers on Technology Products
  • Removed "no view menu items" message when a menu group contains no active views. This displayed an unnecessary message if the menu did also have editor menu items.
• core_utilities.xsl
  • Updated GetDisplaySLot XSL template function to default to "name" slot if the display slot value is empty
• IT Asset Dashboard
  • Bug fix to hide items with zero on pie key
• core_menu.xsl
  • Removed "no view menu items" message when a menu group contains no active views. This displayed an unnecessary message if the menu did also have editor menu items.
• Data Security Model and Data Subject Security Model
  • Display actors on Y axis
• Scenario Bar
  • Set the scenario bar to fix to top on scroll
• Business Capability Dashboard
  • Fixed issue with display of child capabilities
• Data Subject-to-Application Service Model
  • Fixed issue where Application Service label was not visible due to CSS issue. Improved styling
• Data-to-Application Service Model
  • Fixed issue where Application Service label was not visible due to CSS issue. Improved styling
• View Library
  • Fixed an issue where deprecated views were not properly hidden in the tabs
• Data Object Summary (2023)
  • Fixed issue where the chosen Data Object follows the PMA value
• Framework
  • Added global functions to add and remove Filter Framework filters
• Launchpad Plus
  • Fixed issue with acquisition dropdown
• Group Actor Model
  • Fixed issues where duplicates were being displayed
• Improved multi-language support
• Application Provider Summary (2023)
  • Fixed layout problems for Issue tab and Documents tab
• Business Capability Tree
  • Fixed an issue where a comment was not properly closed causing the View to fail and updated UI

Deprecated Views

• We are no longer maintaining any views based on the PlantUML library
  • application/core_al_app_data_dependencies_uml_script.xsl

Version 6.17 Open Source

6.17 Release Notes

The 6.17 release is a minor update which has improvements to usability, performance and security across all components of the Essential platform.

Important
There is no associated meta-model update with this release.

Bug Fixes

• Fixes an issue where ChartJS would try to print hundreds of blank pages if used in a View.
  • Thanks to Tudor Costigan for identifying and supplying the fix for this.
• Application Overlay
  • Added alternative version with more compact style (use application/core_al_application_overlay_alt.xsl)
• Business Process Summary and Business Process Family Summary
  • Added process ID
• Fix path error in favicon manifest file
• Business Capability Dashboard
  • Fixed bug with information concepts
• Technology Node Catalogue
  • Added host site column
• Technology Product Summary
  • Added stakeholders
• Framework Manager
  • Bug fix on hover
• Strategic Plan Summary
  • enabled APRs and TPRs to be shown in impacted elements
• Project Summary
  • fixed bug where strat plans mapped via impacted element were not getting picked up
• Business Capability to Technology Tree
  • Fixed to handle odd names properly

JS Library Updates

Updated Viewer Libraries in this release:

• JQuery to 3.6.3
• DataTables to 1.13.1
• Moment to 2.29.4
• ChartJS to 2.9.4

In terms of DataTables, we have upgraded to the following versions

• Buttons-2.3.3
• ColReorder-1.6.1
• DataTables-1.13.1
• FixedColumns-4.2.1
• FixedHeader-3.3.1
• JSZip-2.5.0
• Responsive-2.4.0
• Scroller-2.0.7
• Select-1.5.0

We have also removed the following files which were older versions that were replaced in previous release

• /js/jquery-migrate-1.2.1.min.js (use /js/jquery-migrate-1.4.1.min.js instead)
• /js/jquery-ui.js (use /js/jquery-ui/jquery-ui.min.js instead)
• /js/jszip.min.js (use /js/jszip/jszip.min.js instead)
• /js/moment.min.js (use /js/moment/moment.js instead)