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PowerDesigner v16.5 SP05 includes new features for the PowerDesigner Web repository client. All these features are documented in a new manual entitled PowerDesigner Web.

Process Maps

You can now create and edit multi-level process maps in PowerDesigner Web. A top-level process map can contain architecture areas, business functions, and processes. You can create sub-maps to decompose processes into sub-processes and associate sub-processes with BPMN 2.0 process diagrams to define their steps in detail.

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Verifying Diagrams

When editing a process map or BPMN 2 diagram, you can verify it against the built-in rules. Errors and warnings associated with an object are shown in bubbles above its symbol in the diagram, and the relevant facet and property in its property sheet are highlighted where possible. Once activated, verification continues dynamically, decreasing bubble counts as you correct diagram issues.

Custom Properties

Administrators can define custom properties for objects in process maps and BPMN 2.0 process diagrams, and these will be instantly available for all objects of the specified type.

Single Sign-On

In environments where X.509 client authentication is in place, an administrator can enable PowerDesigner Web to authenticate users by the user certificate stored on their client machine. The client browser sends a certificate issued by a trusted certificate authority to identify the user and they are logged in automatically, without the need to manually enter their credentials.

Repository Creation and Administration

The PowerDesigner Web installer will automatically create the repository in an empty database, if it is not already present.

Administrators can now create users and groups, and grant rights and permissions, define a password policy, and reset passwords through the new Administration tile. This tile also allows administrators to modify the database and license server connections and connect to an LDAP server and an SMTP server.

Multi-Language Support
The PowerDesigner Web interface can now be viewed in:
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish
  • Chinese
  • Russian
Diagram Editor and Property Sheet Improvements
The following new features are available:
  • Reports - Standard reports can now be generated for process diagrams and process maps in PDF and Word formats.
  • Print diagram - You can now print any diagram available in PowerDesigner Web by clicking Start of the navigation path Menu Next navigation step Print Diagram End of the navigation path.
  • Link sharing - You can now generate a simplified URL to any diagram or object property sheet by selecting Start of the navigation path Menu Next navigation step Share Link End of the navigation path.
  • Continuous zoom - When an object contains a sub-diagram or related diagram, zooming into its symbol opens the contained diagram. Zooming out of a contained diagram opens the parent diagram.
  • Comments improvements - The Comments pane can now be positioned anywhere in your window. In addition, comment bubbles are always visible in your diagram when there are open comments. Comments are now also visible when comparing a diagram to the latest published version before publication.
  • Property sheet improvements:
    • The Children (formerly Contents) facet - Now supports the creation of child objects.
    • The Depends on (formerly Uses) facet - Now supports linking to business rules.
    • The Diagrams facet - Now supports linking to related diagrams.
    • The new Versions facet - [models] Lists all the versions of the model published in the repository, with a separate list per branch where appropriate. To compare two versions of a model in a single branch, select their checkboxes and click the Compare tool.
    • The new Permissions facet - [folders and models] Lists the users and groups with permissions to view and edit the contents of the folder or the diagrams in the model. Users with Full permission on the object and administrators can modify the permissions.
SAP BPM Bridge

PowerDesigner Web now makes your process models available for browsing and importing directly into the SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio Process Composer v7.3 EHP1 SP15 or higher.

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