xBML W5 4.4 - Release Notes

The xBML W5 is a component of the xBML Business Modeling Suite, the industry’s most advanced, yet intuitive modeling tool specifically designed for the business user.  It is proven to drive results and deliver quantifiable ROI for every business modeling initiative.

Table of Contents

Overview

• What's New

Supported Platforms

• Operating Systems

Disk Space Requirements

Installation Instructions

Getting Started

Known Problems and Issues

Change Management

Documentation

Reporting Errors

Product Support

Overview

What's New

xBML W5 contains the following new features:

• Description field in General tab can be expanded to add/view additional text.
• Creating a HOW model from Leg or Level will create a skeleton HOW model, with inputs and outputs, from Dimension Relationships assigned to activities.
• When creating a sub model, a legend is automatically created when it exists in the parent model.
• ProcessConnectors can connect to other HOW models by dragging HOW model node from the explorer window onto the model. Selecting the ‘View-->View Related Model(s)’ by right-clicking on the diagram will bring related diagram into view.
• Object descriptions are now included in the spell checker.
• Performing a check in will check in all dependent objects (reference objects and shortcuts).
• Added Page Setup and Print Preferences buttons to the Standard Toolbar.
• Added indicator for objects with a description.
• Added ability for users to choose which indicators are displayed on objects. (ie. Tools-->Options-->Model Options-->WHAT).
• Added ability to insert a file path to the header /footer window.
• Added total number of pages printed to the header/footer window.
• Online activation of the W5 will require the user to enter a name and company.
• When using the xBML Reader to retrieve projects and models from the repository, users will now be able to save the local file.

For information on additional changes, see the descriptions in the Change Management section.

Supported Platforms

Operating Systems

xBML W5 supports the following operating systems:

• Windows Vista, including SP1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003
• Windows XP Professional
• Windows XP Home Edition
• Windows 2000
• Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me)
• Windows 98
• Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a

Disk Space Requirements

We recommend that you have at least 25 MB disk space, which does not include space required to store models, and 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended) for xBML W5 installation/operation and a minimum of 1 GHz of processor power.

Installation Instructions

Before you install, please be sure that you have uninstalled or removed any previous version of the xBML W5. NOTE: If you are upgrading from version 3.* a new license will need to be installed, so please be sure that the license file that was emailed to you is available to complete the installation.

To install xBML W5, download the installation file from the xBML Innovations Website (www.xbmlinnovations.com, select the Downloads tab) and save the file to you local machine. Then double-click the installer file (.msi) and follow the instructions. NOTE: If you are upgrading from version 3.*, once the software is installed, save the updated license you received to the installation folder of the xBML W5 (C:\Program Files\xBML Innovations\xBML Client) and overwrite any existing license. Then double-click on the xBML W5 shortcut added to your desktop and follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation.

Getting Started

We recommend you complete the following prerequisites in order to use xBML W5 effectively:

• Familiarize yourself with the eXtended Business Modeling Language (xBML) by attending the Week 1 training and/or reading the documentation on the BusinessGenetics website (www.businessgenetics.com).
• Step through the tutorial included with xBML W5.
• Review the information provided in this document and the additional documentation included with xBML W5.
• Review the samples included in the W5 accessed through the 'Samples' tab on the Start Page.

Known Problems and Issues in xBML W5

If exchanging files with previous versions of the xBML W5, users with earlier versions must have the latest Converter.xsl file in the root of the xBML Client directory.

Clients who have the Model Manager installed, must update the Converter.xsl file found in the installation directory of the Model Manager with the Converter.xsl file from the xBML Client directory.

The licensing version has been updated to 4.0. This means users will have to obtain a new license in order to use the xBML W5 4.0. Please contact xBML Innovations Support at 1.303.792.3086 or support@xbmlinnovations.com for questions.

The Default.xml file will be overwritten for version 4.0, meaning that any previously saved User Options will be lost.

Under certain circumstances, the xBML installation becomes corrupt and an error is received when trying to launch the xBML W5. It is recommended that when installing the xBML W5 that the .msi file is saved to your local machine, preferably in the installation folder of the xBML W5 (ie. C:\Program Files\xBML Innovations\xBML Client). If this error is encountered, it can usually be fixed by deleting the shortcut and then re-creating the shortcut. If the error is still encountered, the xBML W5 will have to be re-installed.

Change Management

Problems and issues that have been resolved for the 4.4 release are listed in the following table. 

Incident Number	Synopsis
284-0A9604C9-7178	Removed 'Currency' from attribute value domain list.
284-0A9604C9-7178	Updated xBRD Appendix output to include xBRD name and 'Appendices' only.
2F7-0F29FE71-3F22	Dimension Relationships would exhibit abnormal behavior when used in a copy/paste.
05C-0B7B1DC9-AD23	Creating a HOW model from level 1 would result in an incorrect layout of the activities.
34B-0CDC6C3B-24DE	Performing a Copy/Paste of TimeFrames in the WHEN model would not keep links between TimeFrames and TimeUnits.
152-0F7F9C30-250E	Adding dimension relationships to a controlled object will now cause the object to be checked out.
3CE-0F7F9D20-736A	Adjusting the input/output direction of a dimension relationship on a controlled object will now cause the object to be checked out.
2E3-0F55BE16-810C	Under certain circumstances, performing a copy/paste with profile display flags would cause an unhandled exception to occur.
0DA-0B8FA942-F0BF	When the repository cache was empty, clients would receive “root element is missing” error.
289-0F62675B-C0C2	Fixed object reference error encountered after adding the text to an Entity or Artifact in the WHICH model, without the PowerBuilder.
280-0BA3126C-756B	Under certain circumstances, adding an attribute to the repository would result in an Object Reference Error.
000-0CE75DE1-2CFD	Performing a copy/paste or Add Existing Item would sometimes result in ‘AttributeType for style id could not be found’ errors.

Documentation

The xBML W5 User's Guide and other xBML Innovations' user guides are in a PDF format that requires Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher. To benefit from all the features of xBML W5, however, we recommend that you use Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 in Windows operating systems and Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.5 in UNIX operating systems. 
Download Adobe Acrobat Reader from: http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html#reader

Reporting Errors

If you discover any errors, please submit a ticket through the xBML Innovations Website under the 'Support-->My Support' tab. You must login to the website in order to submit a ticket. Additionally you can email a detailed description of the errors, any associated log files, and, if possible, a snapshot of the command prompt window where the errors occurred to: support@xbmlinnovations.com.

Product Support

If you have any questions on any xBML W5 issue, please contact the xBML Product Support Team at the following:
E-mail: support@xbmlinnovations.com
Telephone Number: 1.303.792.3086
xBML Product Support Web Site: http://www.xbmlinnovations.com (Select the 'Support-->My Support' tab after login)

xBML Innovations thanks you for selecting the W5 and our other products. We are working hard to improve the quality of our product in every aspect and welcome your feedback. In the meantime, please stay tuned for more exciting features and user friendly tools.