Cradle-5.1.2 Features
The Cradle-5.1.2 update provides several important new features, some important bug fixes, and some general improvements to commonly used parts of the Cradle toolsuite. The full list of changes in this update is listed in the following sections, grouped by the Cradle module to which they relate.
UNIX Installation Changes
- Installation scripts correctly recognise users and groups on all platforms
- New server option to enable or disable setuid-on-execute rights specifically for the CDS and CWS
Communications Changes
- Fixed problem connecting to CDS when the CDS could use the wrong IP address for the client, preventing the client from connecting. Examples:
- When a client connects over VPN, the CDS used the client’s IP address, not its address in the VPN network
- When a laptop has multiple interfaces, the CDS might use the wireless IP address even if this interface was inactive on the PC
Cradle-PDM (Product Data Management) Changes
- The Project Setup tools in Toolset and WorkBench now cannot be used if any items are being edited. This is to avoid potential problems that could occur if frame type definitions were changed whilst these items are open.
- The print quality of large Hierarchy Diagrams (HIDs) has been improved in Word and SVG output:
- Text is more readable
- Line thicknesses have been reduced
- Misalignment of attribute separators and shading in extremely large HIDs has been corrected
- An internal error during some CSV imports on Linux has been fixed
- An inability to launch external applications on frames stored As Reference or As File with pathnames or URLs of over 256 characters has been fixed
- Queries returning results pre-sorted by Key or Group failed in searches of system notes or Implementation domain data definitions. This has been fixed.
- The import code detects diagrams with symbols whose numbers have not been supplied, and now automatically sets numbers into such symbols
Cradle-SYS (System Modelling) Changes
This update provides significant improvements to the editing capabilities of the Cradle Diagram Editor (DGE), based on your requested changes:
- Toolset now recognises JPEG images and ignores unsupported image types
- Cutting and pasting eFFBD functions will now carry the I/O
- eFFBD functions, PFD operations and control nodes can be reconnected into other timelines by moving them. As symbols are moved over timelines where they could be inserted, the timeline highlights. Releasing the mouse button disconnects the functions/operations/nodes from their current timeline and reconnects them into the new timeline, retaining links to all of their I/O.
- Fixed error when attempting to move eFFBD or PFD timeline loop symbols
- Adding new exit branches from eFFBD function/PFD operations or control nodes could cause these to overlay existing branches, this has been fixed
- Inserting new branches from an eFFBD function or PFD operation could incorrectly reuse an existing J (join) node instead of creating a new J node
- Selected symbols’ sequence numbers are now shown in the DGE status bar
- Pressing the ESC (Escape) key will cancel any DGE operation
- The cursor is now positioned at the bottom-right corner of rectangles marking move, paste or resize operations, instead of the bottom-left corner
- Saving a diagram containing symbols that should be numbered but which had no numbers (due to the above import problem) could damage the names of definitions if the Name Synchronisation feature was enabled
Cradle-WRK (WorkBench) Changes
- Extended the matrix generation facility to support matrices with specifications (such as functions, architecture components, activities) as rows and columns, and details of their interconnecting data I/Os in the matrix cells
- Fixed problem replying to alerts where the Subject line could be incorrect
- Fixed problem where deleting an alert did not select the next alert
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