SimAssist Releasenotes

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• [Framework] Problem with automatic restart after crash
• [Framework] Cursor jumps unintentionally to beginning or end
• [Framework] Problem opening projects in SimAssist 4.1.2 created in version 4.1.1
• [SimGantt] Error when adding (automatically) grouped columns to data area
• [PivotChart] loading process is not finished
• [Powerpoint] Moving of elements not always possible

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• [PivotChart] SimPie chart is automatically grouped by activating the title in Chart Designer
• [PivotChart] Grouping incorrect with zero values in database
• [PowerPoint] Error when moving elements
• [PivotChart] Error loading script [when calculating mean function?]

• Excel files with square brackets in column names cannot be read
• [Pivot Chart] Multichart visibility Y-axis change Default value
• [PowerPoint] Button “Open presentation” does not work
• [SimGantt] Sorting of the displayed data different
• No response when a feature could not be checked out successfully
• [PivotChart] Crosshair cursor is displayed when the chart is hidden due to limited space
• [Pivot Chart] Secondary axis no longer works properly
• [ABC Analysis] – Change default diagram to area

Features

• [Database definition] Connection of Excel tables via the database definition plug-in
• ABC analysis chart as new function
• Allocation of colors to data series based on names
• [PivotChart Colors] Change the order of colors in a color scheme
• When loading a script provide the option to use existing database connection or not
• [Project tree] Position
• Document command line parameters in the help file
• [Table] Change of default encoding for CSV export
• [PivotChart] More icons in the pivot field for existing settings
• [Frame application] Enable export also as project
• [Frame application] Show detailed error message when licensing failed
• Missing possibility to expand/collapse the folder structure in the project content with one click

Bugfixes

• [PivotChart] Change order of pivot fields, does not update the order on the chart
• [PivotChart] Interval “<= x” is created with interval type “]Start;End]”, although no limit value is specified
• [PivotChart] Grouping – Incorrect interval assignment of maximum values with interval type “]Start;End]”
• [PivotChart] Saved settings of min and max values are applied when loading new tables
• [PivotChart] Checkboxes for rows of type “Line” are not displayed
• [PivotChart] Multichart should not be available in context menu or not selectable if the chart type does not support it
• [Frame application] When changing the project, the selected plug-in is changed
• [PivotChart] Groupings for date values from “hours” on do not work
• [SimChart] Legend checkbox is displayed very small when legend marker and checkbox are active
• The index in the English help file is incomplete

Features

• SimChart – Multidiagram

Bugfixes

• [PivotChart] NullPointerException in Categorization
• [PivotChart] Error when grouping after closing Diagram Designer (
• [PivotChart] Error updating grouped charts
• [SimVis] Error when using non-primary columns that do not allow NULL values
• [MonoRail] Wrong display values after loading the project
• [Table] The search in the table does not work correctly

• [Table] Cell is not updated after discarding
• [PivotChart] Active filter of a pivot field is reset when opening the grouping dialog
• [Categorization] Instance with “Quantile Interval” setting sometimes does not finish loading
• [PivotChart] “Add intervals” is not used when sorting the pivot field
• [Setup] Error 4153 Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2015 necessary prerequisite was not correctly installed
• [Frame application] New conception of the surface behavior of “borrow license”
• [Grouping] Limit the number of intervals
• [Grouping] Grouping of a column in the filter area

• [PivotChart] Custom grouping
• [PivotChart] Automatically focus and select the slide title
• [PivotChart] Content of the Options tab in Diagram Designer is empty
• New Plug-in “Cranes” available in the 2calculate module
• [Database Definitions] Selecting data source (drag & drop) toggles from relative to absolute
• [Database Definitions] Bad behavior when creating absolute and relative path settings
• [Confidence Interval] Missing Apply and Discard Buttons on Confidence Level Property
• [Confidence interval] Series “Overall result” in detail view available
• [Frame Application] “Can not open project” or “Create” if base functions do not exist
• [Frame Application] Revision of “Plug-in Info”
• [Setup] Start 64-Bit Version after installation
• [SimChart] Line Weight Adjustment in Legend of Line Charts
• [Upgrade] Missing progress bar for plug-in update
• PowerPoint – Using copied text box from template

Features

• New project tree
• [PivotChart] Loading and Saving Custom Templates
• [Setup] Sample Project for SimAssist Installation
• Extension Data Source Info Window
• [Frame Application] Change the buttons “New”, “Open” and “Close” to small icon with text

Bugfixes

• Licensing 32/64 Bit
• DragDrop over different instances
• Crash when changing the grouping
• [Table] Format of the table is not preserved when updating
• [Checking] Can not delete entries using the delete key
• [SimGantt] Can not specify the generic label format for Range (Gantt) Series
• [Confidence Interval] Inconsistency of Interval Values
• [SQL Expressions] Validation Reports Errors When Using Variables in the Expression
• [Variables] Edit mode is called when double-clicking, even though no element was directly clicked
• [Categorization] Incorrect Number of Intervals
• [Reporting] Tables outside the page margin
• [Powerpoint] Plug-in names are not displayed correctly
• [Frame Application] Module library disappears when the OutOfMemory error was handled with a reboot
• [Frame Application] Status Bar Overrides the Plug-in UI
• [Frame Application] Instance name of the plug-in is not copied
• [Frame Application] Unable to Return Licenses
• [Framework] Deleted plug-in instance toolbar will not be removed
• [PivotChart] Missing horizontal scroll bar in template selection of color dialog
• [PivotChart, colors] colors are repeated instead of being displayed in different gradations

• [PivotChart] Unwanted Items in Context Menu
• [Table] Format of the table is not retained when updating
• [PowerPoint] Standard resolution for export
• [Powerpoint] Info Text of buttons partly wrong and not yet translated
• [Frame application] NullReference when creating a copy of the table plug-in with a database table
• [Frame Application] Status bar obscures plug-in user interface
• [Frame Application] Error messages when exporting images from Plug-ins in Powerpoint
• [SimVis] Plug-in does not recognize SQL expressions
• [SimVis] Chord chart is drawn twice when refreshing
• [SimView] error message when moving the mouse to the data source info
• [Confidence Interval] Inconsistency of Interval Values
• [Categorization] Incorrect Number of Intervals
• [SimNote] Templates with images are loaded “incorrectly”
• [SQL Expressions] Message When checking Invalid Query

• Unwanted scrolling bars in X and Y axes when opening older projects
• [Database Definition] Database Access Synchronization in Oracle
• Add Folders as sources in Powerpoint
• [Reporting] Tables are presented differently (DE + EN)
• [PivotChart] SimAssist is sent to the background when changing colors in the colors dialog
• [PivotChart] SimAssist moves to background when closing the color management

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• PowerPoint plug-in revision (#3207)
• The SimPie plugin has been redesigned and now uses the pivot chart component (#415)
• Plug-in instances can now be copied back and forth between open projects (#3208)
• Databases can now be added via drag’n’drop in the database definition plug-in (#3209)
• Assistant functions at the first start of SimAssist (#1903)
• PivotChart buttons for axis settings can now also be used for 3D diagrams (#3202)
• Ribbon Buttons Enhanced with Zooming on PivotChart-Based Charts (#3058)
• In the options can be preset, whether database paths are stored by default relative or absolute (#1883)
• The options dialog has been switched to DevExpress components and opens with the settings for the currently focused plug-in (#3210)
• Added project selection button (#3186)
• Formats in the SQL Query plug-in are now saved in the project (#611)

(Extract Bugfixes)

• Categorization + Confidence interval: If another database is connected and the data is updated, the settings may be lost (#3104)
• Queries from SQL Server databases are listed twice (#1426)
• Text pattern changes in the label in the SimGantt plug-in lead to an error (#2505)
• Calculation function not available when scrolling in the PivotChart data area (#2143)

• Ribbon buttons of a plug-in are not activated when selected in the undocked state (#3312)
• Function bar jumps to tab “Start” when changing orientation (#3334)
• Missing Cancel Button in General Error Dialog (#3422)
• SimChart – Update after cross-project move (#3439)
• Powerpoint Error exporting text box on slide (#3462)
• Zoom is restored despite resetting (#3494)
• SQL queries for ORACLE with comment lines (#3512)
• Uncertain error when updating the plugins 2.0 (#3523)
• Can not save – Part of the path “… Project.xml” could not be found (#3580)
• Error after opening the options dialog (#3581)
• [Distribution Adjustment] Error when pulling in a column of type int32 (#3607)
• Error Creating Charts (#3637)
• Confidence interval can not process queries with variables (#3691)

• Error occurs in 64-bit Version of Access Database Driver when using the Table Plug-In (#3325)
• Microsoft Visual C ++ Redistributable Runtime – Detecting Version During Installation (#3390)
• The exception “OutOfMemoryException” is not always handled and leads to application end (#3280)
• Data columns are not displayed when using a SQL Server database (#3211)
• Setting a default color palette fails in the Options Dialog (#3239)
• Data Provider Interface does not work as a data source for SimChart (#3258)
• Missing validation of paths in the options dialog (#3264)
• Divide plug-in source folder by version (#3300)
• Settings are not taken from version 2.0 (#3340)
• Confidence Interval result changes when updated for the first time (#3197)
• Chart Designer does not apply settings (#3246)
• Zoom settings are not retained during project update and loading (#3335)
• Error message when installing on Windows 10 (#3343)

(Extract Features)

• PowerPoint plug-in revision (#3207)
• The SimPie plugin has been redesigned and now uses the pivot chart component (#415)
• Plug-in instances can now be copied back and forth between open projects (#3208)
• Databases can now be added via drag’n’drop in the database definition plug-in (#3209)
• Assistant functions at the first start of SimAssist (#1903)
• PivotChart buttons for axis settings can now also be used for 3D diagrams (#3202)
• Ribbon Buttons Enhanced with Zooming on PivotChart-Based Charts (#3058)
• In the options can be preset, whether database paths are stored by default relative or absolute (#1883)
• The options dialog has been switched to DevExpress components and opens with the settings for the currently focused plug-in (#3210)
• Added project selection button (#3186)
• Formats in the SQL Query plug-in are now saved in the project (#611)

(Extract Bugfixes)

• Categorization + Confidence interval: If another database is connected and the data is updated, the settings may be lost (#3104)
• Queries from SQL Server databases are listed twice (#1426)
• Text pattern changes in the label in the SimGantt plug-in lead to an error (#2505)
• Calculation function not available when scrolling in the PivotChart data area (#2143)

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• Old license settings are applied correctly when installing a newer version
• Access SQL queries containing the UNION keyword are now displayed under the VIEW node in the data area.
• The SQL Expression Plug-in algorithm has been redesigned (#2737)
• The default project path is the same with German and English language settings (#3120)
• Arrangement of the elements in the options dialog has been revised (#3062)
• Bug fixes in the features of the alternative licensing
• Write and translation errors have been fixed

• Fixed an issue where SQL queries from old projects were not valid (#2709)
• Revised plug-in schema viewer (#2713)
• Fixed an issue updating projects (#2698)

• Revision of the presentation in the SimChart plug-in
• Revision of the plug-in SimVis – correction of presentation and memory errors and connection to the reporting interface (#2716)
• Fixed a bug where the content of the SQL query would not be displayed when keywords were written lowercase

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• Revision of the SimGantt plug-in, it is now based on the Pivot-Chart component.
• XPath added as a new data interface that allows you to integrate XML files into SimAssist and use them in tabular form in the other plug-ins (for example, SimChart, SimGantt, etc.)
• The ribbon buttons on all Pivot-Chart-based plug-ins have been enhanced for faster access to commonly used functions (including chart type, titles, labels, etc.)
• A print preview was added to pivot-based plug-ins.
• Oracle databases are now accessed via the “Managed Driver”, which is part of SimAssist. No additional Oracle client needs to be installed in the appropriate version.
• New Output Format setting for variables: This defines how values ??are formatted.
• In the case of “OutOfMemory” errors, all projects are saved and the application is automatically restarted.
• The plug-in specific ribbon buttons are now highlighted
• The ribbon tabs of the reporting plug-in are merged with the SimAssist Ribbonbar.
• DevExpress is updated to version 16.1.7 and GeckoFx to version 45