SimAssist Releasenotes

• Python statements plug-in (#10317)
• [Framework] New plug-in SimClient (2control) (#10362)
• [Framework] Control order of plug-ins when updating project (#1987)
• Set “Solve Overlay Mode” to “Default” in default state (#10382)
• [Variables] Replace “Format” column with “Variable Type” column (#10706)

(Extract – Features)

• [PivotChart] Multiple use of columns
• New plug-in correlation table
• [Framework] Create and display favorites
• [Database Definition] Specify Excel row with column headers
• Notice that license expires
• Tables PlugIn – Allow formatting of cell view

(Extract – Bugfixes)

• [SQL] Error message when selecting specific columns from SQL query with TYPES expression
• Wrong display of SQL query
• [SimChart] Drag&Drop of selected columns of a SQL query connects whole SQL query
• [SimVis] Sankey missing translations

(Extract)

• [Distribution fitting] Error loading a layout template
• [Variables] Horizontal scrollbar is not displayed
• [ABC Analysis] Number of loaded data rows is not displayed in status bar
• [SimVis] Error message while drawing
• [PowerPoint] Error when updating a table during export
• [SimChart] Saved date filters are not loaded after language change

(Extract – Features)

• Powerpoint – Export of tables
• Databasedefinition] CSV connection via Excel interface
• SimAssist ShortCuts in RibbonControl
• Update Instance Apply command to all selected elements in project tree
• [Framework] View in data area for one or more data sources
• [SQL Queries] Category as an additional column
• Copy parts of SQL query with variable
• Sankey select multiple nodes with Ctrl and move them simultaneously
• [SimVis] Save Globe3D view

(Extract – Bugfixes)

• [SQL Statements] Cannot display columns of query
• [SQL Statements] Comment is not saved
• Create color scheme with current chart colors – number of colors
• Default color scheme does not work

(Extract)

• [SimGantt] Filter has influence on sorting
• [SimGantt] Error moving columns in data area
• Error message during autosave – A multithreading issue is detected
• Table in SimAssist 5.0 can no longer be selected and copied
• ABC-analysis – Secondary Y-axis for classical Pareto is set incorrectly
• [Database definition] Error when updating if plug-in contains no data
• SimChart: Min/Max calculation function does not work if data type is “single”
• SimVis – field labels are missing – version 5.0
• PowerPoint] Button “Open presentation” does not work

(Extract – Features)

• Table: Color highlighting of table contents
• [Variables] Context menu for variables to show definition and usage
• [SimVis] Globe 3D extension
• Sequence of variables in PlugIn Variables
• Resetting the SimAssist layout
• Using tables and SQL queries
• [SQL Expressions] Apply button
• [SQL Expressions] Added a status column with display for valid, invalid and unchecked queries

(Extract – Bugfixes)

• [SimPie] Error when grouped column is dragged to data area
• [PivotChart] Brackets to indicate an active grouping are not always set or removed
• [PivotChart] Automatic grouping works only the first time
• [PivotChart] Crosshair cursor is displayed when chart is hidden due to limited space

(Extract)

• [SimVis] Sankey chart cannot be drawn if source table contains NOT NULL columns
• Displayed license borrowing date is not updated after borrowing
• [PivotChart] Calculation type not selected and change from grouped field to data range very slow
• [ConfidenceInterval] “Load Template” is grayed out although data source is connected
• [Database definition] Relative path is not correct Save as

(Extract)

• [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

(Extract)

• [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

(Extract Features)

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

(Extract Bugfixes)

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

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

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

(Extract Features)

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

(Extract Bugfixes)

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

(Extract)

• 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
• The default project path is the same with German and English language settings
• Arrangement of the elements in the options dialog has been revised
• 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
• Revised plug-in schema viewer
• Fixed an issue updating projects

• 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
• Fixed a bug where the content of the SQL query would not be displayed when keywords were written lowercase

(Extract)

• 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