What's New in Corporate Modeler 10?

Corporate Modeler 10 provides you with a completely new diagrammer and an industry-standard database platform. The theme of this release is "ease of use". We have replaced the Process Dynamics, Hierarchy, Entity and Data Flow with one single program which we have called, simply, "Corporate Modeler". All diagrams are created and edited in the one program.
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This document provides an overview of the changes to Corporate Modeler between Corporate Modeler 9 and Corporate Modeler 10. Click the Links below for a discussion of each of the new features.

What's New in Corporate Modeler 10.3 SR2 Languages?

Support for Italian and Japanese, in addition to the existing languages

Microsoft Windows Vista support

Microsoft SQL Server Express replaces MSDE as the stand-alone database for new installations

Diagrammer "line arches" now supported

Diagrams can now be saved to more graphical output formats

New Security Manager tool for administrators to map Windows users and groups to Corporate Modeler users and groups

What's New in Corporate Modeler 10.3 SR1/SR1A Languages?

Additional Simulator functionality

Corporate Publisher enhancements

What's New in Corporate Modeler 10.3 Languages?

Support for French, German, Spanish, Polish and Russian, in addition to English.

New setup program

Corporate Publisher "offline" publishing

Further Simulator improvements

What's New in Corporate Modeler 10.3 English-only?

SQL Server 2005 support

Multi-Language Manager tool

Usability and performance improvements across the suite

Powerful filtering functionality for Import and Export

Automatically create associations by drag and drop

Improved Simulator

What's New in Corporate Modeler 10.2?

Corporate Modeler now supports Microsoft SQL Server »

Improved legacy connector set migration »

What's New for Corporate Modeler 10.1?

Oracle and MSDE databases supported »

Switch between local and network models easily (db connections) »

Improvements to Link - Rational RequisitePro »

Some Connector Properties have been replaced by a new "Flow type" property »

Improved control over the appearance / details of user-defined objects, panes and properties »

The user-defined help for objects and properties has improved »

Create multiple objects without closing the properties dialog »

What's New for Corporate Modeler 10.0?

The following features are all new to Corporate Modeler in release 10.0 and are also present in version 10.1.

What major changes have been made in Corporate Modeler 10?

From five specialist diagrammers to a single, unified, diagrammer »

A comprehensive, multi-user undo »

Represent Connector Sets as objects »

"Quick Launch" other Corporate Modeler applications from a toolbar »

Browse your model and open your diagrams from a "diagram tree" »

What changes have been made to the look and feel of Corporate Modeler?

A modern user interface for Corporate Modeler »

How has the palette changed?

Add any type of line to the palette using the same dialog »

Note: You can create one of four types of Line in Corporate Modeler: Hierarchy Links, Associations (when drawn as a line), Relationships, and Connectors.

Usability improvements to the Existing Objects palette »

A new "diagram tree" in the palette »

How have lines changed in Corporate Modeler 10?

Note: You can create one of four types of Line in Corporate Modeler: Hierarchy Links, Associations (when drawn as a line), Relationships, and Connectors. The following topics relate to changes to all of these line types.

Changes to how you interact with Hierarchy Links »

Lines are not "added to a set" to create Connector Sets in Corporate Modeler 10 »

Editing lines on the canvas has changed »

Connectors don't need to be attached to objects »

The method by which you set newly created lines to be straight or bent has changed »

How have objects / shapes changed in Corporate Modeler 10?

All Connector Sets are drawn as objects »

Making your diagrams look professional: Nudge shapes »

Making your diagrams look professional: Align shapes »

Making your diagrams look professional: Resize shapes »

The associated object's name can be shown on any child object »

"Special Layouts" can be used to create the correct appearance for IDEF and DFD shapes »

The Default Appearance for objects on your diagram is now set from a right-click option »

How have diagrams changed in Corporate Modeler 10?

Diagrams can be set to have "diagram rules" to replicate behavior of old diagrammers »

Double-click now opens a diagram in Model Explorer.

Note: Model Explorer is the new name for Repository Explorer in Corporate Modeler 10.

How has simulation changed in Corporate Modeler 10?

Creating a simulation is via a Simulation Console »