KB Explorer - Release Notes

Version

Release

Content

1.0.0

Pending

Initial production release

0.9.9

In Progress

Nature	Description
Improvement	Added a row number column on each table of the information tabs:
Improvement	Added creation/analysis dates on Identity tab:
Improvement	Added signature, parameters, ... on methods and functions in the Properties tab:
Improvement	Added properties not declared in the AMT metamodel in the Properties tab:
Improvement	Added full names in Links, Violations, Measures, Distributions tabs:
Feature	Added customizable info tabs: Info tabs are customized using the following dialog box:

0.9.8

8.3.56

Nature	Description
Improvement	Improved "Expand both caller/callee children" command to multi-selection on edges
Improvement	Added an "Object Type" filter in the "Search in KB" dialog box:
Improvement	Added a placement strategy when adding objects:
Feature	Added a "Search in Graph View" command:
Feature	Added "Find Transitive Links Between Selected Objects" command:
Feature	Added specialized node placement strategies, depending on the type of dependency used to add them to the Graph View: Parents above initial node Children below initial node Callers on left of initial node Calles on rigth of initial node
Feature	Added a "Print Graph" command:
Feature	Added a AMT Metamodel tree:
Feature	Added a graphical views management, when saving/restoring a graphical view:

0.9.7

8.3.55

Nature	Description
Fix	Fixed
Improvement	Improved the View menu:
Improvement	The Code viewer now support multi-selection:
Feature	Added default values for nodes/edges/comments displayed on the graphical view to Preferences dialog box:
Feature	Added a "locate" feature to Identity tab to highlight specific nodes:
Feature	Added a "locate" feature to Links, Violations, Measures, and Distribution tabs to highlight specific edges:

0.9.6

2023/11/02

Nature	Description
Fix	Fixed missing "Belongs To" link between modules and their subsets, and between transactions and their entry points, in the Modules and Transactions trees
Fix	Fixed loss of expand/collapse and scroll position when switching between trees
Improvement	Improved the performances for loading objects/links (by a factor 15)
Improvement	Improved "Search Objects" command to "Search Knowledge Base", now able to search not only objects, but also projects, modules, transactions and metrics (by ID, by name, by "full" name - aka description):
Improvement	Improved Violations and Distributions tabs to display a total
Improvement	Improved the display of objects already present in the graphical view:
Improvement	Improved the display of "duplicated" links in the graphical view:
Improvement	Improved Preferences dialog box: Following options have been added: Rotate text on edges - to display leaning texts on leaning edges (see next improvement) Default languages per file extension - the table of the system associations between file extensions and existing languages; languages are used for syntax coloring in the code viewer Languages per file extension - the table of the user defined associations between file extensions and existing languages
Improvement	Improved display of texts on leaning edges:
Improved	Removed the "Select newly added nodes" action, which has been replaced with new set of actions (see below features on popup menus)
Feature	Added display of violation bookmarks in the code viewer
Feature	Added comments to links
Feature	Added following commands to node popup menu in the graphical view: Find Children Find Callers Find Callees Find Parents Find Violations Find Measures Find Distribution Ranges
Feature	Added following commands to node popup menu in the trees: Add Nodes(s) with all Children Add Nodes(s) with all Callers Add Nodes(s) with all Callees Add Nodes(s) with all Parents Add Nodes(s) with all Violations Add Nodes(s) with all Measures Add Nodes(s) with all Distribution Ranges
Feature	Added "Locate Selected Objects in Current Tree" command to node popup menu in the graphical view:
Feature	Added "Escalate Links Between Selected Objects" command to node popup menu in the graphical view:
Feature	Added following commands to edge popup menu in the graphical view, that apply to escalated links: Expand caller children Expand callee children Expand both caller/callee children

0.9.5

8.3.54

Nature	Description
Fix	Fixed wrong type "INIT" associated to metrics
Improvement	Improved Find XXX dialog boxes to now discard the objects not belonging to the selected application
Improvement	Improved Identity tab to display the metric group on selected metrics
Improvement	Improved Property tab to display the property ID, the scope ID, and the procedure names on selected metrics
Improvement	Improved Link tab to display parents and children on selected metrics
Improvement	Improved graphical views to save/restore the metrics
Feature	Added Add Selected Violations action to Violations tab contextual menu
Feature	Two additional tabs below the Graphical View have been added: Measures Distributions

0.9.4

2023/08/02

Nature	Description
Feature	Added comments to nodes:
Feature	Added keyboard support to change focus around nodes, edges or comments using CTRL-F6 or Shift-CTRL-F6
Feature	Added management of background color to nodes and comments
Feature	Added the ability to add linked objects to the Graph View from bottom Links tab, either from a popup menu, or using drag and drop
Feature	Introduced the Metrics Tree, a first attempt to display the metrics and violations into the KBExplorer:
Feature	The five tabs below the Graphical View are now activated with the following hotkeys: F9: Identity F10: Properties F11: Code F12: Links F7: Violations
Improvement	Added the modules as roots of the Modules Tree, instead of the technological subsets (which are now children of the modules)
Improvement	Most of the available actions have been associated to accelerators or hotkeys
Improvement	GUID has been added in the Identity tab for the objects:
Fix	Hourglasses are now correctly displayed during lengthy operations

0.9.3

2023/07/17

Nature	Description
Fix	Fixed positioning of new nodes added to the Graph View through drag and drop, when the view is shifted or scaled
Fix	Fixed issue in logic when saving the current Graph View
Fix	Fixed the application selection when the KB hosts several applications
Feature	Added nodes arrangement actions (align/distribute horizontally/vertically)
Improvement	Improved performances of trees loading
Improvement	Improved the Search dialog box, so that the previous searches are now accessible from a combo box
Improvement	Improved Find Children/Find Parents/Find Callers/Find Callees commands, so that they can handle multi-selection
Improvement	Improved Find Children/Find Parents/Find Callers/Find Callees commands, so that the dialog box does not close after having executed the Add to View command
Feature	The four tabs below the Graphical View are now activated with the following hotkeys: F9: Identity F10: Properties F11: Code F12: Links
Improvement	Improved automatic selection of newly added nodes: it can now be deactivated
Improvement	Improved Auto Layout Objects Graph and Fit to Screen commands, so that they apply only to selected nodes (on option)

0.9.2

2023/07/03

First beta release

0.9.0

2023/05/17

First alpha release