18.0.0 Datacenter Release Highlights
UI Redesign
Following feedback from our customers we’ve moved our platform to a more modern design focusing on some key areas: accessibility, scannability, and introducing a modern look and feel that users are more familiar with. We now have cleaner calls to action and pages with scannable hierarchy to help relieve decision fatigue.
Change Languages
The quick language change was relocated to the profile dropdown menu. As a Designer or Architect you can quickly change between more than one language, it will populate the languages available. This does not change the UI language, only the content language.
Profile Area
The Profile area now includes a profile image editor. By default, your icon displays your initials. The design of the profile area and its tabs have been updated.
Click your icon in the redesigned top menu
Click My Profile
Under the Settings tab, click Edit Image
Upload an image file you would like to use
Position your image in the image frame, scroll up or down in the frame to adjust zoom.
Click Save
Dashboard
The Dashboard area has been redesigned for accessibility and ease of use. Gadgets and their buttons look and feel more modern.
Tree
The design of the Tree, its resizing controls, and the icons of its contents have been adjusted for clarity, accessibility, and alignment with the repository theme.
Login And Logout
The modern visual update also applies to the login and logout experience.
Diagrams
Navigation Template
New diagram template available! Create maps where the whole shape is clickable when there is a link on the object. When clicking anywhere on a shape with more than one link, the links panel opens as if you clicked on the link icon. If the shape is a call activity, it treats the entire shape as a clickable area to navigate to the called activity. This makes it easy for users to explore your organization and its various content areas and processes. This functionality is available on Dashboards using the diagram gadget, and is now also available in the Model area.
How to create a navigational diagram
Find a suitable folder and click Add Object
The Template menu now has a Navigation option
Fill out supporting details and click Finish
Diagram Grid Default
Diagram grids can now be turned on or off by default.
How to adjust diagram grid defaults
Open the Main Menu
Open the Repository Configuration submenu
Click Advanced
Under Diagrams, there is a new "Show grid by default" checkbox
Dashboard Gadgets
Navigational Diagram Gadget
A convenient way to route employees to the repository content they need. The diagram gadget no longer requires an approved version.
Expand Diagram
Diagram gadgets allow users to expand the diagram into the greater diagram area for more in-depth, fully-featured browsing. The button label is an adjustable UI component (property name: expand_diagram_gadget_button). To learn more, review our Customizing the iGrafx Platform's Appearance document, or reach out to iGrafx Customer Success.
Quickstart Gadget
Configure the Quickstart gadget buttons to speed up the object creation process. Give users quick and easy access to diagram and enterprise object folders from the Dashboard area.
Access the Dashboard area
Click Add New Gadget
In the resulting blank gadget, click Configure Now
You can toggle the Create buttons you prefer
You can also include shortcuts to any folder, enterprise object, diagram, or external file you prefer
When you are finished, click Save Changes
Dashboard Select
The dashboard selection menu is now available in the Dashboard area, as well as the settings icon.
Permanent Deletion
Items moved to the Recycle Bin can now be permanently purged from the repository. Users with the 'View All Deleted Objects' repository permission can delete ALL objects in the Recycle Bin to permanently remove those objects.
Open the Main Menu
Click Recycle Bin
Above the object list there is a total count and the option to DELETE ALL
Your are given the chance to CONFIRM your decision. Deletion cannot be undone.
The platform may take a few moments to process the deletion
The Recycle Bin is now empty
Click here to read more about the Recycle Bin