SIMPROCESS 4.4 Release Notes

A new Metamodel Editor allows creation of Metamodels which can then be assigned to SIMPROCESS models to support adding user-defined Metadata. See the new SIMPROCESS Metadata Manual for details.

SIMPROCESS now supports external management of simulation time using the new TimeServer, making it possible for multiple SIMPROCESS models (and possibly other applications) to coordinate their actions.

SIMPROCESS now includes Java SE 5, which brings improvements in numerous areas including performance and memory management.

A new "Open Recent" menu on the File menu provides cleaner access to the list of recently opened SIMPROCESS models; it also provides a convenient way of clearing the list at any time.

Image files for use as icons or backgrounds can now be owned by a single SIMPROCESS model. This will make it easier than ever before to share models between users without the need to export custom images or exchange copies of UserFiles.jar between users. See the SIMPROCESS User's Manual for more information, and the Network example model in the Demos directory.

A number of new Expression Language statements have been added to make SIMPROCESS even more powerful. New statements include:

• ABS
• CreateEntityType
• SetEntityExpression
• SetEntityTypeExpression
• Attribute
• CreateAttribute
• SetActivityExpression
• BINARYTOINT
• INTTOBINARY

An optional "badge" can now be displayed on a Process to provide a visual indication of whether its active alternative sub-process contains any Processes or Activities.

Numerous enhancements have been made in Dashboards to take advantage of appearance improvements accompanying a newer release of JFreeChart.