Improvements
The following enhancements to the Alfabet platform are available with this release.
The global search field in the masthead now displays a Recent Objects section, making it easy for users to return to frequently accessed items. When clicking into the search field, the last five objects a user navigated to from the search results are automatically shown in a drop-down for immediate access and the user is not required to re-enter the search term.
The indentation of hierarchical items in the left navigation panel has been refined to make the structure easier to understand, helping users quickly see where they are in the hierarchy and navigate the product more efficiently.
If no category is selected when performing a global search, the drop-down list in the search field shows results listed by category. The category names shown were the technical names of object classes. This has been changed to show the caption of the relevant object class or object class stereotype, and they are now sorted by this caption. .
In the editor for modifying a data workbench structure, all columns that have not been added to the data workbench are now sorted alphanumerically. This makes locating a specific column significantly easier.
- Products already imported from IT-Pedia™ to Alfabet are highlighted in the IT-Pedia Product Selector in order to ensure that users understand which components are already imported to Alfabet.
- Products imported to Alfabet via IT-Pedia®Catalog - Models will also be automatically added to the list of products in My Products - Models. This ensures that the component (technology) portfolio that is being created from IT-Pedia is synchronized with the IT-Pedia My Product List to keep the lifecycles and details of these technologies up to date if the technology is updated in IT-Pedia.
The Alfabet AI Assistant can be deactivated for specific user profiles in the User Profile editor directly in the Alfabet user interface, giving administrators fine-grained control over its availability. This ensures that the feature is only enabled for appropriate users, supports compliance with internal policies, and prevents unintended access. Managing this directly in the Alfabet user interface streamlines administration by keeping configuration in a single, easy-to-reach location. Please note that this change is not yet available for Alfabet FastLane or the Alfabet Enterprise Solution configurations.
- The AMM generation editor has been enhanced with a new setting that allows users to exclude objects tagged with one or more selected tags. This capability enables solution designers to generate an AMM file that contains the complete configuration while omitting any partially completed elements marked with specific tags.
- The display of role types and evaluation types in the Reference Data tab of the AMM editor includes both Name and Technical Name.
- When updating the meta-model using an AMM file, a Microsoft Excel® report highlights any issues detected in the meta-model configuration during the update process. This report has been extended with a new tab that lists configurations potentially affecting system performance. The tab is only displayed if recommendations are available. Currently, the tab includes all object class properties defined as shadow references that do not have an index configured to optimize search operations. Additional configuration patterns identified as performance-relevant in future releases will also be added to this list.
The display of modified controls in editors, custom editors, and standard views within the class settings explorer has been updated to show both the control’s Name and Caption, rather than the name alone. Since captions are the labels visible in the user interface, this change makes it much easier to identify which control has been modified. In contrast, control names are often technical identifiers that do not clearly reflect the control’s purpose or functionality.
If authentication is done via SAML, the Alfabet Web Application will enforce the SAML component to provide log messages with the debug log level. This ensures that certificate information relevant for support is logged correctly.