What's new in Together 4.0^*

1. Expanded EJB support:
   • One-click creation of entity and session beans from class diagram toolbar. Customization of the bean is done with a new Class Inspector with dynamic pages appropriate to the type of bean. EJB creation from pattern of previous release is dropped in favor of this new approach.
   • Automated deployment of finished EJBs to supported application servers. EJB Deployment Expert handles compilation of bean and container-specific classes, generation of XML serialized deployment descriptors and manifests, JAR file packaging, and optional "hot" deployment to server.
   • New EJB Assembly diagram supports EJB Deployment Expert to provide for specification of security roles, method permissions, and container transaction properties.
   • Deployment support for BEA WebLogic Server, BEA WebLogic Enterprise 4.5,5.0,5.1; WebSphere; iPlanet; SilverStream 3.0; Generic 1.0, 1.1

2. New Role-based Workspace:
   • Together automatically optimizes the user interface when you need to work in a specific role, adjusting tool bar content, menu content, and workspace layout accordingly.
   • Change roles any time with simple configuration setting. Changes go into effect when you restart Together.
   • Choose from these "roles":
     • Business Modeler : Diagram editor central, text editor upon demand. Minimal menus for simplicity's sake.
     • Designer: Both diagram editor and text editor central. Everything up to the point of compilation yet no further.
     • Developer : Default role. Both diagram editor and text editor central. Compile, debug, assemble, deploy, and run.
     • Programmer: Text editor central, diagram editor on demand. Compile, debug, assemble, deploy, and run.

3. New Development features:
   • Full-featured editor for source code and text.
     • Separately customizable for multiple languages:
       •  keystrokes
       • font/color schemes, indentation and tabbing
     • Selectable CodeSense code-completion feature.
     • Printing from text editor.
   • Full-featured integrated Java debugger.
   • Improved version control dialogs
   • Global text search.

4. New inspector model
   • Inspector is removed from Explorer pane of main window.
   • Invoke Inspector only when needed: speedmenu Properties or keyboard Alt+Enter
   • New underlying model provides different Inspectors appropriate to different elements, rather than "one fits all".
   • Custom inspectors can be created as a simple Java module based on a clearly documented API:
     • Use standard property-sheet component or to develop from scratch.
   • The Apply button is no more. Changes to properties in Inspectors take effect immediately on field exit or dialog close.
   • Improved Javadoc support is provided on two Inspector pages for documentation of each element:
     • Javadoc page contains a set of tag editors
     • Htmldoc page provides a formatted preview.

5. New Code Templates:
   • These replace "blueprint" options for customization of code construction.
   • Edit template code using the Together Editor. In Directory tab of Explorer, select in "Source Code Templates" node and load using speedmenu.
   • Backward compatibility with "blueprint" options.
   • Simpler data file format promotes speed and editing as text.

6. Patterns:
   • Use the new custom inspectors instead of "one inspector fits all"
   • C++ support for Coad patterns.

7. Sequence diagram improvement:
   • Statement blocks.
   • Generation of implementation/generate sequence diagram is improved.
   • C++ support is added.

8. XMI import export:
   • Support for Unisys, IBM, and OMG XMI specifications for Class and UseCase diagram.
   • Because Rose supports Unisys format it is possible to import/export from/to Rose through XMI.

9. Improved JavaBeans support:
   • Toggle bean recognition from main toolbar
   • New bean inspector (speedmenu Properties)

10. Improved CVS and SCC support:
    • VCS navigator allows user to visually manage source control and perform any VCS operation.
    • Generic VCS provider supports any command-line VCS tools, fully configurable from options dialog. By default SourceSafe commands are used.
    • Support of these SCC providers:
      • MS SourceSafe
      • StarBase StarTeam
      • Rational ClearCase
      • Perforce
      • PVCS VM 6.6
      • SourceIntegrity MKS
      • Continuus
      • PVCS dimension

11. Round-trip IDL:
    • Create projects with IDL as the default language
    • CORBA (OMG) IDL round-trip engineering
    • Export class diagram to CORBA IDL

12. Updated module implementation:
    • Support for modules as JAR files.
    • Backward compatibility with old-style module descriptor file. Both .def file and new manifest (.mf) file are supported.
    • Capability to declare multiple modules' entry point in one manifest.
    • Modules can be loaded on startup, on first usage, or on explicit demand.
    • It is possible to declare path to module's documentation in manifest.
    • Open API extension for config and resources loading.
    • Possibility to declare libraries for modules, additionally to declare in classpath, in manifest files.
    • Support of dependencies between modules - on module can declare "service" in manifest file and another declare (again in its manifest) that it is depends on some "service".

13. New DOORS(tm) integration
    • Model in Together can be joined with user requirements and be traceable.
    • User can link requirements to every model component and check whether it satisfies them or not.
    • Navigation from Together to DOORS and vise versa.

14. Help system is implemented with JavaHelp 1.1:
    • Launch from Help menu when Together is running.
    • Launch "stand-alone" with command files provided (see Readme: Launching Together Help).
    • HTML and PDF formats will be available online shortly after release.

15. Changed JDK requirement
    • Sun Java2 (tm) SDK version 1.3 is automatically installed with Together on Windows platforms, and Together is pre-configured to run under this JRE, and invoke compile and make using these libraries.
    • Together should still run with JDK 1.2.2 under Windows, but the later version is recommended if you plan to use integrated compile and make.
    • No SDK or runtime is included for UNIX. For requirements, see System Requirements file.

16. Other changes:
    • Improved New Project Expert
    • New status bar with resizable progress and status panels.
    • Windows installer has reverted to Install Shield 6.1.
    • New web-style About dialog with web and e-mail links to product information, sales, and support.
    • Open API documentation is updated and expanded. For more information see the details.
    
    
17. Some system modules require manual activation
    A number of modules in the Modules tab no longer load on startup of Together. You activate and deactivate them as needed. This results in faster startup and better overall performance. If a module that you expect to appear in the Tools menu does not show up, locate it in the Modules tab and check if it's speedmenu has the activate command. After activating, you can run from Modules tab or Tools menu. Use the Modules tab to deactivate when the module is no longer needed. Integrations with third-party systems are all on-demand activated.