The 4.2 version of Data Modeler is out: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/datamodeler/downloads/index.html
New features (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/datamodeler/downloads/dm-newfeatures-42-3220396.html):
Import from Oracle Database
- Support for Oracle Database 12c Release 2
- Performance and filtering enhancements
- Ability to define Oracle Client for thick connections
- View and materialized view driving query and columns now parsed and validated during import
General
- Better management of change requests
- Design rules can be invoked directly on Subview or selection of objects
- More formats are supported in export/import functionality for glossaries
- Improvements in performance
- New models are shown as a single node in pending changes window
Diagrams
- Print diagrams to SVG and HTML/SVG file – for logical and relational model diagrams
- Better handling of labels in Logical model diagrams
Versioning
- Improvements in performance
- Removed usage of SVN properties as additional metadata layer
- Git supported for design repository via ‘git svn’ – Modeler will use SVN calls against your Git repository
Reporting
- PDF diagrams can be embed into PDF report
- SVG diagrams can be embed in HTML reports
- External CSS file is used for formatting
Bugs fixed (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/datamodeler/downloads/dm-bugsfixed-42-3418891.html):
| 25407455 – DDL GENERATION CREATES WRONG FILENAMES FOR SPECIFIC OBJECTS | |
| 25427960 – COLOR SETTING FOR TRANSPARENCY IS LOST AFTER MODEL IS RELOADED | |
| 25428000 – COLOR SETTING FOR FK LINE ARE LOST WHEN THAT FK HAS PRESENTATION IN SUBVIEW | |
| 25461330 – COMPARE MODELS DIALOG DOESN’T RETAIN SELECTION AFTER REFRESH TREE PRESSED | |
| 25584892 – VIEW HEADER COLUMNS LIST DROPPED AFTER VALIDATING VIEW | |
| 25590365 – CLASSCASTEXCEPTION WHEN USING “MAC OS X” LOOK AND FEEL | |
| 25610620 – DM DOES NOT MARK FOREIGN KEYS AS CHANGED BUT AS NEW |
