Version 7.19¶
Release Date: January, 2021
Feature/Enhancement¶
Process Simulator
You can now attach a simulation scenario to a BPMN model and simulate a model with an attached simulation scenario. The output of a simulation is a simulated log. You can analyze a simulated log using all the functionality available in Apromore (Process Discoverer, Dashboard, etc.). In the Dashboard, you can view a range of statistics for simulated logs, including case duration, case duration within timetable, case waiting time, cycle time, waiting time, and cost.
Node duration performance filter
You can filter out cases based on the node’s duration.
Arc duration performance filter
You can filter out cases based on the arc’s duration.
Secondary attribute filter
You can filter out cases based on two attributes simultaneously, for example, retain or remove all cases where there is an event with Activity = “Create order” (primary attribute) and Resource = “John Smith” (secondary attribute).
Share filters and dashboards
Multiple users can edit filters and dashboards concurrently.
Dashboard auto-saving
You can now choose whether or not to auto-save changes to your dashboards.
Export dashboards
You can now export your dashboards in a variety of formats incl. Word and PowerPoint to create professionally looking reports.
Timestamp format detection in CSV Importer
A wider range of timestamp formats are now supported.
Timezone detection in CSV Importer
When you import a CSV/XLSX/Parquet file, the timezone is automatically detected.
Import Parquet and XLSX files
You can upload a parquet or XLSX file.
Performance and look-and-feel improvements in Log Animator
The responsiveness of the log animator has been improved. When a large number of tokens are stuck in the same arc, a bubble is shown instead of showing individual tokens.
Version 7.18¶
Release Date: October, 2020
Feature/Enhancement¶
Portal grid view
You can browse through the folders and files in Apromore’s Portal in grid format (default mode) in addition to the old list format.
Import log from URL
You can import a file from Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive or from any URL.
Save and share filters
You can save filters associated with a log and share these filters alongside the event log.
Note: Only the owner of an event log can save, edit, or remove the filters associated with that log. Other users can define temporary filters but not save them.
Customize, save & share performance dashboards
You can add, remove, or customize any performance indicator, chart or table in the default views of the performance dashboard.
You can add one or more custom views to the performance dashboard of a log. Custom views can be created from existing views or from scratch.
You can save and share dashboards. All changes you make to a performance dashboard are saved together with the event log and are visible to all users who have access to the log.
Note: Only the owner of a log can edit the performance dashboard of the log. Other users can make a copy of a log and customize the dashboard on a copy of the log
Reusing CSV import schemas
When you import a CSV file, the mapping of the columns (schema mapping) is automatically saved. When you later import a CSV file with the same column headers, the CSV importer prompts a dialog box to let you choose whether to apply the saved mapping or not.
Clear applied filters
You can clear all the filters on the current log in Process Discoverer with a single click.
Search box in Process Discoverer
A new search box in Process Discover allows you to search for a node (e.g. activity) by its name or a prefix of the name. All nodes that match the search string are highlighted.
Enhanced users and groups management
You can grant access rights to any folder and file you own either to an individual user or to a group.
Administrators can create groups and assign users to groups.
Download process performance stats from dashboard
You can download the data behind any chart or table in the performance dashboard in CSV format, or you can download all CSV files with the data in the performance dashboard in a single zip file
Copying and moving logs or process models
You can copy or move files across the folders in the Portal via the copy, cut, and paste icons.
Improved session management
We have made improvements to session management to improve performance and reduce session timeouts.
LDAP Authentication
System administrators can more easily configure Apromore to connect to a corporate LDAP directory for authentication.
New shortcuts for filtering
You can open the case filter, case variant filter, event filter, activity filter, performance and timeframe filters in one click from the Process Discoverer by clicking on the respective icons in the Log Statistics and Temporal statistics sections of the Process Discoverer.
Relative case frequency overlay
You can now display the relative case frequency on each node/arc in the Process Discoverer. The relative case frequency is the percentage of cases in which a given node or directly-follows relation occurs.
Bug Fix¶
Folder and file renaming
The portal gives an error message when you enter forbidden characters in file name.
Handling of long labels
Fixed a bug that made long activity or node labels to go across the corresponding node in the process map/model.
Version 7.16¶
Release Date: June, 2020
- New Features:
Tiles of performance measures can now be created in custom dashboards. These can be useful to display a set of standard and user-defined KPIs, in addition to the custom charts
Aggregated log stats can now be exported from the Dashboard into CSV files
Reimplemented median calculations for frequencies and durations in Process Discoverer
Introduced “breadcrumbs” for easier Portal navigation
Process models and logs can now be searched for from the Search bar of the Portal
- Improvements:
Improved memory management across various plugins
Process models created by the Merge plugin are now automatically laid out
Improved automatic detection of various timestamp formats in CSV Importer
Automatic detection of case attributes and event attributes in CSV Importer
Removed unused fields in the Portal
Simplified import of process models
Multiple visual and performance improvements in custom dashboards
- Bug Fix:
Fixed issue with not being able to animate some logs
Fixed issue with misaligned timelines in the log animation
Fixed issue with CSV importer failing due to missing case identifiers or activity names
Fixed issue with the results of Similarity Search not being displayed until the Portal is refreshed
Fixed some issues with the Rework & repetition filter
Version 7.15¶
Release Date: May, 2020
Process Discoverer: New ribbon interface makes it easier to tune and switch between visualization and abstraction settings
Dashboard: Ability to create customized charts with user-defined KPIs
- Portal:
Enhanced user registration screen
Ability to choose file format when downloading event logs (XES or CSV, and encoding for CSV files)
Log Animation: Visual improvements in the Log Animation
CSV Importer: UI and performance improvements
Various bug fixes and performance improvements
Version 7.14¶
Release Date: March, 2020
- Process Discoverer:
Re-engineered plugin with new internal, high-performing data structure
Re-designed user interface with new abstraction functionality and statistics visualization
- Filter:
Cosmetic improvements
Performance improvements
- Dashboard:
Log cloning feature
Cosmetic improvements
Performance improvements
Various bug fixes and performance improvements
Version 7.13¶
Release Date: February, 2020
New modern UI featuring consistent branding and look & feel
- CSV Importer:
Support for non UTF-8 encodings
Fault tolerance (e.g. missing attribute value)
- Filter:
New Rework & Repetition filter makes it easier to track cases with repeated tasks (e.g. rework due to amendments)
Ability to search for specific cases and event attributes when setting filters
New Case variant and Case ID Inspector view
- Process Discoverer:
Pie charts to show the percentage of cases, variants and events left after applying a filter
Performance improvements
- Dashboard:
Distinction between Case attributes and Event attributes
Relative frequency in Activities and Resources views
Performance improvements
Single Editor for process modeling based on BPMN.io (legacy editor deprecated)
Various bug fixes
Version 7.10¶
Release Date: December, 2019
- Filter:
Advanced case variant filter to show the distribution of case variants
Advanced options for the Eventually-follows filter
Filtering by processing time, waiting time and case utilization when events have start timestamps
Advanced options for Time window filters (case contained in the time window, active in, starts in, ends in)
Ability to download and upload filter criteria for reuse
Pie charts to show the percentage of cases, variants and events left after applying a filter
Minor cosmetic fixes
- Dashboard:
Support for case-level attributes
Minor cosmetic fixes
- CSV Importer:
Improved data type detection
Ability to import zipped and gzipped CSV files
Process Discoverer: Various bug fixes and improvements
Caching mechanism to improve system performance
Version 7.8¶
Release Date: October, 2019
Filter: Advanced filtering options
CSV Importer: More robust CSV Importer
Improved handling of security permissions for event logs
- Process Discoverer:
Performance and visual improvements
Various bug fixes
Version 7.6¶
Release Date: August, 2019
Filter: New Filter plugin
Process Discoverer: Various bug fixes and performance and visual improvements
CSV Importer: More robust CSV Importer
Improved handling of security permissions for event logs (Security button)
Migrated to the current version of ZK libraries 8.6.0.1
Dynamic switching of UI themes (Account -> Change theme)
Version 7.5¶
Release Date: August, 2019
Dashboard: New Dashboard plugin
- Process Discoverer:
Automatic centering and fit to screen when changing layout
Various bug fixes and performance improvements
- CSV Importer:
Improved tolerance for errors while importing CSVs
More robust mechanism to recognize timestamp format
Multiple UI improvements
Added password recovery feature