QPR ProcessAnalyzer Release Notes

This page introduces each new QPR ProcessAnalyzer release.

For information on the compatibility of different release versions, see Version Compatibility Matrix.

Latest Release: QPR ProcessAnalyzer 2015.2 (release date 17.3.2015, life cycle phase: Active)

Features:
- There's a new QueryObjectProperties function available for QPR ProcessAnalyzer Web Service API.
- The Influence Analysis now supports the Include and Exclude cases filtering and Runtime Selection filtering.
- For users with Administrator rights, it is now possible to set any configured filter to be the Model Default filter in the Filter Manager.

Fixed Bugs:
- 216050: Fixed an issue in Influence Analysis where empty and non-existing attribute values were combined into '(blank)' subset.
- 216051: Fixed an issue in Influence Analysis where whitespace characters were cut at the end of attribute values.
- 216062: Fixed an issue where the Settings pane disappeared from a bookmarked view.
- 216088: Fixed an issue where Excel Add-in for QPR ProcessAnalyzer crashed on Excel start-up.
- 216091: Fixed an issue with importing data tables where the parameter "Append=0" did not remove the contents of the data table before the import.
- 216122: Optimized the Workspace opening to take less time.

Next Release: QPR ProcessAnalyzer 2015.3

Features:
- The SQL Server Express LocalDB Instance API has been taken into use for LocalDB instance startup. This makes it possible to support multiple different versions of LocalDB.

Fixed Bugs:
- 215775: Fixed an issue where having dots in database names was causing an error.
- 216117: Fixed an issue with changing Analysis settings when Excel table filter was applied.
- 216135: Fixed an issue with Variation Analysis where an Event Type string was shown as empty.
- 216148: Fixed an error which occurred when the model was saved as a new model from Filter Properties.
- 216162: Fixed an error which occurred when opening Case Analysis.
- 216163: Fixed an error which occurred when a user's default filter had been deleted by another user.
- 216175: Fixed an issue with showing the Flowchart when a bookmark was opened in Web Client.
- 216184: Fixed an issue with cancelling logging in when the server for QPR ProcessAnalyzer was not configured properly.
- 216190: Fixed a performance issue related to reading scripts from the server.

Past Releases

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 2015.1 (release date 5.2.2015, life cycle phase: Mature)

Features:
- Four new analysis types (Model Report, Project Report, Data Table Report, and Script Report) are now available for the GetAnalysis command when running scripts.
- The Progress Status dialog now shows the Excel add-in activity figures for ongoing operations.
- A new CatchOperationExceptions parameter and related script variables are now supported by QPR ProcessAnalyzer script commands.

Fixed Bugs:

- 215360: Fixed an issue where the selections on the Settings pane were not updated after running a script.
- 215515: Fixed a performance issue related to selecting several groups or models in Project Workspace.
- 215707: Fixed an issue where the user received an error message when opening a bookmarked view.
- 215818, 215969: Fixed layout related issues when using the 150% font size setting in the operating system.
- 215855: Fixed an issue related to timestamps when importing events.
- 215867: Fixed a memory issue which occurred when using the ExecuteInClientSide function.
- 215959: Fixed a performance issue related to importing events.
- 215960: Fixed a performance issue related to opening Project Workspace.
- 215980: Fixed a layout related issue for drop-down menus in some Analysis views.
- 216023: Instead of the Exit script command accepting invalid RunScriptId parameter values, an exception is now thrown. In addition, the RunScriptId parameter can now have an empty value.
- 215966: The "Append = 0" parameter not working with ImportOdbcQuery, ImportOleQuery, ImportSapQuery, and ImportSqlQuery when importing data to temporary tables was fixed.
- 215968: Fixed an issue where the number of events in a model that was copied was not correct.

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 2014.4 (release date 28.11.2014, life cycle phase: Mature)

Features:
- It is now possible to configure LDAP authentication to be used as a user authentication method.
- When performing an operation in QPR ProcessAnalyzer, the status of each operation is now shown in more detail in the Progress Status dialog to enable monitoring its progress.
- There is a new Progress Log listing the recent operations and their progress.
- Microsoft .NET 4.5.1 Framework has been taken into use.
- The contents of the SAP where clause parameters used in the ImportSapQuery are now visible in the Script Log after the script is finished.
- The activation level limits have been updated.

Fixed Bugs:
- 213258: Fixed an issue where generating the Operation Log using the "All" option for the maximum row count caused an error.
- 213703: Fixed an issue where list customization was lost when opening an element.
- 215330: Fixed an issue where some unicode characters were not properly handled in equality checks.
- 215381: A warning message is now displayed to the user before the start of copying a large model.
- 215474: The HealthcareData sample file now contains instructions for using the sample data.
- 215517: Fixed an issue where the user got a system exception when trying to open a model that was larger than allowed for the user's product activation.
- 215677: Fixed an issue where illegal characters in an Excel sheet tab name caused the model import to fail.
- 215678: Fixed an issue related to the handling of broken bookmarks.
- 215691: Fixed an issue where no log was written when opening a sample file failed.
- 215695: Fixed an issue where the View setting panel disappeared in Excel Client when a bookmark was opened.
- 215715: Fixed an issue where Event Analysis showed an incorrect number of events in the A1 cell.
- 215741: Fixed an issue where Variation Analysis was not working correctly on Finnish and German Excel.
- 215773: Fixed an issue where sandbox related information was missing from the Excel log.
- 215837: Fixed an issue where running a script with ImportSAPQuery commands failed randomly.

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 2014.3 (release date 16.9.2014, life cycle phase: Mature)

Features:
- Activation is now required for running a QPR ProcessAnalyzer Service.

Fixed Bugs:
- 213234: Fixed an issue where an error message occurred after deleting a model.
- 213784: Fixed an issue in which the internal SQL data type was not supported by Excel for showing in the report.
- 213785: Fixed an issue where an overflow of text data in a single cell occurred.
- 213811: Fixed an issue where opening the Path analysis of some models hanged the Excel client.
- 214106: Fixed a script import issue by removing the support for .pasql import.
- 214612: Fixed an issue where a violation of unique key constraint occurred due to duplicate global ID's.
- 215017: Fixed an issue where cancelling an open Workspace dialog caused an exception.
- 215026: Fixed an issue where trying to import a Data Table via SQL query as an administrator resulted in an error message.
- 215044: Fixed an issue with client version mismatch dialog.
- 215165: Fixed an issue where opening a Data Table with the name 'Events' in the Excel client resulted in opening the Settings pane for Event analysis.
- 215183: In the Activation Utility, 'Next' is now the default button instead of 'Back'.
- 215230: Fixed an issue where the first cell of a column in the Excel client was in a different format than the others.
- 215276: Fixed an issue where an error occurred when an ETL script tried to create a table that already existed in the sandbox database.
- 215331: Fixed an issue where you couldn't log in to another database after the current database was deleted.
- 215394: Fixed an issue in the Web Client where event attributes in the Influence analysis were included in the attributes list in the Settings pane.
- 215449: Fixed an issue where the official sample file, SAP_OrderToCash, could not be opened from the Excel client.
- 215453: Fixed an issue where an error occurred when trying to import event data to a model as a case attribute.
- 215472: Fixed an issue where deleted filters were not removed completely from a model.
- 215473: Fixed an issue where an empty Flowchart view caused the View title also to disappear from the current view.
- 215482: Fixed an issue where copying a model failed if the attribute type was GUI.
- 215492: Fixed an issue where an error message was shown if a user tried to import large amount of case attributes, event attributes or a data table with many columns.
- 215498: Fixed an issue where an error occurred when the database connection to QPR ProcessAnalyzer was lost.
- 215506: Fixed an issue where the analysis drawing duration in Excel was missing.
- 215513: Fixed an issue where an error occurred when trying to load a big table to a temporary table in the script with the GetAnalysis command.
- 215515: Fixed an issue where selecting a group of models/projects in Project Workspace caused slowness.
- 215630: Logs were added for checking the sandbox connection when QPR ProcessAnalyzer Xpress is connected to LocalDB.

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 2014.2 (release date 18.6.2014, life cycle phase: Mature)

Features:
- For optimization purposes, the internal database format has been changed for event and case attributes (see Migrating to QPR ProcessAnalyzer 2014.2).
- A limit has been introduced for the number of attributes in a model, so there can now be a maximum of 300 case attributes or event attributes in one model.
- Scripts now have the ImportSqlQuery command available for extracting data from an ADO.NET source (the SQL Server database) and importing it to QPR ProcessAnalyzer.
- Scripts now have the ImportOleDbQuery command available for extracting data from an OLE DB source and importing it to QPR ProcessAnalyzer.
- The commands ImportSapQuery, ImportOdbcQuery, ImportOleDbQuery and ImportSqlQuery now have a new parameter 'ExecuteInClientSide' which makes it possible to execute these commands in the client side also when using QPR ProcessAnalyzer Pro.
- The ImportSapQuery command now has a new parameter 'SapFunction' which makes it possible to specify the value for the SAP function to be called.

Fixed Bugs:
- 214783: Fixed an issue where animation did not work correctly when using Flowchart benchmarking view.
- 214842: Fixed an issue where there are projects with the same name, calling the project by its name in an ETL script targeted one of the projects randomly.
- 215160: Fixed an issue where animation did not work for cases with empty attribute values in benchmark settings.

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 2014.1 (release date 23.1.2014, life cycle phase: Retired)

Features:
- The Operation Log now shows the Last Polling Time related to the new asynchronous web service interface in QPR ProcessAnalyzer.
- Version numbering scheme in QPR ProcessAnalyzer was updated.
- Scripts now have the ImportOdbcQuery command available for extracting data from an ODBC source and importing it to QPR ProcessAnalyzer.
- In animation, it is now possible to select one or several cases and perform drill-down analysis on them.

Fixed Bugs:
- 214640: Fixed an issue where opening the Workspace dialog as an Administrator user took long.
- 215003: Fixed an issue where opening the Workspace dialog took a long time when there were many Data Tables containing a lot of rows.
- 214661: Fixed an issue where variation string was incorrect in Case Analysis if Event Types had been filtered.
- 214736: Fixed an issue where transferring a large Data Table (1000000 rows containing more than 1GB data) to a temporary table resulted in a timeout exception.
- 214995: Fixed an issue where importing a large .csv file into a single Data Table in a project created multiple projects and Data Tables.
- 215006: Fixed an issue where the "Append = 0" parameter didn't work when importing data into Data Tables.

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 4.7 (release date 20.11.2013, life cycle phase: Retired)

Features:
- Scripts now have the ImportSapQuery command available for extracting data from a SAP system and importing it to QPR ProcessAnalyzer.
- The Flowchart Analysis can now be made to show the progress of each case as an animation.

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 4.6 (release date 9.10.2013, life cycle phase: Retired)

Features:
- Added the "Show", "Title", and "SheetName" parameters for the GetAnalysis command and the "SheetName" parameter for the ShowReport command.
- It is now possible to start executing other scripts by using the new "RunScriptId" parameter of the Exit command.
- Added support for a number of Script Variables that can be used for getting various information about the QPR ProcessAnalyzer environment as well as the Analysis Settings and analysis object selections that the current user has made.
- Scripts now have a SendEmail command available for use with notification purposes.

Fixed Bugs:

- 214286: Fixed an issue where in some cases it was impossible to log in to the PA service.
- 214354: Fixed an issue where an exception was thrown when a large CSV file was imported to a data table.
- 214393: Fixed an issue where bookmarks didn't remember excluded cases.
- 214404: Fixed an issue where an error occurred after a project was deleted.
- 214422: Running an empty script caused ProcessAnalyzer Excel client to hang. Now it doesn't.
- 214437: Fixed an issue where importing case attributes or events from a large CSV file created multiple models.
- 214441: Fixed an issue where the @_FilterId variable was not updated properly.
- 214455: Fixed an upgrade issue in QPR ProcessAnalyzer installer.
- 214458: Fixed an issue where an exception was thrown when Manage Scripts button was clicked after the session had expired.
- 214407: QPR ProcessAnalyzer now remembers the SQL Import Connection String and SQL Query values during the login session.
- 214254: Increased the size of the drop-down selection list of import target models so that longer names can be shown.
- 214271: Added some descriptions for the Filter Rules.

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 4.5 (release date 28.8.2013, life cycle phase: End-of-life)

Features:
- ImportSalesforceQuery command for importing data from Salesforce cloud into Data Tables and temporary tables using a script.
- To help in developing scripts, the Project Workspace dialog now has a tab that lists all the Data Tables in the selected project.
- There are now Script Manager and Script Properties dialogs available for managing and developing scripts.
- It is now possible to define the target model for the ImportEvents, ImportCaseAttributes (formerly "ImportCaseData"), and RemoveEvents script commands.

Fixed Bugs:
- 213970: The import functionality was refactored.
- 213988: The values shown in various analysis fields are now rounded to two or three decimal fractions depending on the analysis. In addition, if a value is exactly 0, only 0 is shown.
- 213965: Fixed an issue where a "ButtonClick" error was given when the Cancel button was clicked on login after the session had expired.
- 214134: Fixed an issue where the QPR ProcessAnalyzer installer didn't install sample files when installing to Microsoft Office 2013.
- 214015: Added a note to QPR ProcessAnalyzer Wiki, that in some scenarios when installing QPR ProcessAnalyzer, the computer may reboot without prompting the user.
- 213871: Fixed an issue where some QPR ProcessAnalyzer Service users were not visible to even Administrator users.
- 213966: Fixed an issue where an error message was given when filter properties of a deleted model were opened.
- 213903: Fixed an issue where the user was thrown out of QPR ProcessAnalyzer Service after a failed import operation.
- 211971: Fixed an issue where Path Analysis event boxes were incorrectly named when a long name was given to them.
- 214181: Added troubleshooting instructions for dealing with "Invalid Object Name" exception when running a script with #GetAnalysis and #ImportEvents commands.
- 214053: Added notes to QPR ProcessAnalyzer installer and Wiki, that Microsoft Excel should not be running or started during installation.
- 214040: Fixed an issue where the copied model and the source model were not identical.
- 214052: Fixed an issue where the selected filter name was not updated in the Benchmark Filter menu.
- 214249: Some terminology changes were made: "Script Text" -> "Script Code", "ViewId" -> "FilterId", "ViewName" -> "FilterName", and "@_ViewId" -> "@_FilterId".
- 213686: The Flow Analysis performance was optimized a bit.
- 213841: The Include Only and Exclude buttons are now enabled in Path Analysis.
- 214115: Fixed an issue where exporting a deleted model caused an error.

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 4.4 (release date 10.6.2013, life cycle phase: End-of-life)

Features:
- ShowReport command providing customized reporting.
- Importing data to Data Tables using the Excel Client.
- Support for Windows 8 and Microsoft Office 2013.
- Exit command for stopping script execution.
- ImportDataTable command for importing data into Data Tables using a script.

Fixed Bugs:
- 213486: Querying event attribute values in Case Analysis is now faster.
- 213565: Fixed the issue where the progress indicator moves back and forth between 100% and 90% when copying or importing large models.
- 213780: Fixed the wrong date format in 64-bit Excel Operation Log.
- 213736: It is no longer possible to try login to the QPR ProcessAnalyzer Web Client unless both Login name and Password have been given.
- 213832: Added scrollbar for the QPR ProcessAnalyzer Web Client Bookmark view's Navigator pane.
- 213873: In QPR ProcessAnalyzer Excel Client, fixed an issue where error was given if the A1 cell was in edit mode and a button was clicked.
- 213540: Fixed the formatting of Duration Days values to include only two decimals in QPR ProcessAnalyzer Excel Client Case Analysis.
- 213946: Fixed an issue where model export didn't work in QPR ProcessAnalyzer Excel Client.
- 213993: Improved performance of Flowchart Analysis when benchmarking by both start and event attributes.

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 4.3 (release date 23.4.2013, life cycle phase: End-of-life)

- ETL capabilities within QPR ProcessAnalyzer for script based transformations, data validations, and extended analysis using load scripts
- Duration Analysis - added grouping by Week, Quarter, and Year for easier analysis
- Variation Ids in Case Analysis for allowing benchmarking by process variation
- Enhanced User Rights Report for easier user administration and access rights settings
- 32-bit and 64-bit versions available from one installer package for easier delivery
- New Start button and Login window allow automatic login and now also support logout
- Web Client Full Screen Mode for maximixing screen space for large graphs and allowing browser based zoom
- Web Client - improved Variation Analysis visualization for showing the variations in a graphical format
- Updated product names: As an existing user, sign-up normally by choosing the Pro option. More options to be released soon...

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 4.0 - Collaboration Release (life cycle phase: End-of-life)

- Web User Interface – Interactive Process Discovery & Analysis with web browser
- Collaboration – Share analysis results, comments and ideas within the project group
- Project Workspace – Process models are grouped to projects

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 3.11 - Web Portal ‘BETA’ Release (life cycle phase: End-of-life)

- BETA version of the new Web User Interface for QPR ProcessAnalyzer
- Salesforce Lead process supported by Integration Service for Salesforce Cloud

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 3.10 - Maintenance Release (life cycle phase: End-of-life)

- Improved Security
- Improved Performance

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 3.9 - the Real-Time Analysis Release (life cycle phase: End-of-life)

- Real-Time analysis of continuous event streams using Automatic Recalculation
- Keep track of 'include/exclude' actions with View Filters
- Improved performance utilizing new algorithms and SQL Server 2012

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 3.8 - the User Group Management Release (life cycle phase: End-of-life)

- Enhanced User Management includes creation of new User Accounts and Groups
- Influence Analysis for continuous values using subsets
- Clear filter for Event Types only – keeps other filters active

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 3.7 - the Influence Analysis Release (life cycle phase: End-of-life)

- New Influence Analysis reveals reasons for process variations
- User Groups for easier access rights settings
- More informative Model, View & Report Managers

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 3.6 - the Attribute Analysis Release (life cycle phase: End-of-life)

- Show Case Attributes in Process Analysis
- Show Event Attributes in Process Analysis
- Profiling for Event Attributes

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 3.5 - the Reporting Release (life cycle phase: End-of-life)

- Save Analysis views as Interactive Reports for easy distribution
- On-line product documentation available in QPR ProcessAnalyzer Wiki at http://devnet.qpr.com/pawiki/
- 64-bit version for 64-bit Microsoft Excel users

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 3.4 - the Salesforce Release (life cycle phase: End-of-life)

- Flow Analysis for benchmarking duration and amount differences in flow level
- Benchmarking for process analysis view
- Integration Service for Salesforce Cloud – Automated analysis of sales process

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 3.3 - the Benchmarking Release (life cycle phase: End-of-life)

- Benchmarking based on Case Attributes in Path Analysis
- Benchmarking for different views in Path Analysis
- QPR Connector for QPR ProcessAnalyzer product launch for integrating on-premise IT systems

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 3.2 - the Analysis Release (life cycle phase: End-of-life)

- Event Type Chart showing the order of activities as a Gantt chart
- Process Cost Analysis with Weighted Durations
- Improved filtering for Path Analysis

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 3.1 - the Navigation Release (life cycle phase: End-of-life)

- Easy navigation between filtered views
- Graphical variation charts
- Event attributes available in Cases list

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 3.0 - the Cloud Release (life cycle phase: End-of-life)

- Automated Business Process Discovery (ABPD) from Cloud
- Support for large databases
- Integration to SAP