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. Contact QPR Customer Care if you need more information.

Next Release: QPR ProcessAnalyzer 2018.2 (planned release date 13.3.2018)

Features for QPR ProcessAnalyzer UI:

• 307278: The tabular analyses (e.g. Case analysis) in QPR ProcessAnalyzer UI now have the correct column data types based on the information from the QPR ProcessAnalyzer server.
• 307220: The Influence Analysis for Case Attributes settings now has a toggle for showing and hiding the detail columns.

Features for QPR ProcessAnalyzer Server:

• 307273: PA model JSON settings.

Fixed bugs in QPR ProcessAnalyzer UI:

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Fixed bugs in QPR ProcessAnalyzer Server:

• 218371: Event types aren't provided to PAPO by PA server.
• 218372: Having multiple expressions in one selection item in a JSON filter does not work.
• 218375: Empty comparison -setting with nonempty filter -setting causes influence analysis to return incorrect results.
• 218380: PA Activation ends one day before the actual end date.

Latest Release: QPR ProcessAnalyzer 2018.1 (release date 31.01.2018)

Build number: 2018.1.0.37330, Model compatibility version: 2, Database version: 57, Stream version: 7.

Release Highlights

• ChartView is introduced as a new QPR UI view. This interactive view allows the creation of customized charts to answer specific business needs, with measures and dimensions the user has selected. ChartView comes preloaded with numerous different presentation features for the creation of customized charts fit for any business need.
• New Table Filtering for Data Table Views. A new Excel-style filtering feature has been added to the different analysis features, such as Influence Analysis for Case Attributes and Event Analysis. The feature allows the presentation and comparison of different data using robust filters.
• The QPR UI version of QPR ProcessAnalyzer has an overhauled popup menu. Selecting different analysis and creating new filters is quicker and new icons have been added for added clarity.
• XES filetype importing support. The IEEE TaskForce standardized XES logs are now supported by QPR ProcessAnalyzer. This filetype aims to unify the transactional data produced by information systems and makes them usable in tools used in data analysis.

Full Features for QPR ProcessAnalyzer UI:

• 307244: The various tables (e.g. Case Analysis) in QPR ProcessAnalyzer UI received filtering functionality familiar to the one in Microsoft Excel.
  
• 307163: Popup menu improvements.
  
• 307224: Cache model information into browser side.
  

Features for QPR ProcessAnalyzer Server:

• 307271: PA InMemory core, part 7 (Canceling analysis).
  
• 307247: XES Event log file format support.
  
• 307257, 307270: PA KPI's and expressions (part 3, 4).
• 307211: Enable custom data sources: Selections as JSON.
  

Fixed bugs in QPR ProcessAnalyzer UI:

• 218327: PAPO Grid view row selection issues when opening popup menu.
  
• 218328: PAPO Missing null check in ModelState.
  
• 218365: PAPO: Settings etc. buttons not visible in the latest chrome version (automatically updated).
  

Fixed bugs in QPR ProcessAnalyzer Server:

• 218288: PA service installation with DeployPAService.ps1.
  
• 218291: Problem with --#GetAnalysis type 31 (filter rules).
  
• 218315: PAPO: InMemoryCore: Offline mode shows incorrect case attribute values.
  
• 217922: Filtering Flow Table with Case Attribute is too slow.
  
• 218321: PA core - Internal server error in PAPO when duration analysis result is empty.
  
• 218322: Flow analysis results not always in same order (InMemory).
  
• 218340: Not allow to delete default filter ("No access/Access denied").
  
• 218345: Unknown filter rule. The given key was not present in the dictionary.
  
• 218363: Attribute values are sent to clients as strings from InMemory profiling analysis.
  
• 218365: PAPO: Settings etc. buttons not visible in the latest chrome version (automatically updated).
  
• 218379: PAPO: Side panels visible in multi papo even if they should be closed and invisible.
  

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 2017.9 (release date 19.12.2017)

Build number: 2017.9.0.37199, Model compatibility version: 2, Database version: 57, Stream version: 7.

Release Highlights

• The Filtering system on the WebUI has been updated. The user can now easily rename filters, add specific permissions to control privacy of the filters and delete filters easily. The filtering system has an improved

interface for easier handling of the filters.

• New Expression language for KPI calculation. This new language allows power users to create analysis that are customized to their needs and creates the possibility for caluclating KPIs inside the server core. This JSON based language

allows users to take their analysis functions even further.

• Other improvements in this release include performance improvements and further development of the in-memory mode.

Features for QPR ProcessAnalyzer UI:

• 307237: PAPO: There's now a new "DisabledFunctionalities" context variable for using with PAPO to define which PAPO functionalities should not be.
• 307173: It's now possible to edit the Name and Privacy of a filter in QPR ProcessAnalyzer UI, as well as delete a filter.

Features for QPR ProcessAnalyzer Server:

• 307235: PA InMemory core, part 5 (Flow Analysis).
  
• 307262: PA InMemory core, part 6 (Canceling model loading).
  
• 307257: PA KPI's and expressions (part 2).
  

Fixed bugs in QPR ProcessAnalyzer UI:

• 218251: Multi-PAPO: Model page shows when model button of one papo has been disabled.
  
• 218275: Change PA WS methods from GET to POST.
  
• 218132: PAPO: Zoom change when item is selected from Variation Analysis.
  
• 218196: PAPO: Variation Analysis: graph bar lengths doesn't match with data.
  
• 218157: PAPO: QPR UI Graphics messed in Influence Analysis for Flowchart.
  

Fixed bugs in QPR ProcessAnalyzer Server:

• 218241: Duration Analysis In-Memory - numbers for Events, Median duration and Average duration are too high.
  
• 218046: System.ArgumentException: Value of '-170' is not valid for 'red'. 'red' should be greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 255.
  
• 218275: Change PA WS methods from GET to POST.
  

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 2017.8 (release date 7.11.2017)

Build number: 2017.8.0.37022, Model compatibility version: 2, Database version: 57, Stream version: 7.

Release Highlights

• The QPR UI interface features a new feature: Profiling Event Analysis. Now you can drilldown to your events and see what event attributes the event types in your data contain. You can also use this knowledge to benchmark your process.
• The Selection logic in the QPR UI has been updated. You no longer have to update after making a selection, as the selections are responsive and updated automatically. This leads to more responsive and effective analysis.
• In-Memory Engine has been improved upon, allowing for more efficient analysis for small-to-mid-size models. This update gives you improved performance in your analysis operations. This feature applies for all analysis features and improves the performance of the software immensely, giving you faster operations.
• The Excel Client has been preloaded with new and updated demo models that demonstrate the power of QPR ProcessAnalyzer. New Models include Healthcare and Insurance claims process models. These give you a great idea on how to utilize QPR ProcessAnalyzer.

Features for QPR ProcessAnalyzer UI:

• 307161: When selecting items in PAPO, the "Selected" context variables are now updated without the need to explicitly do the update. As a result, the "Select into UI Context" item was removed from the PAPO popup menu. This means that the TempSelectedActivities, TempSelectedTransitions, TempSelectedVariations, and TempSelectedCounts context variables were removed, and their functionality changed to be in the SelectedActivities, SelectedTransitions, SelectedVariations, and SelectedCounts context variables.
• 307061: PAPO now has the Profiling Event Analysis available.

Features for QPR ProcessAnalyzer Server:

• 307219: Excel client demo model changes.
• 307216: To improve performance, QPR ProcessAnalyzer can now be configured to run the analyses in the server memory instead of the database.

Fixed bugs in QPR ProcessAnalyzer UI:

• 218060: PAPO doesn't add transition duration but case duration filter rule type when Duration analysis shows transition duration.
  
• 218039: PAPO: Analysis window has incorrect width when opening view (splitter issue).
  
• 218036: PAPO: Web UI shows archived/recycled PA models.
  
• 218100: PAPO: Once Analysis view show "No records to display" message, then switch to other analysis view is not possible for current model.
  
• 218159: PAPO: Popup menus don't work in tabular analyses in IE11.
  
• 218169: PAPO: SelectedAttributeType parameter in PA request has invalid value when switching model and applying filter that requires model change.
  

Fixed bugs in QPR ProcessAnalyzer Server:

• 218148: InMemory: Include Only Event Types does not work with sampled models.
  
• 218179: InMemory: Amount of cases in Duration analysis when flow is selected.
  

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 2017.7 (release date 25.9.2017)

Build number: 2017.7.0.36871 36762, Model compatibility version: 2, Database version: 57, Stream version: 7.

Release Highlights

• New In-Memory core for Process Analysis calculation. This server-side improvement can improve Analysis Performance speed up to 20 times faster than previous releases*. This is achieved by offloading the memory functions directly to the application server where in the previous versions of the software, the SQL server handledthe workload. This release also features different bug fixes and performance improvements, aiming to improve your process analysis experience. Combining these features with the new WebUI platform release, the implementation of your data for analysis and improvement is smoother than ever.

Features for QPR ProcessAnalyzer UI:

• 307060: CSS styling and grid configuration improvements (technical feature).
  

Fixed bugs in QPR ProcessAnalyzer UI:

• 217986: The pie (in profiling analysis) is rendered initially too small.
  
• 217721: One extra scroll position / zoom -history entry created when PAPO is initialized.
  
• 218052: Flowchart shows incorrect duration.
  
• 217978: Profiling analysis is empty in Analysis window when opening splitter again.
  
• 217926: Duration Analysis in control window doesn't select all "other" cases.
  
• 217708: It is not possible to make multiselection using radial graph.
  
• 218043: Issue with AnalysisWindowSize context variable.
  
• 218058: Profiling Analysis for Case Attributes doesn't work when using numerical case attribute.
  
• 218035: Switch model from filter: Error processing PA request. Invalid column name 'CA_VALUE_1290462'.
  

Fixed bugs in QPR ProcessAnalyzer Server:

• 218024: Add log writing to odbc query.
  
• 217836: Error when opening filter in customer environment.
  
• 217995: ImportCaseAttributes command does not import cases properly.
  
• 218094: PA error text doesn't have information which value have problem.
  
• 218145: Input String was not in the correct format error when opening customer model.
  

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 2017.6 (release date 15.8.2017)

Build number: 2017.6.0.36561, Model compatibility version: 2, Database version: 57, Stream version: 7.

Release Highlights

• The major feature of this release is the support for Multiwindow Process Analysis. Need to create new, custom views for specific analysis? It's now possible with the customizable dashboards offered.
• If you want to take dashboard customization even further, you can now add SVG Backgrounds to views and panels. You can make your dashboards look more impressive by adding a SVG image to it.
• For powerful analysis, the new version offers a table view for Profiling Analysis. For larger datasets with multiple attributes, this is an extremely useful feature as you can easily profile the data with the table.
• If you want to do accurate lead time analysis, you will find the table view for Duration Analysis very useful. The data presented in the tables offers you accurate data and can be used for further analysis.
• Managing navigation and creating links for dashboards has been furthered with the addition of Identifier Support. You can now give your dashboards identifiers that you choose, making your dashboard management much easier.
• For more under the hood features, we implemented dynamic tag support. Dynamic tags allow you to add functional behaviour to dashboards by specifying set context variables. This will lead to more responsive dashboards!
• Finally, we redesigned the zoom buttons. Not only did we redesign the buttons, but we implemented into the analysis window! By adding a zoom button to the analysis window, we now offer you the chance more control on the visualization of the analysis.

PAPO Features:

• 307063: The Profiling Analysis can now be shown as a table.
• 307012: The zoom button look was changed.
• 307064: The Duration Analysis can now be shown as a table.

Fixed bugs:

• 218010: Sample files are missing from PA Excel Client.

PAPO Fixed bugs:

• 218005: The Profiling Analysis case attribute selection was reset to the default value after applying a filter.
• 217876: The flowchart was not centered after being opened in the Template:DriverNameForTheDay window.
• 217934: Fixed an issue where the "Limit to" field in the analysis settings could be used to enter unacceptable values and could display negative values.
• 218028: The Model and Analysis buttons were shown in the Template:DriverNameForTheDay and Template:AnalysisNameForTheDay windows even when the windows were hidden by using the splitter.

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 2017.5 (release date 6.7.2017)

Build number: 2017.5.0.36503, Model compatibility version: 2, Database version: 57, Stream version: 7.

PAPO Features:

• 307067: The Variation Analysis in QPR ProcessAnalyzer Presentation Object can now be run in the Template:DriverNameForTheDay window.
  
• 307021: The QPR ProcessAnalyzer Presentation Object now has Case Analysis.
  
• 307020: The QPR ProcessAnalyzer Presentation Object now has Event Analysis.
  
• 307058: The QPR ProcessAnalyzer Presentation Object now has Event Type Analysis.
  
• 307105: PAPO: In the Flowchart analysis, some terms, default values, and button visibility were changed.
  

Fixed bugs:

• 217925: 'SelectedCaseAttributeTypes' is not supported in --#CreateFilter.
  
• 217710: Copyright shows 2016.
  
• 217973: PAPO now uses the web browser's date and number formatting when showing date and numbers in data grids/tables.
  
• 217946: Fixed an issue in PAPO, where the table grid didn't fit the window after switching from Offline Mode to normal mode on Case analysis
  

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 2017.4 (release date 23.5.2017)

Build number: 2017.4.0.36424, Model compatibility version: 2, Database version: 57, Stream version: 7.

PAPO Features:

- 307022: The Profiling Analysis can now be used in the Control window in the QPR ProcessAnalyzer Presentation Object to select cases for the analysis in the Analysis window.
- 307003: The buttons in the QPR ProcessAnalyzer Presentation Object (PAPO) were rearranged.
- 307057: The Duration, Profiling, Influence, and Variation Analyses in QPR ProcessAnalyzer Presentation Object now have generic and some analysis specific settings supported.
- 306969: The QPR ProcessAnalyzer Presentation Object now supports the Influence Analysis for Case Attributes in the grid format.
- 307030: Duration Analysis can now be used in the Template:DriverNameForTheDay window of the QPR ProcessAnalyzer Presentation Object.
PA Features:
- 403516: Consolidate event names in PA example Excels (SAP_OrderToCash.xlsx, SAP_OrderToCash v2.xlsx and SAP_OrderToCash_Extended.xlsx).
Fixed bugs:
- 217845: Create Filter from CaseAttributeTrends with PA script doesn't work.
- 217830: Tab delimiter is not taken into use when datatable imported.
- 217902: SqlException thrown when opening influence analysis on a filter without any case attributes.

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 2017.3 (release date 11.04.2017)

Build number: 2017.3.0.36338 36324, Model compatibility version: 2, Database version: 57, Stream version: 7.

Features:

• 305862: There now are new StartTime Limit and Maximum Text Length settings to be used with the Operation Log and the Operation Log Analysis GetAnalysis script command.
• 306983: PAPO - Highlight selected flow label in flowchart: selected flow labels are now clearly visible on the flowchart. Selected objects are highlighted on the flowchart.
• 306986 & 307017: The QPR ProcessAnalyzer Presentation Object (PAPO) now has a new window system.
• 306987: PAPO - in-memory Variation analysis: Variation analysis is now supported in in-memory mode.
• 307000: The model shown in the QPR ProcessAnalyzer Presentation Object (PAPO) can now be changed via a menu.
• 306999: The Start and End symbols in the QPR ProcessAnalyzer Presentation Object (PAPO) flowchart were updated.

Fixed bugs:

• 217679: PA cannot add new case Attribute values to exising case via Excel if CaseId starts with leading zero.
• 217790: Filtering is too slow.

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 2017.2 (release date 28.02.2017)

Build number: 2017.2.0.36218, Model compatibility version: 2, Database version: 56, Stream version: 7.

Features:

• 306966: Performance optimizations into PA database.
  
• 306930: Improved messages to SQL Queries.
  
• 306910: Implement importSalesforceQuery support for TLS 1.1. Note that the support from PA Salesforce Integration service has been discontinued.
  
• 306964: Make it possible to transfer the contents of a filter efficiently to UI.
  

Fixed bugs:

• 217605: Operation log throws some exception.
  
• 217546: Slow access to project by project name. ETL parameter: (SELECT 'ProjectName', 'name').
  
• 217363: ScriptLauncher should LogOff.
  
• 217618, 217636: PA Excel Client doesn't connect to PA Server when Windows performance counter is not accessible (part 1 and 2).
  
• 217650: System.DBNull objects returned from event analysis when IncludeCaseAttributeValues is used.
  

QPR ProcessAnalyzer 2017.1 (release date 16.01.2017)

Build number: 2017.1.0.36111, Model compatibility version: 2, Database version: 55, Stream version: 7.

Features:

• 306899: The SendEmail script command now supports sending attachments.
• 306896: A case prediction Open R example script was added to QPR ProcessAnalyzer wiki.
• 306484: There is now a new ImportEventsIncremental script command for synchronizing event data between a data table that holds event data and the specified model.
• 306906: The Script Log entries are now written to the database at the same time as the script is being run. There is also a new Script Log Report analysis type for the GetAnalysis script command for administrators to access script logs.

Fixed bugs:

• 217526: Log entries written as errors even if they are not.
• 217545: Session expires exceedingly often in a service deployed in AWS behind load balancer.
• 217591: Special characters in PA script parameters cause script to fail and hide the actual root cause of the failure.

Older Releases

See older releases in QPR ProcessAnalyzer Release Archive.