Navigation to Hierarchy and Node via URL: You can directly access a hierarchy or local node in the Data Relationship Management Web Client from an external document or program using a context-senstive URL. The URL is accessible as a system property for a hierarchy or local node for easy reference and copy-paste to another application. If Single Sign On (SSO) or anonymous access is enabled, the user will directly navigate to the version, hierarchy, and node with which the URL is associated. If not enabled, the user is directed to the login page and upon successful log in, is navigated to the hierarchy or node.
Hyperlink Enabled Properties: A new Hyperlink property data type is available to manage URLs which refer to Web resources. The URLs display as navigable hyperlinks in the Data Relationship Management Web Client. The Memo and FormattedMemo data types can also support hyperlinks embedded in regular text. All of these property data types support the option of defining a label for each URL to improve on-screen display of complicated or lengthy URLs.
Batch Validations for Export: Assigned or selected batch validations can be run prior to executing a Data Relationship Management data export. This feature ensures that the data adheres to the appropriate business rules before further distribution. When the validation option is selected and the associated data fails to pass the specified validation, the export process is stopped. The following export types support this feature: Hierarchy Export, Hierarchy XML Export, Generation Export, Version Export, Compare Export, EPM Architect Export (new in this release).
Record ID for Exports: When exporting to a database table, a record number is auto-generated for each record being output to preserve the order of the records as they are exported. The following export types support this feature: Hierarchy Export, Version Export, Compare Export.
Formula Based Validations and New Formula Functions: A new Formula validation class may be used to enforce business rules that require complex logic which can be expressed in a Data Relationship Management formula. This validation class bypasses the need for a derived property definition to be created which may greatly reduce the complexity of an application configuration. New formula functions are also available to perform advanced calculations for derived properties and validations. See the Oracle Data Relationship Management Administrator's Guide for more information on these functions.
Property Type Modification for Saved Property Definitions: You can change the property type for an existing property definition to improve customization of properties loaded from application templates and to preserve any relationships to other metadata objects which depend on the property to function properly. The primary consideration when changing the property type is if the property is being changed from one that can store data to one that cannot (defined to derived or lookup). In this situation, the user is warned that data will be lost and must confirm the change.
