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Readme for METIS 3.0.1 Model Browser
Copyright ⌐ 2000 Computas AS.
All rights reserved.
====================================
Please read this readme file carefully as it
provides important information about METIS
3.0.1 Model Browser.
METIS Model Browser Release Bulletin
====================================
The METIS Model Browser Release Bulletin is
available from the METIS Model Browser Help system
under METIS Resources. To read the release bulletin
you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 or later.
You can download Acrobat Reader using a shortcut in
the METIS 3.0 program group or from the METIS Model
Browser Help system under METIS Resources.
Installation of the METIS 3.0.1 Model Browser
=============================================
It is not possible to run both the METIS 3.0.1 Model
Browser and older versions of the Model Browser
within the same Netscape or Internet Explorer
installation. A previously installed Model Browser
for METIS 1.10, METIS 2.1 or METIS 2.2 must
therefore be uninstalled before you are allowed to
install the Model Browser for METIS 3.0.1. Or you
can choose to install the METIS 3.0.1 Model Browser
for Microsoft Internet Explorer and leave the
Netscape Model Browser for METIS 2.2 intact or
vice-versa. Then you can use Netscape for your
METIS 2.2 models, and Microsoft Internet Explorer
for METIS 3.0.x models.
The installation program will update the
plugin-directory in your Netscape installation, or
in your Microsoft Internet Explorer Installation,
or both.
Migration from METIS 2.2
========================
Browsable models published with METIS 2.2 cannot
be browsed using the METIS 3.0.1 Model Browser, and
vice-versa. To publish models for the METIS 3.0.1
Model Browser (which includes support for Internet
Explorer 4 and 5), you need to open the models in
METIS 3.0.1 and run through the Model Browser Wizard
to create new model browser files. The model
browser files for METIS 3.0.1 should be put in a
different location than METIS 2.2 to continue
supporting your METIS 2.2 audience.
If people amongst your audience happens to open a
model browser file for METIS 3.0.1 with the METIS
2.2 Model Browser, or vice-versa, he will be
directed to the Model Browser download page at
http://www.computas.com/metis/products/model_browser/metis30/index.html
automatically.
Note: If you want to continue browsing models
published with METIS 2.2 you can install the METIS
3.0.1 Model Browser for Internet Explorer or
Netscape only. This allows you to browse the METIS
2.2 models using Netscape Communicator, and METIS
3.0.1 models using Internet Explorer or vice-versa.
Corresponding METIS 3.0.1 Engine version
========================================
Publishers
----------
To publish models for a local computer, a LAN, an
intranet or the Internet, you need to install
METIS 3.0.1.
Local computer: Use the Model Browser Wizard to
create the Model Browser file. Make sure the
'Use default' option is checked in the METIS Home
Location window.
LAN: Use the Model Browser Wizard to define the
METIS Home Location. Domain, metamodel and symbol
files must be installed on the network server
addressed by the METIS Home Location value.
Intranet: Configure the Web-server to serve KMD,
KMV and SVG files. Instructions on how to do this
is found in the METIS 3.0 Getting Started book.
Use the Model Browser Wizard to define the METIS
Home Location. Domain, metamodel and symbol files
must be installed on the intranet server addressed
by the METIS Home Location value.
Internet: Follows the same instructions as Intranet,
but it is only necessary to define the METIS Home
Location and publish the domain, metamodel and symbol
files if these are not served from another Web-server.
Readers
-------
If you only want to browse published models, you
don't need to install the METIS 3.0.1 Engine. However,
if you have installed METIS 3.0.1, the METIS Model
Browser will read the system XML-files (system XML
-files are files containing information needed by any
model, for example symbols, object types and
relationship types) from your local computer when
available. This will speed up model load time
significantly since system XML-files will then not
have to be transferred over the Internet.
What's New
==========
METIS 3.0.1 Model Browser contains the following new
functionality compared to METIS 2.2 :
- XML/SVG standardization
The Extensible Markup Language (XML) is the
universal format for structured documents and data
on the Web. METIS 3.0.1 uses XML to store its
information (instead of MML - METIS Model
Language). Three new file extenstions have been
introduced: KMV, KMD and SVG.
- Model-content Internationalization
Unicode is a coded character set which assigns
unique numbers to about 30,000 of the worlds characters
- it provides a unique encoding for every character.
- Property List
The new property list dialog allows visualizing of
instance properties in a spreadsheet fashion way.
- Online Document
Associated documents can be opened by the new
Right Mouse Button command 'Open Document'.
- Miscellaneous Enhancements
* New Parent and Child links in the Property dialog.
* The symbol URI is now shown in the Property dialog.
* Support for Dates on Object Types (e.g. Person).
* Text overflow on object views is now indicated with
ellipses (...)
* Online Help is now available.
Supported Platforms
===================
The METIS Model Browser is supported for Netscape
Communicator Version 4 and Microsoft Internet
Explorer Version 4 and 5 on Windows 95/98 and
Windows NT Workstation.
Web-site
========
Please visit the Web-site at
http://www.computas.com/metis/products/model_browser/ for the
latest information about the METIS Model Browser, and
other useful information.
Computas AS
Lysaker, Norway, September 2000
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