Output file formats:GraphML?

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MilesT
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Enhancement request: Ability to output Viewer reports in GraphML for use with other tools (especially yfiles yed as an an alternative to Graphviz).

OWL formats of the particular model view should also work for other tools (yfiles yed can accept that format too, apparently).
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neil.walsh
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Hi MilesT,

Viewer reports are currently built using XSLT and individual reports leverage additional technologies depending on what they're attempting to show. Some views, e.g. Business Process Flows, use third party libraries such as PlantUML to help render the content. It is PlantUML which has the GraphViz dependency not Essential Viewer specifically. We're constantly looking for Open Source libraries which we can use as part of the Essential toolkit and ideally, libraries which do not require installation packages. Graphviz is the exception here. There has been discussion on the PlantUML site of GraphViz-less support but as of yet is not come to fruition.

yFiles is an interesting product and one we've looked at before, however the licensing model prevents us from distributing it as part of any Essential release. This does not prevent you or your organisation from using that product in the creation and development of your own Views. GraphML, whilst potentially useful for Essential requires additional server configuration which increases installation complexity but is something we continue to monitor and review.

Thanks for getting involved. These discussions add real value to the community and help keep us aware of what our users are looking for.

Cheers

Neil
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