Aplas

Aplas allows you to index and map complex systems of software, providing you with a previously unseen view of your business.

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August Feature Highlights (v80) 🚀
🗺️ Maps can now be filtered on integration, providing more options for large companies
🗺️ Fixes to channel colour in the map builder
⚡ Improved page load and API response times
🐞 Range of bug fixes

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April Highlights (v76) 🚀
🗺️ Improved status system for automatic map generation
⚡ Infrastructure upgrade from improved performance
⚠️ New warning when building maps with no integrations
🐞 Range of bug fixes

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March Highlights (v75) 🚀
⚡ Improved page load and API response times
🗺️ New status indicators for auto-map build
🗺️ Map builder now warns when no integrations are found
📄 Enhanced feedback when uploading via CSV
🐞 Range of bug fixes

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February Highlights (v74) 🚀
🗺️ New map simulation algorithm (v1.2)
🔍 Improved searching against custom fields
🔍 Asset type displayed in search auto-suggest
⚡ Significant backend changes to improve performance
🐞 Range of bug fixes

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December Highlights (v73) 🚀
🔍 Auto-focus search input in metasearch
⭐ Improved handling of ratings with unknown value
🏷️ Fix LeanIX tags mismatch across groups (may require rebuild)
🐞 Range of bug fixes

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Introducing our new style 🎨 template system! Starting with 9 templates that tell a range of stories from your software landscape. More on our blog https://t.co/XO26Dzox8H #softwaremapping #softwarevisualization #softwarearchitecture

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November Highlights (v72) 🚀
🎨 New "risk" style template
🗺️ Improved map builder style for level 2 and 3 regions
🏷️ New map setting to limit region depth (now defaults to a tag depth of 2)
🔍 New find application functionality in stylemap
🐞 Range of bug fixes

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@softarchtools I think we may be better placed in the modelling section, we don’t scan infrastructure-level scanning as suggested.

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@softarchtools Thanks for including us in your list. Clear and simple overview of the different options.

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September Release Highlights (v70) 🚀
🎯 Limit app tags shown in metasearch/metamap publication interfaces.
🎨 New style templates for app risk, hosting and cost.
⚠️ Confluence connector is better able to handle poor data.
💡 Updated sample index data.
🐞 Range of bug fixes

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New best practices article is out! Software maps, regardless of size, can greatly benefit from small tweaks to your software index and possibly a multi-map strategy. https://t.co/ahRcu2ommv #softwaremapping #softwarearchitecture #enterprisearchitecture

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August Highlights (v69) 🚀
🏗️ Auto map builder is better at separating regions
🎨 Improved LeanIX application alignment style
⚠️ Styles report warnings when layers fail to render
💡 New map simulation (box v1.1) that improves a range of forces (in beta)
🐞 Range of bug fixes

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July Release Out (v68) 🚀
🫶 Added support for embedding Aplas within other products (e.g. LeanIX, iServer)
🎨 New LeanIX style template showing application alignment
💡 Brighter colours for 3d objects
💻 Stylemap interface has improved responsive overlays
🐞 Range of bug fixes

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June Release Out (v67) 🚀
🎨 Added a range of new style templates specifically for LeanIX fact sheets
🎨 Added style template to visualize application costs
📈 Expanded style attributes that support functions
🐞 Range of bug fixes

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Today we're excited to bring the power of software mapping to @leanix_net customers. This release includes a new LeanIX connector and 5 new styles for EA use-cases. Read more https://t.co/a2aeAZkruk #softwaremapping #enterprisearchitecture #leanix

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Interested in software visualization? You might recognize some of these methods from different tools you’ve used over the years. We use a mixture of node and edge-based positioning using a custom force-directed graph algorithm. https://t.co/obdyTHfXlZ #softwarearchitecture

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May Release Out (v66) 🚀
🤖 LeanIX connector version 1.0 (including auto mapping)
🎨 Simpler style creation with new template system
🗺️ Metamap now has colourful theme options
⚙️ New diagnostic interface for connectors
🧍 Improved user access management
🐞 Range of bug fixes

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Today we're excited to announce the 3rd major release of our Metamap Interface. Metamap provides an intuitive method for technology organizations to navigate their software landscapes. It's like Google Maps, but for software asset metadata. More details https://t.co/p2JyDFazDS

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April Release Out (v65) 🚀
🤖 Brand new API for styles
💻 High-dpi maps
🎨 Auto-acquired app logos
🗺️ Metamap version 3 (stay tuned for more details)
⚙️ User-based publication settings
🔘 New style creation UI (in preparation for new templates)
🐞 Range of bug fixes

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Automation is important for visualizing software architecture at scale… but there are big differences in the implementation. Temporal consistency is critical if your audience is to build a “mental map” over time. #softwaremapping #enterprisearchitecture #softwarearchitecture

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March Release Out (v64) 🚀

🎨 Define your map styles in JSON (via import/export)
🎨 Metamap themes are now in JSON format
⚙️ Auto-build maps have new diagnostic UI
🔍 Maximum zoom for maps is now set automatically
🚅 Performance improvements in metamap
🐞 Range of bug fixes