We are excited to announce the latest release of our DMN modeling toolkit. The release supports DMN 1.3, the next version of the DMN standard. Facilitating the latest DMN features, we now export graphical information in a standardized format. Along with this release, we introduce a migration path that allows you to open DMN 1.1 diagrams using the toolkit or batch migrate all your DMN 1.1 diagrams to DMN 1.3.
Since DMN 1.2, the standard defines diagram interchange (DMN DI), a standardized way to specify graphical information of diagrams. In DMN 1.1, that capability was missing, so older versions of our toolkit represented graphical information via a vendor extension.
Starting with dmn-js@8, we read and write DMN 1.3 files and use the DMN standard facilities access graphical information:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<definitions
xmlns="https://www.omg.org/spec/DMN/20191111/MODEL/"
xmlns:dmndi="https://www.omg.org/spec/DMN/20191111/DMNDI/"
xmlns:dc="http://www.omg.org/spec/DMN/20180521/DC/"
id="Definitions_1"
name="Definitions_1">
<decision id="Decision_1" name="Decision_1" />
<dmndi:DMNDI>
<dmndi:DMNDiagram id="DMNDiagram_0docyxs">
<dmndi:DMNShape id="DMNShape_1gx1owo" dmnElementRef="Decision_1">
<dc:Bounds height="80" width="180" x="100" y="100" />
</dmndi:DMNShape>
</dmndi:DMNDiagram>
</dmndi:DMNDI>
</definitions>Check out this diff for a before-after comparison. Try out modeling DMN 1.3 on our demo.
Opening DMN 1.1 and DMN 1.2 Files
As a significant, breaking change, the library reads and writes DMN 1.3 files only.
We provide a migration utility, @bpmn-io/dmn-migrate that transforms a valid DMN 1.1 diagram, including our custom DI extension into valid and standards-compliant DMN 1.3.
To open older DMN files (DMN 1.1, DMN 1.2), use the utility as a pre-processor:
import { migrateDiagram } from '@bpmn-io/dmn-migrate';
// migrate diagram to DMN 1.3, if it is an older DMN version file
const dmn13XML = await migrateDiagram(dmnXML);
// open DMN 1.3 diagram
dmnJS.importXML(dmn13XML);During export, the library will produce DMN 1.3 diagrams:
// export DMN 1.3 diagram
dmnJS.saveXML((err, xml) => {
// xml => DMN 1.3 XML file
});We will update the @bpmn-io/dmn-migrate utility to support upcoming DMN standards, as they get supported by the DMN toolkit.
To learn more about how to retain DMN 1.1 and DMN 1.2 file opening compatibility, checkout the DMN compatibility example.
Batch Migrating Diagrams to DMN 1.3
You may migrate your local DMN diagrams to DMN 1.3 by using the @bpmn-io/dmn-migrate-cli command-line tool:
> npx @bpmn-io/dmn-migrate-cli -o migrated/ '**/*.dmn'
Converted /diagrams/dish.dmn -> /migrated/diagrams/dish.dmn
Converted /diagrams/two-eyes.dmn -> /migrated/diagrams/two-eyes.dmn
Done.The tool supports both single diagram and batch migration.
Of course, one-off diagram migration will only work if you are in full control of the DMN diagrams fed into dmn-js.
Wrapping Up
Read through the full changelog to learn about all issues that we addressed with dmn-js@8 as well as breaking changes that may require your action during the upgrade.
Did we miss anything? Did you spot a bug, or would you like to suggest an improvement? Reach out to us via our forums, toot us on Mastodon or file an issue you found in the dmn-js issue tracker.
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