• The UAF Profile delivered with Integrity Modeler 8.5 enables you to define standardized architecture descriptions for any type of organization.

• With the UAF Profile you are to specify, analyze and verify architecture models for complex systems and systems-of-systems (SoS), that can encompass hardware, software, data, personnel and facilities elements. For more information, see Overview of UAF support (UAF).

• Default styles used for symbols on diagrams have been enhanced, giving a cleaner, more modern look to your diagrams.

• Populating items on diagrams is now easier and more efficient, with a much improved experience for populating multiple item types.

• Creating multiple HTML Links is now much quicker and HTML Links can be opened in an external web browser. For more information, see Tool options dialog - oslc.

• Link direction for HTML and OSLC Links is now more logical and easier for users to understand.

• The Default user role has been replaced by a new role called Show Everything. This role can be deleted, allowing you to ensure users are utilizing an appropriate user role. For more information, see Available User Roles.

• Integrity Modeler 8.5 supports suspecting of OSLC Links and Surrogates, which ensures that Integrity Modeler users are aware when remote data is modified. Manual and automatic time-based suspecting are available, providing support for a wide range of development processes. For more information, see Managing changes to remote OSLC data.

• Integrity Modeler diagram images are now displayed in the Large Preview delegated user interface. For more information, see Overview of the Web Interface OSLC provider service.

• Integrity Modeler 8.5 provides the ability to specify the order in which Variation Points and Variants are displayed in the Variant Selector, improving how users can view and select variability items. For more information, see Controlling the order of items in the variant selector.

• Additional properties for Variation Points and Variants can now be displayed in the Variant Selector. The properties that are displayed can be easily configured. For more information, see Showing or hiding additional properties in the variant selector.

• Variation Points can now be filtered in the Variant Selector based on their maturity, which is determined by associating to Increment items. This provides a structured, flexible approach for controlling when Variation Points are available for use in the Variant Selector. For more information, see Filtering variation points based on maturity.