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What's New in 6.1.0
-------------------

New platforms
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

This release adds support for these platforms:

* macOS 10.15 (x64)
* Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 (x64)
* Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (x64)
  
Removed platforms
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

These platforms are no longer supported:

* 32-bit (x86) Linux and Windows platforms
* CentOS 6.x
* macOS 10.12
* Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x
* RedHawk™ Linux 6.5 (x86) (custom-supported target platform)
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
* Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
  
|AC_HEADING| now remembers information used to subscribe to Topics
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

|AC| will now remember the last file used to subscribe to each specific
topic and the data type that was used to create the subscription that specific
topic. This information will be used to preload the information in the
Subscription panel.

Additionally, |AC| will remember the last XML file selected in the
Load Data Types dialog. That XML file will be selected by default and the path
to that XML file will be used when opening the selection file dialog.

Simplified QoS profile
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

This release reduces the number of QoS profiles that |AC| uses from
four to one. Previously, there were separate QoS profiles for administration
and data visualization, and two identical profiles that supported 5.1.0 and
earlier versions.

This release combines the administration and data visualization profiles into
a single profile and eliminates the 5.1.0-compatible profiles. There are
instructions on the RTI Community portal to get 5.1.0 compatibility with
this new profile if needed.

Added filter for data types when creating subscriptions
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

In the Create Subscription dialog, there is a new filter for the Data Type
combo box. This filter allows you to type in any text and the Data Type combo
box will only show the data types that contain that text.

Ability to copy QoS values from DDS QoS tab
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

On the DDS QoS tab, there is a new popup that allows you to copy QoS values.

.. figure:: ../_static/release_notes/copyQos_cropped.png
    :alt: Release notes copy QoS cropped
    :name: Release notes copy QoS cropped
    :align: center
    :figWidth: 100%

Pressing Ctrl + C (on Windows and Linux systems) or
Command + C (on macOS systems) with a row selected will achieve
the same result.

Support for loading data types from multiple XML files
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

|AC| now supports loading multiple XML files. This allows subscribing to
data types defined in different XML files.

Notification when using non-default QoS profile for administration
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

|AC| will show a warning message in a pop-up window when a
non-default QoS profile is selected for Administration. 
In the pop-up window, you can disable the message so that it does not
show up again.

New button to switch to Administration Perspective
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. |IMG_RELEASE_SYSTEM| image:: ../_static/release_notes/system.png
.. |IMG_RELEASE_VISUALIZE| image:: ../_static/release_notes/visualize_16_120p.png

The Data Visualization menu has a new button |IMG_RELEASE_SYSTEM| to switch to
the Administration Perspective. The button is only enabled when a view other
than Administration Perspective is open. It is next to the Data Visualization
button |IMG_RELEASE_VISUALIZE|.

.. figure:: ../_static/release_notes/partial_toolbar.png
    :alt: Release notes partial toolbar
    :name: Release notes partial toolbar
    :align: center
    :figWidth: 100%

Match Analyses table rows are now sorted
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

In the Match Analyses view, the second-level rows in the tree view are now
sorted alphabetically. This makes it easier to find matching criteria.

Updated visualization system
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

|AC|'s visualization system can now show you how a system is
configured in terms of the DDS Entities that were discovered by |AC|,
including how are those entities are connected and the match analysis for those
entities.

This new system includes visualization of the full DDS system discovered by
|AC|, visualization of all the entities that are connected with the
different domains, views for the entities connected with each specific topic,
and a view of all the entities related to a specific process.