Visio Version Confusion

[Adam J. Schaff]

Hello. We're a MS partner, and we get all the MSDN CDs on a regular basis.
Currently we are making a push to get all of our .NET developers onto the
same version of Visio. I thought we ought to make it the most recent
version. The most recent CD I could find in MSDN was Jan 2004 and is titled
exactly "Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2003". I installed it, it works
great, but my boss tells me that it is missing some features that he was
after.

One example he gave me was Reports. When I go to Tools >> Reports all I get
is one report (inventry.vrd). If instead of this version I install the
December 2003 CD called "Visio for Enterprise Architects 2003", I do get
more reports. This is confusing because the "enterprise architects 2003"
version is Visio version 10.x whereas the other one that had only one report
was Visio version 11.x (from help >> about).

Does anyone know whether there is a service release for the 11.x or maybe an
add-on or something that will give me the additional reports (and who knows
what else) that my boss is looking for? Or is there a Visio 11.x that is for
enterprise architects? I'm confused by this. I just want to get everyone on
the latest, with all the .NET/UML/ERD features possible.

Thanks,
AJ

 

[Al Edlund]

yes, v2003ea is really v2002 under the covers. yes, a lot of functionality
was dropped when they went to v2003 (but they tell me it's prettier). fyi,
the real v2003ea will come out with the next release of vs.net. The net
stuff is pretty much gone for good the focus will probably be on the uml/erd
stuff.

Al

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

Visio 2003 EA was released before Visio 2003 was released, so it contains
Visio 2002. Supposedly, Visio 2005 EA will contain Visio 2003.

John... Visio MVP

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[Mark Nelson [MS]]

Er. Visual Studio 2005 EA will contain Visio 2003 is what you meant.

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

The current product is Visio for Enterprise Architects 2003 so wouldn't the
next one be Visio for Enterprise Architects 2005. (Visio EA 2005)(or for us
dyslexics Visio 2005 EA)?
So they are planning a name change to get away from the version number
confusion. ow the confusion will be on the other side.
"I bought Visual Studio 2005 EA, but it does not come with a full copy of
Visual Studio.."

The Visual Studio 2005 causes me some problems because my brain drops the
"ual" and the "tud" and I get VisSio 2005. Maybe fourteen working years with
Visio has caused some problems. ;-)

John... Visio MVP

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[Al Edlund]

John,
Look at all of the activity the can churn on the forum by continuing this
naming fiasco.....
Al