Opalis VSD Generator 1.2 - now with Word document generation!

Note : This tool is now at v1.3, which is both compatible with Opalis and Orchestrator. See this blog post for more details : https://blogs.technet.com/b/yasc/archive/2011/10/28/orchestrator-visio-and-word-generator-v1-3-fka-quot-opalis-vsd-generator-quot-now-on-codeplex.aspx

Version 1.2 of the Opalis VSD Generator is avaiable, and it brings the ability to request the generation of a Word document as well. This provides more details about each object configuration, and this is certainly an area of the tool which could/will be enhanced in the future. This option is available if Word is installed on the machine running the tool, and if the corresponding option is checked):

The UI has also been simplified:

You can get the tool from CodePlex here : https://opalis.codeplex.com/releases/view/57084

More generally, here is the actual change log for version 1.2 adds the following features and enhancements:

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  • Less restrictions and clearer requirements when exporting images from policies. All IPs shipping with the product should work now.
  • Usability enhancements thanks to a separate settings page with additional automatic checks about your configuration:
    • Is Visio installed or not
    • Detection of the extensions path while still providing the ability to override the detection (for installations on other volumes than C: for example)
    • Automatic listing of the databases
    • Automatic listing of the Visio stencils and callouts for the chosen VSS file, etc.)
    • Ability to choose the connectors attachments on the Visio objects (e.g. bottom->top or right-> left)
  • First version of Word document generation. The idea is to provide a companion document with more details about the policies, instead of piling more data in the Visio diagram itself

Many thanks to Robert Hearn for his help and suggestions on the first two topics!