What's New - June 2021
Release Schedule
Click here for an overview of the PPM Pro release process.
The table below lists this month's product release dates.
| What | When |
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| Release Notes published for new features | June 4 |
| New features released to sandbox environments | June 11 |
| New features released to production environments | June 18 |
| Issue fixes released weekly | Planned weekly releases containing issue fixes and minor enhancements; release notes updated accordingly |
Releases are deployed during the standard maintenance windows.
Reminders
- Defect fixes and occasional beta features are delivered weekly; most beta features and GA features (when ready) are delivered monthly.
- You can request that beta features be enabled in your production environment by entering a support ticket (some beta features not initially available in production, Planview will advise). Please note that any issues you find will be handled during the normal development cycle.
- Planview sends out status emails in advance of planned and non-planned releases/updates/incidents. These alerts include the date and time window of the releases/updates/incident, as well as a link to the release notes that include a list of the issues addressed in the releases/updates/incident. To subscribe to these alerts, please go to https://status.planview.com/ and click the Subscribe button.
- We typically hold a live product release webinar on the Wednesday before the production release. This webinar will be hosted by PPM Pro product management and consulting personnel, and will include time for Q&A. Click here to register for the April 14th release webinar. Also, remember you can sign up for any/all upcoming customer webinars here.
- Inner circles are offered as a way for our interested customers to collaborate with PPM Pro Product Management and each other, provide feedback on PPM Pro product capabilities, and guide new feature development. Click here for more information or to register.
New Features Matrix
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PPM Pro - Leankit Integration Phase 2 If you wish to enable the LeanKit - PPM Pro v2 integration, enter a support case requesting to do so. |
Highlights:
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GA |
Coming soon: NEW! Setting up the PPM Pro - LeanKit Integration (v2) Using PPM Pro and LeanKit (v2) [coming soon] |
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Dashboards Revamp If you wish to enable Dashboards and Dashboard Overviews in production, enter a support case requesting to do so. |
Rolling beta highlights:
See previous release notes for complete list of features - list above winnowed down for readability :) |
GA |
Dashboards - Then and Now (Beta) Setting Up Overview Dashboards (Beta)
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Reports Revamp If you wish to enable this feature in your production environment, enter a support case requesting to do so. |
Rolling beta highlights:
See previous release notes for complete list of features - list above winnowed down for readability :)
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GA |
Demo: Intro to Reporting Beta Grouping and Sorting for List Reports Training videos! New: Time Series Reports |
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Financial Summary If you wish to enable this feature in your production environment, enter a support case requesting to do so. |
Rolling beta highlights
See previous release notes for complete list of features - list above winnowed down for readability :) |
Beta |
Setting Up Permissions for Project Financials Configuring Summary Data Streams - General Tab (Beta) Creating Fields for the Financial Summary (Beta) Working with the Summary View (Beta) |
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| Time User user type enhancement | Adds ability to view permitted self-service admin entities, such as projects. | Target July - please review and adjust your permission profiles for Time Users to make sure they will only see what you want them to see! | ||
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6/28/2021: New Reports Enablement Webinar |
1.5 hour overview and demo session Two sessions! --> |
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6/30/2021: New Dashboards Enablement Webinar |
1.5 hour overview and demo session Two sessions --> |
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Release Notes - Sorted by Release Date
| Release Date | Function Area | LeanKit card | Release Note Description |
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| July 9 | Reports | 1582901753 |
Fixed. You can sort in the Preview Pane when creating/editing a list report, as expected. Previously, an issue prevented data in the Preview Pane to be sorted. |
| July 9 | Reports | 1590813060 |
Fixed. Configuring a drilldown target to open in a new tab works as expected. Previously, an issue caused the system to throw an error when clicking on a drilldown link to a new tab. |
| July 9 | Reports | 1585236297 |
Fixed. Filters can be removed from a dashboard component, as expected. Previously, an issue caused the system to throw an error when a user attempted to remove a filter from a dashboard component. |
| July 6 | Requests | 1578353918 |
Fixed. When configuring the Requester field to be Show on New is Yes - View Only, the (current user) can be used as the default value, as expected. Previously, if the default value was set to (current user), the system would not save the configuration. |
| July 6 | SSA | 1577465494 |
Fixed. When configuring a default value for a required field that is read-only on New, "0" can be used as a default, as expected. Previously, you could only set a default value of 0 at the Available Fields level, meaning it couldn't be set on a category-by-category basis. |
| June 28 | Reports | 1578777060 |
Fixed. When printing a gantt chart report, the More...print option "Print list/chart on one page (shrinking Gantt chart as necessary)" works as expected. Previously an issue caused the list and the gantt to print on different pages, even when the "Print on one page" option was selected. |
| June 28 | Reports | 1587075495 |
Fixed. Editing reports works as expected. Previously an issue caused intermittent issues with the Preview pane and the Data tab displaying correctly. |
| June 25 | Dashboards, Drilldowns | 1585900106 |
Fixed. Drilling down from one report to another from a dashboard now honors both report and dashboard filters and returns the correctly filtered data. Previously, an issue was preventing the dashboard-level filters to be applied on the drilled down data. |
| June 23 | LeanKit V1 integration |
1585596627 |
Fixed. When the LeanKit -> PPM Pro integration (V1) is turned on, modifying projects will no longer create unwanted cards in LeanKit. In addition, customers using Projectplace -> PPM Pro integration (V1) will be able to sync and unsync their projects, as expected. |
| June 23 | OData, Dashboards |
1585568297 |
Fixed. OData is now returning data, as expected. Previously, an issue caused the system to throw an error when the published dashboard was expiring. |
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June 11 (sandboxes) June 18 (production) |
Data Import | 1571717031 |
Fixed. When user-defined string fields are displayed in the history modal, their contents are wrapped and fully displayed in the hover text. Previously, an issue caused the string field contents to be truncated, both in the history field and the hover text. |
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June 11 (sandboxes) June 18 (production) |
Requests | 1568196791 |
Fixed. Building a request approval flow that requires the user to select a value prior to saving and approving the request works as expected. Previously an issue caused the Save and Approve button to remain active after the user cleared out the required value (clicking the button threw an error |