Plutora Feature Release Notes Late June 2020
Features Included in the Late June 2020 Release
| Version Number |
| 2.8.0 |
Regional Release Schedule
| Type | Schedule* |
| User Acceptance Testing | June 23, 2020 |
| Asia-Pacific Release | July 2, 2020 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm AEST |
| Europe Release | July 6, 2020 1:00 am – 4:00 am BST |
| Americas Release | July 5, 2020 9:00 pm – 12:00 am PDT |
*Subject to change.
NOTE
During this release window, due to the Redis cache being rebuilt, a 45-minute outage is expected for US and Asia-Pacific customers, and a 20-minute outage for UK customers.
Functionality Enhancements

TIP
Use Plutora Analytics to locate environment drift.
“As an Environment Manager, I want to find Environments that are not the correct version, so I can update them.”
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Environment Drift Dashboard
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TIP
The members of User Groups can now approve or reject Environment Bookings.
“As an Environment Manager, I want to select a User Group as an Environment Booking Approver, so that any user in the group can approve or reject those Environment Bookings.”
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User Groups can Approve Environment Bookings
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TIP
Bulk approve Environment Bookings in Releases and TEBRs.
“As a Release Manager, I want to approve or reject multiple Environment Bookings at once, so that I save time.”
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Bulk Approve Environment Bookings
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TIP
Delete Initiative Management Form Instances via the API, and receive combo box entity data via the API in an automatically paginated form.
“As a Release Manager, I want to use the API to delete Form Instances, so that they are automatically deleted via an integration layer.”
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Initiative Management API Enhancements
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TIP
Enhancements for Releases Systems API.
“As a Release Manager, I want to use the API to manage my Impacted and Regression Systems for Releases, so that they are automatically updated via an integration layer.”
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Release System Dependencies
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TIP
Multiple enhancements for the Systems tab user interface of Project and Independent Releases.
“As a Release Manager, I want to add an Impacted System to a Project or Independent Release and automatically see all the associated Downstream Systems as Regression Systems, so that I am informed of regression risks.“
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Release Systems Enhancements
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TIP
Enhancements for Systems Dependencies API.
“As an Environment Manager, I want to use the API to manage Systems Dependencies, so that they are automatically updated via an integration layer.”
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Systems Dependencies
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TIP
Plutora’s Swagger is now better organized and more consistent.
“As a user of Swagger, I want drop-down menus to have their items listed alphabetically, so I can find the item I am looking for more quickly.”
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Swagger Enhancements
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Resolved Support Issues
Plutora
- 16865: [API] The Release Activities of Project and Independent Releases are no longer given a Release Framework.
- 16970: [Release Schedule and Environment Schedule] Copied filters now load when a logged-out user pastes the filter URL into a browser and logs in.
- 17136, 17725: [Release Activities] Enterprise Release Activities created from a template with the Release Framework Child, now have the correct status: N/A.
- 17173, 17016, 17152: [API, Changes, and Jira Customization] Changes created via the Jira integration and the external API are now recorded in the StatusTrack tables.
- 17275: [Release Manager] Audit History now shows Release Activity Actual Completed Date in the user's time instead of UTC.
- 17297: [API] Aliases of deleted Systems can now be used in calls to POST /systems.
- 17377: [Release Manager and Comments Customization] rn characters no longer appear in emails.
- 17497: [Release Manager] Stakeholders can now be updated to a different user or User Group, and the first Accountable Stakeholder added to a Release now becomes that Release's Owner.
- 17550, 17750, 17759: [Deployment Plan and Systems Manager] Session timeout prompts now appear instead of a 500 error.
- 17568: [Initiative Management and Email Template Wizard] For Initiative Management Form entities and trigger Status Updated, the entity field now works as expected.
- 17613: [Release Calendar] Clicking + more now displays records with the correct time zone adjustment.
- 17746: [Initiative Management and Email Template Wizard] Initiative Management Form entities and trigger New Comment now sends emails to Recipients.
- 17792, 17858: [Common] Query Builder public queries now work as expected.
- 17834: [Deployment Plan] Column width in Timeline view now remains the same after a user opens and closes an Activity.

