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2023.12.2.18

Published: 20/03/2023

Multi Project

Fixed

  • Incorrect Blueprint counts in Multi Project

 

Defects

Added

  • ‘Remove Defects from multiple items’ to Grid Context Menu

Fixed

  • Too many defects on a single item preventing that item from being viewed

 

Tasks

Added

  • Discovery Tab support

 

ESM

Added

  • Plan Categories
  • ESM support for Tasks
  • ESM support for Defects

 

Portal

Added

  • Support for Script Buttons to Test-Signoffs pages

Fixed

  • ‘Forgot Password’ link on login page
  • Importing Surveys duplicates emails

 

UI Updates

Added

  • ‘View Details’ button to UI Notifications
  • Icon Colour can be set for Apps, Users etc in Project Admin

Updated

  • Details dropdowns to textbox with a mini dropdown

Fixed

  • Admin buttons displaying overlapped under extreme screen scaling
  • Dependencies sometimes breaking in Tree View

 

SSO

Updated

  • SSO for better multi domain support

 

Core

Added

  • Function Timer option to appSettings.json
  • Server Health Report beta
  • Parallel running support to Scheduled Tasks
  • Log the deletion of items to the projects history
  • Project Resource Categories
  • Better logging to start up sequence

Updated

  • Housekeeping for Project / Global split with extra logging
  • 3rd party packages
  • Core from .Net 6 to .Net 7

Fixed

  • License sync adding unnecessary rows to history

 

DMR

Added

  • Args options to Web Buttons in DMR

Updated

  • When run anonymously limit items to creating User’s restrictions

Fixed

  • Blueprint AllOnOneLine option causing duplicate rows
  • DMR not showing default values for Test-Signoffs
  • DMR showing Buttons that were set to disabled
  • DMR bloating transaction logs
  • DMR not launching from Sub-Process Dashboard widgets

 

API

Added

  • Invoke-MSEsmPlan Api call
  • Update-MSAccounts Api call
  • Export-MSModuleAttachment Api call
  • Update-MSArchiveTestSignOffs, Update-MSLockTestSignOffs, Remove-MSTestSignOffs Api calls
  • Remove-MSDefectFromModuleItems Api call
  • Append switch to Custom Form Data api call
  • Api calls for Creating/Editing Custom Form fields

Updated

  • Change History Report returns a new ‘Status’ property with information

     

    Keywords

    Added

    • Script Button Keywords for Emails [{Module}-UrlButton-Script-{ScriptId}-{Button Text}-{arg1}-{arg2}-{arg3}]
    • [Attachment-ItemDetails-Shortcut],[Attachment-ItemDefects-Shortcut],[Attachment-ItemTasks-Shortcut]
    • [Attachment-DefectParent-Shortcut],[Attachment-TaskParent-Shortcut], [Attachment-TestSignOffParent-Shortcut]

      Fixed

      • Support for Blueprint Keywords in Test-Signoffs emails

       

      Breaking Changes

      Added

      • SQL Server connection string requires trusted connection

              2022.11.9.35

              Published: 13/01/2023

              Azure AD Connector

              Updated

              • Proxy support
              • Performance improvements
              • Logging improvements

              Fixed

              • Bug fixes

              Core

              Fixed

              • False positive permission warning messages in logs

              2022.11.6.31

              Published: 08/12/2022

              Connectors

              Fixed

              • Minor fixes to Azure, SCCM and ACE connectors

              2022.11.5.30

              Published: 05/12/2022

              Azure AD Connector

              Added

              • New Azure AD Connector
                • Create Users and Devices
                • Link Users to Apps via Group Membership
                • Link Users to Devices via Ownership
                • Properties, Group membership, Direct Reports, etc

               

              Cross Project

              Added

              • Cross Project Beta Support
              • ‘Add-MSModuleItemsCrossProject’ API call
              • ‘Remove-MSModuleItemsCrossProject’ API call

               

              ACE

              Added

              • Per Application Thresholds
              • Add ACE Button to Main Grid Ribbon
              • Target App Status Column the Rationalise To Apps
              • Extract Software Year to App Edition field
              • ‘Move to Rationalised’ option to the App Grid context menu

              Updated

              • Record ACE History changes made in the UI as the AceAcc
              • Improved Version extraction from App Name
              • ACE window size default changed to 95% of MS main window

               

              Portal

              Added

              • Support for HyperLink control to Surveys / Sign-Offs

              Updated

              • PowerBI Endpoint Url now supports ‘HeaderFormat’ param (?headerformat=PrefixedName, InternalName, DisplayName)
              • Test Sign-Offs now support Custom Fields on the Sign-Off page
              • Added Keyword Support for DeployUnit Portal Warning Messages

               

              Email

              Updated

              • ‘Send To’ field can be changed from Email/Email2 to custom keyword values
              • Emailer now supports Azure OAuth User/Pass

               

              API

              Added

              • ‘Import-MsModuleLinks’ via Contracts API call

                ESM

                Added

                • Confirm User/Device Azure Group membership (Azure AD Conn)
                • Add User/Device to Azure Group (Azure AD Conn)
                • Remove User/Device from Azure Group (Azure AD Conn)

                Updated

                • Allow disabling of plan phases when called from a Scheduled Task

                 

                Keywords

                Added

                • Team Member Keywords (CreatedBy, PackagedBy, AssignedTo, OwnedBy, DelegateTo1, DelegateTo2)
                  • Added Variants -FirstName, -LastName, -FullName, -Email, -DisplayName
                • Contact Type keywords
                  e.g. [App-ContactType-Emails-UAT Contact] [App-ContactType-Emails-<All>]

                 

                Core

                Added

                • New roles to Datamining to restrict Users from Creating / Running DMRs

                Updated

                • Save functions performance
                • Removed view password button
                • 3rd party packages

                Fixed

                • Links deleted via Housekeeping not updating history

                2022.11.2.18

                Published: 06/10/2022

                Core

                Fixed

                • A crash when using Process Filters in Data Sources

                 

                API

                Fixed

                • Confirm-MSAccountExists returning incorrect Blueprint Rule membership

                    2022.11.0.16

                    Published: 06/10/2022

                    ACE

                    Added

                    • ACE – Application Confidence Engine

                     

                    Dashboard

                    Added

                    • DMR Field Totals Widget
                    • DMR Field Summary Numbers Widget

                    Updated

                    • Widget Args UI panel

                     

                    Datamining Report

                    Added

                    • Time In Process Tier
                    • Email Report Tier
                    • Link Caching for faster multi-tier DMRs
                    • More DMR helper calls to PS API

                    Updated

                    • DataSource for App Rationalisation Status
                    • Nulls now return as ” for easier filtering
                    • DMR Custom Form tiers speed
                    • DMR Context Menu Options
                    • Colour Columns support for date keywords

                     

                    Various Reports

                    Fixed

                    • Toolbar Pivot error if no report was run first

                     

                    ESM

                    Updated

                    • Improved Details/Custom Field auto-detection
                    • Blueprint root now allowed in rules

                     

                    Importer

                    Updated

                    • Links import has more fields available to match on

                    Fixed

                    • Import Preview not respecting notes

                     

                    Portal

                    Fixed

                    • Invisible in menu items showing on Portal pages
                    • Banner area not showing on Portal pages

                     

                    Core

                    Added

                    • Announcements Page
                    • Support for formatting dates in Custom Form keywords

                    Updated

                    • 3rd Party Packages
                    • DB History Triggers
                    • Housekeeping tasks robustness

                    Fixed

                    • When editing Test Sign-Offs wrong test type may be shown
                    • Multi Project cross-over bug

                     

                    Connectors

                    Updated

                    • AD Conn – New keywords and fixes
                    • AD Conn – Not able to remove links
                    • SCCM Conn – misc. fixes

                     

                    API

                    Updated

                    • API client architecture
                    • Import-MsModuleData no longer required an explicit CSV/Excel flag set
                    • Confirm-MSAccountExists also returns Role and Blueprint rule membership
                    • Send-MSEmails allows the report file name to be set

                        2022.2.10.6

                        Published: 04/07/2022

                        Core

                        Added

                        • New performance indexes for multi-tier DMR reports

                                2022.2.10.5

                                Published: 30/06/2022

                                ESM

                                Added

                                • Per Run Limit to number of Items that can be actioned (allows batching)

                                 

                                  API

                                  Added

                                  • New DMR Schema Api Call (Get-MSDataminingReportSchema)

                                          2022.2.10.4

                                          Published: 30/06/2022

                                          Core

                                          Fixed

                                          • SysTrack not reading links
                                          • Can’t delete notes with normal write permissions

                                           

                                          Applications

                                          Added

                                          • Remove Rationalisation button to Rationalisation Chain area

                                           

                                          DMR

                                          Added

                                          • Performance Logging
                                          • Performance throttling

                                                  2022.2.10.3

                                                  Published: 25/06/2022

                                                  Core

                                                  Updated

                                                  • Event queue processing improvments
                                                  • PowerShell Env v7.2.2

                                                   

                                                    SSO (Beta)

                                                    Updated

                                                    • Improved Multi domain support and logging

                                                            2022.2.10.2

                                                            Published: 24/06/2022

                                                            Core

                                                            Updated

                                                            • Lowered rebuild index threshold

                                                            Fixed

                                                            • Importer not allowing App Rationalisation (supersede)
                                                            • Unable to delete Surveys / Test Sign-Offs
                                                            • Unable to create Test-Sign for User for new Test Sign-Off Types

                                                             

                                                            DMR

                                                            Added

                                                            • DMR logging for performance troubleshooting

                                                            Updated

                                                            • DMR’s run from PowerBI are cached for 5min to improve performance

                                                            Fixed

                                                            • Readiness Tier including Apps from deleted Devices in counts

                                                             

                                                            Connectors

                                                            Added

                                                            • Exclude Apps from AD Conn by Process Status
                                                            • Include Devices in SCCM Conn by Device Name

                                                                  2022.2.10.1

                                                                  Published: 19/06/2022

                                                                  Core

                                                                  Updated

                                                                  • Custom Form Hyperlink control usability improvements

                                                                   

                                                                  API

                                                                  Added

                                                                  • Blueprint Rules info in Confirm-MSAccountExists api call

                                                                   

                                                                  Deployment Units

                                                                  Fixed

                                                                  • Divide by 0 error if Slot Num set to DU on Config page

                                                                   

                                                                  DMR

                                                                  Updated

                                                                  • Blueprint Column to allow path depth to be set

                                                                  Fixed

                                                                  • Adv. Filter not working on DMR Tab of Module Items

                                                                   

                                                                  ESM

                                                                  Added

                                                                  • Plan Description field

                                                                        2022.2.10.0

                                                                        Published: 23/05/2022

                                                                        Core

                                                                        Added

                                                                        • EmployeeId to list of fields to match on when importing Users
                                                                        • Settings table as HTML on Survey / Emails
                                                                        • Conditional Send / Multi-Language Emails Support
                                                                        • Global Setting ‘Custom Homepage Url’
                                                                        • New ‘Project User Added’ Event

                                                                        Updated

                                                                        • New auto-update mechanism
                                                                        • Internal PowerShell tasks to use shared Runspaces
                                                                        • Task Scheduler to support Start/End time Limits (inside/outside working hours)
                                                                        • Font Awesome version to 6
                                                                        • Blueprint Admin quality of life updates to UI

                                                                        Fixed

                                                                        • Config History not recording who made changes in Survey admin
                                                                        • Display order not applied to Process Dropdown on Details View
                                                                        • Import links from csv fails if the Device Domain field is provided
                                                                        • Bespoke Custom Tab 1 & 2 Save issue

                                                                         

                                                                        API

                                                                        Added

                                                                        • Version number to Api PS Module
                                                                        • Test Sign-Off functions (Get-MSTestSignOffResults, New-MSTestSignOff)
                                                                        • Create Link functions (Add-MSModuleLinksTo)

                                                                         

                                                                        Portal

                                                                        Added

                                                                        • Grid View can now display details view below the grid
                                                                        • DMR View can now display details view below the grid
                                                                        • Added new Special Control to add Apps, Users, Devices etc via a Survey

                                                                        Updated

                                                                        • Detail / Custom button display options

                                                                        Fixed

                                                                        • Portal Grid View not respecting BP Rules

                                                                         

                                                                        Surveys

                                                                        Added

                                                                        • Team Member Control (Assigned To, Owned By, Delegate 1 etc)

                                                                         

                                                                        Contacts

                                                                        Added

                                                                        • Related Items Tab
                                                                        • Delete Contact button
                                                                        • Related Items count to Grid View

                                                                         

                                                                        DMR

                                                                        Added

                                                                        • Datamining Web Button Expressions
                                                                        • Custom Date and Number formatting (Column Layout)
                                                                        • DU Slot Tier (Group By: Slot, Day, Week, All)
                                                                        • Context Menu – Links Options
                                                                        • Context Menu – Defects & Tasks Options

                                                                        Updated

                                                                        • Blueprint Column performance improvements

                                                                        Fixed

                                                                        • Custom Columns getting dropped in large reports

                                                                         

                                                                        ESM

                                                                        Added

                                                                        • Custom Rule Logic to allow Rules to be Add/Or’d together

                                                                        Fixed

                                                                        • Rule check when using Cross Module rules

                                                                         

                                                                        SSO (BETA)

                                                                        Added

                                                                        • Login into MS using your AD login
                                                                        • Create users in MS via AD Groups
                                                                        • Manage MS User Roles via AD Groups
                                                                        • Manage User Blueprint Restrictions via AD Groups

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