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====== Release Notes for Stages 7.5 ====== | ====== Release Notes for Stages 7.5 ====== | ||
- | Product development is getting more complex and so are the respective processes. Stages version 7.5 adds new capabilities | + | Product development is getting more complex and so are the respective processes. Stages version 7.5 adds new capabilities |
In addition, the new version contains a set of new features to support large and heterogeneous organizations on a single Stages instance and reduce manual administration efforts for those setups. | In addition, the new version contains a set of new features to support large and heterogeneous organizations on a single Stages instance and reduce manual administration efforts for those setups. | ||
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===== Scroll and Zoom for Visualizations ===== | ===== Scroll and Zoom for Visualizations ===== | ||
- | One highlight of the new 7.5 release is the new handling of larger process visualizations. Very similar to popular products like Google Maps or Mapquest, users can now zoom into visualizations, | + | One highlight of the new 7.5 release is the new handling of larger process visualizations. Very similar to popular products like Google Maps or Mapquest, users can now zoom into detailed |
- | TODO: video | + | {{youtube> |
- | Check out the above video to see it in action. | + | Check out the above video to see it in action. Turn on HD for best results. |
===== Process Details* ===== | ===== Process Details* ===== | ||
- | Engineering processes typically contain a lot of activities like " | + | Engineering processes typically contain a lot of activities like " |
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- | Of course, the detail diagram is also clickable and the user can navigate through the detail process. | + | Of course, the detail diagram is also clickable and lets the user navigate through the detail process. |
- | The new feature can also generally | + | The new feature can also be generally |
===== Value Streams* ===== | ===== Value Streams* ===== | ||
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- | Value stream mapping | + | Value stream mapping has been used for quite some time, especially in manufacturing and supply chain management. With the recent desire to use agile development methods at large scale, it becomes |
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+ | Please [[pmr@methodpark.com? | ||
===== Enhanced Visualizations* ===== | ===== Enhanced Visualizations* ===== | ||
To provide more insight into the process models several visualizations were enhanced. | To provide more insight into the process models several visualizations were enhanced. | ||
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A new States diagram for work products shows a state chart which contains all states of a work products, the activities performing the state transitions, | A new States diagram for work products shows a state chart which contains all states of a work products, the activities performing the state transitions, | ||
- | [[https:// | + | [[https:// |
- | The activities in the role diagram | + | The SIPOC table diagram |
- | The workflow grid diagram | + | A new " |
- | Various other improvements have been made to the standard configuration, e.g. a standard duration attribute for activities, which can be used in the export for project planning. | + | Finally, the activities |
===== Support for Multiple Organizations on one Instance ===== | ===== Support for Multiple Organizations on one Instance ===== | ||
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==== Role Group Support ==== | ==== Role Group Support ==== | ||
- | TODO | + | Large organizations typically use a large workspace tree that requires many permission groups for a proper access model. As many of those groups have the same set of permissions and only differ in the impacted workspaces, a new role-group assignment mechanism has been added to make the management of those situations more efficient. |
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+ | This is especially useful to efficiently manage access to a large number of project processes by defining special groups like " | ||
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==== License Pools ==== | ==== License Pools ==== | ||
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Each organization can now have its own pool of licenses. Each pool is configured in a separate license file. Users can then be assigned to one of the configured pools. | Each organization can now have its own pool of licenses. Each pool is configured in a separate license file. Users can then be assigned to one of the configured pools. | ||
- | To automatically assign users to their respective license pools via SAML attributes, | + | To automatically assign users to their respective license pools via SAML attributes, |
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Stages users can now also access project work products stored in PTC Integrity. The user interface is identical to the work product handling for Sharepoint or SVN, so users do not need to know the details for each system. Also, the user interface is less technical than Integrity itself, so users that do not use Integrity on a daily basis now have a very convenient way to access to functions like download, lock, check-in, or history for the project work products. | Stages users can now also access project work products stored in PTC Integrity. The user interface is identical to the work product handling for Sharepoint or SVN, so users do not need to know the details for each system. Also, the user interface is less technical than Integrity itself, so users that do not use Integrity on a daily basis now have a very convenient way to access to functions like download, lock, check-in, or history for the project work products. | ||
- | {{ https:// | + | [[https:// |
The configuration details of the integration with PTC Integrity [[: | The configuration details of the integration with PTC Integrity [[: | ||
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* PTC Integrity Lifecycle Manager | * PTC Integrity Lifecycle Manager | ||
- | * IBM Rational Team Concert | + | * IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (formerly know as Rational Team Concert) |
* Jira Cloud | * Jira Cloud | ||
* Redmine | * Redmine | ||
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- | Two new graphs show the average number and length of the user sessions and how many individual users have logged into Stages per day. The numbers can be shown for a the last 30 days, three months, or one year. The second chart shows the growth of the overall user base. It is most useful when SAML or LDAP On Demand authentication is being used, because then user accounts are only created upon first login. | + | Two new graphs show the average number and length of the user sessions and how many individual users have logged into Stages per day. The numbers can be shown for a the last 30 days, three months, or one year. The second chart shows the growth of the overall user base by displaying the trend of all active users. |
In addition, Stages administrators are now able to see the time of the last login and the number of overall logins for every user. | In addition, Stages administrators are now able to see the time of the last login and the number of overall logins for every user. | ||
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- | A new entity descriptor '' | + | A new entity descriptor '' |
===== Support for Latest Oracle and MySQL Versions ===== | ===== Support for Latest Oracle and MySQL Versions ===== | ||
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Please note that you need to download and install new JDBC drivers to connect with these database versions. | Please note that you need to download and install new JDBC drivers to connect with these database versions. | ||
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+ | ===== Administrative Changes ===== | ||
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+ | Custom URL rewrite rules can be added to the '' | ||
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+ | The secure mode is enabled by default now. This means that certain security-relevant headers will be set in HTTP responses and the HTML plugin in the editor will not be shown. If you need to deactivate the secure mode, you can do this by adding the property '' | ||
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+ | The new '' | ||
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+ | Displaying the last login and login count of each user can be disabled via the '' | ||
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+ | Search for users within a user group is now available and various other improvements were made in the user-group-permission management. | ||
===== Mandatory Manual Actions ===== | ===== Mandatory Manual Actions ===== | ||
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* The search index folder '' | * The search index folder '' | ||
- | * TBD: MySQL Changes | + | * Adjust the '' |
+ | * If Oracle 19c or MySQL 8 are being used, the JDBC drivers need to be updated. | ||
+ | * Other smaller changes for specific configurations. | ||
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+ | Also, if you have customized readiness checks (a.k.a. validators) in your metamodel, those might need to be recompiled for 7.5. If you use the Unified Configuration metamodel ask your product consultant for the newest version. | ||
===== Notes ===== | ===== Notes ===== |