• Enhancements and Features
• Defect Fixes

Enhancements and Features

Program Increment Scope Change report calculation changes

The Program Increment Scope Change report was updated to match with the Program Increment Progress report (Burnup by Story). The chat and new summary counts include all stories assigned to a sprint in the PI, as well as stories assigned to the PI but not a sprint. The new summary counts include:

• All starting points: all story points assigned to a sprint in the PI or assigned to the PI but not a sprint as of the start date of the PI
• Points added or removed: the net change of story points during the PI from the above count
• Total points delivered: all story points assigned to a sprint in the PI or assigned to the PI but not a sprint that were accepted after the start date of the PI.

These summary counts will convert to team weeks if that option is selected in the Extra Configs. We also added tooltips to provide more detail on the calculations.

Scoring setting name change

To better clarify what the setting controls, we changed the name of the portfolio-specific setting for Scoring to Scorecards. This name change does not affect the functionality of the setting.

API 2.0 updates

We've made three updates to the API 2.0:

• Updated Customers API with Create and Update using PUT, PATCH, POST methods
• Updated Goals API with Create and Update using PUT, PATCH, POST methods
• Created Milestones API with Read, Create, and Update using GET, PUT, PATCH, POST methods
  • This endpoint will have the same functionality as the current Objectives API

We're planning to make changes to Objectives API object in late 2021 to support new features. As a result, we recommend using the Milestones API for all new development related to SAFe objectives and milestones.

Defect Fixes

Due to the nature of continuous software development, some changes are applied to a version after it has been released to production instances. In order to urgently remedy a reported issue, the following change was added directly to version 10.87, via a hotfix deployed on Tuesday, February 23rd.

Defect Fixes

Note: Due to a previously unreported feature, this article has been deleted and then republished. This method is used to provide notification emails to users subscribed to Release Notes updates. Please see Snapshot Details panel updates below for details on the additional feature included in version 10.88.

• Enhancements and Features
• Defect Fixes

Enhancements and Features

Snapshot Details panel updates

Inside of strategic snapshot Details panels, we've swapped the position of two field sections, Funding Levels and Horizon Percentages, to make funding entry quicker and simpler. Now, you can set Funding Levels for a snapshot without first having to click the Full Details link:

Portfolio Room enhancements

We've made multiple updates to both the Resources and Execution views of the Portfolio Room.

Resources view:

We’ve replaced the Theme Effort Distribution and Theme Scope charts with a new, simplified bar chart named Estimated Effort Distribution. This chart displays the distribution of estimated effort across themes planned for the PI(s) selected in the Configuration bar. 

The height of each bar and percentage displayed reflects the amount of estimated effort from child epics and stand-alone features associated with a theme, compared to the amount of all effort estimated for the portfolio and selected PI(s). This is a great way to keep a pulse on how the estimated work is broken-out.

In addition, we’ve buffed up some insights like Forecasted Program Effort %. In the grid of epics at the center of the page, you can now review the sum of all PI Estimates entered for the program from the Forecast tab of an epic’s Details panel, divided by the epic's total estimate.

Additional changes include:

• Inside the grid of epics and programs:
  • Points column renamed to Story Points
  • TW column renamed to Total PI Estimate
  • Allocated column renamed to Forecasted Program Effort
• For each program listed in the right-hand column:
  • The Capacity: X TW value was replaced with a Total Velocity: X points value, which displays the sum of all Program PI Velocities for the PI(s) selected in the configuration bar
  • Load: % label renamed to Total Program PI Load: %

Execution view:

• Theme Burnup chart label renamed to Theme PI Progress
• In the Program Increment Roadmap, progress indicators for each PI have been renamed from Complete: % to Progress: %
• Inside the grid of epics, features, and capabilities:
  • Points column renamed to Story Points
  • TW column renamed to Estimated PI Effort
• For each PI listed in the right-hand column, a PI Progress label was added to the left of each progress bar to indicate what the bar represents

Jira Connector settings change log filters

To improve the experience when reviewing change logs found at Administration > Jira Settings > Manage Projects > View Logs, we introduced a new grid view, with support for the Apply Filters menu found on other pages.

You can now filter by date and attributes inside of Issues, Configurations, Jira API, Boards, Sprints, and Release Vehicle logs to pinpoint information faster. These changes also resolve multiple performance issues experienced by customers with large data sets.

Performance and usability improvements in release vehicle Details panels

For improved performance, search functionality, and navigation, we’ve added additional controls to the work item lists found at the bottom of release vehicle Details panels:

• View All link: Redirects to the work item grid, filtered by release vehicle. This link doesn’t display if no work items are assigned to the release vehicle
• Search bar: Search can be performed by ID and name
• View more link at the bottom of the list: Loads the next 10 items, when applicable

Additionally, the work item lists now display only the first 10 most recently created work items when they’re initially expanded. The work items are listed in descending order by their creation date.

API 2.0 updates

We've made two updates to the API 2.0:

• Added the ability to read Login Activity with the GET method
  • In Jira Align, this page is found under Administration > Login Activity, and you must have access to this page in order to use the API call
• Added a Goals API with read access
  • Currently, you can retrieve this information with a GET method and expanded GET for some fields as noted in Swagger documentation.

Defect Fixes

Jira Align's Enterprise Insights (EI) was updated and deployed to test instances running version 10.87 on January 25, 2021, and will be deployed to production instances on January 30, 2021. The following enhancements were made:

• Release highlights
• New tables
• Updated tables

Release highlights

• Assessments object(s) added.
• Detail Panel Settings added from Jira Align administration settings.

New tables

Updated tables

No tables were updated in this release. 

Below is our upcoming release schedule. Please note that the SaaS dates to reflect the Saturday that the release will be available in your environments (versus the Friday that our maintenance window starts on).

SaaS environments will be unavailable during our maintenance window, which starts at 11:00PM EST the day prior to what's listed below and ends at 2:00AM EST on the day listed below.

With the Jira Align 10.74 release, we will no longer be sending our release announcement email. We recently enhanced the Help Center to allow those with accounts to sign-up for release notes publication notifications. So, no longer will you have to wait until the beginning of the week after a release to review the details of new and enhanced features, performance improvements, and defect fixes. Now, you'll receive a notification the instant release notes are published on Friday of the release. 

What you need to do

To receive the real-time release notes publication notifications, you'll need to create a Help Center account and follow the Release Notes section. Please note, this will most likely be a different username and password than your Jira Align and Atlassian username and password. 

 To create an account (or reset your password if an account already exists), click the SIGN IN button on the Help Center (see the pink arrow).

Next, click the Sign up link, enter your name and email, and then click the Sign up button. You'll receive an email to finish setting up your account. If you receive a message that says a user has already signed up with the given email, click the Forgot my password link to reset your password.

Once logged in, from the Help Center home page, click the WHAT'S NEW section (bell icon).

Then click the 10X: Release Notes section header (or the link!). Finally, click the FOLLOW button and then the New articles link.

That's it! As soon as we publish new release notes, you'll receive an email notification with a link!