This minor release includes several improvements to the Views. We are going to drop the old views very soon, so we’re catching up on the missing features.
Assign as many people as you want
Now you can assign many developers, many testers, etc. There are no limitations:
However, these multiple assignments can be seen only in the Views. For example, in a List there will be just the “…” sign showing that more than 2 people are assigned:
Fast Assign/Edit for Project
Now, if you’re in the User Story view (or the view for a Bug, Feature, etc.), you can quickly assign or change Project in the Info box on the right:
Tags Auto-Complete and Tags Cloud
It’s been pretty confusing with the tags before: one couldn’t easily identify which tags belong to this entity, and which don’t. Now the auto-complete options are suggested in the ‘add tag’ field:
You can also click on the Tags Cloud to see the most used tags:
In this release we were focused on REST API improvements and fixes based on your feedback. New Views were also improved based on your feedback about navigation and lack of quick add actions.
Add Stuff Quickly
Now you can add related entities on new views quickly. For example, in User Story View you can add Tasks, Bugs and Test Cases. In Iteration View you can add User Stories and Bugs.
Convert Legacy Bugzilla Plugin profiles
Now you can use the new Bugzilla plugin for legacy Bugzilla profiles in existing projects. Just convert them with the Bugzilla Profile Converter.
REST API: Add/Remove Operations for Resource Inner Collections
Operations with inner collections simplify some typical actions
Examples:
Add new task to user story (xml format)
Delete task from user story:
Git Plugin: View Diff for Added/Modified Files
Now you can view added/modified files and check the difference right in TargetProcess. No need to switch to another app.
Rank Requests by Votes
Finally you can sort Requests by Votes in TargetProcess and in Help Desk Portal as well.
REST API Fixes and Improvements
Reply Email address added for Project
Related Entities collection for Request added (read-only)
Generals do not return Custom fields
DeleteDate added for Users
IsPrivate, Source properties added for Request
Assignment not created if bug with the assignments collection is added
Allow update for resource if its read-only properties do not change
Exception during concurrent custom fields update
Last run date should reset to the current date if Test Cases status changes
Fixed Bugs and Small Improvements
#41895 Exception in Projects list: CustomField not configured
#39379 Auto redirect by https if http access is disabled
Beta Views: Implementation History for Features, User Stories, Bugs, Tasks and Requests
This visualized timeline shows full progress including all the state changes, time spent, responsible persons, impediments, added and closed bugs, and tasks. More on how the Visual Flow can help you.
Multi-select custom fields (not available in Beta Views so far)
It’s finally there. If you need a custom field with multiple choices, you can now use it.
Burn Down calculation when Time Tracking is not used
Now you can have accurate burn downs even if you don’t use time tracking at all. Just update the remaining effort in Task Board and check the progress on Sprint Burndown chart.
Tasks added to Prioritize screen
Order Tasks, Stories and Bugs by their priority for your developers
REST API fixes and improvements
REST: Test Plan Run collection for Test Plans added
REST: HTTP 500 error for requests if user logged with Windows Authentication
REST: exception on resetting custom field value to NULL
Plugins: Logs and Data Folder not deleted when TP is updated
New Views with full inline edit are on the way. In TargetProcess v.2.23 (to be released in January) the Inner Lists will be really powerful. It will be possible to inline edit content in lists, use drag and drop to prioritize entities, and run any actions in lists.
As we collect feedback, we’re also working to fine-tune the Views. For example, the related entities part has been improved a lot (navigation, re-ordering and changing states).
Now you can quickly add a bug or task to the User Story without leaving a page.
Drag and drop to prioritize or change state
You can easily change the priority or state of bugs and tasks using drag and drop.
Inline Edit
Change name or effort on the fly!
People assignments
Assign, reassign and find people quickly.
Effort Control
Time spent/remain indicator shows a relative size of tasks and bugs. You can clearly see what task is the largest and how much time is spent and remains.
All actions
You can use action popup to add time or convert a bug/task.
Collapsing Block
You can hide a large block to access relevant content quickly.
ID Indicator
In the inner list we combined entity-type indicator with the entity ID to use space better.
We’ve already started the implementation and are going to release it in a month.
TargetProcess v.2.22 released and available for community edition customers already. It will go public in several days (we hope).
This release has remarkable changes in TargetProcess infrastructure. We completely re-wrote Plugins architecture and released new Plugins SDK. New Plugins based on a loosely-coupled architecture powered by NServiceBus framework. It is much easier to write a new plugins now and they are scalable. REST API is quite powerful with v.2.22 release as well, you can get, create, update and delete entities. Mashups enable changes in TargetProcess UI. As you see, this release is focused on new integration abilities of TargetProcess mainly.
New Views are really cool! You can inline edit everything. We thought out them with passion and crafted every little detail. Views are not complete yet, we are working on History, some Actions and some tabs UI. Anyway, this is a beta release and we would love to hear your feedback.
New POP Email Integration Plugin
Now inbound email integration comes as a standalone plugin which you can modify and extend.
With this plugin, inbound email integration setup is fast and easy. Now you can use one mailbox for several projects. See a detailed overview of the new Email Plugin in TargetProcess blog
New Subversion Integration Plugin
Now profiles are not tied to projects, and mapping users is a much easier with the new UI. If you use one repository path for several projects, there’s no need to create multiple profiles. All revisions will bind to each entity as per comments for these revisions.
New Test Run Import Plugin: NUnit, JUnit, Selenium
NUnit, JUnit, Selenium plugins are merged into a single plugin. The overall plugin configuration is made simpler, and you can easily check how Test Cases and Unit Tests map to each other.
New Beta Views
Feature, Task and Test Plan Run views appear in this version.
They’re now available not only from Kanban and Teams Board but also from Release Plan, Iterations Plan and Assign People (‘view info’ icon), Prioritize screen and Task Board (double click).
REST CRUD API
REST CRUD API allows to create, update and delete any entity in TargetProcess. You can create new User Stories, Time, Tasks, Projects and even Processes Check REST CRUD API on TargetProcess development site for more details
Fixed Bugs
OnDemands crash if an Account with no config file is added
TP installation on localized OS fixed
Check Installation Tool: errors show as info box and don’t abort installation
Update installation fail: Access to the “Common.Logging.dll” path is denied
REST: Authentication service could return admin’s token for non-admin user
‘Source array was not long enough’ exception
User Story’s Time ToDo is not calculated correctly if Role for Task is other than for User Story
Views: [IE 8] Can not update effort/description after add/remove comment or description edit
Views: limited comment description length on REST side (no fixed limit now)
Views: Description area size in Edit mode too small and static (made larger and auto-expands now)
Views: Failure to insert image first into a blank description
Views: Display persons inside the Role group in alphabetical order
Views: Requester’s comments should be highlighted in Green
New beta User Story and Bug views are available in Kanban and Teams Board on double click. Go to Kanban Board and double click on any User Story or Bug.
Add tag, update name, description, effort or change release, iteration? It’s fast and easy now. From just a single view you can update all the fields.
Avatars are used in comments and assignments. It’s a nice way to recognize people fast and there’s no need to read names.
Assign people quickly. Find a person in a team using quick search and avatars.
You can even edit custom fields!
It’s possible to attach multiple attachments at once now. Moreover, you can just drop a file into a browser window as a popup view is open and the attachment will be added automatically.
As this is a beta version, not all actions are available so far. To convert/move entities, add time or attach user stories or bugs to request, use the old view and edit. In beta version ‘Old View’ and ‘Old Edit’ links are put under ‘Actions’ list.
As we continue working on the views, you’re welcome to have your say and send feedback.
Installer
We added a system settings check at the end of installation process, so errors are identified quickly now.
2011-08-19 11:36:43 InstallHelper: PASSED: User BUILTIN\IIS_IUSRS has ReadAndExecute permissions on TargetProcess folder
2011-08-19 11:36:43 InstallHelper: PASSED: User NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller has FullControl permissions on TargetProcess folder
2011-08-19 11:36:43 InstallHelper: PASSED: User BUILTIN\Administrators has FullControl permissions on TargetProcess folder
2011-08-19 11:36:43 InstallHelper: PASSED: Application Pool Pipeline Mode is set to 'Classic'
2011-08-19 11:36:44 InstallHelper: PASSED: .NET framework is set to v2.0.50727
2011-08-19 11:36:44 InstallHelper: PASSED: Application Pool Identity is 'NetworkService'
2011-08-19 11:37:04 InstallHelper: PASSED: .aspx handler is present in IIS configuration
2011-08-19 11:37:04 InstallHelper: PASSED: Default document is enabled
2011-08-19 11:37:04 InstallHelper: PASSED: Default.aspx is in default pages list
2011-08-19 11:37:04 InstallHelper: PASSED: .NET framework 3.5 SP1 installed
2011-08-19 11:37:04 InstallHelper: PASSED: MSMQ is installed correctly
2011-08-19 11:37:04 InstallHelper: PASSED: MSMQ service is running
2011-08-19 11:37:04 InstallHelper: PASSED: User NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE has FullControl permissions on queue Tp.Error
2011-08-19 11:37:04 InstallHelper: PASSED: User NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM has FullControl permissions on queue Tp.Error
2011-08-19 11:37:04 InstallHelper: PASSED: User NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE has FullControl permissions on queue Tp.PubSubStorage
2011-08-19 11:37:04 InstallHelper: PASSED: User NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE has FullControl permissions on queue Tp.InputCommand
2011-08-19 11:37:04 InstallHelper: System settings have been checked successfully.
Fixed Bugs
— Disabled TestTrackPro and SourceSafe plugins for OnDemand accounts
— Task is not assigned to the same release, if parent User Story is dragged to a release in Release Plan view
— ‘Open Assignments’ shows closed assignments as well
— Effort could be updated without edit permission
— An “out of memory” exception when attaching images
REST API Fixes
— Internal Error 500 if request has incomplete credentials for authorisation
— Add Required comment to Entity State
