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Jama Connect® 8.85 Cloud

By Carly Rossi posted 2 days ago
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Release Date US: 2023/03/31 Release Date AU/EU: 2023/04/01 Introducing the Baseline Compare Feature This release introduces the ability to compare two versions of a baseline using the baseline in-app Compare option via Document View. This feature allows users to compare older baselines with newer versions of baselines within the same source, a first for baseline management directly within Jama Connect. When you view a baseline in the new document layout, select Compare to activate the in-app comparison feature. Previously, users had to export a report to view baseline-to-baseline changes. Changes are displayed inline with version ...
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Jama Connect® 8.74.5 Self-Hosted, hotfix (Standard Replicated Only)

By Jeremy Johnson posted 4 days ago
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Release date US: 2023/03/23 Release date AU/EU: 2023/03/24 Velocity Report PDF License Update This release updates the license of a third-party component used to generate PDF files from Velocity reports. We recommend that you install this hotfix before March 30th. Otherwise, users might receive a "License Being Loaded Is Expired" error when they export a Velocity report to PDF. This update also includes a mechanism to update this third-party component via a license in the future, and won't require a hotfix release. Resolved issues ID Description SOS-DEF-6774 In List View, picklist values are now saved when you perform an inline ...
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Jama Connect® 8.71.5 Self-Hosted, hotfix

By Jeremy Johnson posted 4 days ago
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Release date US: 2023/03/24 Release date AU/EU: 2023/03/25 Velocity Report PDF License Update This release updates the license of a third-party component used to generate PDF files from Velocity reports. We recommend that you install this hotfix before March 30th. Otherwise, users might receive a "License Being Loaded Is Expired" error when they export a Velocity report to PDF. This update also includes a mechanism to update this third-party component via a license in the future, and won't require a hotfix release. Resolved Issues This hotfix version also resolves a reindexing related issue in the previous hotfix. A reindex is not required ...
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Jama Connect 8.66.5 Self-Hosted, hotfix

By Jeremy Johnson posted 4 days ago
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Release date US: 2023/03/24 Release date AU/EU: 2023/03/25 Velocity Report PDF License Update This release updates the license of a third-party component used to generate PDF files from Velocity reports. We recommend that you install this hotfix before March 30th. Otherwise, users might receive a "License Being Loaded Is Expired" error when they export a Velocity report to PDF. This update also includes a mechanism to update this third-party component via a license in the future, and won't require a hotfix release. Resolved Issues This hotfix version also resolves a reindexing related issue in the previous hotfix. A reindex is not required ...
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PDF Outputs for Custom Reports Are Here!

By Carly Rossi posted 6 days ago
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PDF Outputs for Custom Reports Are Here! Over the past year, Jama Software has been working to resolve many of the identified issues for PDF outputs in custom reporting such are formatting breaks, Table of Contents, and much more. As a result, and following the recent release of Jama Connect 8.84 Cloud, we are happy to announce that PDF output is now available for Velocity custom reports. To make custom reporting requests for this output option, customers can now do so by contacting their Jama Software Consultant or Customer Success Manager, following standard procedure, for either new report requests or to update requests for reports previously developed ...
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Jama Connect® 8.71.4 Self-Hosted, hotfix

By Carly Rossi posted 13 days ago
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Release Date: 2023/03/16 Velocity Report PDF License Update This release updates the license of a third-party component used to generate PDF files from Velocity reports. We recommend that you install this hotfix before March 30th. Otherwise, users might receive a "License Being Loaded Is Expired" error when they export a Velocity report to PDF. This update also includes a mechanism to update this third-party component via a license in the future, and won't require a hotfix license.
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Jama Connect® 8.66.4 Self-Hosted, hotfix

By Carly Rossi posted 13 days ago
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Release Date: 2023/03/16 Velocity Report PDF License Update This release updates the license of a third-party component used to generate PDF files from Velocity reports. We recommend that you install this hotfix before March 30th. Otherwise, users might receive a "License Being Loaded Is Expired" error when they export a Velocity report to PDF. This update also includes a mechanism to update this third-party component via a license in the future, and won't require a hotfix license.
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Jama Connect® 8.79.4 Self-Hosted, hotfix

By Carly Rossi posted 13 days ago
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Release Date: 2023/03/16 Velocity Report PDF License Update This release updates the license of a third-party component used to generate PDF files from Velocity reports. We recommend that you install this hotfix before March 30th. Otherwise, users might receive a "License Being Loaded Is Expired" error when they export a Velocity report to PDF. This update also includes a mechanism to update this third-party component via a license in the future, and won't require a hotfix release. Resolved Issues ID Description SOS-DEF-6774 In List View, picklist values are now saved when you perform an inline edit. SOS-DEF-6846 ...
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Jama Connect® 8.74.4 Self-Hosted (KOTS Only), hotfix

By Carly Rossi posted 13 days ago
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Release Date: 2023/03/16 Please note: This is a KOTS-only hotfix. Velocity Report PDF License Update This release updates the license of a third-party component used to generate PDF files from Velocity reports. We recommend that you install this hotfix before March 30th. Otherwise, users might receive a "License Being Loaded Is Expired" error when they export a Velocity report to PDF. This update also includes a mechanism to update this third-party component via a license in the future, and won't require a hotfix license. Resolved Issue ID Description SOS-DEF-6774 In List View, picklist values are now saved ...
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Jama Connect® 8.79.4 Customer-Validated Cloud

By Carly Rossi posted 13 days ago
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Release Date: 2023/03/17 Velocity Report PDF License Update This release updates the license of a third-party component used to generate PDF files from Velocity reports, which was scheduled to expire on March 30th. Resolved Issues ID Description SOS-DEF-6774 In List View, picklist values are now saved when you perform an inline edit. SOS-DEF-6846 Electronic signature is now available when username is configured for authentication via SAML.
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Jama Connect® 8.84 Cloud

By Carly Rossi posted 02-22-2023
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Release Date US: 2023/03/03 Release Date AU/EU: 2023/03/04 Reports Administration Now Available for Cloud Customers Organization admins in a Cloud environment can now manage custom reports and exports from Admin > Reports . With Microsoft Office Template and Velocity report templates, you can now: Add reports Edit existing reports Delete existing reports Important Note: Any new or edited reports should be tested in a non-production environment before implementing them in a production environment. Also, please contact Support for help with uploading custom BIRT reports. Velocity PDF Report ...
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Jama Connect® 8.x Upgrade Checklist and Process Documentation

By Carly Rossi posted 01-27-2023
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This document outlines all required incremental steps that an existing Jama Connect 8.x customer should go through to successfully upgrade their self-hosted installation of Jama Connect. Required Upgrade Pathway Order 1. 8.x to 8.36 2. 8.36 to 8.49.0 3. 8.49.0 to 8.62.4 4. 8.62.4 to Current Release Step 1: Make Backups and Inform Users of Downtime Prior to Upgrading Database backup My SQL - take a mySQL dump SQLServer - proprietary dump Data directory backup Make a copy of the data directory and store in location Replicated Snapshot Option in Replicated Admin Console; check yes to save settings to ...
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Jama Connect® 8.83 Cloud

By Carly Rossi posted 01-25-2023
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Release Date US: 2023/02/03 Release Date AU/EU: 2023/02/04 Report History Page Updates This release introduces new features and a complete redesign of the Report History page. Now you can: Search for a report Sort columns to reorganize the table Download multiple reports at a time Delete multiple reports at a time Determine the origin of a report or export by viewing the new Context column Test Management Updates Testers can now save progress during execution of a test run when they select Save . Velocity Update The Velocity Cloud API method for returning a list of ChangeRequestAssociation objects ...
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Jama Connect® 8.79.3 Self-Hosted, hotfix

By Carly Rossi posted 01-06-2023
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Release Date: 2023/01/09 Smartfacts Authentication Update For customers using the OSLC-based integrations via Smartfacts, this release reduces the number of times that user credentials are required to access content from various endpoint systems. Review Center Performance The loading time for the Review Center Table View has been improved when you have a large number of items and item revisions. KOTS Installation Updates This hotfix includes the following updates to KOTS deployments and upgrades: Changes made to parameters in Jama Connect and in Tomcat logs and log size avoid crashes in specific scenarios. For self-hosted customers ...
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Jama Connect® Customer-Validated Cloud Release Notes

By Carly Rossi posted 01-06-2023
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Supported Versions Jama Connect 8.79.4 Customer-Validated Cloud , hotfix Jama Connect 8.79.3 Customer-Validated Cloud , hotfix Jama Connect 8.79.1 Customer-Validated Cloud , Notes for Administrators top of page Jama Connect 8.79.4 Customer-Validated Cloud Release Date: 2023/03/17 Velocity Report PDF License Update This release updates the license of a third-party component used to generate PDF files from Velocity reports, which was scheduled to expire on March 30th. Resolved Issues ID Description SOS-DEF-6774 In List View, picklist values are now saved when you perform an inline ...
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Jama Connect® 8.79.3 Customer-Validated Cloud

By Carly Rossi posted 01-06-2023
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Release Date: 2023/01/10 Smartfacts Authentication Update For customers using the OSLC-based integrations via Smartfacts, this release reduces the number of times that user credentials are required to access content from various endpoint systems. Review Center Performance The loading time for the Review Center Table View has been improved when you have a large number of items and item revisions. Resolved Issues ID Description SOS-DEF-6717 Test Cycle custom attributes are now displayed correctly in the Add/Edit Cycle Details window. SOS-DEF-6736 In a review, when a moderator clicks Resolve below the original ...
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Jama Connect® 8.79.1 Customer-Validated Cloud

By Carly Rossi posted 01-06-2023
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Release Date: 2022/11/02 End of Life (EOL) Features — New Section in Admin Details Page The Organization Admin Details page now includes the new section, EOL Features , that lists which features will be discontinued. EOL features can be enabled or disabled as needed. ​ End of Life for Trace Matrix Feature As announced in the Jama Connect 8.76 Cloud release notes , the Trace Matrix will no longer be supported within the next year. This decision was guided by the superior capabilities and the significantly higher usage (over 20x) of Trace View, as well as the objective to simplify the available options for traceability analysis in Jama ...
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Jama Connect® 8.82 Cloud

By Carly Rossi posted 12-23-2022
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​ Release Date US: 2023/01/06 Release Date AU/EU: 2023/01/07 Introducing Document View Jama Connect has added a new streamlined authoring and editing experience called Document View. You can write, read, and edit items all in one view — without losing your place in the overall document and context of related content. Key features of Document View include: One View Read and write content in a simplified format. Inline Editing Double-click on an item to open quick edit mode, where you can update a subset of fields in a condensed form. Switch to full edit mode to work with all available fields. ...
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Jama Connect® 8.81 Cloud

By Carly Rossi posted 12-06-2022
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Release Date US: 2022/12/09 Release Date AU/EU: 2022/12/10 Baseline Improvements You can now email a link to a baseline from the baselines header. The Find me option (breadcrumb navigation) was moved from the baselines header to the baseline ID. Test Management Improvements From the Test Run Execution window, you can now copy text without clicking Start Test Run . When a test run without steps is started and saved before it has passed or failed, the status In progress is now applied. When the Test Run Execution window opens, associated items are no longer automatically unlocked and ...
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Jama Connect® 8.79.2 Self-Hosted (KOTS Only), hotfix

By Carly Rossi posted 11-18-2022
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Release Date US: 2022/11/29 Release Date AU/EU: 2022/11/30 KOTS Installation Updates This hotfix release applies only to KOTS deployments and upgrades, and includes these administrative changes: TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 configuration options have been removed. For installations that don't start from a .jama file, we now provide improved support when you upgrade directly to existing data sources.
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