Release 2.10.35

 


This version contains all the features and the fixes rolled out as a part of the earlier point release — 2.10.34.1.

New Adapter

SAP Cloud ALM

We are glad to announce the release of our SAP Cloud ALM adapter. With the new SAP Cloud ALM adapter, you can sync records to SAP Cloud ALM from any application and vice versa. Please get to know more about it here.

Adapter Enhancements

Micro Focus ALM Octane

The Micro Focus ALM Octane adapter is enhanced to support the ‘Taxonomy’ and ‘Application Modules’ fields. 

Rally

The Rally adapter can sync an iteration's name when you map Rally's 'Iteration' field and sync.

Other Enhancements

Starting from this version, you can map a '*Null' value to a 'Constant' value when you do Advanced Value Mapping.

Issues Fixed

  • We have resolved the attachment synchronization issue in Micro Focus ALM/Quality Center <-> Salesforce app-links.

  • Rally’s ‘Type’ field will sync into Octane as expected in Rally <-> Octane app-links.

Release 2.10.35.1

 


This version contains all the features and the fixes rolled out as a part of the earlier point release — 2.10.35

Adapter Enhancement

Micro Focus ALM Octane

Pagination support is now provided to retrieve all the application modules for the value mapping in the UI.

Issues Fixed

  • Mapping _CONSTANT fields between ServiceNow and Remedy has been fixed and now works in automations between these two applications.
  • The Staging form details in Remedy can now be updated even when the "Create" option is unchecked in ServiceNow.

Release 2.10.35.2

 


This version contains all the features and the fixes rolled out as a part of the earlier point releases — 2.10.35.1

Adapter Enhancement

Micro Focus ALM Octane

Custom lists in this adapter can now be synchronized by value. Please click here to see how this feature works.

Issue Fixed

  • ServiceNow application links can now be updated and modified even when the sn_si_incident table is enabled.

Release 2.10.35.3

 


This version contains all the features and the fixes rolled out as a part of the earlier point releases — 2.10.35.1 and 2.10.35.2

Adapter Enhancements

  • We have improved our UI when it comes to time zone & time difference configurations for Jira and ALM. Since these two adapters handle timezones internally and is therefore not relevant, those fields are now greyed out. 
  • Jira SLA custom fields can now be synchronized to a custom database.

Issues Fixed

  • In Jira Cloud, records can now be created when SLA fields are mapped without reference field mapping.
  • A duplication issue that had occurred with comments synchronizing from Jira to ServiceNow has been solved.
  • An issue has been fixed for Jira-QA that had occurred where a new issue should have been created when a defect was made "partner visible," unchecked, and was re-checked again.


Release 2.10.35.4

 


This version contains all the features and the fixes rolled out as a part of the earlier point releases — 2.10.35.1, 2.10.35.2, and 2.10.35.3

Adapter Enhancement

When synchronizing comments from Octane to Jira, the comment author is now show in Jira rather than the Octane ID.

Issue Fixed

  • Special characters (HTML reserved characters) that are synchronized in the Summary field from Jira to Octane now function properly. Previously they would sync as HTML tags to Octane.

Release 2.10.34

 


This version contains all the features and the fixes rolled out as a part of the earlier point releases — 2.10.33.1 and 2.10.33.2.

Issue Fixed

The attachment synchronization issue after upgrading to version 2.10.29 is resolved.

Release 2.10.34.1

 

New Features

TopTeam Analyst

We are excited to announce the availability of ConnectALL's TopTeam Analyst adapter. Click here for more information. 

Micro Focus ALM Octane

  • We have enhanced the 'Reference Field Mapping' ability of our Octane Adapter.
  • Our Octane Adapter now supports 'Epic Linking'. It is now possible to link Rally's 'Portfolio item' and Octane's 'Epic'.

Mapping Status Transitions

Issues Fixed

  • We have fixed the error in Universal Adapter synchronization.

  • Issue linking now works without any glitches in DOORS NG app-links.

  • When you mapped Octane's 'Blocked' field to Jira, synchronization failed. This has now been fixed.

  • Automatic User Value Mapping failed when you did not provide the User Name in Octane's connection creation screen (and instead provided only 'ClientID' and' 'ClientSecret'). We have resolved this issue. 

Release 2.10.33

 


This version contains all the features and the fixes rolled out as a part of the earlier point releases — 2.10.32.1, 2.10.32.2, and 2.10.32.3.

New Feature

Starting from this version, ConnectALL supports Jira 9.x versions.

Release 2.10.33.1

 

New Feature

Starting from this version, you will be able to specify a port when you are installing the ConnectALL-DOORS API service.

Issues Fixed

  • You will be able to export the value mappings without any trouble. The reported issue is resolved.

  • The Sync Value Type field in the Field Configuration screen displayed the wrong selection in a particular scenario (if you had tried to modify an app link). This issue is resolved.

Release 2.10.33.2

 

New Features

  • Exciting news! Starting from version 2.10.33.2, ConnectALL allows one-to-many mapping of projects. For more information click here.
  • ConnectALL extends the explicit mapping of status transitions feature to Jama and ALM Octane adapters.

Issues Fixed

  • We have fixed the time conversion issue in the Universal Adapter.
  • The Automatic User Value Mapping issue in the ALM Octane adapter is fixed.
  • Synchronization getting interrupted due to errors will no longer occur as we have fixed the issue.

Release 2.10.32

 


This version contains all the features and the fixes rolled out as a part of the earlier point releases — 2.10.31.1, 2.10.31.2, and 2.10.31.3.

New Feature

Starting from this version, the Universal Adapter allows you to synchronize comments and attachments.

Release 2.10.32.1

 

New Feature

Starting from this version, our ReST-based IBM Rational DOORS adapter supports Microsoft RTF format.

Issue Fixed

A synchronization issue cropped up when you mapped the System.ChangedDate field in Azure DevOps with any other adapter. This is resolved.

Release 2.10.32.2

 

New Feature

Starting from this version, our SAP adapter allows synchronization of 'Processing Data Fields'.

Terminology Changes

Starting from this version, there are a few terminology changes. Listed below are the areas and the changes in them.

  • Conflict Management Strategy

    • None instead of Swap — The option ‘None’ replaces ‘Swap’ as one of the options for setting the Conflict Management Strategy.

  • Multi-Project Configuration

    • The option 'Multiple' replaces 'All' in the project drop-down list. Please choose 'Multiple', if you are configuring an app link for ‘Multi-Project’ synchronization.

Issue Fixed

We've resolved the comments duplication issue that occurred while migrating from Jira (on-prem) to Jira (cloud).

Release 2.10.32.3

 

New Feature

Starting from this version, ConnectALL allows explicit mapping of status transitions for the Jira adapter. Click here for more information.

ConnectALL Insights Analytics

A schema update is available with this release for ConnectALL Insights Analytics.

Issues Fixed

Rally

  • Errors that occurred in the Multi-Project configuration (when selecting lower-level projects and their children) are resolved.

  • Issues related to synchronization, and issues faced while retrieving custom fields when you selected a project are all resolved.

Release 2.10.31

 


This version contains all the features and the fixes rolled out as a part of the earlier point releases — 2.10.30.1, 2.10.30.2 and 2.10.30.3.

Issue Fixed

We have fixed the language localization issue in the MSPO adapter. As a part of this fix, you can add a preferred site language through the UI. Learn how.

Release 2.10.31.1

Issues Fixed

  • Errors that cropped up while synchronizing ServiceNow <–> Jira app link are now resolved.
  • Synchronization was failing in Universal Adapter app-links (that did not have project meta data information). We have resolved this issue. 

New Feature

Great news for Microfocus ALM Octane adapter users. The adapter can now handle entities such as — ‘Run Manual’, ‘Run Suite’, and ‘Run Automated’.

Release 2.10.31.2

Notification

Although CVE-2022-22963 and CVE-2022-22965, the "Springshell" vulnerability issue does not affect ConnectALL, due to certain conditions, we have upgraded the vulnerable 3rd party library anyway — out of an abundance of caution. This version includes that update. Click here for further information.

Issues Fixed

  • You will be able to successfully modify app-links with a non-admin LDAP account.

  • The synchronization of Test steps in an Azure DevOps app-link (where Azure DevOps is the source and the destination application) will work as expected.

New Feature

Our Microfocus ALM Octane adapter continues to receive updates. Starting from this version, we support entities such as 'Run Automated', 'Requirement Folder', and 'Requirement Document'.

Release 2.10.31.3

Issues Fixed

  • We have resolved the issues that occurred during app-link creation and connection creation in our Octane adapter.

  • Synchronization errors, if any, will be displayed fully in the artifact links.

Release 2.10.30

 


This version contains all the features and the fixes rolled out as a part of the earlier point releases — 2.10.29.1, 2.10.29.2, and 2.10.29.3.

Release 2.10.30.1

 


ConnectALL version 2.10.30.1 is now available with many quality improvements.

Release 2.10.30.2

 

Issue Fixed

When you have used the ‘OAuth’ authentication model for Jira, ‘Issue Linking’, was not working in Jira <->Azure DevOps app-link. This issue is fixed now. 

Release 2.10.30.3

 

New Feature

IBM DOORS 

We are introducing a ReST based adapter for IBM Rational DOORS. Get to know more about it here.

Issue Fixed

We have fixed the status transitioning issue in Jira.

Release 2.10.29

 


This version contains all the features and the fixes rolled out as a part of the earlier point releases — 2.10.28.1, 2.10.28.2, 2.10.28.3, and 2.10.28.4.

New Feature

SAP Solution Manager

Starting from this version,

  • Our SAP SolMan adapter supports parent-child relationships. Find more information about this here.
  • You no longer have to manually configure the 'Partner Function' fields in the User Configuration screen or the values in the Value Mapping screen. ConnectALL can now retrieve both these values from SAP SolMan by accessing an API.

Release 2.10.29.1

 

New Feature

Universal Adapter

Starting from this version, our universal adapter gets Multi-Project configuration feature. Read more about it here.

Release 2.10.29.2

 

New Features

  • Starting from this version, including a template project while configuring a multi-project app-link is going to be much easier. You no longer have to type the name of the ‘Template Project’ in the text field. Find out how.
  • This version brings you a master script that provides greater control over other business scripts already in place and refines their approach. Get to know more about it here.
  • The alarms screen now includes a new set of recipients (ConnectALL Admin (Global Recipients)) that can be easily selected and added to receive notifications. Click here for more information.

Release 2.10.29.3

 

Issue Fixed

When syncing into the DOORS adapter, there were some errors during synchronization, but this has now been resolved.

Release 2.10.28

 


This version contains all the features and the fixes rolled out as a part of the earlier point releases — 2.10.27.1, 2.10.27.2.

Enhancement

Our SAP SolMan adapter is now equipped with the ability to sync _URL fields.

Issue Fixed

We have resolved the issue that occurred during modification of multi-project app-links.

Known Issue

After upgrading to version 2.10.28 from version 2.8, Tomcat does not start. This is a known issue, we have a work-around, and we are working to resolve it for the next release. If you experience this issue, please contact our support team. 

Release 2.10.28.1

 

Enhancements

  • Starting from this version, when your ConnectALL license expires, you will get a notification on the 60th, 45th, 30th, and the 7th day before the expiry. This schedule can be modified to suite your tastes. (Before 2.10.28.1, it would send a notification each day for the last 30 days before expiration. Yikes! Sorry about that. It's fixed!) Click here for more information.

  • We have introduced a new configuration method that will enable syncing data into the CI field in BMC Remedy. Read about it here.

Issue Fixed

The license expiry notification was missing the group information on the Alarms screen. We have resolved the issue now

Release 2.10.28.2

 

Enhancements

  • If you are using our Zendesk adapter, starting from this version, you can use the TicketID field to establish record linking functionality. 
  • We validated our 'Epic Linking' feature due to a few internal changes and certain changes in Atlassian Jira. We are glad to inform you that the validation was successful and we assure you that the 'Epic Linking' feature works satisfactorily in all scenarios.

Release 2.10.28.3

 

Issue Fixed

After completing the upgrade to version 2.10.27.1, the connection timeout (default 60 secs) implemented in ConnectALL was affecting some MicroFocus ALM/Quality Center adapter users as it triggered application outages and record duplication notifications. This release will help those users to configure a desired timeout property in the Connections screen. Read the information available here that explains how to set the desired timeout property.

Release 2.10.28.4

 

New Feature

Rally

Starting from this version, searching synced records (to/from Rally) has become easier. ConnectALL now displays the formatted ID of each synced record in the Dashboard. Find more information about this here.

Release 2.10.27

This version fixes the Apache Log4j CVE-2021-44228 vulnerability in ConnectALL

 


This version contains all the features and the fixes rolled out as a part of the earlier point releases — 2.10.26.1, 2.10.26.2, 2.10.26.3, and 2.10.26.4.

Known Issue

Connection creation fails for DOORS and DOORS NG adapters. This is fixed in release 2.10.27.1.

Release 2.10.27.1


Enhancement

We have streamlined the bulk records synchronization between Azure DevOps and Microsoft Project Server adapters to make the synchronization more complete.

Issues Fixed

  • The connection creation issue (in DOORS NG, DOORS adapters) is fixed.

  • When you updated a Jira custom Select List (single choice) field to 'None' and synced it to a mapped value in DOORS, the sync failed. This issue is fixed.

Release 2.10.27.2

This version fixes the Apache Log4j CVE-2021-44228 vulnerability in ConnectALL



Enhancements

We have upgraded the Log4j version to 2.17.1 in the 

  • CA Runtime monitor 
  • Tomcat and ConnectALL core service.

(The previous ConnectALL versions included Log4j version 2.17.)

Issues Fixed

  • Duplicate record creation issue observed in ServiceNow <–>Jira app-links (post-synchronization) is fixed.

  • When synchronizing attachments in Jira <-> Jira Service Desk app-links, the attachment file name case was changed. This issue is fixed.
  • We have fixed the custom content type issue in the Universal Adapter.

Release 2.10.26

 

New Features

  • Starting from this version, ConnectALL Insights will allow you to use a custom/configurable database besides the default name ‘Insights'.
  • Our Universal Adapter now allows you to test the API configuration of an External Application Provided API type. Learn how.

Issues Fixed

  • The 'organizations' field in Jira Service Desk will now retrieve and display the projects without any trouble when there are more than 50 projects.
  • Attachments with special characters in the file name were not syncing into Cherwell. We have identified the problem and here is a workaround.
  • Issues experienced while retrieving fields from DOORS are resolved.
  • The files attached to existing defects in ALM were not synchronized into ADO when the attachment deletion feature is enabled. This issue is resolved.
  • Synchronization issues were experienced while syncing reference fields (on catalog tasks) from ServiceNow. This issue is resolved now. 
  • We've resolved issues relating to app-links getting stuck that were affecting the synchronizations.

Release 2.10.26.1

  Non-cumulative release

New Feature

  • Starting from this version, you can set up SAML sign-on for Azure AD users. Find out how.

Issues Fixed

  • Issues reported while upgrading ConnectALL on SQL server are resolved.

  • We have resolved the comments duplication issue on app-links between Jira Service Desk Management and Jira applications.

Release 2.10.26.2

   Non-cumulative release

New Features

  • We are excited to announce the availability of ConnectALL’s SAP Solution Manager adapter. With the new SAP Solution Manager adapter, you can sync records to SAP Solution Manager from any application and vice versa. Get to know more about it here.
  • Starting from this version, you can now map a field multiple times by using the reference fields configuration feature. Find out how.
  • Great news for HPSM users. We are presenting a new workaround that will enable you to use the ‘Activity API’ of HPSM for Comment processing. This is due to a limitation in the HPSM ‘Save Comments API’ that will not log the activity details for certain issue types. Click here for more information.

Issues Fixed

  • There was a synchronization problem with the ‘Cascade Select’ field in the Jira-ServiceNow app-link. We have resolved this issue now.

  • Due to a limitation in the HPSM application, comment duplication issues were experienced in the HPSM-ServiceNow app-links. There is a workaround for this issue through a configuration in the HPSM application that will resolve this issue. Click here for more information.

Release 2.10.26.3

Non-cumulative release

New Features

  • Starting from this version, the ‘Data Import’ feature can be used to import property files.

  • We've introduced an 'Issue Link' field in Atlassian Jira and Rally adapters that allows you to map the Issue Link fields directly in the Jira–Rally app-links.

Issues Fixed

  • We have resolved the issues experienced while configuring multi-project and mapping automatic user values in the Rally adapter.

Release 2.10.26.4

This release fixes the Apache Log4j CVE-2021-44228 vulnerability in ConnectALL

  Non-cumulative release

New Features

  • Our Micro Focus ALM Octane adapter now supports Multi-Project Configuration. Find out more about it here.
  • This version’s installer is built-in with the latest Tomcat and Log4j versions. 

Issue Fixed

We have fixed the temporary synchronization issue reported in the Jira<—>Remedy and Micro Focus<—>Database adapter app-links.

Release 2.10.25

 

New Features

  • Good news for Cherwell users. We now support all major supporting objects defined as a part of Group Object Summaries.
  • Starting from this version, if an MSPO instance is SSO-enabled, ConnectALL supports connecting to it using OKTA credentials.
  • ConnectALL now supports Azure Active Directory authentication for Azure DevOps services.
  • Starting from this version, the logs that you generate will be encrypted. This feature is currently being rolled out only to our SaaS customers.
  • We’ve improved the way Insights Analytics connects to the data source.

Issues Fixed

  • In an app-link between Jira and ALM where you have mapped Jira’s LinkTypes (_issueLinkTypes) and ALM’s ‘_DefineParent’ field after enabling the parent.child.enable property, the sync failed. This issue is fixed now.
  • The date time fields in Azure DevOps were not getting synchronized into Cherwell according to the time defined in the Time Zone configuration field. This issue is resolved now.
  • During bulk record synchronization, the app-links got stuck whenever there was a database outage. This issue is resolved.
  • In Jira-QC app-links, synchronization fails when the mapping is between the fields LinkTypes (Jira) and Constant (QC). This issue is resolved.
  • Synchronization issues experienced in Octane to Database or from Octane to Jira app-links are resolved.
  • ServiceNow customers (in SaaS) were receiving false license expiry notifications. We have fixed this issue.
  • We have resolved the account lockout issue in Cherwell.

Release 2.10.25.1

 

Issues Fixed

  • The flow filters that you use for syncing in Cherwell, will work as expected.

  • We’ve clarified the date format that you have to use for Cherwell. Read the information here.

  • Irregularities in comment synchronizations when enabling comment author visibility are resolved.

Release 2.10.24

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

New Features

  • ConnectALL’s Universal Adapter now provides the option to select the Unix Epoch format (can be ‘Millis’ or ‘Seconds’) for date format. Click here for more information.
  • Starting from this version, you can map ALM’s Test Folder to Tosca’s TestCase Folder and sync the test steps under them.
  • We support ADF for Atlassian Jira Cloud.

Issues Fixed

  • We have fixed the SQL errors generated during synchronization and group operations (group creation, filtering in groups page, etc…).
  • In a Jira Service Manager (Cloud) <-> Jira (server) app-link, the tables inserted in the ‘Comments’ field of Jira Service Manager lost their formatting when synced. This is fixed now.
  • A memory-related error was getting displayed when you imported values for value mapping. We’ve fixed this issue.
  • When you map Jira’s ‘Sprint’ field to Micro Focus ALM, the field’s internal ID number was getting synced. We’ve resolved this issue.
  • The content in the ‘Description’ field in ServiceNow will sync without any issues into MSPO in a ServiceNow <-> MSPO app-link.
  • In a Jira (Cloud) <-> Jira (On-Prem) app-link or Jira (Cloud) <-> AzureDevOps or Jira (Cloud) <-> Micro Focus ALM app-link, the formatting in the tables will now be preserved when a record is synchronized.

Release 2.10.24.1

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

 

Issue Fixed

  • Custom journal objects in Cherwell were not synchronized as comments into another application. This issue is fixed now.

Release 2.10.23

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

Adapter Enhancements

Atlassian Jira

You can now sync comments that are formatted using formatting options such as ‘Code Blocks’, ‘Panels’, and ‘Quotes’ in Jira. Read more about this enhancement here.

Cherwell

  • Starting from this version, custom journal objects can be included as fields that can be mapped to synchronize comments. Learn how.
  • We have enhanced the ability of our Cherwell adapter. It is enhanced to handle redirects while synchronizing attachments.
  • The Cherwell adapter now supports rich text fields. Click here for more information.
  • We have increased the efficiency of the Cherwell Adapter by implementing a few optimizations on the database side.
  • Issue Linking is now supported for the Cherwell adapter.

ConnectALL Insights Analytics

The hierarchy plugin now displays the percentage done in the parent and child objects. This provides better clarity at a glance. Read more about the hierarchy plugin.

ConnectALL Installer

Starting from this version, the ConnectALL installer provides you with a choice to abort the installation or continue with it if any issues are encountered during the installation process.

Issues Fixed

  • While creating an app-link with BMC remedy, the fields are loaded and displayed without any delay or fault.
  • Syncing URLs (within a parenthesis) is now possible while integrating ALM and Jira.
  • Testcase steps within angle brackets will now successfully synchronize when you are syncing test cases from Micro Focus ALM to Azure DevOps.
  • Installing ConnectALL version 2.10.22 on Windows 2019 server caused issues. This is resolved in this version.

  • Issues encountered while creating a connection for DoorsNG adapter are resolved.

Known Issues

  • When you synchronize a Micro Focus ALM <-> Azure DevOps app-link after editing a test step in Micro Focus ALM, all the previously edited test steps are also synced along with the newly edited one. This is fixed in Release 2.10.23.1.

  • Text formatted using advanced formatting options may not sync as expected in Jira <-> AzureDevOps app-links. This is fixed in version 2.10.24

Release 2.10.23.1

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

 

Issue Fixed

  • When you synced a Micro Focus ALM ↔ Azure DevOps app-link after editing a test step in Micro Focus ALM, all the previously edited test steps were also synced along with the newly edited one. This issue is fixed through this release. 

Release 2.10.22

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

Adapter Enhancements

Azure DevOps

BMC Remedy

  • BMC Remedy has rolled out a new API in its newly released version. To be in sync with that change, starting from this version, ConnectALL allows you to select the BMC Remedy version while doing field mapping.
  • There is a UI enhancement for the BMC Remedy adapter. The visibility of the staging form fields in the Entity Mapping tab will be decided by the option you choose against the ‘Sync Operations’ field in the Flow Properties pane.

IBM DOORS

  • Loading views from the DOORS Module with DWA 9.6.1.10 is now possible.

ServiceNow

  • ‘Attachment Deletion’ is now a supported feature in ServiceNow.

  • ConnectALL now allows the synchronization of variable sets on ServiceNow catalog items.

Tricentis Tosca

Our Tricentis Tosca adapter has been further enhanced and you will be now able to map Tosca entities such as Execution List and ExecutionTestCaseLog. This is going to help you extensively if you are integrating Tosca and Micro Focus ALM.

Other Enhancement

  • Starting from this version, the sync failure messages provide more details such as poll/correlation ID, failed thread name of the failed sync. We believe this will help the troubleshooting process and easily determine the cause of an issue.

Issues Fixed

  • This version’s installer is fully equipped to handle upgrades; and issues relating to ConnectALL core service are handled.
  • In ServiceNow app-links, henceforth, the catalog variables will be loaded without any issues in the Field Mapping screen. Also, the synchronization of check-box fields into check-box type catalog variables has been improved.
  • We have re-engineered the Cherwell adapter to retrieve and display all the modified records according to the pagination attribute. 
  • The issues relating to retrieving modified records in the AzureDevOps adapter have been rectified.
  • We have got the public comments synchronization to the Jira Service Desk working and you will not be facing any synchronization issues.
  • ConnectALL core service deployments and overall the functioning of ConnectALL core service has been enhanced and works without a glitch.
  • Issues in bulk synchronization involving Cloud Jira adapter have been resolved.
  • We are continuously working to harden the Comments Visibility feature to ensure that synchronizations of private comments in Jira-Jira app links work as per expectations.
  • In Jira–ServiceNow app-links, the following issues are fixed:
    • Comment duplications were observed when a username is included in the comments field.
    • Issues relating to synchronizations of checkbox field variables.

Release 2.10.21

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

New Features

  • Tosca and Micro Focus ALM users can now synchronize:
    • The test cases and design steps from ALM to Tosca.
    • The test instances under a Test set in ALM can be synced to Execution Entries under the corresponding Execution list in Tosca.
    • Synchronize the ExecutionTestCaseLog of a Test Instance as a TestRun to ALM
  • ConnectALL now allows you to translate record IDs to destination IDs using record map entries. Find out how.
  • If you are a Zendesk user, then, starting from this version, ConnectALL allows you to map the URL & ID of a ticket in Zendesk to another tool.
  • Starting from 2.10.21, ConnectALL allows you to enable the ConnectALL Jira plugin for syncing comment Author from the UI itself. Find out how.
  • We have introduced a Jira 8 compatible ConnectALL plugin. Click here to download.
  • ConnectALL now supports the Azure SQL database. For more information, click here.
  • Our Universal Adapter is now enhanced to report any update failures during an update.

Issues Fixed

  • The Comments Visibility feature has been fine-tuned and the records sync without duplication, as they should.
  • The synchronization has been further refined in Micro Focus ALM – Tricentis Tosca app-links.
  • The comments text formatting ability and the comment synchronization feature on the Jira-ALM app links are adjusted to achieve the desired results. 
  • The Comment Author Configuration feature using the ConnectALL properties file is now improved and it rules out any duplication errors that you may have noticed.
  • The issues relating to Automatic User Value Mapping in ADO-ALM app-links have been ironed out.

Known Issues

  • An error is generated when you create a connection for the database adapter with Azure SQL as the database.

  • When you try to change the database and save it in the Database Configuration screen, the configuration is not saved.

We are trying to resolve these issues, and they will be fixed in future releases. 

Release 2.10.20

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

 

New Features

  • Starting from this version, ConnectALL supports authentication using OAuth. For Jira Server (on-prem), we support OAuth 1.0, and for ServiceNow, we support OAuth 2.0.
  • ConnectALL now supports the SAML authentication system via PingFederate. Find out how. 
  • We have made some improvements to the Value Stream Visualizer related to the app-link creation from the VSM.
  • ConnectALL now equips you with the ability to resync one particular record or a set of records by using an API. Click here for more information. 
  • Starting from this version, you will be able to have two separate database users—a ConnectALL database user to set up the ConnectALL DB and another user (read-only) for Insights Analytics that allows ConnectALL Insights Analytics to connect to the database. Click here for more info. 
  • Good news for IBM DOORS adapter users. We’ve improved the ‘Record ID Synchronization’ in version 2.10.19 and below. Click here for more info.
  • We have introduced a universal adapter for Planview.

Insights Analytics Enhancement

  • We have enhanced the ability to configure organizational hierarchies in the Insights Analytics common data model.

Documentation Updates

  • The following page has been updated with documentation for Zendesk flow filters.

https://wiki.connectall.com/ca/latest/user-guide/flow-filter#id-.FlowFilterv2.10-Zendesk

Issues Fixed

  • We have improved the ability to clear the values in the destination application after a sync is complete.
  • Enabling/Disabling an app-link in the Value Stream Designer is more responsive and the line color reflects the changes.
  • In Zendesk–ServiceNow app-links, It is now possible to achieve comments synchronization as per the comment visibility mapping settings.
  • Starting from this version, comment visibility mapping can be performed from the value mapping screen (for Jira–Jira app-links).
  • On the installation side, you will be able to abort an installation (Windows and Linux), if you run into any unforeseen issues.

Known Issues

  • The error ‘Missing required information to save’ is displayed when trying to import a universal adapter configuration file when there is a mismatch in the datatypes. Click here for more information.

  • You may experience some trouble when you try to start the Tomcat service after installing 2.10.20 on a server/computer that does not have internet connectivity. If you experience any such issue, please contact our support team. 

Release 2.10.19

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

 

Microsoft Project Server/Online Enhancements

  • The automatic user value mapping feature is now available for Microsoft Project Online and Microsoft Project Server adapters.
  • Using a custom flag, you will now be able to restrict old records from getting resynchronized again. For more information, click here.

ConnectALL Insights Enhancement

  • We have introduced a new table in the Insights Analytics data model for your organization structure. This table will be installed as a part of the Insights Data model.

Other Enhancements

  • Starting from this version, you will be able to successfully synchronize attachments from ServiceNow to Jira Service Desk using attachment visibility configuration.

Release 2.10.19.1

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

 

Issues Fixed

  • We have fixed the issue concerning synchronizing attachments. 
  • In an app-link between AzureDevOps and Micro Focus ALM, the AzureDevOps’ project details appeared in Micro Focus ALM’s details field. This issue is fixed.

Release 2.10.18

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

 


ConnectALL Insights Adapter Enhancement

We have updated the default fields that are loaded for IBM Rational DOORS and Microsoft Project in the Field Mapping page. 

Other Enhancement

Tagged user synchronization for Jira users — Starting from this version, you will be able to sync the tagged users in the comments field. Click here for more information. 

Issues Fixed

We've fixed the issue in the 'Related Field Configuration' feature and it now works as expected.

Known Issues

  • When creating an app-link between Atlassian Jira and ConnectALL's Database Adapter, If the datatype for any field is selected as ‘Unknown’, the synchronization fails with the following error: “due to the error No operations allowed after connection closed”. 

  • IBM DOORS Next Generation connection creation is not working as expected in Linux environments. However, it works fine in Windows environments. We have developed a patch to address this issue. You can contact our support team to obtain the patch. 

  • You will not be able to perform the comment visibility mapping from the Value Mapping screen in versions 2.10.18 and 2.10.19. However, it is possible in version 2.10.17 and below. This is resolved in version 2.10.20. 

  • In Jira–ServiceNow app-links, comments get duplicated when you include usernames in the comments field. This is resolved in version 2.10.22.

We are working actively to resolve these issues, and they will be addressed in future versions.

Release 2.10.17

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

ConnectALL Insights Analytics Enhancements

  • The ConnectALL Insights Analytics hierarchy plugin will also be installed along with ConnectALL Insights Analytics, and you will be able to use it via the ConnectALL Insights Analytics UI.
  • You will now be able to specify the database details for ConnectALL Insights Analytics that will appear as a database source option in the ConnectALL Insights Analytics UI.

Other Enhancement

  •  Starting from this version, our AzureDevOps’ adapter supports moving work items between projects.

Release 2.10.16

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

Enhancements

  • To improve security, we have deactivated the browser auto-complete feature for password fields.
  • Starting from this version, you will be able to upgrade the ConnectALL Insights Database and Connection through the ConnectALL installer itself. If you choose to upgrade and if you have an existing version already installed, the installer will provide information about your existing version and the latest version. The Installer also allows you to install ConnectALL Insights Database.
  • We have introduced a ConnectALL Runtime Monitor application that gets installed along with ConnectALL and if you are on lower versions, you will be able to download it. This application generates an HTML report that captures vital information about the ConnectALL application, which in turn will be useful when you are troubleshooting issues.
  • We now support the Smart Attachments plugin for Jira. Click here for more information.
  • This version includes a security patch concerning logging for Cherwell and Rally.

Release 2.10.15

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

 

Enhancement

  • The ConnectALL installer now provides you with the ability to install ConnectALL Insights Analytics — a visualization and analytics solution from ConnectALL.

Release 2.10.14

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

Enhancements

Release 2.10.13

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

 

Microsoft Project Server Adapter Enhancements

  • We have made many enhancements to our Microsoft Project Server (MSPS) adapter:
    • The adapter now supports resource assignment. (i.e.) a resource field in MSPS can now be synced with an assignee field in the destination application.
    • The issue linking feature is improved. For example, if you have an app-link between MSPS and ServiceNow, you will be able to sync multiple levels of tasks from MSPS to ServiceNow’s project tasks preserving the original hierarchy.
    • The MSPS adapter now supports predecessor synchronization.

Other Enhancements

  • A ‘Missing Fields’ section is introduced in the ‘Field Mapping’ screen that helps you to identify the fields that you have mapped but could be missing in the original application.

  • You can now map two WebLinks fields when you map two Jira Instances. For more information, click here.

  • We reduced the number of logins required to sync with Salesforce. This reduces the possibility of user-lockout issues that you may have experienced before.

Release 2.10.12

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

 

Enhancements

  • Additional fields are introduced to the Insights data model.
  • Starting from this version, the related field configuration feature is available for all adapters. 
  • We’ve made a performance optimization tuning that reduces CPU utilization during app-link synchronization. 
  • Group Admins can now delete the failed records from the Dashboard. 
  • This version contains a security patch that reduces the logging of synchronization data.

Release 2.10.11

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

 

Value Stream Enhancement

  • We have added the ability to directly enable, view, and edit an app-link from the Value Stream layout itself.

Other Enhancements

  • Universal Adapter is enhanced to handle effectively the transformation spec failures due to 'create record' with API type RESPONSE. 
  • Starting from this version, the comment visibility option is available for bulk link configuration. 

Release 2.10.10

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

 

Enhancements

  • We’ve introduced a Refresh button in the Managed Scheduled Links widget (in the Dashboard) that will help you to refresh all the displayed records at the same time.
  • For DOORS NG users — ConnectALL is now equipped with the ability to connect to DOORS NG installations behind a proxy server.

Along with the above enhancements, there are many quality improvements and bug fixes.

Release 2.10.9

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

 

Value Stream Enhancement

  • Starting from this version, you can add an existing connection to the Value Stream layout. For more information, click here.

Other Enhancements

  • The Email settings that you configure can now be tested from the UI itself. We have added a Test Mail Configuration button to the Email Settings screen that allows you to test the configuration immediately after you configure it.
  • You will be able to delete a successfully synced record’s record map entry from the ConnectALL application.
  • We have made several improvements and enhancement in the UI that is going to improve your user experience.
  • ConnectALL now supports ServiceNow’s latest version — Paris.
  • Starting from this version, you will be able to change the displayed log levels in the Monitor Logs screen and view the required log level. This new enhancement helps you to gather relevant information without having to restart the servers.

  • Exciting enhancement to ConnectALL’s Microsoft Project Online adapter — ConnectALL supports hierarchical linking and you will be able to sync hierarchies that you have created in Microsoft Project Online.

Release 2.10.8

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

 

Value Stream Enhancements

There are two major enhancements in the Value Stream layout. Starting from this version,

    • You can directly create a new connection from the Value Stream layout itself, and
    • The Value Stream layout allows you to create an app-link between the nodes present in it.

For more information, click here.

Other Enhancements

  • The Bulk Link configuration feature is available for Admin, Editor, and Contributor roles. 
  • There are many usability enhancements in the Universal Adapter UI, which is going to improve your experience while you are creating and importing a Universal Adapter. 

  • Good news for BMC Remedy Users — starting from this version you will be able to sync task–parent relationships that you have created in BMC Remedy.

Known Issues

Prior to 2.10.8, some licenses, in certain situations, did not always end properly at 23:59:59 local time on the ConnectALL server. As of 2.10.8, new and renewal license keys will end at the proper time on the expiration date. Resolving this issue requires an upgrade to ConnectALL and issuance of new licenses.

As of November 2020, ConnectALL routinely generates new-style license keys which are incompatible with releases prior to 2.10.8. If ConnectALL issues new renewal keys and they do not work (because your ConnectALL is on an older version), reach out to your Account Manager or mail us at sales@connectall.com for getting licenses that are compatible with older versions of ConnectALL.

Release 2.10.7

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

 

ConnectALL Insights

Great News! We’ve released ConnectALL’s Insights adapter and it is available now.

The ConnectALL Insights adapter,

  • Creates and populates the Insights Data Model for the various dashboards in Insights Analytics.
  • Connects to multiple sources/applications and gleans data.
  • Enables you to transform the data into contextual and actionable information which aids you to make rapid decisions.

Other Enhancement

The multi-project configuration feature is extended to our IBM Rational Team Concert and Azure DevOps adapters.

Release 2.10.6

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

 

Value Stream Enhancements

  • Starting from this version,

    • The installation process adds a default set of icons to the value stream visualizer, and they will be displayed under the Uploaded tab.

    • You can delete an uploaded icon from the value stream visualizer.

Other Enhancements

  • ConnectALL is now compatible with Oracle version 19c.

  • IBM Doors' latest version — 9.7.1 is now supported.

Known Issues

The Automatic User Value Mapping feature is not working as expected in app-links between Azure DevOps and Micro Focus ALM. Due to this, you may experience sync failures in user field updates.

Release 2.10.5

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

Terminology Changes

  • We have clarified and simplified the Conflict Management Strategy terminologies. The new terminologies introduced in this version are:
    • Fixed – The application that you select as Fixed takes precedence in case of conflict and the values from the Fixed application will always overwrite the other.
    • Swap is the same as None – None was originally intended for use in the unidirectional app-links and unidirectional field mappings where a conflict-management strategy is not needed. Setting the strategy to Swap (None) disables the internal processing and caching of the field values. However, if you select Swap in a bidirectional app-link, it results in the field values getting swapped. We felt that 'Swap' more richly describes the behavior.

Enhancements

  • ConnectALL (Version 2.9.x and Version 2.10.x) is compatible with Microsoft SQL 2017.
  • The Project selection in Azure DevOps can now retrieve more than 100 projects.
  • When you import and export a Universal Adapter, the icons will be imported and exported as well.

Release 2.10.4

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

 

New Feature

A new logging feature that records the activities (such as enabling and disabling of app-links, creation, deletion, modification of app-links, etc…) in a separate log file, is introduced. Click here for more information.

Enhancements

License

Our sales and pricing model includes the concept of tiers, but until now those tiers haven’t been incorporated into the product license management. Starting from this version, the concept of a core license is introduced. The core license allows you to enable a specified number of application links. Click here for more information.

Reach out to your sales account manager to get a core license issued before you upgrade to 2.10.4

Alarms 

We have introduced filters in the alarms screen. These filters will help you to search through the list of alarms.

IBM Rational Doors and IBM Rational Team Concert Users

Starting from this version, we support multiple IBM Rational Doors NG app instances, and IBM RTC app instances (with the same URL) running on the same server.

Comments Visibility

We have enhanced the comments visibility feature that will help you when you are integrating ServiceNow and Azure DevOps.

Release 2.10.3

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

 

Universal Adapter Enhancement

  • Comment synchronization is now possible with ConnectALL’s Universal Adapter.

Multi-Project Configuration

  • From this version, the multi-project configuration feature is automatically enabled for the following adapters:
    • Atlassian Jira
    • Micro Focus ALM/QC
    • Jama
    • Perforce Helix ALM
    • VersionOne
    • Rally

It is now possible to convert a single-project application link to a multi-project supported application link. For further information, click here.

Notice About Business Scripts

ConnectALL’s Jira adapter, starting from this version will use the field IDs for synchronization. If you are using business scripts that use labels, they need to be updated with IDs. For more information, click here.

Release 2.10.2 

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

 

Enhancements

Alarms

  • The alarm notifications feature is enhanced further. From now on, you will be able to configure each alarm type notification to be separately enabled/disabled for a particular user(s).

Adapter Enhancements

  • ServiceNow - The ServiceNow adapter is enhanced to support issue linking. For further information, click here.
  • AzureDevOps -  Starting from this version, you will be able to map the _URL field of any application to a hyperlinked field in AzureDevOps, and likewise, you can map the _URL field of Azure DevOps to a custom field of any application.

Universal Adapter Enhancements

  • Our Universal Adapter is now enhanced to send payload as URL query params for creating and updating records.
  • We have introduced a new UI to configure the external application provided API. For more information, click here.
  • From this version, you can export a universal adapter configuration along with its spec.
  • We now support PATCH ReST calls.

Release 2.10.1

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

 

ConnectALL 2.10.1 is available with improvements and bug fixes. For further information about the new version, please contact our support team. 

Improvement

As you may already know, Microsoft is migrating organizations to use the new URL – https://dev.azure.com, for the Azure DevOps (SaaS) connections. To be in sync with that change, ConnectALL will be using this generic URL for all the app-links and will use the Collection/Organization to distinguish between organization and projects. Therefore, for Azure DevOps (SaaS), the collection/organization name will be used to determine the license count, and for on-premise Azure DevOps installations, ConnectALL licensing is per server endpoint.

Release 2.10.0

Support for this version has ended. Please contact our support team to upgrade to our latest version.

    

We are back with our latest version – ConnectALL Version 2.10. With this version, we present you a brand new user interface, packed with powerful new features to help you get the best out of your value stream. In this version, the UI is completely overhauled keeping in mind the ease of use. Let’s see what has changed. Read on.

What's new?

Top Navigation Bar

  • A re-organized top navigation bar that offers easy access to all the vital options such as Dashboard, Connections, Integrations, Value Stream, and Metrics. Along with this, on the right side of the bar, you will see a group of icons whose functions are listed below:
    • Bell icon – Provides access to the Alarms page.
    • Lifebuoy icon – Opens the help content.
    • Cog wheel icon – Hosts all the advanced configuration options including Database Settings, Universal Adapters, etc.
    • User icon – Provides access to the ‘User Management' page, ‘Change Password' page, and the Logout option. 

Brand new Home/Dashboard page

ConnectALL 2.10 has a new Dashboard that doubles up as a control station from where you can effectively monitor your complete value stream. The Dashboard offers:

  • The Value Stream layout that is going to be a game-changer for your value stream integration.
  • Activity Monitor that offers a snapshot of real-time synchronization activity.
  • Access to logs included in the Manage Scheduled Links widget that allows you to view real-time logs directly from the Dashboard.

Value Stream Visualization

The first thing you notice when you open ConnectALL is a visual layout (a part of the Dashboard), that ushers you in. This visual layout is the brainchild of our relentless pursuit to improve your value stream management experience. It helps you by presenting all the connections and app-links in a visual layout, making it easier for anybody to discern them. Needless to say, it enables faster and effective decision-making. There is more to it than you see here in the Dashboard. See Value Stream Visualization for more information.

Enhanced Administrative Privileges

The Admin users are granted access to view:

  • The reports of the app-links in their group, and 
  • The ConnectALL core service logs of the app-links in their group

Any other changes to be noted?

The highlights that you read above are the main changes that you will see in this version. Other than these changes, all the other screens in the ConnectALL UI have gone through a complete makeover and look refreshingly different but allow you to operate the same way you were operating before.

Will the refreshed UI change the way we use ConnectALL?

This update is bringing in a huge change to the user experience. Besides, there are not going to be any changes in how you use ConnectALL. The UI has been meticulously redesigned taking into account all the human factors into consideration. So just use it the way you have been using it.

Thank you for your continued support, and for being a part of the ConnectALL community.