Product updates in project management software

Teamwork release 4.3.13250

This new release includes some useful new features, the translation in Slovenian, and some bug fixes.

Many of these fixes and features come from Teamwork users who, always help us improving the software, making Teamwork more usable and “comfortable”. In particular we should thanks Marko Vaupotic from the Skrasistemi for the Slovenian translation.

Download this release here; there are no database schema changes from latest release. Technical note: the web.xml of the application will be updated.

Collect errors with BugsVoice:

From this new release Teamwork’s errors are going to be collected using the BugsVoice online service. This will probably not be a big difference for Teamwork users, because the page shown in case of errors is quite the same (the same information with a new skin 🙂 ), but it is a complete example of BugsVoice usage. Give it a try to trap your errors!

Features:

1. Possibility to notify a user by email once his/her account has been created.

2. In the first step of Teamwork usage, if you chose “software house” as company type, the operational role will be changed adding to it the permission of issue creation (according to how this type of company generally work: everybody can add issues)

3. Possibility for a resource a resource to modify his/her personal data even without the resource_write permission.

4. Added the possibility to choose if drawing or not your sticky notes in case the user has more than 30 when logging in.

5. Added a in the list of subscriptions a new one which alerts if a child task is created.

6. Teamwork scheduler know sends e-mail in a nicer format.

7. Added a smarter link for sending e-mail, if you use Gmail for example the e-mail link redirects you to it.

8. Added the possibility to remove all subscriptions with one click.

9. Added the possibility to customize the text automatically added in the action of the worklog created on issues: If you close an issue the action includes the label “CLOSED_ISSUE_PREFILLED_ACTION” If you simply add worklog on an issue the action includes the label “ISSUE_PREFILLED_ACTION ”

10. Traslation in Slovenian.

Bugs:

1. Fixed bug on combo box in issue editor.

2. Fixed a bug on saving worklog in the issue editor.

3. Fixed bug on search: task with notes and tags were not found searching by something written in a custom filed.

4. Fixed bug on search result: notes, tags an custom filed were shown without spaces.

5. Fixed an inconsistency in the view of costs in the worklog analysis page.

6. Fixed a bug in the report with worklog detail(task name showed twice)

7. Fixed an inconsistency of behaviour in worklog management. Users without permission now cannot change the status of their worklogs.

8. Fixed a bug in the generation of a link-type document.

Teamwork release 4.3.11360

postgres This patch release includes one major extension and one bugfix.

The major extension is the support for PostgreSQL, we have in fact corrected a known error in the Hibernate’s PostgreSQL dialect.

You can read here for more details about this issue.

Bug fix: error in issue multi-line editor, adding a new assignee for the task of the issue.

Download this release here; there are no schema changes from latest release.

Teamwork release 4.3 available for download

A free upgrade release for all users of version 4.0-4.2, this release includes some major extensions of functionality; while there is no “revolution”, this kind of release makes your “Teamwork life” more comfortable. Several features requests from the feedback service have been fulfilled. Also the user guide has been updated.

Download this release here.

Multi-Gantt support

This was motivated by this request: “Manage graphical Gantt-type overview of all projects”. We then realized that all it needed was the filtering power of projects search together with a Gantt style visualization. So this is what we’ve done: we added an additioanl visualization of the search results. So for example you can see all your root open project closing in 2 weeks in a Gantt style view.

Also all the Gantt scales have been extended to 5 years.

Import from CSV – Bugzilla

Import of issues and resources from CSV files: issues get imported from the Bugzilla CSV export format, but of course in this way you can import from anything.

Collapsible project trees

Projects trees can be collapsed and there are options to keep them open by default etc. . This was this request; thanks to Halil for the first implementation.

More Twitter integrations

Twitter integration with any action and there is a new portlet for filtering tweets on any topic: see the user guide, section 8.3.3.

Little improvements

– All notifications have in the subject the task they refer to, if it exists (this request).
– Display log on descendants (this request).
– Balloons have no more the confusing Roman number.
– Use darker gray on Gantt duration background – better prints.
– Search analysis worklog: make the field “action” larger.
– In resource list there is no more the bothering default filter by company.
– Snapshot of a task can be edited.
– Search analysis worklog: make the column “action” larger.
– Issue multi editor: if there is a task on the issue and you have an assignment on it, let the watch icon appear even if the issue is not assigned to you.
– Experimental: supporting SSL over LDAP (LDAPS)

Bug fixes

– Issues didn’t get indexed any more for full text search.
– Order in company news doesn’t work.
– Portlet news doesn’t show news ordered by order factor.
– Resource hourly cost sometimes gets set to zero.
– Meeting: drag&drop multi editor doesn’t work for the just inserted.
– The link to resource drawn by the smart combo if the resource is from another area on which you have no right you see the link but you get an error.
– Search of a string containing ” in issues looped the application.
– Sometimes the rollover menu opened in the wrong direction.
– If you change the allowed file storage roots, disable links to old locations.

Technical notes for upgrade

This release build is 11250; it contains no database schema changes for all users of 4.2.10080 and following. As it contains an issue full-text indexing fix, you should reindex your data: see 17.4 of the user guide.

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Teamwork release 4.2.10250

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The main features of this release are:

– iPhone calendar synchronization: this is first presented in this blog post, and also documented in the user guide

– Active task filter on the task tree: this had many votes on the feedback service, so… we did it.

Download this release here; there are no schema changes from latest release. Technical note: the web.xml of the application will be updated.

Features

–   Added an “export to Excel” functionality to the resource list
–   Task’ copy process remembers your options
–   No users found in LDAP: put link to import in the alert
–   Do not filter resources as your own by default

Bugs fixed

–    Fixed a subtle bug in the filter for this week “timesheet” (worklog week)
–    Moving of tasks worked correctly but ended up in an empty editor
–   Fixed a bug in importing users in LDAP from non Active Directory servers
–   Meeting print not updated with duration: start and end still there!!!!
–   You cannot select a file in the file storage which has an apex in the name
–   Timesheet-> Worklog analysis: if you insert a tag and you search an error occurred
–   Why in agendainIcal all spaces in the description are removed?
–   Workgroup popup agenda: cannot remove stored filter
–   Bug on IE on administration page appear a white container!!!!
–   Fixes for ULM skin in issue editor

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Teamwork release 4.2.10080

This new release contains principally bug fixes.
Download it here; the installer will upgrade your web application; the database schema in this release will be changed (it just adds a new column in “twk_disc_point” table).

Feature:

– We have added the possibility for each attendee of a meeting to add new discussion points. Every discussion point now has an owner so a simple attendee can add new discussion points and modify them (but only his own ones).

Bugs:

-Fixed some bugs on the new skin Ulm in Internet Explorer
-Fixed bug on cost tab in the link of descendant
-Fixed a bug on agenda week size
-Fixed a bug on search field
-Fixed a bug on process back-office

Teamwork release 4.2.10025

Here you find the main features of this new Teamwork’s release.
There are also some bug-fixes which are listed at the end of this post.

The first feature is an improvment on the task editor tree which now is comfortable as the issue multi line editor.

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The second added feature is a new print page for the task costs. This page is available from the tab “cost” in the project editor.

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The third interesting feature is the new combo added in the check missing worklog.
This combo, which is already available in most Teamwork search forms, lets you write several space separated names for multi select.

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Bugs:

Fixed bug in timesheet day portlet with a too long action.
Fixed bug on the error page on internet Explorer.
Fixed a bug on timesheet page total calculation.
Fixed a bug on multiple generation of personal details for new resources.

Download it here; the installer will upgrade your web application; the database schema is unchanged.

Teamwork release 4.2.9810

This is the first patch after the release of Teamwork 4.2, it includes some bug fixes. Download it here; the installer will upgrade your web application; the database schema is unchanged.

ScreenShot005 Features:

– Added in the list of worklog on a specific assignment the possiblity to change the staus of all selected worklogs with one click.

– Improved “check missing worklogs”.

Bugs:

– Fixed a bug in first saving of LDAP data.
– Fixed a bug on import tweets from Twitter.
-Fixed a bug in the document search page.
-Fixed a bug in the meeting discussion point list.
-Fixed a permission bug for agenda event owner.

Teamwork 4.2.9650 released

This is a major release, the first of the 4.2 series; it is a free upgrade to all users of version 4. The main features of this significant release are:

Usability improvements: these are documented in detail in this blog post:https://twproject.com/blog/usability-game-mechanics-teamwork

(actually even more than what described there has been done along this line: just try it out…)

An empowered meeting management section
Two new interface translations: in French, and in Chinese
Several tool expansions for the power users, on automatic advancements, code generations, test status on issues etc. (this is detailed in the following)
A new skin: ulm

The user guide has been updated. Download the release here; the installer will upgrade your web application and the database schema and data; remember to do backups!

General features

–   Added “test” status to issues
–   Improved Portuguese translation
–   Added option in config for setting task progress to 100% when complete
–   Added option in config for generating task codes from types
–   Saved filters are visible in the button bar
–   Costs are in currency in all the interface
–   Easter is not mandatorily a holiday
–   Avoid to duplicate subscriptions when present on parents
–   Subscribe overdue tasks
–   There is task name in the subject of email generated by TW?
–   There is a new “ulm” skin, really pretty
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Usability

–   There are “tags” everywhere for tagging and then finding anything
–   Assigning a task: create resources on the fly if you have permissions, and put a link in message bar
–   The issue in line editor is easy to edit, and to jump from there to entities
–   Save on issue line magically appears – no need to press “tab”
–   Unassigned resources can be set on issues
–   Messages on save and every action are really visible
–   Set a default color on resource so that say notification stickies from different assignees are in different colors
–   Worklog week: allow add more the one record per day without reloading the page
–   A new “first start” starting page
–   Badges as balloons for users

Meeting

–   Discussion points have been empowered, and are edited in the same page as the supporting calendar event
–   Now there is a minute for every discussion point
–   Every discussion point can be printed separately
–   Issues can be added by simply selecting text of the minute

Bug fixes

–   Boards: manage the z-order correctly
–   Bug in computing difference in worklog week
–   Bug in saving names of default filters
–   3rd level task ordering alphabetical not by task number (after selecting task)
–   Document: double save “upload” boom!
–   In worklog analysis “move all 796 work logs to selected assignment:” covers the “total” bottom line
–   Icons of menu never reloaded
–   Summa bug on docs
–   Must put operational role on the resources created on the fly
–   On chrome: issue list, change a description, press search button, do not leave the page, save the issue, press search again does not work
–    Priority not set on assignments created by project tree or issues

Teamwork release 4.1.9022

Just two bug fixes: on issue save on SQL Server, and for the plan by resource page. Download it here; the installer will upgrade your web application; the database schema is unchanged.

Teamwork release 4.1.9021

This is our weekly patch, which includes some new features and bug fixes. Download it here; the installer will upgrade your web application; the database schema is unchanged. Thank you to all users and plugin developers for the great feedback.

Features
– the process creation wizard is more friendly, and there is better date handling in business processes instances
– sticky notes can now be “pushed” on top
– issue editable list: now the task and resource when clicked get the line to be editable

Minor:
– each user access increases score
– all root pages go in history
– faster time counter portlet
– path to object includes currently edited task
– operator load is filterable by active task status

– technical: Teamwork startups by web xml now using ServletContextListener

Bugs
– Google calendar – single events handled correctly
– IE7 close all sticky fixed
– Portuguese missing some labels
– new assignments from tree or from “add myself” now get the cost set from the resource
– worklog day recomputes difference from total on update
– link to area management active even if not admin
– fixed display of meeting in recent views
– fixed a security bug in filtering: project -> more-> nextmilestone

: While going to a Teamwork Boot Camp in Geneve…

Teamwork release 4.1.8848

Operator load can be filtered by active tasks.

This is our weekly patch, just one feature and some little bug fixes. Download it here; the installer will upgrade your web application; the database schema is unchanged.

Features
– Operator load is filterable by active task status.

Bugs
– Fixed upgrade procedure to 4.1
– Fixed display of meeting in recent views
– Fixed a security bug in filtering: projects -> more-> nextmilestone
– Cleaned web app from various useless extensions, so compiling from source is easier
– Export to Google calendar now compiles
– Fix on ownership on issues

Teamwork 4.1.8786

A small patch release fixing enabling LDAP authentication; also some improvements in printing tasks, closing time counters and removed French as translation is not complete yet. Download it here.

Teamwork 4.1 (8735): worklog validation and many other improvements

Release 4.1 is now available and is a free upgrade for all users of version 4.0. Download it here; the installer will upgrade your web application and database schema.

This release main improvements:

Work log management
Work log can now be classified, verified, approved, billed, and moved: see the new section 8.5 of the user guide.

Subscription engine
Default subscriptions on roles: now on each roles for assignments one can set some default subscriptions.
Digest: a new “channel” on which on gets the main events for the project in which you are involved: see the news in section 4.4.

Subversion integration
Integration now supports also http and https, in addition to the SVN: protocol.

We have found a bug in saving custom filters: you may have to recreate your filters after update.

Many new small features:

File storages
– now the explorer permissions are inherited from the task; see the new section 10.5 of the user guide.
– role editor: made filestorage explorer r/w/c permission also local, so can be set at project level.
– added floating bars for actions

Costs
– new subscribable event: budget overflow

Issues
– among the bulk actions, “escalate gravity”
– in the list, any line allows to add worklog, not just the closed ones
– issue list by default are filtered by open tasks
– issue list shows notes

Work logging
– worklog list dates are editable
– now when there is out of scope worklog the corresponding task is always shown
– can temporarily add a task to the list in worklog list and register non planned worklog
– hourly costs for resource includes decimals
– worklog week is faster
– worklog print improved

Business processes
– when a process is created, assignees are subscribed to it
– process driven tasks can be moved
– task created by process get subscribed

Dashboards
– you can now reset the dashboards to their default structure
– a sample direct SQL access portlet is now distributed

Agenda week
– week numbers are displayed

Projects
– classifications are copied in task cloning
– in the filters, the task “type” filter field, it supports writing by hand, partial matches, but not the full QBE
– project tree is nicer and has a more intuitive “create child” process

General
– improved layout in Chrome/Safari
– the label tool allows filtering for missing label per language
– filters say by task now accepts week intervals
– closing notes after one has been closed, several can be closed with one click
– designer supports currency
– dates support Current Week CW shortcuts and similar
– events generated by myself are by default now hidden to myself

Portlets
– a new sample portlet with direct connection to the database
Horrible bugs
– saving a task tree deletes task types and notes
– JDK 6 compatibility – fixed

Minor bugs
– issue multi editor: find -> copy -> press refresh page size button -> boom
– custom filters are now saved correctly
– file storages pointing to files fail
– found horrible bug in Firefox… when downloading file with windows.open(url, name, PARAMETERS) with PARAMETERS it stops downloading
– agenda weekly events matching mistake
– add company bug fixed
– fixed encoding on worklog insertion, week and day
– some task statuses in tree did not appear
– iCal private events appeared as public
– new favicon is visible
– type of the company is not shown
– fixed encoding on agenda week
– search by phone number bug

Plugins development: on Teamwork web site you find a page deidicated to those that want to start developing plugins for/on top of Teamwork:

http://www.twproject.com/developPlugins.page

User requests: some of the requirements closed on the feedback.twproject.com service:
– Removal of a custom form after it was filled
– After a form was filled for a certain task it looks logical to have a possibility to have it removed if needed.
– Display week number in worklog, agenda
– Resources hourly cost to accept fractions
– Webcast: talk about Subversion integration
– Set up a matrix of default subscriptions
– Worklog approved, billed status
– Print the Gantt chart or export it completed

Teamwork 4.0.8330: print Gantts and a few little things

: Print preview of a Gantt.

This release contains some feature improvements and bug fixes. Also the user guide has been updated. Download the release here.

Features
– task Gantts are now “web printable”
– distributing a sample iframe parametrical portlet (extended the user guide with instructions) which is a rough way of getting anything visibleon your dashboard

Bugs
– fixed a bug on agenda filtering
– fixed bug on updated issue notifications
– fix on PDF names on save
– fixed multiple bugs in Basecamp import

Teamwork 4.0.8222: Portuguese translation and more

Here is a new translation and several minor improvements. Download the release here.

Features

– interface is now translated also in Portuguese
– added compatibility with a wider spectrum of localized Outlooks (and in general iCalendar clients)
– several improvements in project summary portlet
– more readable buddies menu

Bug fixes

– fixed bug on task tree editor too restrictive on statuses
– fixed bug on agenda search type list
– fixed bugs in updating news
– fixed security bug in list of person in activity
– fixed task type filter on list