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
