What's new in Engineering Workflow Management 7.2

Milestone 12

Resize inline images

You can now resize inline images in work‑item descriptions and large HTML fields. You can resize an image by dragging the handles that appear on all four corners to the desired dimensions.

Organize and edit inline tables in work‑item descriptions

You can now use options in the balloon toolbar to perform a wide range of table operations with fewer clicks and improved flow. These enhancements save time and boost productivity when organizing and formatting tables in work item descriptions or structured data.

The following new actions are available from this release onward:

• Column operations: Set header column, select column
• Row operations: Set header row, select row
• Set Table properties: Set border and background color
• Set Cell properties: Set border, text alignment
• Other enhancements: Toggle table caption, drag and drop tables, insert paragraphs before or after the table

Note: All table-related actions are now available via the balloon toolbar. The earlier context menu options are no longer supported.

New icons and keyboard shortcuts to use when editing the description and large HTML fields of a work item

Engineering Workflow Management now has the following enhancements to improve the rich text editing experience in the description and any large HTML fields of a work item:

• Refreshed rich text toolbar icons

  The rich text toolbar now features updated icons, available while editing text in the description and any large HTML fields of a work item.

• Consistent keyboard shortcuts

  You can now use new keyboard shortcuts to apply rich text formatting when editing text in the description and large HTML fields. These shortcuts are consistent across all browsers, making the experience more seamless. For more information, see the Description box in web client.

Accessibility help dialog for rich‑text editing

You can now use the Accessibility help dialog when working with rich text in work item descriptions and large HTML fields. It provides a quick reference to all keyboard shortcuts for rich text editing, helping you to work more efficiently without relying on a pointing device.

To open the Accessibility help dialog, you can click the Accessibility Help button on the rich text toolbar or use the keyboard shortcut Alt + 0 on Windows and Option + 0 on Mac.

Support for GitLab version 18.2

Engineering Workflow Management now supports integration with GitLab version 18.2.

Milestone 11

Custom attributes in Quick Planner

You can now use custom attributes in Quick Planner to efficiently plan, categorize, and update work items using a simple, intuitive interface.

• Edit single or multiple custom attributes from the card view or the table view on a board, without navigating away from Quick Planner.
• Bulk update one or more custom attributes of multiple work items, improving efficiency and productivity.
• Use custom attributes to define the board and lane filters to show the work items that matter most to your work.
• Configure which custom attributes are available for viewing and editing for different work item types from the board settings, providing a tailored experience.

For more information, see Updating custom attributes of work items.

Restrict creators from changing the Filed Against field for additional security

You can now restrict creators from changing the Filed Against field in work items by using the Disable Additional Creator Rights property.

This ensures that changes are made by authorized users for additional security and better control over sensitive work item data.

By default, this property is set to false, to maintain the current behavior. You can enable this property to meet your organization’s security requirements.

Additional options to specify which work item are displayed when linking in the Eclipse client

In addition to the existing Search by Keyword or Work Item Number option, you now have two new options to specify which work items are displayed when linking, in the Eclipse client. These new options help users save time and increase productivity by reducing the efforts required to search and link the right work items.

The new options are :

• Open Assigned to Me: This option displays all open work items that are assigned to you.

  

• Search by Query: This option allows you to select a saved query from My Queries, Predefined Queries, or Shared Queries and display relevant work items from the selected query.

  

You can also set your default preference for displaying the work items in the Work Item selection window.

Show frequently used Pending Changes Operations in the top-level context menu

You can now quickly access frequently used pending changes operations from the top-level context menu by enabling a new preference in the Eclipse client.

When this option is enabled, the frequently used actions such as Change Summary, Change Explorer, and Work Item Linking are displayed in the first level of the context menu. This update reduces the number of clicks needed to perform common tasks and helps improve productivity.

To enable the preference, go to Window > Preferences > Team > Pending Changes, and select Show frequently used operations in top-level context menu. For more information, see Quick access to frequently used pending change operations.

New options in user preferences to prevent loss of data and remember your decision

You can now set a user preference in the Eclipse client to define the default action when a repository workspace or component is unloaded or deleted using the Eclipse client. You can set the preference to delete or keep the local content. These options help prevent accidental data loss by ensuring your preferred action is always preselected.

You can now select the Remember my decision option to set the selected option as your preferred action for future operation when you unload or delete a repository workspace or component.

Support for Eclipse 4.36

Engineering Workflow Management now supports Eclipse 4.36.

Support for Node.js version 24.0.1

Engineering Workflow Management now supports Node.js version 24.0.1 for Git Integration Toolkit.

Support for Git version 2.50.1

Engineering Workflow Management now supports integration with Git version 2.50.1.

Support for GitLab version 18.0

Engineering Workflow Management now supports integration with GitLab version 18.0.

Support for Gerrit version 3.12.0

Engineering Workflow Management now supports integration with Gerrit version 3.12.0.

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Milestone 6

Additional user auditing provided by Jazz® Team Server is now available in the Engineering Workflow Management application

Audit services that capture user access logging for activities provided by the Jazz Team Server is now available in the Engineering Workflow Management application. These improvements are motivated by evolving IT security best practices and regulations in multiple industries, for example, Sarbanes-Oxley reporting. For information about enabling audit services, see, Enabling audit service.

Milestone 4

Reduced delays in post-save queue processing for high-activity work item save transactions

The post-save queues are now processed quickly during high-activity periods such as bulk work item imports, access control and team area association change of a work item category. This enhancement ensures timely updates during high-activity period and reduces the delays when updating attachment visibility, publishing TRS feeds for up-to-date reporting, and sending notifications through RSS or email feeds.

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