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NextGen Synchronizer
Agile Manager now provides a synchronization tool available to administrators directly from the Agile Manager configuration area.
NextGen Synchronizer supports synchronizing defects between your Agile Manager workspace and ALM projects stored in ALM 11.5 patch 5.
- Import defect links from ALM Synchronizer for Agile Manager
- Create and update links with a quick and user-friendly wizard
- Benefit from automatic field mapping for system fields
- Run a simulation before synchronizing for details about the items that will change
- Schedule automatic synchronizations to run every 30 seconds
For details, see NextGen Synchronizer.
Note: Continue working with ALM Synchronizer for Agile Manager to synchronize requirements and releases, if you are working with projects stored in multiple versions of ALM, or have other specific requirements.
For more details and to determine which solution is right for you, see Synchronization with ALM.
Defect fixes in ALM Synchronizer for Agile Manager require you to upgrade your Synchronizer server and client.
Download and install the new Synchronizer server and client versions to receive these fixes.
1. Uninstall the current Synchronizer server and client.
2. Install the new Synchronizer server and client.
3. In an FTP client, access the following host: ftp://agm_read@ftpast.saas.hp.com/users/agm_rnd/Synchronizer/ForAgM_2.20.
Note: The installation files located in this directory are engineered specifically for your version of Agile Manager. Installation files located in other directories on this FTP server are incompatible with your version of Agile Manager, and running them may result in errors.
4. Open the Installation > Server directory and run the setup.exe file.
During installation, in the Database Configuration stage, make sure to select Keep Existing Database.
5. Open the Installation > Client folder, and run the HP-ALM-Sync-Client.msi file.
Roles and permissions
We've upgraded the Agile Manager hierarchy of roles and permissions to support additional security levels.
For details, see:
- Define site users
- Define workspace users
Below is a list of the updates made for user roles in Agile Manager:
Team Member
Has read and write access to all application pages and functions, with the following exceptions:
Workspace administrators can set permissions to prevent team members from deleting items created by others.
When the Allow Team Members to delete backlog items created by others option is cleared, team members can only delete themes, features, and backlog items that they author. By default, this option is selected, and team members can delete any items.
Regardless of configuration, Team Members can modify tasks and acceptance tests, regardless of who the author is.
For details, see Configure preferences and notifications.
Team members now have only view access to public favorites on grid pages, to public Dashboard favorites, and to the public Dashboard gallery.
Team members can no longer create, update, or delete these items.
Team members can also make only the following configuration changes:
- Modify team work hours per day and working days in sprint for their team, from the bucket in the Sprint Backlog only.
- Modify ALI configurations.
Configure Team Members on the Site > Users or Workspace > Users configuration pages.
Viewer (new!)
- Has read access only for all backlog items, grid pages, and the Sprint Closure page.
- Can watch backlog items to receive notifications about status updates.
- Has read and write access to private favorites on grid pages.
- Can create private buckets on the Defect Management page.
- Has read access on the Dashboard, and read and write access for private Dashboard items and favorites.
Configure Viewers on the Site > Users or Workspace > Users configuration pages.
Integration Administrator (new!)
Has read and write access to the Integrations configuration area, for configuring NextGen Synchronizer.
Configure Integration Administrators on the Site > Users or Workspace > Users configuration pages.
Note: During our upgrade, current Workspace Administrators are automatically assigned to the Integration Administrator role. Modify this role assignment as needed.
For more details, see Integration Administrator user.
Integration Bridge (new!)
Manages communication between Agile Manager and the NextGen Synchronizer Integration Bridge.
Configure Integration Bridge users on the Site > Users configuration page.
Note: For security purposes, this user should have no other roles.
For details, see Integration Bridge user.
Share ALI artifacts across workspaces
Site administrators can now enable ALI artifacts (build servers and SCM repositories) for use across multiple workspaces. This means that administrators from multiple workspaces can use the same build servers and SCM repositories when configuring ALI for the releases in their workspace(s).
Once an artifact is shared, most artifact configuration settings are read-only for workspace administrators, and can be edited by site administrators only. The exception is artifact credentials, which must be entered by the workspace administrator before the shared artifact can be used in the workspace.
- For the build server, credentials are always the build server username and password.
- For SCM repositories, credentials include usernames, passwords, client certificates, and passphrases.
For details about sharing artifacts, see:
- Share the build server
- Share the repository
Note: To remove sharing from an artifact, or to delete it, you must first verify that the artifact is not used in an ALI configuration in any of the site's workspaces.
Upgrade your ALI Dev Bridge
Changes in this version of Agile Manager require that you update your ALI Dev Bridge to continue synchronizing Agile Manager with your development environment.
Administrators can update the Dev Bridge from the ALI Dev Bridge site.
1. In the Agile Manager configuration area, browse to the ALI Summary page (Workspace > ALI Summary).
2. Under Integration, click the link to the bridge and log in to the ALI Dev Bridge as an Agile Manager Site, Workspace, or ALI Dev Bridge administrator.
3. On the ALI Dev Bridge Administration page, click Start to update your Dev Bridge.
For more details, see ALI Dev Bridge overview.
User interface improvements and modifications
In addition to changes in our user interface for new functionality, we've also improved user experience across Agile Manager.
Dashboard improvements
- New functionality for burn up, burn down, and cumulative flow diagrams in the Dashboard.
- Click on legend items to add or remove content from the graphs, and hover over spots in the graph to view more data.
For details, see Commonly used widgets.
Note: When working in Internet Explorer, interactive widgets are available in versions 10 and above only.
In Internet Explorer 9, the legacy versions of these widgets are displayed instead.
Navigation back to themes and features
On the Details page, in the Release Plan area, hover over the Theme or Feature values and click the link in the tooltip take you directly to the theme or feature.
For details about this page, see Details view.
Advanced incremental searches in combo boxes
When searching for a value in a combo box (dropdown list), you can now enter an approximate search phrase to filter the available values displayed.
A few characters in the correct order should be enough to display the value you’re looking for.
For example, to filter the Release column to show only releases named Online Media Store 2.3, you can type Online2.3, and still view the correct values.
This update was made for all filterable grid headings, the Planning dialog box, and fields on the Details page, including Release and Team fields, as well as any user list fields, such as Assigned To.
Fixed defects
IM00051663 SD00064964 Fixes in data aggregation for release and sprint graphs on the dashboard.
SD00065376 IM00051876 Errors fixed for feature display on the Themes tab.
SD00066274 IM00052327 Errors fixed for the split feature dialog box.
IM00051459 SD00064322 Errors fixed related to workspace permissions.
IM00055593 SD00074024 Item selections are now retained while continuing to expand grouped items.
IM00055829 SD00074419 Errors fixed for the Team Workload chart display on the Dashboard.
IM00059402 SD00079337 Errors fixed for templates used incorrectly in synchronized records.
SR00063812 SD00076201 Navigate to a backlog item’s theme or feature from the Details page. On the Details page, hover over the Theme or Feature value, and click the link in the tooltip.
IM00060555 SD00081483 Applications displayed as columns or rows are now sensitive to the Application filter at the top of the page.
IM00058698, SD00078549 Errors fixed for status changes.
IM00061928 SD00083971 Errors fixed for user story and task assignments.
IM00062140, SD00084443 Errors fixed for importing to a specific workspace.
IM00062445 SD00084972 Updates in the tooltip displayed when hovering over the bar in Team Member buckets.
IM00062162 SD00084510 Errors fixed in summary graphs for workspace teams.
IM00062634 SD00085517 Errors fixed in the Planning Board filter panel displayed on the left.
IM00065638 SDSD00088755 Errors fixed in velocity graphs after modifying a release date.
IM00063867 SD00087619 IM00063803 SD00087521 Errors fixed in Task Board display, when filtered by Assigned To.
IM00064074 SD00087796 Errors fixed for filtering by custom Multi Value List fields in grids.
IM00065626 SD00088743 Errors fixed for exporting features filtered by the Items in Releases column.