Feature Summary / Major Changes
- Storyboard
- Performance Updates
- Convert Between Stories / Defects
- Split Defects
- API Changes
- System Requirements Changes
- Miscellaneous
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Kanban / Storyboard
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Leverage the new Storyboard feature under Sprint Tracking to gain higher level visibility within the context of sprints. The Storyboard works in much the same way as the current Taskboard and Testboard. Simply drag stories and/or defects to change their ranking within a column or update status by dragging to a new column. The Storyboard also links to the Standup Dashboard that includes views of the team's Burndown and Cumulative Flow.
Performance Updates
Drag and drop ranking and updates on board views (Storyboard, Taskboard, Testboard) are now near-instantaneous, eliminating the need to wait for a page refresh after each drag. Other updates have been made to increase responsiveness, including:
- optimizations that speed up the Find function within the grids
- optimizing the left nav bar that appears throughout the application
- updating initial page loads to display the entire page at once and reduce initial roundtrips to the server while still allowing subsequent updates to refresh only a given component
Convert Between Stories / Defects
Items may come into the system defined the wrong way. Use the new Convert action to instantly switch a story (backlog item) to a defect or vice versa. This action is available in the row-level action menu in grids and on the details page. Any tasks and tests as well as additional items such as links, discussion notes and attachments are converted along with the item. The convert feature works by copying the contents of the "source" item into a new "destination" item and then deleting the "source" item, so any fields that exist on the source and not the destination will not be converted.
Note: If fields that are specific to a story or defect are made required, the Convert to Story/Defect action will not be able to function.
Split Defects
For teams who work on large defects that contain multiple tasks and tests, a new Split option can be used at the end of a sprint/iteration if the defect work is partially complete. The Split Defect works just like it does on a story.
API Changes
- Removed unused attributes: MyLastChangeDate, MyLastChangeDateUTC, MyLastChangeComment, MyLastChangeReason.
- Added: Audit trail records are now created for changes to custom fields as well as drag and drop ranking.
- Added: QuickTest Pro Integration was updated to support QTP 10.0.
System Requirements Changes
Miscellaneous
- History tracking has been updated to capture additional data.
- Drag and Drop ranking changes will cause an audit record in the item's history
- Recent Changes list will now include items with changes to rankings
- Status update field has been removed from the Taskboard Assign popup.
