New & Noteworthy for IBM Engineering Workflow Management 7.0.3 M6


Description
Git integration Work item picker for GitLab Merge requests

You can now add work item IDs to the Merge request description in the GitLab web UI by using a work item picker. This feature is available for the Google Chrome browser through IBM Engineering Workflow Management Extension to GitHub. You can install the extension from the Google Chrome web store.

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Jazz Source Control Baseline label decorations now show an asterisk (*) based on the component's hierarchy

When a component diverges from its current baseline, an asterisk (*) is displayed as baseline label decoration.

If a component is the root of a component hierarchy, then the asterisk is shown if the hierarchy diverges from the component's current hierarchical baseline.

The baseline label for a hierarchical component displays an asterisk if:
  • Any subcomponent includes changes that are not part of the current baseline.
  • Any subcomponent is at a baseline that is not part of the hierarchical baseline of the parent.
  • The hierarchical baseline for the component includes child baselines but the child component is not in the workspace.

Image to show asterisk displayed on subcomponent as it contains a change that is not part of the current baseline, and the parent component as it includes a subcomponent that is not at its baseline:

Code reviews landing page to show pending and submitted code reviews

In the Source Control Management (SCM) web client, a new menu option called Code Reviews is added to the Source Control menu. Select this option to open a new page, which displays the following code reviews:
  • Pending reviews – work items pending your review.
  • Submitted reviews – work items submitted by you for review.
  • Completed reviews – work items submitted by you and completed by the reviewers.

Image of the Code Reviews landing page:
Component filters added in Source Control Management (SCM) editors and wizards

To support customers with a large number of components, component name filters are introduced to the workspace, stream, and snapshot editors in the Eclipse and web clients.

In addition, in the Eclipse client, a component name filter is added to the Add Component wizard when you add a component from another workspace or stream. Previously, the name filter was only available when you added a component from a baseline. This filter is already present in the wizard for the web client.

In all cases, the component name filters are case-insensitive and can accept the standard wildcard characters, asterisk (*) and question mark (?). Use asterisk (*) to match zero or more characters. Use question mark (?) to match any single character at the present position.

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Image of Add component wizard in the Eclipse client:

Support for filtering files by project area in Report Builder

In Report Builder, you can now filter reports that include files by project area. Most file-based reports use Lifecycle Query Engine scoped by a configuration data source that filters the files in the report based on the chosen configuration. Filtering by project area is optional. Previously, filtering any project area produced an empty report, whereas now the report contents are filtered properly by both the chosen configuration and the project areas.
 
Tracking and planning Option to copy the Parent link when you create a work item copy

When you create a copy of a work item, you can now choose to copy the Parent link.

Image of the Create Work Item Copy dialog in the web client:


Image of the Create Work Item Copy dialog in the Eclipse client:
Set role-based permissions to restrict download of work items from queries and plans

In the Project Area Permissions page, you can set role-based permissions to restrict download of work items from queries and plans.

However, in Engineering Workflow Management (EWM) Eclipse and Microsoft Visual Studio clients with versions earlier than 7.0.3, the lack of export permission is ignored. You can export query results even if you do not have permission.

Image of the Export Plan permission in the web client:


Image of the Export Query permission in the web client:


Image of the Export Plan permission in the Eclipse client:


Image of the Export Query permission in the Eclipse client:
Visual Studio, Shell and MSSCCI clients Ability to open web-based UI in Visual Studio, Shell, and MSSCCI clients by using the Microsoft Edge Chromium runtime

All web-based UI in the Visual Studio, Shell, and MSSCCI clients now use the Microsoft Edge Chromium rendering engine in place of the unsupported Internet Explorer. This includes the internal web browser, Feeds, History Graph, Operation History, OSLC pickers, hovers, and work item and query editors. You can install the most recent Microsoft Edge Chromium Evergreen Runtime from https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/. Microsoft Edge Chromium Evergreen Runtime is now a prerequisite for installing any of these clients.

Image of the additional Microsoft Edge Chromium runtime prerequisite check during installation:
Web client IBM Plex typeface

Fonts from the IBM Plex typeface are introduced as part of the ongoing user experience transformation and alignment with IBM's open source Carbon Design System. For example, the "IBM Plex Sans" font replaces "Arial" as the base sans-serif font.

The IBM Plex typeface is now common across the following applications:
  • Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next
  • Engineering Test Management
  • Engineering Workflow Management
  • Engineering Rhapsody Model Manager
  • Engineering Insights
  • Data Collection Component
  • Global Configuration Management
  • Jazz Team Server
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Image of Stream Editor after (IBM Plex Sans):


Image of Plan Editor before (Arial):


Image of Plan Editor after (IBM Plex Sans):

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