Features Included in the Late May 2020 Release
Regional Release Schedule
*Subject to change.
Please note: During this release window, due to the Redis cache being rebuilt, a 45-minute outage is expected for US and Asia-Pacific customers, and a 20-minute outage for UK customers.
Functionality Enhancements
Multiple security enhancements.
“As a Plutora Administrator, I want my users to be prevented from using easily-guessed passwords, so my site is more secure.”
Security Enhancements
- Now:
- Password complexity rules are enforced for all users and can no longer be set manually.
- There’s a new restricted password list to make passwords more secure.
- User accounts will be locked after five unsuccessful login attempts and the allowed number of unsuccessful attempts can no longer be set manually.
Environment selections enhanced for TEBRs and Releases.
“As an Environment Manager, I want to select multiple Environments within an Environment Group on a TEBR form, so I can create multiple bookings at once.”
Environment Selection Enhancements
- Now:
- TEBRs (with or without a Release) now have a Select All checkbox (like Releases) so that multiple Environments within an Environment Group can be selected at once.
- Selected Environments in Enterprise, Project, and Independent Releases and TEBRs (with or without a Release) can be booked for a Release Phase without toggling the Phase to On first.
An enhancement for Changes Systems API.
“As a Release Manager, I want to use the API to manage my Impacted and Regression Systems for Changes, so they are automatically updated via an integration layer.”
Change System Dependencies API
- Now, the users of Plutora’s API can retrieve the Downstream Dependency Systems of Changes using the following call:
- GET /changes/{id}/systems
Multiple enhancements for the System user interface.
“As a Release Manager, I want to add an Impacted System to a Change and automatically see all the associated Downstream Systems as Regression Systems, so that I am informed of regression risks.“
System Enhancements
- Now:
- System Upstream and Downstream Dependencies are consistent when adding or bulk updating Systems:
- If System A is an Upstream Dependency for System B, System B will show as a Downstream Dependency for System A.
- Logic has been added to prevent the creation of circular dependencies for Upstream and Downstream Systems.
- You can now Live Search for Systems while bulk updating.
- Audit History for Systems now includes the addition and removal of Upstream and Downstream Dependencies.
- To make the meanings clearer and the labels consistent, Code Implementation Dependency has been renamed Impacted Systems and Regression Verification Dependency has been renamed Regression Systems when:
- Adding or editing a Change.
- Under the Systems tab while bulk updating Releases and bulk updating Release Templates, adding or editing Enterprise, Project, and Independent Releases, and adding or editing Enterprise, Project, and Independent Release Templates.
- Updating System Subtype Customization.
- Updated TEBRs (with and without a Release) in the System Details panel and the Systems pop up.
- Viewing System Impact Matrix’s legend.
- When adding or editing a Change:
- Dragging and dropping a System which has Downstream Dependencies into the Impacted System or Regression System panels will automatically add those dependencies to the Regression Systems panel as grayed-out and not clickable records marked (downstream dependency).
- Deleted Systems will appear as grayed-out and not clickable records marked (deleted). Deleted System dependencies will not be shown.
- Logic has been added to prevent the creation of circular dependencies.
- System Upstream and Downstream Dependencies are consistent when adding or bulk updating Systems:
A Release Manifest enhancement.
“As a Release Manager, I want to add comments to my Enterprise Release’s child releases, so that my users can track instructions and make sure Stakeholders are aware of their next actions.”
Manifest Tab Comments
- Now, comments can be added to child releases under the Enterprise Release’s Release Manifest tab.
Resolved Support Issues
Plutora
- 14356: [Release Manager] Reset all booking statuses to Pending toggle switch is now enabled in the Environment Booking Smart Alerts pop up.
- 16990: [Release Type Customization and TECR Type Customization] The Update existing TECR types to match Standard Colors and Update existing release types to match Standard Colors buttons now work as expected.
- 17027: [Environment Schedule] Environments with no bookings now appear when the Unallocated Environment checkbox is selected in the Quick Filter.
- 17265: [Release Manager] Duplicated Releases now have the inputted Phase Start Date when the time zone is a UTC negative offset, such as UTC-8.
- 17300: [Environment Manager] Summary Version checkbox is now imported with Technical Specs and Configuration data.
- 17328: [Environment Manager] Duplicating Environments now also duplicates Host, Layer, and Component data.
- 17488: [Deployment Plan] Activity downtimes can now only be set between the Planned Start and End Dates.
- 17770: [PIR] Users are no longer prompted to save if they try to navigate between PIRs without making any changes.
