Release Notes

8.30

• Box Admin can select who can create, edit, and delete baselines.

• Baseline versioning (BigPicture Enterprise only).

• Jira boards used for automatic timebox creation are automatically added to scope of a box.

8.29

• Inline editing visibility - when inline editing is available, it is visually indicated in the app when you hover the mouse over a field.

• Sample data for evaluating Resource management added (Overview module.

• Create a task-based objective directly in the Board module.

8.28

• The order of tasks added to a box mirrors a Jira backlog. Newly added tasks are added below the existing WBS. The order of existing box tasks is not affected.

8.27

• Shortcut to the field mapping settings is available in the column settings and under the wrench icon.

• When filters are being executed, a loading progress indicator appears.

8.26

• Adjust the column width to fit its contents (Gantt and Scope modules).

• Skills are listed in alphabetical order

• You can organize tasks using working days, calendar days, and skills.

8.25

• Control visibility of the BigTemplate widget (Jira Server and Data Center only).

• Reorder tasks in the backlog of the Board module.

8.24

• JCMA migration - BigPicture can be migrated using the following options: ‘Choose what to migrate’ and ‘Migrate all data at once’.

• Box Admins can import tasks from a file.

• BigPicture 'Task ID' field is visible in the column view/card view.

8.23

• The Home (root box) dates cannot be changed on the timeline.

• Task scheduling warnings added to the Calendar module.

• Task workload distribution is the same when a task is in multiple boxes.

8.22

• A horizontal scroll is added to the column view (applies to the Gantt and Scope modules).

• Tooltips in the Overview module explain why action can’t be performed.

8.21

• Task limit warning appears when the user exceeds the ‘Maximum tasks to load' limit.

• The ‘Migrate values’ toggle switch is visible only when the Consequence or Probability value is modified (Risks module).

8.20

• Sequential own scope boxes are NOT automatically archived.

• When multiple markers have the same date a marker counter is present.

8.19

• Tasks without dates can be added to a box.

• Task Report - "number" type field can used to "group by"

• Built-in Team field is available.

8.18

• Milstones are treated as a point in time (single date, no duration).

• In the velocity report, the velocity value is presented on the Velocity chart in the form of a trend line.

• Task status is displayed for tasks attached to objectives as associated work.

• Values of the Custom Columns of the Overview module (Select data type) can be assigned colors.

8.17

• Inline editing can be used when task grouping is active.

• Issue type can be selected when converting a basic task to a Jira issue. 

• Basic tasks can be included in the search results in the Resources module.

8.16

• The “Respect Jira screen scheme” toggle switch available for Jira Cloud, Jira Server, and Jira Data Center. When the toggle switch is “on” - if a field can’t be updated in a Jira project, you can’t edit it in BigPicture column views and cards.

• Inline editing can be used to add/ remove/ edit the value of a label field.

• Task Viewer and Task Editor can group tasks.

• Select data type is available for custom Box columns.

• Duration of a task (duration working days) is respected by tasks in a manual mode.

8.15

• BigTemplate can be migrated using JCMA.

• Editing the "Start Date" field causes move instead of resize (mappings to estimates).

• Date filtering includes basic tasks.

• The purple color of dependencies means that the target task is out-of-view (Board module).

• The "Closed date" column is available in the Overview module.

• Links marked as soft are available on the structure builders list.

• The report is not displayed if the user does not have access to tasks.

8.14

• The task is automatically assigned to a team based on its assignee.

• Task status added for basic tasks .

• Change History can be exported to xlsx (BigTemplate).

8.13

• Data Residency - Introducing our new GDPR-compliant feature that enables users to enter their country of residence for enhanced data privacy protection.

• Effort Mode - Effort Mode on Resources Panel can be changed from Gantt Gadget

8.12

• Resources module - display timeboxes and aggregate data by timeboxes

• Create dependencies (Gantt module) - click on a 'dot' next to a task to create a dependency (works when dependencies are collapsed and expanded)

• Snipe to task - added to the Board module backlog

8.11

• BigPicture migration is compatible with JCMA.

• Outline level built-in field - Sequential index display option added.

8.10

• Task structure - When more than one link-based structure builder is active, you are prompted to select which link should be created (when you are making changes to the task tree). 

• Snipe feature added to the Scope module. 

• Grouping functionality is available on the Scope module

• Live Sync is available in the Scope module

• The "task detail view" is available in the side panel (Scope module) (Jira server and Jira data center only)

• Outline level built-in field added. 

• Scope module - you can manually trigger resynchronization (requires Box Admin or Box Editor security role)

8.9

• Risks module - the "Manage fields" splash screen leads you directly to the configuration of the Risks module mapping. 

• Scope module - "Move to the top" and "Move to the bottom" introduced.

• Export

  • exporting to Excel in the Resources module - file contains tasks with their workload.

  • Risks module - once triggered, export is happening in the background. You can switch to a different screen without disrupting the process. 

  • Export on the Gantt module includes the Resources Panel

• Clear permission cache - you can refresh the profile cache without contacting the admin.

• Live Sync is available on the Resources module - see changes in data without the need to refresh a page.  

• Widget configuration - search the projects list to activate/deactivate a widget for a given project.

• Task structure - "Parent" structure builder - Jira Cloud only.

• Task grouping - task grouping can be deactivated using the X button. 

• Hide parent boxes - when using filters, you can hide the greyed-out higher-level elements.

• Dependencies

  • When dependencies are collapsed, clicking the dependency counter "dot" triggers a pop-up containing a list of dependencies. 

  • Out-of-view tasks are displayed in the infobar.  

  • In the "dependency details" pop-up, the "task source" field can be edited. 

  • Board module - when dependencies are collapsed (arrows are not visible), dependencies related to a task are shown as arrows.

  • Board module - colors indicate the "health status" of the task dependencies.

  • ASAP dependencies are highlighted as "broken" when the start/end dates of tasks don't match the dependency specifications (dependency cannot be fulfilled). 

• Create a basic task as a milestone

• Undo button can be used in the live scenario

8.8

• Inline editing of task duration (task duration field in a column/card view). 

• Grey out irrelevant dependencies - when you select a task, only dependencies related to it ar highlighted. Other task dependencies are greyed out

• Inline editing of the assignee field

• Contextural access to scope definition in a form of a pop-up (Add tasks button > Manage scope definition)

• Allocation insights in the Resources panel (Gantt module) - click on an item to see a pop-up containing details.

8.7

Includes BigPicture 8.6 features released for the cloud version. Unavailable for BigPicture server. 

8.6

• Change log in Gantt module

• Undo option in the Gantt module

• Hide greyed-out tasks in Gantt and Board modules

• In-line editing of individual the assignee field (columns and cards)

8.5

• Box templates available to all users

• Configurable Overview module column views

• Drag-and-drop management of the Overview structure

• Snipe to task on Gantt

• Story Point effort mode in the Gantt Resource Panel

• Adding absences by right-clicking on the Resources module

• Planning half-day absences

• Board timeboxes based on Jira boards or set manually

• In-line task creation from Board's backlog

• Custom Overview columns based on Strings, Numbers, Dates, and Estimations

8.4

• Structure builder synchronization with Jira

• Converting Basic Tasks into Jira issues

• Inline editing of the "status" field

• Inline capacity editing in the Board module

• Quick filters reordering

• Financial columns (Overview module) have new aggregation options (status category, a status category in percentage, status in percentage)

• BigPicture Enterprise - new report types:

  • Milestones and markers

  • Velocity

8.3

• Overview: configurable columns, inline editing

• Financial management (basic features introduced)

• Resources: workload in percentages, man-days, or as a heatmap

• New global Resource Admin role

• Edit inline estimates, dropdowns and priority fields

• Share view option

• Filtering on BigPicture Gadgets (Gantt gadget, Calendar gadget, Risks gadget)

8.2

New features:

• BigPicture embedded in Jira projects

• Edit inline dates across all key modules

• Custom Reports and Templates Available for all users

• Required skills in BigPicture can be synced with Jira fields

• Integration with Tempo on Jira Cloud

• BigPicture Gadgets available on Jira Cloud

8.1

New features:

• Overview page: Box period automation 

• Improved App navigation (module switcher; breadcrumbs)

• Look and feel customization (dark mode; accent color)

• Objectives with associated works

• Resource archiving

• Start/end date additional one-way sync field

8.0

New features:

• New customization capabilities (concept of a Box)

  • Box types

  • creating Boxes (validation) 

  • aggregations 

  • security

• Trello boards integrations

• What if scenario mode

• Workload contouring 

• Calendar module (introduced)

• User profile page

• New security roles - sub-Box creator

• Built-in fields

• Box period mode

Retired features:

• Program Wizard