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Release date: Jul 31, 2024

Our team is thrilled to announce the latest release of BigPicture, version 8.37.1.

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Workload and holiday plans

Multi-select when assigning resources to workload plans

You can now assign many resources to workload plans at once.

To assign multiple individuals to a workload plan:

1. Click Assign individuals on the Administration > Resources > Workload plans page.

2. Select the workload plan from the list.

3. Define the Efficiency and Start date fields. The end date will be adjusted automatically.

4. Select individuals from the list or use the search box to find them faster. The Select all and Deselect All options are useful when assigning multiple individuals.

5. When ready, click Assign.

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Multi-select when assigning resources to holiday plans

You can now assign many resources to holiday plans at once.

To assign multiple individuals to a holiday plan:

1. Click Assign individuals on the Administration > Resources > Holiday plans page.

2. Select the holiday plan from the list.

3. Define the start date. The end date will be adjusted automatically based on the start date of the previous plan.

4. Select individuals from the list or use the search box to find them faster. The Select all and Deselect All options are useful when assigning multiple individuals.

5. When ready, click Assign.

Column view

Field mapping reminders

BigPicture prompts you to check the field mapping:

• When you add or remove projects using the Manage scope definition option in the Gantt module.

• When you inline edit built-in fields that don’t have the field mapping specified.

For more information, see the Field mapping page.

Enhancements

Individual capacity in portfolio boxes

Individual capacity in none scope boxes such as the root (Home) and portfolio boxes presents:

• The user’s calendar capacity if the user is not assigned to any team.

• The user’s calendar capacity if the sum of the user’s team capacities is greater than the user’s calendar capacity.

• The sum of the user’s team capacities if the sum of the user’s team capacities is less or equal to the user’s calendar capacity.

Workload cell coloring is calculated based on the capacity selected above.

Example: Collin is assigned to 2 different teams simultaneously. His team capacity is 40 hours per week because his work limit is 40 hours (calendar capacity).

Performance

Task data in columns is loaded incrementally (Gantt and Scope modules)

The Gantt and Scope modules now load task data in columns incrementally. This ensures the modules are up and running quickly, allowing users to start working without worrying about which columns have been added to the view.

Faster box synchronization

The synchronization process after the BigPicture upgrade has been optimized to resynchronize only recently updated tasks instead of the entire box scope. This optimization allows the module to be ready for use more quickly, reducing the time users spend in read-only mode during synchronization.

Optimized queries to Jira

The risk of a negative impact on Jira Data Center performance was significantly mitigated by reducing the number of BigPicture queries to Jira. Depending on the configuration and user traffic, this can result in 3x, 5x, 30x fewer queries.