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Release date: Sep 26, 2024

Our team is thrilled to announce the latest release of BigPicture, version 8.40.0.

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Scheduling mode

Configure the default scheduling mode per task type

You can configure the default scheduling mode for each task type, including extra tasks such as Jira epics, components, projects, sprints, versions, etc. This way, new task types you add to a box in the future will get the default scheduling mode. The configuration works per box or box type.

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Edit the default scheduling mode

To edit the default scheduling mode for Jira components, projects, sprints, and versions:

1. Go to Box configuration > Tasks > Scheduling.

2. Expand the Advanced configuration tab.

3. Click Edit next to the task type.

4. Select the scheduling mode.

5. Click Edit to save.

The video presents how to edit the default scheduling mode for Jira components.

Add the default scheduling mode for new task types

To add the default scheduling mode for a new task type:

1. Click Add task type.

2. Select a task type.

3. Select the scheduling mode.

4. Click Add to save.

The video presents how to add a new task type and set the default scheduling mode.

Delete the default scheduling mode for task types

To remove a task type and its default scheduling mode:

1. Find a task type.

2. Click Delete next to the task type.

3. Click Delete to confirm.

Limitations

• A sprint task cannot have a scheduling mode set to auto bottom-up.

Enhancements

Automatic scheduling

Scheduling is triggered when absences are added/removed

Task position on a timeline dynamically responds to user absences.

Note: to activate the functionality, adjust the relevant settings.

Board module swimlanes

Full access to the Team members, Priority, and Color swimlanes

The Team members, Priority, and Color swimlanes now offer full functionality, including live sync, adding new tasks, dragging and dropping tasks between swimlanes and the backlog, checking capacity totals, enabling task warnings, and displaying objectives.

To learn more, see the Swimlane picker page.

The Assignee swimlane is renamed to Team members

The Assignee swimlane is renamed to Team members. This swimlane shows the tasks assigned to each individual, making it easy to track personal workloads and responsibilities. Team members displayed on swimlanes come from teams configured in a box in the Teams module.

To learn more, see the Swimlane picker page.

Portfolio management

Gantt and Scope modules are available in portfolio boxes

Now you can view the aggregate data from project boxes directly on the portfolio level.