BigGantt 8.3.0 Release notes
New authentication method to our non-public REST API
Your management data security is paramount to us. That’s why with version 8.3 we are introducing a new API connection authentication method that will protect your data against CSRF attacks more effectively. From version 8.3 on, every API endpoint requires a special token to authenticate the connection.
To keep using our non-public API after upgrading to version 8.3, you need to adjust all your custom automation flows, non-standard reporting solutions and other connections so that they meet the new authentication requirements. Please mind that this change applies exclusively to Server and Data Center instances of our products and have no impact on Cloud instances whatsoever. We recommend upgrading on-prem instances of our apps to version 8.3 only after adjusting API connections to the new requirements. Learn more…
Should you have any questions, please contact our Support Team.
Resource management
Give your HR PMO some new superpowers
Thanks to the Global Resource Admin role, managers do not need App Admin permissions anymore to administer resource-related configuration of the app (i.e. update users’ non-working days).
Greater ease of use and accessibility
Inline editing
You can now display indicators such as Estimates, all Jira dropdown fields or Priority in the columns of your Gantt WBS panel. Moreover, you can in-line edit them, while planning work or whenever needed. Last but not least, in-line editing is also available in Overview.
Scope and dependency management no more a challenge
Collapse all task groups, sort and easily manage them on your Gantt charts
BigGantt has been augmented with new grouping and creating dependencies capabilities. You can easily collapse all task groups, sort collapsed tasks and manage dependencies between them, all to get a clear view of the elements that matter in a given context.
Share Gantt views with others by simply sending them relevant links
If you need to share a specific Gantt module view with someone, you can now simply generate and send them a link. They will get the exact same view that you’re looking at.
Copy your Jira Quick Filters directly to BigPicture
Now, you can filter your tasks in BigPicture based on Quick Filters that you set for your Jira boards by simply copying them directly to the app.
Financial management enters BigPicture
Add a financial dimension to your portfolio-level view
You can add and fill in manually columns that are critical for effective management of the financial side of your initiatives, such as budgets, estimated costs, actual costs. You can assign values to specific initiatives (e.g. projects) as well as to work items they consist of, and neatly aggregate the values at the initiative or portfolio level.
Adjust your portfolio-level metrics to the management approaches used within that portfolio
As different things matter in different types of initiatives, you can now customize your portfolio-view columns in the Overview module to reflect those changes and get instant access to relevant indicators.
Show exactly what you want to show in Jira & Confluence gadgets
Now, the data from Gantt, Calendar, and Risks modules that you want to present using Jira and Confluence gadgets can be filtered using both regular and Quick Filters.
List of changes
Category | Feature description | Sneak peek |
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AUTHENTICATION | New authentication method to REST API
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Financial management | NEW New columns and fields
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Sub-scope sync | Jira epic link can be used for sub-scope synchronization. | |
Inline Editing | Inline editing column view (Gantt) added for:
Those fields can be also edited for basic tasks. Inline editing is available for the Overview and Resources modules. Inline editing for columns with aggregations (Gantt) - only for tasks that are not parents. | |
Filters |
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Overview module |
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Gantt module | NEW Share view If you need to share a specific BigGantt view with someone, you can now simply generate and send them a link. They will get the exact same view that you’re looking at. | |
Import Quick Filters from a Jira board You can easily import existing filers from a Jira board. | ||
Sorting is initiated by clicking on the column header
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Grouped tasks can be filtered You can turn on task grouping and apply other filters to further refine results. | ||
Resources | NEW! Easier non-working days management (new global Resource Admin role) The Resource Admin role is effectively an extended App User role, which means that such a user:
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Administration | Resource Manager renamed to "Individuals" | |
Soft dependencies can be mapped to more than one link type | ||
Gadgets | Filtering is available in gadgets. |