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Release notes for BigGantt - Data Center

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Release notes for BigGantt - Data Center

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BigGantt 8.70.11.3

Aug 11, 2026

Jira compatibility: Jira 11

  • ENHANCEMENTS

    • [Public API] to manage workload and holiday plans assigned to a resource

    • [Public API] New endpoint with the details of user capacity and worklogs

  • BUGS

    • (Gantt module) Fixed bulk conversion of Basic tasks to Jira issues

    • (Gantt module) Added box size verification when importing tasks from a file

    • (Gantt module) Start Date field synchronization improved (some edge cases)

    • (Gantt module) Child tasks should keep their position in relation to their parent after its move (some edge cases)

    • (Configuration) Fixed opening filters on Scope Definition screen

    • (Configuration) Added support for Oracle JDBC driver 19.3.0.0.0

    • (Configuration) Improved the creation of boxes with more than 10 000 issues

    • JCMA patch set

BigGantt 8.70.1.3

Aug 11, 2026

Jira compatibility: Jira 10

  • ENHANCEMENTS

    • [Public API] to manage workload and holiday plans assigned to a resource

    • [Public API] New endpoint with the details of user capacity and worklogs

  • BUGS

    • (Gantt module) Fixed bulk conversion of Basic tasks to Jira issues

    • (Gantt module) Added box size verification when importing tasks from a file

    • (Gantt module) Start Date field synchronization improved (some edge cases)

    • (Gantt module) Child tasks should keep their position in relation to their parent after its move (some edge cases)

    • (Configuration) Fixed opening filters on Scope Definition screen

    • JCMA patch set

BigGantt 8.70.11.1

Jun 29, 2026

Jira compatibility: Jira 11

  • BUGS

    • Critical fix for Activity Stream error in Jira 11.

    • Fix for permissions when a user does not have access to the Root box.

    • JCMA patch set.

BigGantt 8.70.1.2

Jun 23, 2026

Jira compatibility: Jira 10

  • BUGS

    • Fix for log4j class loader.

BigGantt 8.70.1.1

Jun 23, 2026

Jira compatibility: Jira 10

  • COMPATIBILITY NOTICE

    • Starting with this version, you no longer need to update the BigTemplate application.

BigGantt 8.70.11

Apr 23, 2026

  • JIRA COMPATIBILITY

    • BigGantt 8.70.11 is compatible with Jira 11 or higher.

BigGantt 8.70.0

Apr 20, 2026

  • ENHANCEMENTS

    • Use the custom filters to filter by a component field.

    • Filter for empty values of numeric and date fields.

BigGantt 8.64.0

Dec 8, 2025

  • NEW

    • Cloning tasks now supports cloning Jira epics.

  • ENHANCEMENTS

    • Resources panel in Gantt - track team workload in hours, man-days, percent, or story points, with new quarterly, yearly, and timebox aggregations.

    • A shareable link is valid for 360 days after its last use.

    • The task details window has been updated.

    • Create notes for Jira work items, BigPicture boxes, and basic tasks.

    • Display the Priority icon on the left side next to the taskbar on the Gantt timeline.

BigGantt 8.58.0

Sep 1, 2025

  • NEW

    • New homepage.

  • ENHANCEMENTS

    • Editable built-in “Sprint” and “Priority” fields have been added.

    • Expand and collapse sub-tasks on the task timeline.

    • Right-click on the Gantt timeline to open the task details window for a task without dates.

BigGantt 8.53.0

Jun 5, 2025

  • ENHANCEMENTS

    • Shortcuts to quick filters can be added to your screen.

    • The custom filters panel can be used to filter by

      • issue type

      • priority

      • empty values

      • Jira labels

    • Information about when the resource was archived is accessible on the resource page.

BigGantt 8.50.0

Mar 31, 2025

  • ENHANCEMENTS

    • When task grouping is turned on, the same task can be listed in multiple groups. It applies to fields that hold multiple values for the same task.

    • In the task Custom filters panel, you can specifically search for tasks for which a given field is empty (for example, there is no assignee).

    • The built-in field color has been renamed manual color.

BigGantt 8.49.0

Mar 18, 2025

  • NEW

    • The new custom filters panel lets you build queries using both built-in and native Jira fields. The search is run for all task types (including basic tasks, Trello tasks, and additional tasks based on sprints, versions etc.)

  • ENHANCEMENTS

    • The date range filter has shortcut buttons for commonly used periods.

BigGantt 8.48.0

Mar 3, 2025

  • ENHANCEMENTS

    • Users can be automatically archived and restored.

BigGantt 8.47.0

Feb 12, 2025

  • MINOR CHANGES

    • Structure builders configuration: the save button is pinned to the bottom of the configuration screen and always remains visible.

BigGantt 8.46.0

Jan 27, 2025

  • MINOR CHANGES

    • In this release, changes were made to BigTemplate's infrastructure to support future enhancements.

BigGantt 8.45.0

Jan 9, 2025

  • MINOR CHANGES

    • In this release, changes were made to BigTemplate's infrastructure to support future enhancements.

BigGantt 8.44.0

Dec 16, 2024

  • NEW

    • Filter by panel introduced to the Gantt module.

BigGantt 8.43.0

Nov 27, 2024

  • NEW

    • Select a parent task and its children in the Gantt module.

BigGantt 8.42.0

Nov 14, 2024

  • NEW

    • A Jira administrator can disable the onboarding survey.

  • ENHANCEMENTS

    • Critical Path is supported by portfolio boxes

BigGantt 8.41.0

Oct 17, 2024

  • NEW

    • Multi-select users and groups on the Security page

  • ENHANCEMENTS

    • Redesigned Dependencies section in the Infobar (Gantt module)

BigGantt 8.40.0

Sep 26, 2024

  • NEW

    • Default scheduling mode can be set up per task type.

  • ENHANCEMENTS

    • Gantt module is available in portfolio boxes

    • Tasks are moved when absences are added/removed from the assignee.

BigGantt 8.39.0

Sep 5, 2024

  • NEW

    • BigGantt is compatible with Jira 10

    • “Auto-basic” scheduling mode introduced

BigGantt 8.38.0

Aug 6, 2024

  • MINOR CHANGES

    • In this release, changes were made to BigPicture's infrastructure to support future enhancements.

BigGantt 8.37.1

Jul 16, 2024

  • NEW

    • Multi-select when assigning resources to workload and holiday plans

    • Field mapping reminders

  • ENHANCEMENTS

    • Task data in columns is loaded incrementally (Gantt module)

    • Faster box synchronization

    • Optimized queries to Jira

BigGantt 8.36.0

Jul 1, 2024

  • ENHANCEMENTS

    • The resource capacity is automatically changed to 0 when the user is archived

BigGantt 8.35.0

Jun 17, 2024

  • MINOR CHANGES

    • In this release, changes were made to BigPicture's infrastructure to support future enhancements.

BigGantt 8.34.0

Jun 3, 2024

  • NEW

    • sub-box built-in field has been added to the app

  • ENHANCEMENTS

    • filtered results can display child items of the search results

    • when timeboxes are visible above the timeline, their name is displayed

BigGantt 8.33.0

May 9, 2024

  • Minor changes.

BigGantt 8.32.0

Apr 17, 2024

  • ENHANCEMENTS

    • floating tooltip shows the date while setting a new marker

BigGantt 8.31.0

Apr 4, 2024

  • ENHANCEMENTS

    • double-click on a marker to edit it

    • today’s marker shows the date

    • when sorting, the default task order is ascending

    • during box creation, today’s date is by default entered as the box end date

  • BUGS

    • clicking on a gantt chart to exit the right-click pop-up menu doesn’t trigger date assignment

 

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