Update - New Rally UI: Recent changes & What's to come (02/10/2020)

[Andrea Schilde]

Hello Everyone,

I wanted to share the latest update regarding the new Rally UI:

What's New & Released:

• [Screen Real Estate] Update grid styling
• [Screen Real Estate] Update header styling
• [Export] Ability to export more columns than displayed
• [Iteration Status] Ability to add collection indicator icons on a grid (e.g. Tasks, Defects)
• [Iteration Status] Addressed issue with test cases associated with different test sets
• [Iteration Status] Epic stories to not be displayed
• [Iteration Status] Ensure all swimlanes load
• [List View] Performance improvements when selecting check-box
• [Nav Bar] Resizing window to not cut-off access to profile or settings drop-down
• [Board] Addressed issue with missing scroll bars and other browser-specific display issues
• [Portfolio Kanban] Ready state to reset when a card moves columns
• [Backlog] Enable inline edit 
• [Backlog] Enable 'work item type filter' for defects and defect suites
• [Team Planning] Improved drop target when dropping into an empty iteration
• [Team Planning] Addressed issue with Schedule State updates not saving
• [Defects] GoupBy: Exclude empty groups by default with the option to include empty groups
• [Quality Management] Choose Test Cases dialog: Added Test Folder filter drop-down
• [Editors] Defect: Ability to assign defect & parent story at the same time 
• [Components] Choose Parent Modal: Added pagination to modal
• [Components] FormattedID to be displayed as a link in hover-over
• [Components] Improved anchoring of pop-overs
• [Toolbar] Project filter to show direct children & contain a link to modal with a project tree
• [Color] Reverted back to the old color names. We are keeping the new color scheme.

Work in flight:

• [Screen Real Estate] Iteration Status stats banner restyling
• [Screen Real Estate] Iteration Status: Collapsing status banner to increase board real estate
• [Work Views] Remove duplicate groups from groupby 'state' for portfolio items
• [Portfolio Items] Field picker to display required fields (ID, Name, Owner)
• [Components] Improve performance of Predecessor/Successor/Parent picker
• [Components] Improve inline edit of multi-value custom fields
  • Current workaround: open and close drop down again
• [Toolbar] Extend reach of 'Copy Tasks from' & 'Link Existing' actions (former 'choose existing')
  • Iteration Status: Link Existing Test Cases
• [Help Links] Update help links to offer contextual help again post-Broadcom migration

As always, please reach out if you have any questions.

Best,

Your Rally Product Team

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[Mitch Goldman]

Thanks for the list. 
Regarding this one: 

• [Color] Reverted back to the old color names. We are keeping the new color scheme.

Can we just get a color palette instead of 10 pre-define colors, 3 of which have predefined uses (blue, orange, gray) and one shows up another color in some apps ("no color" displays as a shade of gray)?  You are storing them in the db as hex already so is it a big ask to give us the ability to harness its potential?

[Andrea Schilde]

Hi @Mitch Goldman,

thank you for your feedback regarding colors.

This is something we are considering on the future, but not easily implemented with our current set up.
I have added it to our longer term idea backlog for now.

Thanks again for your input. It is much appreciated.

Best,

Andrea​

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[Sheri Moore]

Love this idea @Mitch Goldman!  Put the power in the users' hands!  10 was never enough for us anyway <smile>​​

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[vtleogal]

Was this pushed out to all SaaS yesterday ? It says 2/10/2020 but I am not clear if that is the release date and/or the install/push date or both?

Thanks!

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[Andrea Schilde]

Hi @vtleogal,

the date is the post date​.

These are all the changes that were recently released to the new Rally UI only.
Please let me know if you have any questions.

Best,

Andrea

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Product Manager
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[Terry Ginzburg]

You mention Link Existing replacing Choose Existing. I saw that a couple of days ago, but it seems to have reverted back to Choose Existing. I'm creating some end user documentation, it would be really helpful to know which is going to stick.  :)

Thanks!

Terry

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[Andrea Schilde]

Hi @Terry Ginzburg,

the link existing change is now in production.
We had to revert our initial release, since it caused a defect that we have since addressed.

Best,

Andrea​

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Product Manager
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[Greg Monahan]

So the old UI had a way for a Workspace Admin to minimize widgets on dashboards. I use this a lot for dashboards where I prototype things and don't always need to see a widget's output. Regular users didn't have the minimize widget icon.

With the new UI, I now have dozens of widgets that are minimized that can't be un-minimized. Making them expand to full-screen and back doesn't revert them to being open. Is there a buried setting that allows me to get these open, and potentially re-minimize them?

I've tried this in all browser flavors.

** Update ** - The functionality is still there - the space between the settings gear icon and the maximize icon - if clicked there, performs the minimize and re-open functionality. Is there supposed to be an icon there?

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[Pat Cousins]

Hi Greg, this is a Labs feature called "Windowed Dashboards".  It must be On for you but not enabled for your Subscription.  Some of my users have complained that they don't see the minimize icon.  (As you said, the function still works, just can't see the icon.)

[Greg Monahan]

Yes, I have it On, so I assumed this meant it was enabled for my Subscription - as other options are not enabled. Maybe we need a separate column showing what's on and what's subscription enabled in case it's not both?

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[Andrea Schilde]

Hi @Greg Monahan,

we released a fix for this. You should now be able to minimize apps again in your dashboard.

Best,

Andrea​

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Product Manager
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[Hany Shanata]

How to get the new UI, Users asking , I'm the sub admin

[Nik Antonelli]

Hi @Hany Shanata,

If you raise a case through our website, the support team can check the state of play of your subscription on any topic. Most users have migrated to the new UI and only a select few organisations are still on the old UI. It is possible you are in one of those.

I responded to your other post with something to look at before you contact our support team.
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Rally Software
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[Andrea Schilde]

Hi @Hany Shanata,

if you email me your Rally username, then I can confirm which UI you have enabled.
You can reach me at [e-mail]

Thanks,

Andrea

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Product Manager
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[Hany Shanata]

its, [e-mail]

[Hany Shanata]

Katy Groves maybe just switched it I will confirm now

[diegow]

Hello!

Not sure if I'm on the right place, apologies if not. We have Rally SaaS and SSO for user authentication. Rally has an option to use a Custom Logout Page. I have this configured but it does not work.

I opened a ticket with support and they said there is a defect already but I would like to know when it will be fixed.

Thank you!

[Andrea Schilde]

Hi @diegow,

I double-checked on this defect and the work is currently in flight. The work started on Nov 5th.

Best,

Andrea

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