Vivid Trace 1.4 Release Notes

Highlights

Trace arbitrary JQL queries in the new Trace Studio.

Accessible from nearly everywhere in Jira, the Trace Studio is a new focal point in Vivid Trace. You can design, run, save, and tweak traces with parameters that parallel the relations JQL function suite and also design the information display to help you visualize and communicate issues and relations, produce traceability reports, conduct change impact analysis, or assure compliance. More information

Vivid Trace for Confluence

You can embed saved traces in Confluence pages using the new Trace macro in Vivid Trace for Confluence, new in Vivid Trace 1.4.4. Great for visually describing and annotating your requirements, test plans, and other project artifacts in Confluence with traces directly from Jira. More information

Issue-context trace can be shown in its own panel.

Whereas in previous releases of Vivid Trace traces on individual issue pages were found in a tab in the Activity panel, the project configuration offers the option to show traces in a dedicated panel, making traces easier to access and control visibility of.

Click or tap the "Trace" panel title to alternately hide and reveal the trace. Traces are not fetched while the panel is hidden, which can help pages to load faster. More information

Many new add-on localizations to support teams in multiple regions and cultures.

You and your team members around the world can each use the Vivid Trace Jira add-on software in your own choice of 20 languages. The localizations are generated from Vivid Trace's open translation management system — improvements and new language contributions are welcome.

• 中文/中国 (Simplified Chinese)
• 中文/香港 (Hong Kong Chinese)
• 中文/台灣 (Taiwan Chinese)
• čeština (Czech)
• Dansk (Danish)
• Nederlands (Dutch)
• English
• suomi (Finnish)
• français (French)
• Deutsch (German)
• italiano (Italian)
• 日本語 (Japanese)
• 한국어 (Korean)
• norsk (Norwegian)
• Polski (Polish)
• Português (Portuguese)
• Русский (Russian)
• Español (Spanish)
• svenska (Swedish)
• Türkçe (Turkish)

Update Notes

The latest release of Vivid Trace 1.4 is recommended for general production including as an update to Vivid Trace 1.3 and prior versions. The update can be validated on a test instance of Jira before updating the add-on on your production systems. Points of caution associated with this release:

• When installing or updating to Vivid Trace version 1.4, your Jira instance might need to be re-indexed before Vivid Trace can be used. In this case, the Jira administration section will display a reminder until the re-index is performed. Vivid Trace will not operate correctly until this re-index has been completed. You can choose Background Indexing to perform the re-index with no disruption to Jira availability.
• Note that the minimum supported version of Jira Server and Jira Data Center is now 6.3. If you are considering updating to Vivid Trace version 1.4, your Jira system must be at least version 6.3.
• The Vivid Trace add-on is available in two variants: one add-on file for Jira 6 leading up to and including the most recent release of Jira version 6.4, and a different add-on file applicable to Jira version 7.0 and newer. Please verify that the add-on file matches your specific Jira major version number prior to installation.

Change List

Issue	Status	Version	Summary
TRACE-304	Changed	1.4	Rename "View issues" button to "List issues"
TRACE-423	Changed	1.4	Increase minimum supported Jira version to 6.3
TRACE-616	Changed	1.4.3	Issues opened from within the Trace Studio open in new browser tabs
TRACE-664	Changed	1.4.4	Compatibility with Jira 8
TRACE-393	Fixed	1.4.1	"Create Issue" in Jira 7 can cause in-context issue relation graph to be displayed for a different issue
TRACE-455	Fixed	1.4.1	Incorrect quoting in JQL generated by "Trace issues" button in Project context
TRACE-460	Fixed	1.4.1	Recalling saved traces in quick succession can lead to confused UI
TRACE-462	Fixed	1.4.1	Previous messages and issue relation graph can linger when starting a new trace or loading a saved trace with an empty seed issues specification
TRACE-472	Fixed	1.4.1	Trace displays VTE-9 instead of issue relation graph when all issue link types are disabled in project configuration
TRACE-481	Fixed	1.4.1	Breaking change in Jira 7.2: Issue relation graph is not displayed in project context
TRACE-482	Fixed	1.4.1	Breaking change in Jira 7.2: Cannot navigate to issue by clicking it in the issue relation graph
TRACE-484	Fixed	1.4.1	Breaking change in Jira 7.2: Trace Studio panels don't expand and collapse
TRACE-486	Fixed	1.4.1	Issue-context graph doesn't re-display when refreshed with zero issues
TRACE-489	Fixed	1.4.1	AUI "warning" icon in License Status is shown as last-resort unicode glyph
TRACE-490	Fixed	1.4.1	Primary license key application buttons stepped down one level below secondary button
TRACE-492	Fixed	1.4.1	Custom fields of type URL don't link to their URLs when rendered in trace issue lozenges
TRACE-527	Fixed	1.4.1	Cannot set distance to Unlimited as a user preference
TRACE-531	Fixed	1.4.2	ActiveObjects upgrade process is incomplete
TRACE-541	Fixed	1.4.3	Drop-down menu lingers after actuating unrelated UI widget in Trace Studio
TRACE-557	Fixed	1.4.3	License key label on add-on licensing page is incorrect when browser window is sufficiently narrow
TRACE-566	Fixed	1.4.3	Elements in project configuration are incorrectly rendered on Firefox
TRACE-568	Fixed	1.4.3	issueLinkType parameter for the relations() JQL function is not generated when listing issues from the Trace Studio
TRACE-579	Fixed	1.4.3	Disabling all but the parent/sub-task directions in the Trace Studio causes VTW-5
TRACE-582	Fixed	1.4.3	Text attributes in exported PNG and SVG differ from appearance in Jira
TRACE-589	Fixed	1.4.3	Error not produced when trace is refreshed after authenticated user's login status automatically expires
TRACE-603	Fixed	1.4.3	Numeric field contents in in-context Distance setting is not right-justified
TRACE-606	Fixed	1.4.3	Exported files of graphs incorrectly include hover highlighting
TRACE-609	Fixed	1.4.3	JQL query validation as anonymous causes server-side exception
TRACE-615	Fixed	1.4.3	Sole enabled direction checkbox in Trace Studio can be actuated
TRACE-630	Fixed	1.4.4	Custom fields missing from Issue Field Layout
TRACE-104	Improved	1.4	Improve add-on configuration UI: Reset to default value, cancel editing, prevent UI flash
TRACE-264	Improved	1.4	Graph arbitrary JQL queries as seed issues in Trace Studio
TRACE-318	Improved	1.4	The Trace Studio can be set as "My Jira Home"
TRACE-331	Improved	1.4	Support certain Jira Agile / Jira Software issue fields
TRACE-346	Improved	1.4	Mouse-over highlights connected issues and relations
TRACE-388	Improved	1.4	Immediate access to the trace facility directly from anywhere in user-space Jira
TRACE-394	Improved	1.4	Regularize "SubTask" relationship nomenclature in graphs to "Sub-task", bringing it into alignment with the product documentation
TRACE-399	Improved	1.4	Optimize relations algorithm performance
TRACE-403	Improved	1.4	Arrange in-context graph Trace and More menus and common header Trace menu
TRACE-407	Improved	1.4	Migrate project configuration settings from PluginSettings to ActiveObjects
TRACE-408	Improved	1.4	Migrate user preference settings from PluginSettings to ActiveObjects
TRACE-487	Improved	1.4.3	Confirm license removal when license key text is deleted from field and applied
TRACE-574	Improved	1.4.3	Shorten the minimum width of the issue field layout to fit fully within the default width of its host column
TRACE-580	Improved	1.4.3	Seed issues input field size resets after trace refreshes
TRACE-608	Improved	1.4.3	Disable allow List issues and Bulk operations until first trace is executed
TRACE-612	Improved	1.4.3	The Trace global navigation menu item is revealed only when projects are visible
TRACE-618	Improved	1.4.3	Clarify that only issue fields belonging to visible projects are available in issue field layouts
TRACE-339	New	1.4	Add-on language localization: français (France) - French (France) fr_FR
TRACE-340	New	1.4	Add-on language localization: español (Argentina) - Spanish (Argentina) es_AR, es_ES, es_MX, es_VE
TRACE-351	New	1.4	Hovering over section titles in the online documentation reveals an anchor link whose URL can be copied to clipboard
TRACE-364	New	1.4	Add-on language localization: 한국어 (대한민국) - Korean (South Korea) ko_KR
TRACE-365	New	1.4	Add-on language localization: 中文 (中国) - Chinese (China) zh_CN
TRACE-369	New	1.4	Graph Distance setting
TRACE-398	New	1.4	Graph Traversal Time Limit add-on configuration setting
TRACE-401	New	1.4	Perform Jira bulk operations on graphed issues
TRACE-402	New	1.4	Bring in-context graph as-is into Trace Studio
TRACE-405	New	1.4	Saved Trace management shell
TRACE-410	New	1.4	View graph with or without orphan issues grouped and labelled
TRACE-411	New	1.4	Option whether or not to include seed issues in graph
TRACE-412	New	1.4	Graph Direction setting
TRACE-413	New	1.4	Trace Operations menu: Tools for listing issues and bulk change
TRACE-415	New	1.4	Add-on language localization: norsk (Norge) - Norwegian (Norway) no_NO
TRACE-416	New	1.4	Add-on language localization: português (Brasil) - Portuguese (Brazil) pt_BR, pt_PT
TRACE-417	New	1.4	Add-on language localization: 中文 (香港) - Chinese (Hong Kong) zh_HK
TRACE-418	New	1.4	Add-on language localization: 中文 (台灣) - Chinese (Taiwan) zh_TW
TRACE-419	New	1.4	Add-on language localization: čeština (Česká republika) - Czech (Czech Republic) cs_CZ
TRACE-420	New	1.4	Add-on language localization: Dansk (Danmark) - Danish (Denmark) da_DK
TRACE-421	New	1.4	Add-on language localization: Nederlands (Nederland) - Dutch (Netherlands) nl_NL
TRACE-422	New	1.4	Add-on language localization: suomi (Suomi) - Finnish (Finland) fi_FI
TRACE-425	New	1.4	Support certain Tempo Timesheets issue fields
TRACE-426	New	1.4	Add-on language localization: Türkçe (Türkiye) - Turkish (Turkey) tr_TR
TRACE-427	New	1.4	Add-on language localization: svenska (Sverige) - Swedish (Sweden) sv_SE
TRACE-428	New	1.4	Add-on language localization: italiano (Italia) - Italian (Italy) it_IT
TRACE-429	New	1.4	Add-on language localization: русский (Россия) - Russian (Russia) ru_RU
TRACE-430	New	1.4	Add-on language localization: polski (Polska) - Polish (Poland) pl_PL
TRACE-434	New	1.4	Export issue relation graph as PNG in Trace Studio
TRACE-436	New	1.4	Export issue relation graph as SVG in Trace Studio
VTC-3	New	1.4.4	Display arbitrary issue relation graphs in Confluence

Known Issues

Jira 7.6 introduces the ability to customize issue priorities as schemes on projects. This version, Vivid Trace 1.4 is unaware of this new feature, and therefore traces might not display correct priority information. The Vivid Trace 2021.1 release is tested to support priority schemes.

Jira 7.9 adds a global toggle named "Disable empty JQL queries" to determine whether an empty JQL query returns all possible issues or no results at all. This version of Vivid Trace is unaware of this toggle and may or may not behave according to the toggle's setting. The forthcoming release of Vivid Trace will honor Jira 7.9's Disable empty JQL queries toggle.

End-of-Support Statements

The minimum supported version of Jira Server and Jira Data Center has changed from Jira 5.1.1 to Jira 6.3. With this release and all newer releases, versions of Jira prior to version 6.3 are no longer supported by the add-on software.

Versions prior to Vivid Trace version 1.3 reach end-of-support status on 2017 April 1. Versions prior to Vivid Trace version 1.4 reach sunset status (no further patch updates) on 2017 April 1.

Version History