Vivid Trace 1.4 Release Notes
Released 2016-05-05
Updated 2017-02-09 for Vivid Trace for Jira 1.4.2
Updated 2017-07-18 for Vivid Trace for Jira 1.4.3
Updated 2017-09-03 for Vivid Trace for Jira 1.4.4
Updated 2017-09-03 for Vivid Trace for Confluence 1.4.4
This document describes what has changed in Vivid Trace for Jira version 1.4. When planning to update the add-on in your Jira system to this version, consider the information within as there may be changes that are undesirable in your circumstances or known issues that might affect the stability of your operations. This document covers the following topics:
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
Graph and performance improvements.
You can limit how far away from the contextual or seed issues to graph using the new Graph Distance setting, available in all graphs. More information
The Graph Direction setting in the Trace Studio offers additional graph layout directions: right-to-left, and top-to-bottom. More information
Limit Jira server-side graph calculation time and system load with the new Graph Traversal Time Limit add-on setting. 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 | Change | 1.4 | Rename "View issues" button to "List issues". |
| TRACE-423 | Change | 1.4 | Increase minimum supported Jira version to 6.3. |
| TRACE-616 | Change | 1.4.3 | Issues opened from within the Trace Studio open in new browser tabs. |
| TRACE-664 | Change | 1.4.4 | Compatibility with Jira 8. |
 TRACE-393 | Fix | 1.4.1 | "Create Issue" in Jira 7 can cause in-context issue relation graph to be displayed for a different issue. |
| TRACE-455 | Fix | 1.4.1 | Incorrect quoting in JQL generated by "Trace issues" button in Project context. |
| TRACE-460 | Fix | 1.4.1 | Recalling saved traces in quick succession can lead to confused UI. |
| TRACE-462 | Fix | 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 | Fix | 1.4.1 | Trace displays VTE-9 instead of issue relation graph when all issue link types are disabled in project configuration. |
| TRACE-481 | Fix | 1.4.1 | Breaking change in Jira 7.2: Issue relation graph is not displayed in project context. |
| TRACE-482 | Fix | 1.4.1 | Breaking change in Jira 7.2: Cannot navigate to issue by clicking it in the issue relation graph. |
| TRACE-484 | Fix | 1.4.1 | Breaking change in Jira 7.2: Trace Studio panels don't expand and collapse. |
| TRACE-486 | Fix | 1.4.1 | Issue-context graph doesn't re-display when refreshed with zero issues. |
| TRACE-489 | Fix | 1.4.1 | AUI "warning" icon in License Status is shown as last-resort Unicode glyph. |
| TRACE-490 | Fix | 1.4.1 | Primary license key application buttons stepped down one level below secondary button. |
| TRACE-492 | Fix | 1.4.1 | Custom fields of type URL don't link to their URLs when rendered in trace issue lozenges. |
| TRACE-527 | Fix | 1.4.1 | Cannot set distance to Unlimited as a user preference. |
| TRACE-531 | Fix | 1.4.2 | ActiveObjects upgrade process is incomplete. |
| TRACE-541 | Fix | 1.4.3 | Drop-down menu lingers after actuating unrelated UI widget in Trace Studio. |
| TRACE-557 | Fix | 1.4.3 | License key label on add-on licensing page is incorrect when browser window is sufficiently narrow. |
| TRACE-566 | Fix | 1.4.3 | Elements in project configuration are incorrectly rendered on Firefox. |
| TRACE-568 | Fix | 1.4.3 | issueLinkType parameter for the relations() JQL function is not generated when listing issues from the Trace Studio. |
| TRACE-579 | Fix | 1.4.3 | Disabling all but the parent/sub-task directions in the Trace Studio causes VTW-5. |
| TRACE-582 | Fix | 1.4.3 | Text attributes in exported PNG and SVG differ from appearance in Jira. |
| TRACE-589 | Fix | 1.4.3 | Error not produced when trace is refreshed after authenticated user's login status automatically expires. |
| TRACE-603 | Fix | 1.4.3 | Numeric field contents in in-context Distance setting is not right-justified. |
| TRACE-606 | Fix | 1.4.3 | Exported files of graphs incorrectly include hover highlighting. |
| TRACE-609 | Fix | 1.4.3 | JQL query validation as anonymous causes server-side exception. |
| TRACE-615 | Fix | 1.4.3 | Sole enabled direction checkbox in Trace Studio can be actuated. |
| TRACE-630 | Fix | 1.4.4 | Custom fields missing from Issue Field Layout. |
 TRACE-104 | Improvement | 1.4 | Improve add-on configuration UI: Reset to default value, cancel editing, prevent UI flash. |
| TRACE-264 | Improvement | 1.4 | Graph arbitrary JQL queries as seed issues in Trace Studio. |
| TRACE-318 | Improvement | 1.4 | The Trace Studio can be set as "My Jira Home". |
| TRACE-331 | Improvement | 1.4 | Support certain Jira Agile / Jira Software issue fields. |
| TRACE-346 | Improvement | 1.4 | Mouse-over highlights connected issues and relations. |
| TRACE-388 | Improvement | 1.4 | Immediate access to the trace facility directly from anywhere in user-space Jira. |
| TRACE-394 | Improvement | 1.4 | Regularize "SubTask" relationship nomenclature in graphs to "Sub-task", bringing it into alignment with the product documentation. |
| TRACE-399 | Improvement | 1.4 | Optimize relations algorithm performance. |
| TRACE-403 | Improvement | 1.4 | Arrange in-context graph Trace and More menus and common header Trace menu. |
| TRACE-407 | Improvement | 1.4 | Migrate project configuration settings from PluginSettings to ActiveObjects. |
| TRACE-408 | Improvement | 1.4 | Migrate user preference settings from PluginSettings to ActiveObjects. |
| TRACE-487 | Improvement | 1.4.3 | Confirm license removal when license key text is deleted from field and applied. |
| TRACE-574 | Improvement | 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 | Improvement | 1.4.3 | Seed issues input field size resets after trace refreshes. |
| TRACE-608 | Improvement | 1.4.3 | Disable allow List issues and Bulk operations until first trace is executed. |
| TRACE-612 | Improvement | 1.4.3 | The Trace global navigation menu item is revealed only when projects are visible. |
| TRACE-618 | Improvement | 1.4.3 | Clarify that only issue fields belonging to visible projects are available in issue field layouts. |
 TRACE-339 | New feature | 1.4 | Add-on language localization: français (France) - French (France) fr_FR. |
| TRACE-340 | New feature | 1.4 | Add-on language localization: español (Argentina) - Spanish (Argentina) es_AR, es_ES, es_MX, es_VE. |
| TRACE-351 | New feature | 1.4 | Hovering over section titles in the online documentation reveals an anchor link whose URL can be copied to clipboard. |
| TRACE-364 | New feature | 1.4 | Add-on language localization: 한국어 (대한민국) - Korean (South Korea) ko_KR. |
| TRACE-365 | New feature | 1.4 | Add-on language localization: 中文 (中国) - Chinese (China) zh_CN. |
| TRACE-369 | New feature | 1.4 | Graph Distance setting. |
| TRACE-398 | New feature | 1.4 | Graph Traversal Time Limit add-on configuration setting. |
| TRACE-401 | New feature | 1.4 | Perform Jira bulk operations on graphed issues. |
| TRACE-402 | New feature | 1.4 | Bring in-context graph as-is into Trace Studio. |
| TRACE-405 | New feature | 1.4 | Saved Trace management shell. |
| TRACE-410 | New feature | 1.4 | View graph with or without orphan issues grouped and labelled. |
| TRACE-411 | New feature | 1.4 | Option whether to include seed issues in graph. |
| TRACE-412 | New feature | 1.4 | Graph Direction setting. |
| TRACE-413 | New feature | 1.4 | Trace Operations menu: Tools for listing issues and bulk change. |
| TRACE-415 | New feature | 1.4 | Add-on language localization: norsk (Norge) - Norwegian (Norway) no_NO. |
| TRACE-416 | New feature | 1.4 | Add-on language localization: português (Brasil) - Portuguese (Brazil) pt_BR, pt_PT. |
| TRACE-417 | New feature | 1.4 | Add-on language localization: 中文 (香港) - Chinese (Hong Kong) zh_HK. |
| TRACE-418 | New feature | 1.4 | Add-on language localization: 中文 (台灣) - Chinese (Taiwan) zh_TW. |
| TRACE-419 | New feature | 1.4 | Add-on language localization: čeština (Česká republika) - Czech (Czech Republic) cs_CZ. |
| TRACE-420 | New feature | 1.4 | Add-on language localization: Dansk (Danmark) - Danish (Denmark) da_DK. |
| TRACE-421 | New feature | 1.4 | Add-on language localization: Nederlands (Nederland) - Dutch (Netherlands) nl_NL. |
| TRACE-422 | New feature | 1.4 | Add-on language localization: suomi (Suomi) - Finnish (Finland) fi_FI. |
| TRACE-425 | New feature | 1.4 | Support certain Tempo Timesheets issue fields. |
| TRACE-426 | New feature | 1.4 | Add-on language localization: Türkçe (Türkiye) - Turkish (Turkey) tr_TR. |
| TRACE-427 | New feature | 1.4 | Add-on language localization: svenska (Sverige) - Swedish (Sweden) sv_SE. |
| TRACE-428 | New feature | 1.4 | Add-on language localization: italiano (Italia) - Italian (Italy) it_IT. |
| TRACE-429 | New feature | 1.4 | Add-on language localization: русский (Россия) - Russian (Russia) ru_RU. |
| TRACE-430 | New feature | 1.4 | Add-on language localization: polski (Polska) - Polish (Poland) pl_PL. |
| TRACE-434 | New feature | 1.4 | Export issue relation graph as PNG in Trace Studio. |
| TRACE-436 | New feature | 1.4 | Export issue relation graph as SVG in Trace Studio. |
| VTC-3 | New feature | 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.
Please see Support lifecycle information for more information.
Version History
| Version | Release date | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Vivid Trace for Jira 1.4.4 | 2017-09-03 | Fixes all known defects. Enables Vivid Trace for Confluence. |
| Vivid Trace for Confluence 1.4.4 | 2017-09-03 | Fixes all known defects. Enables Vivid Trace for Confluence. |
| Vivid Trace for Jira 1.4.3 | 2017-07-18 | Fixes for all known issues. |
| Vivid Trace for Jira 1.4.2 | 2017-02-09 | Fixes for all known issues. |
| Vivid Trace for Jira 1.4.1 | Retracted 2017-02-09 (Release date 2017-02-08) | |
| Vivid Trace for Jira 1.4 | 2016-05-05 | Trace Studio for tracing arbitrary JQL queries. Performance improvements. Improved handling for larger graphs. Add-on localized to 20 languages. |
| Vivid Trace for Jira 1.3.2 | 2015-12-14 | Fixes for all known issues. |
| Vivid Trace for Jira 1.3.1 | 2015-11-12 | Fixes for all known issues. |
| Vivid Trace for Jira 1.3 | 2015-10-20 | Customizable issue field layouts for issue relation graphs. |
| Vivid Trace for Jira 1.2.1 | 2015-08-20 | Defect fixes. |
| Vivid Trace for Jira 1.2 | 2015-07-22 | Project component and version issue relation graphs. Improved handling for larger graphs. Improved and expanded JQL functions for comprehensive issue tracing. German and Japanese add-on localizations. |
| Vivid Trace for Jira 1.1 | 2014-12-05 | Qualified for use with Jira Data Center. |
| Vivid Trace for Jira 1.0 | 2014-08-30 | Issue relation graphs. |