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Release Notes - Aligned Elements V2.6 (2.6.401/157.20382)

On November 7th 2022, we release Aligned Elements V2.6 (2.6.401/157.20382).

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Reason for this Version

This version contains a host of new features including:

  • Trace Object Attributes
  • Chapter Descriptions
  • Trace Table based on Snapshots
  • GemBoxPDf as standard PDF Converter

It also contains a large number of smaller features requested by Aligned Elements customers as well as a number of important bug fixes.

Please see complete list below.

Upgrading from previous versions

Aligned Elements V2.6 is backward compatible with Aligned Elements V2.4 and earlier. Opening a project for the first time with a new client will initiate a conversion of some of the internal data to a more performant structure. The data integrity is intact, and no information will be altered.

Note! As of Aligned Elements V2.5 SP 2, the User Group management contains a new User Group right for Locking / Unlocking objects. When upgrading a project from versions earlier than V2.5 SP 2, this right will be added to the project. The change causes a Message Box saying "Templates have changed. Database will be upgraded." Click "Yes" to proceed (our recommendation) and upgrade the project.

Note! As of Aligned Elements V2.5, newly created Users must do their first log in within 5 days of the user creation date! If more than 5 days pass, a Project Administrator must reset the created user’s password to grant the user a new window of 5 days to do the initial login.

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Installation

Aligned Elements V2.6 is available on our website for download as a standalone installer here.

For MS Word x64 bit compatibility, use the designated setup on our website.

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To install using the standalone windows installer:

Uninstall any installed version of Aligned Elements on your computer.

Unzip the file and click setup.exe to install.

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Fixes and enhancements

The full list of fixes can be found below. If you have questions about anything specific, please feel free to ask us on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Windows Clients – Enhancements

  • 7953 Possibility to run Trace Tables on Snapshots
  • 9607 Include tag names when exporting Revisable Objects
  • 9609 Support import of FMEA and PHA from Excel in Elements Importer
  • 9610 Elements Importer CSV/Excel: shall display Alias when available
  • 9638 Add support for .NET 4.8
  • 9656 In File Revision list: indicate revision leading to completed signature
  • 9657 Extend CopyFile action to also include traced attachments
  • 9659 Make GemBox default PDF converter
  • 8403 Add synch of Tags in copy Project / Branch / Take Offline
  • 9324 Add User Group right that prevent Testers to make changes to the Test Run
  • 9527 @ should be prevented in the Project Name
  • 9572 Check all validation rule ids at once instead of throwing error on first
  • 9593 It shall be possible to prevent that one person sign on several rows in a signature
  • 9594 Make ValidationReferenceMap project dependent
  • 9608 When importing Revisable Object, optionally add it to tags listed in the import file
  • 9629 Possibility differentiate Custom Workflow emails using Action Data ID as part of key
  • 9636 Optional: dynamically set attributes to read-only for certain values; defined in Workflow Transitions
  • 9661 Expand on PDF Footer
  • 9680 Export Queries: Add possibility to select several queries
  • 9687 Extend copy file metadate with revision information
  • 9700 When Copying Project to other Server with rename: rename Project Names in synched TraceFrom and TraceTo queries
  • 9736 Signal user mapping problems at Merge
  • 9740 Elements Importer with Word: Import table attribute with trace columns shall add trace info to xml file
  • 9747 If cancel in Jira Form at creation, then delete the created jira ticket in Jira
  • 9748 Trace Table: check that user has permissions to all types in trace table
  • 9756 Inconsistency Resolution for Suspect Trace "Display Gap Form" shall display gap between current revision and the revision before the change was made
  • 9761 When inserting Query with Chapters in Word, the top chapter shall not be inserted if it is not in the input set
  • 9768 Add additional mode for TracedTableColumnRule validation rule: check for traces that does not appear in cells of the column
  • 9817 If no StdProperty exists, add one

 

Windows Client – Fixes

  • 9704 Branching project with branch name same as original name but different casing does not work
  • 9193 Several merges create new objects in trunk for changed objects in branch
  • 9584 Importing objects exported as plaintext, does not set formatting according to RTF Template
  • 9604 Word templates from linked projects are not found/used when operating from master project
  • 9628 Trouble with synch and import with ExtID when several objects have same ExtID
  • 7481 Testcase with hyperlinks always dirty
  • 9571 Resolving an inconsistency which requires a synchronisation fails because the fi object is locked.
  • 9581 Positive Cues on conditional rules => If one of Eval/NotEval is present, exception occurs
  • 9614 Cannot remove Jira items in branch
  • 9620 Import of xml file without <Traces> tag is accepted but crashes
  • 9677 Resolve Obsolete trace incon does not work in Windows client
  • 9686 False positive if only a single table cell in a docx attribute
  • 9698 Trace From tab Trace From menu item displays IssueProxy type names. Should not be the case.
  • 9719 Import users: leading and trailing whitespaces in user name shall be automatically removed when importing
  • 9735 Select Option Form: text is displayed outside the form
  • 9746 Jira: If default value for customfield enum is Empty, then send null not empty string
  • 9751 File Explorer in linked project: Exception when expanding empty "linked items" in Word project explorer
  • 9754 Inconsistency View ID column should sort on ID number, not alphanumerically
  • 9766 LazyLoad exception for Gapform resolution for Incoming Suspect Trace incon
  • 9767 Trace To Tab Page shall not display Issue Proxy as type name in Trace To
  • 9774 Incorrect resolution options for MissingSignature
  • 9801 Check if ExtID attribute exists in type before looking for matching ExtID
  • 9814 Icons in views using image list do not display properly on Windows 11
  • 9763 Incorrect "Unknown attribute" message for ProjectHistory and Inconsistency Content Controls

Web Client – Enhancements

  • 9367 If attachment file is an image, possibility to view image via popover, hover or click on attachment object,
  • 9389 Risk Analysis: When working with grouping of mitigations, the new severity / probability should be displayed at the end of the grid
  • 9603 Copy project, Branch include Dashboards when copying
  • 9611 Allow to manage external login providers centrally
  • 9622 Allow to centrally manage two-factor authentication
  • 9624 Add detailed roles for web users
  • 9627 Add to test run from Elements Grid
  • 9651 Add filter to snapshot and compare view
  • 9652 Optionally display Category name as additional level of navigation in Sidebar.
  • 9654 Define and Trigger re-occurring workflows
  • 9666 Word allow to display the risk text (in addition to the number of hazards) in the risk summary
  • 9669 Add new Wizard / Assistant Step, Select and Create Document Objects from File
  • 9674 Chapter Description and ReadOnly chapters
  • 9678 Traced Objects Attribute
  • 9685 Make the tiny mce inline editing toolbar possible to move or place elsewhere
  • 9729 Do not pass smtp password in plain text
  • 9742 Automatic Recovery of data if save page fails
  • 9745 Enable possibility to use traced objects both up and down to the same type tree in template
  • 9750 Update packages after dependency check scan
  • 9752 Force selection of Automation script at Create Project
  • 9758 In "Review Feedback Overview", add possibility to promote Comment to Issue
  • 9765 Update ProjectInfo. and File. tags in File prior to editing
  • 9776 Set timeout in for the automation tool
  • 9786 Test run view takes a long time to load
  • 9796 Allow to display full tree of incoming and outgoing traces in the detail view by hovering with mouse
  • 9799 Web-client needs to pass the application version for the web-client to the License Manager
  • 9800 Create project with automation script fails if user session timed out.
  • 9598 Reverse default sort order in test run explorer, last first
  • 9616 ProjectExplorerTemplate: Check traced to type names in trace hints for correctnees
  • 9619 Catch potential error in Review Cache update
  • 9634 If Query in QueryAggregate was deleted, give proper error message
  • 9639 Risk Summary - Write zero (0) when there are no risks in a cell in the word output
  • 9648 Make Test Run ID visible in the Test Run Form
  • 9653 Set optional Labels for Project Explorer, File Explorer, Trace Explorer, Test Run Explorer
  • 9663 Keep session active as long as the user is typing in the edit page form
  • 9664 Optionally display Configuration object title in TCX for Test Runs
  • 9668 Add search field to elements grid
  • 9671 Edit trace tables, allow advanced and Trace up at the same time
  • 9692 Add Progress bar for long operations in Word
  • 9693 Possibility to organize Signatures in Chapters
  • 9702 Make it possible to set rights on Hazard objects
  • 9706 When looking for "My assign Test Cases", do not consider disabled and completed test runs
  • 9723 Optionally Hide ObjectInFile
  • 9737 Avoid selecting chapter when expanding collapsing in move rearrange view
  • 9753 Only collect logfile info for the first x logfiles
  • 9759 Allow to create excel report from edit tag dialog
  • 9788 Turn off form autocomplete for smtp password in project settings
  • 9791 Turn off response headers
  • 9803 Select custom input for trace tables does not display linked pages even though linked project was selected as root project
  • 9810 Allow to search and filter in select snapshot form
  • 9811 Additional File Attributes in File Object shall not show Edit button
  • 9590 When clicking Edit in page, some controls are flashing by. Prevent this.
  • 9773 Remove obsolete function UpgradeDBSchema
  • 9777 Do not repeat Risk cell on rows with no harm
  • 9821 Help popover for attributes should display to the right to have enough space for large content

Web Client – Fixes

  • 9605 Action move chapter, eternal loop
  • 9585 This IdString is not of a valid format: ace to IQ 4
  • 9586 Resolve inconsistency for child is Suspect results in  ArgumentOutOfRangeException
  • 9618 Node locked web licenses are including the session id as node key
  • 9625 Having comma ',' in project name should not lead to error
  • 9630 Trace Explorer, set traces un-suspect, nothing happens
  • 9631 Rename project failed at customer
  • 9632 Review assigned user table got duplicate headers
  • 9633 Insert objects with active tag may lead to Incoming request has too many parameters"
  • 9643 Search-To-Filter in "Manage User Roles" shows incorrect result in right most column
  • 9649 Fail to branch for projects having win-client template directory different from server template directory
  • 9650 Arial Font not kept at save, displays as Inter after re-loading
  • 9667 Handling of Risk analysis and FMEA in reviews
  • 9675 Update obsolete traces from trace explorer fails
  • 9681 Cannot Disable Page containing empty FileAttribute from AutomationTool
  • 9683 Comments display the wrong name as sender within linked project structure
  • 9684 Font changes in table attribute
  • 9718 Prevent any characters forbidden in file paths to be part of project name
  • 9721 Review objects not sorted according to project explorer
  • 9726 Popover truncated in trace to / from dialog
  • 9727 Attributes are not always loaded depending on the content in a word document during synchronize
  • 9728 Problem with Font and Formatting in table attribute
  • 9733 After / before mitigation in Risk summary. Harmonize mitigation/measure name
  • 9734 Adding the Same page in multiple revisions to a review causes a dictionary error
  • 9762 Error creating aggregated messages for word add-in
  • 9772 Exception when synching document containing Test Run and Executed Test Cases
  • 9775 Cannot Revert to Revision, Save Failed Cannot find file 'c:\inetpub\wwwroot'
  • 9780 Show gap for test causes text control error
  • 9781 Generate Word Report Template of FMs, empty result when FMs in linked project
  • 9784 Create Mitigation fails when the Failuremode is in a linked project
  • 9793 Session logout dialog appears while editing in word
  • 9798 Word add-in cannot handle project names with special characters (umlaut)
  • 9824 Sign with wrong password will cause external login to be triggered although the user is not associated with an external login
  • 9129 Review Feedback: Issues not belonging to Review are associated with items after Review Creation
  • 9150 Strange behavior for display in Trace Explorer
  • 9241 Review progress bar in Assigned Users gets messed up if empty cell or incorrect font
  • 9574 Batch Update font does not affecte special characters
  • 9587 Empty test runs are displayed twice in the test run explorer if progress data is loaded
  • 9592 When adding Word docs to attachment (or other non-File object), the Word-Edit button shall not be displayed
  • 9602 Add possibility to add tables to cells in Table Attributes
  • 9606 Action button disabled in test run when completed
  • 9615  Datepicker not appearing when editing Issue in modal dialog
  • 9621  Manage External Logins option visible even if no logins are available
  • 9623 Cannot find assigned signatures if user entered using FullNameAndUserName
  • 9655 Button Action / Add <type> in queryChapter view is still enabled even if user has no rights to add
  • 9665 Edit file standalone from word fails if the file name includes spaces or special characters
  • 9672 When linked projects: click Enter repeatedly in Search box opens multiple "Select Project" dialogs
  • 9673 NoIndex for website
  • 9688 The “add issue” dialog is difficult to use, the selection boxes are covered by the dialog box itself
  • 9696 Rearrange pages and chapters: View/Node jumps on first click on chapter or page in Rearrange view
  • 9697 Trace Explorer does not display last node when scrolling to the bottom
  • 9701 TraceFrom and Trace To filters of Imported Queries do not have any Project selected. Thus they never yield any hits
  • 9714 ESPA Burndown chart shows incorrect work on the Y axis
  • 9715 Open linked item in new Tab (click on ID) in linked Project structure opens the item in standalone linked project. Changes to item in standalone project causes obsolete traces.
  • 9717 Duplicate Key exception in "Overall Review feedback" when author is listed in separate EnumUser attribute and is also part of the review team
  • 9741 Session timeout countdown, remove cancel button
  • 9757 Import Mapping 2 unknown attributes, the second attribute value dropdown does not change
  • 9787 Project History: when searching with Funnel filter for something that yields no results, there is no way to clear the filter
  • 9807 After Create Copy, clicking on enabled "Save" button does not do anything
  • 9027 Search Filter Widget: disabled=true in filter has no effect on the displayed output
  • 9792 If the url in the app is set to #home the user manual cannot find its url
  • 9826 Popover dialog hidden by modal dialog. E.g. in Trace Form.

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