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On May 29th 2026, we release Aligned Elements and Aligned eQMS V3.2 Service Pack 1 (3.2.613/300.26398).

Reason for this Version

This release contains a large number of fixes and some noteworthy improvements.

Among the improvements, significant are:

- Archiving projects

- Risk Grid Editor in the Web Client

- An upgraded password encryption algorithm

IMPORTANT NOTE! BREAKING CHANGES! - Upgrading from previous versions

V3.2 Service Pack 1 contains breaking changes implying that older versions of Aligned Elements and the Aligned eQMS will not be able open projects that have once been opened (and hence, upgraded) with Aligned Elements V3.2 Service Pack 1.

Upgrading Offline projects will fail with V3.2 Service Pack 1. Therefore, be advised to take all Offline projects online before conducting the upgrade.

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Installation

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Aligned Elements V3.2 SP 1 Windows Client is available on our website for download as a standalone installer.

For Aligned Elements V3.2 SP 1 Windows Client MS Word x64 bit compatibility, use the designated setup on our website.

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. 

Web Client - Enhancements

  • 11014 Test Run Type field in Test Run, make execution of test dependent on the this state
  • 11018 Propagate updated Graph Client secret from Web Config to Project settings
  • 11043 Workflow Action for creating training records in Group Trainings
  • 11047 Caching of CoverageSummaryForBooks extension
  • 11052 Jira config with Zephyr Integration, make zephyrToken setting optional
  • 11067 Add action to Create New Page to Automation Tool
  • 11072 Risk Editor for multiple Items
  • 11076 Add "Created by", "Created on" and "Last Modified on" to Charts
  • 11077 Add "Created by", "Created on" and "Last Modified on" to Trace Tables
  • 11078 Add sorting functionality to Charts
  • 11079 Add sorting functionality to Trace Tables
  • 11080 Add Chart Favourite feature
  • 11081 Add Trace Table Favourite feature
  • 11091 Cache TraceTables and Charts, similar to for Queries
  • 11093 Update html editor to 5.0.0 and verify
  • 11154 Optionally run batch commit in smaller chunks in a background thread
  • 11166 Allow saving marked attribute values without increasing the page revision
  • 11185 Archive Projects
  • 11236 Update html editor to 5.1.0 and verify
  • 11245 Generate File Assistant , point to specific Sub directory in DocumentTemplates or provide filter on file names
  • 10923 Enhance user log
  • 11022 Rewrite any Breeze calls using idRevs from GET to POST
  • 11049 Add Query Filter to find Locked / Not Locked objects
  • 11053 Allow User Groups to be used in My Assigned Items queries
  • 11054 Sign Approval Attribute when the value is a User Group and you belong to that User Group
  • 11102 Html editor: table column width gets bigger when text is long
  • 11107 Save to disk/as PDF: add option to always prepend Project and ID to file name
  • 11119 Block Execution of Test Case in Test Run for combination of Test Run Type and Inconsistencies
  • 11120 Queries: Find in Project History
  • 11126 Chart: Find in Project History
  • 11127 Trace Table: Find in Project History
  • 11129 Show toolbar when editing richtext attributes in list mode
  • 11137 Debounce Grid Header Search value
  • 11139 Unlock action from Query Results
  • 11153 Refactor instantiation of batchUpdateOptions
  • 11156 Show generic issue proxies when building trace tables
  • 11157 SetReadOnly workflow shall detect during template check if unlisted attributes are use
  • 11158 Harmonize Web.Config settings
  • 11164 Is suspect trace gap form could benefit from a edit or clear suspect trace button
  • 11172 Optionally display configuration title in Verification Test Result
  • 11173 Optionally add additional TextAttributes to Test Runs
  • 11176 Only clean up temp and files if the shutdownreason is IdleTimeout or HostingEnvironment
  • 11177 Adjust cache priorities
  • 11188 Optionally use empty date and datetime column values in Table Attributes
  • 11191 Disable Sign, reject and Approve in Action menu for disabled items
  • 11192 Add live-search for query filters
  • 11196 Make "Clear" button of date time attributes smaller
  • 11208 Add Users in Manage Users in Project: new users shall be added at the bottom of the grid, right above the "Add User" button
  • 11235 Add 'AI suggest traces' to 'traced objects attributes'
  • 11268 Add Plausibility check of TraceList configuration
  • 11269 Incoming Suspect Trace resolver should not offer to edit the Parent Page
  • 11057 Reduce logging from nhibernate
  • 11165 In ListView (Display as List) comments can't be resolved or declined - no such function yet
  • 11167 Prettify Map form
  • 11193 In configurable emails: optionally output Revision date without time
  • 11219 Increase contrast for highlight found items in tree
  • 11222 In Training overview: if there are no trainings to remind about, do not display selection dialog

Web Client - Fixes

  • 11041 Assistant restriction, the Assistant Name must be equal to the File Name
  • 11045 New Test cases / Test case Results cannot be restored after application restart
  • 11058 Save as PDF in Actions fails with error
  • 11066 Add example for UpdatePage where a file is uploaded to an attachment in the Automation Tool
  • 11089 Error running trace tables for generic issue types
  • 11098 Html editor: table caption is always in center, regardless of alignment
  • 11099 Html editor general minor improvements
  • 11100 Html editor: default font selection changes when starting to write
  • 11106 Html editor triggers a change after initialization
  • 11109 Title field does not get focused when entering edit mode
  • 11114 File uploads limited to 4 Mb
  • 11117 Enable using Update Multiple Items is not possible
  • 11132 QueryCache not properly invalidated if the change is done in a linked project
  • 11150 "Generate Multiple..." does not work anymore in query result and Display As List
  • 11160 Display and edit in list, automatically unlocks object that were locked with reason
  • 11163 Word Document cannot be opened after Revision History was inserted
  • 11169 Unlock pages: Test cases in ongoing execution held by display data cache are listed regardless of their projects
  • 11179 Editing in 'Display as List' does not work for table attributes
  • 11182 Pasting text into a table attribute's rich text cell resets formatting of whole table attribute
  • 11201 Create Copy Multiple of HZAs does not copy Harm and Measure
  • 11202 Query Aggregate with 'percent' does not work for dynamic input sets
  • 11206 Disabled user can still login via external OpenID authentication
  • 11210 AutomationTool: Package Vulnerabilities for Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility
  • 11232 Generate and Save from TracedObjectAttribute results in error if both source and target objects contain table attributes.
  • 11238 Copy object with table trace column to new project including traced object results in invalid ID value in table
  • 11247 Strikethrough and font color formatting are not applied to table attribute's rich text cell
  • 11249 Exception is shown when saving Trace To Filter query
  • 11250 Having ? in Attribute Name causes Insert Query as Table in Word Add-In to fail
  • 11252 Locking one Risk in QueryChapter, the switch to RIsk Grid => Risk Grid lists zero risks
  • 11258 Riskgrid: adding Risks and clicking Save brings error "Error retrieving data. Save failed! No Document Object with this ID exists in the database"
  • 11271 "Tests Assigned to me"-AssignToQueries with ItemsInTestRun fails if project have linked project
  • 11280 Images in TCX Table Attribute disappears between revisions
  • 11294 Risk Grid - Failure Mode Display and Loading Issues (Below)
  • 11296 Risk Grid - Add Failure Mode - Grey View on Add or Cancel bellow then right change
  • 11002 The table caption is aligned left after replacing the default
  • 11009 In ESPA user management, make the user name dropdown searchable and deselectable
  • 11011 Manage User - Changing Email/Full Name is not possible if the current Full Name contains a , (comma)
  • 11061 Copy Document Objects to Project, invalid file name, contains invalid char(s): '/'
  • 11064 The demo tour always starts on Veritas Image System
  • 11068 Disabled test runs are not removed from view
  • 11069 Manage Document Templates Confirmation, get query string can be too long. The confirmations fails to display
  • 11070 Set Snapshot on all: progress bar never disappears
  • 11071 UpdateReviewProgress can give error on Sanitize.dbid
  • 11087 After editing and saving a query, the favourite status does not get set correctly
  • 11088 Do not send emails for disabled signatures
  • 11104 Manage Users View. Can only have a maximal columns of 30. Sort does not work for the last columns
  • 11111 Unlock objects at session timeout
  • 11115 Automationtool, the connection times out after 5 min
  • 11118 config option MaxFileUploadSizeMB no longer working
  • 11123 In Display as List, the inline html editor covers content below
  • 11124 Type name sanitize, allow '(' and ')' by default
  • 11128 Incorrect display of Test Runs after disabling Test Run
  • 11134 In Test Run, it should not be possible to change the TCX Result in the grid when there is no TCX
  • 11136 Scheduled Action Reminder Emails not found since no attribute has been modified
  • 11140 "Find in project explorer" does not work for linked project
  • 11141 "Edit Dashboard" appears on "Project Management" rights
  • 11142 Html editor: url-links handling improvement
  • 11143 "Find in File" does not work for linked project
  • 11144 "Find in Project History" gives wrong result for linked projects
  • 11146 Speed up application start, optionally enable to show api help pages, default false
  • 11152 "Find in Test Run Explorer" does not work correctly for linked projects
  • 11161 Error on template reload "function 'GetThresholdRA' has already been used with different code"
  • 11162 Error in Search when entering "ü", "ö", "ä"
  • 11168 Search result error when using overall search and the find is a chapter
  • 11170 Generate Multiple... should not display chapter option for non-chapter types (e.g. Issue Proxies)
  • 11171 Generate Multiple... Chapter and Tag controls do not respect Tag and Chapter Mgmt permissions
  • 11180 "Find in Project Explorer" search is done twice, instead of once
  • 11181 "Find in File" search is done twice, instead of once
  • 11189 Implement Time Picker for DateTimeColumn in TableAttributes
  • 11194 In GitLab ticket creation, add null check for existence of lables array
  • 11197 Set a default value for date time column in table attribute
  • 11199 Unlock view: Selecting 'Release Lock' in the table does not work as intended
  • 11203 Sanitize emails uses username regex instead of email regex
  • 11205 Review progress bar overlay wrong height
  • 11209 AutomationTool: Display logfile does nothing
  • 11211 AutomationTool: NullReferenceException bei UpdatePage auf RichText-Attributen
  • 11216 Automator: Incorrect link to manual
  • 11234 Manage Users: After Save of added new user (not from dropdown), the user field is not read-only
  • 11244 Error Message on User Management ESPA Web Net User Level Shows Red Box Instead of Text
  • 11255 GitLab does not support iid requests with more than 100 iids
  • 11265 Claim lock -> 'no' in standalone view, should navigate back to page
  • 11285 ApproveAndSave does not consider workflow inconsistencies
  • 11295 Risk Grid - Generate Excel Report - Formatting and Missing Export Options - Below
  • 11298 Dont create duplicate trainings
  • 11266 TraceList HideIfEmpty not working in Tabs
  • 11121 Test Run: Find in Project History

Enhancements applicable to both Web Client and Windows Client

  • 11039 Support import of hyperlinks for csv/excel in ElementsImporter
  • 11048 Update password encryption
  • 11059 Harmonize the extraction of objects data for risk calculation
  • 11082 Remove child content control in queries after insert
  • 11190 Speed up GetLeanPages used when loading EditInline pages or for review feedback
  • 11204 Test Results IO, change format of backlinks to MD Links
  • 11217 TestResultIOConnect , need to keep Aligned Elements native id mapping
  • 10759 Create PDF from Excel files when creating Signatures from File Objects
  • 11130 Disabled Signatures should not appear in the File Objects Signature Link Tab
  • 11155 Jira: Hide traces to other Jira issues from Jira issues
  • 11259 IssueProxy: state the supported string options for search using query
  • 11135 Adapt Inconsistency message for "Clear Suspect Trac

Fixed applicable to both Web Client and Windows Client

  • 11074 IssueProxy: TraceFrom Filter with Option "None" does not yield correct results
  • 11090 Reason for rejection. Error if message is too long
  • 11092 Trace Table data is not displayed
  • 11096 Project Hierarchy Copy Project : cannot open File Objects in copy due to missing signatures
  • 11097 OutOfMemory Exception when branching large project
  • 11105 Exception when displaying Conflict dialog at merge
  • 11133 Deadlock after batch update of test run
  • 11145 Executed Test Case not associated with Test Run after execution
  • 11195 Update Icons to new favicon
  • 11220 Revision updates in conjunction with Lock-with-Reason shall be properly handled
  • 11246 GitLab query implementation for search in title, description and assignee does not work reliably
  • 11267 DBs older than v3 do not get properly updated with required data
  • 11275 Backwardscompatible reading of project settings, handle project type correctly
  • 11287 Exception is thrown when applying RPN filter
  • 11288 Update Microsoft.Graph to 6.1.0 to remove vulnerability for dependent package Microsoft.Kiota.Http.HttpClientLibrary
  • 11293 Replace Attribute Parameter in Email: assigned but not approved Approval Attribute value not correctly replaced
  • 11055 In some occasions tags for a page do not get loaded when calling GetForPage
  • 11063 Error in File Attribute: Invalid File Name 'one,two,thr33.docx', contains invalid char(s): ', ,,' (e.g. comma)
  • 11073 Excel Report from Project Explorer that includes Tags, shows removes tags if removed tag is valid tag for other ID
  • 11083 Dependency Transition does not work in some cases
  • 11086 Change description when copying a chart is wrong ("Created query" instead of "chart")
  • 11094 DateTimeColumn ShowTime does not produce the expected result
  • 11112 Locked objects in trunk should remain locked after merge
  • 11138 Rich Text Attributes adds 10pt margin-bottom after save
  • 11221 DateTime attributes with ShowTime = false used in configurable emails still outputs time
  • 11272 Assign Test Cases from Linked Test Project with non-testrun config to Master Test Run fails with error
  • 11277 Harms are not always listed in the order they are entered in Risk Grid

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