Release Notes
Excel 365 Connector for Jira
Excel 365 Connector for Jira allows you to manage your Jira issues using MS Excel 365
Release Notes:
v3.0.1 (2024-04-11) New improvements:
New default sorting type in Schema: Column alphabetically A-Z
Only unreleased and release version available on dorp-down list in the Fix Version/s and Affect version/s fields
Minor bug fixes
Minor technical updates
v3.0.0 (2024-03-13) New improvements:
New Features and improvements:
New Issue operations view (old Worklogs)
Refreshed Templating view
Changes in General view
New menu Issue operations
No more limits for trial version
FAQ section
Minor UI fixes
Minor bug fixes
v2.19.2 (2024-02-05) Minor bug fixing:
Minor technical updates
v2.19.1 (2024-02-01) Minor bug fixing:
Bug fixing
v2.19.0 (2024-01-29) New improvements:
New UI of the "Visible Fields" tab, now renamed as "Schema”
New look for modals: Change Schema, Edit, Delete, Reorder
More options for filtering fields
Bug fixing
v2.18.0 (2023-12-13) New improvements:
New look for modals Import, Export, Refresh, Save as a filter,
New option for logged time “Time in a second”
Bug fixes
v2.17.1 (2023-11-30) Major bug fixing:
Fixing copy logs on macOS system
Fixing default schema set up
Fixing display of warning message
Updating the help guide links
v2.17.0 (2023-10-20) New improvements:
New view for help guide
New view for warnings and errors
New view for toast notifications
Bug fixing
v2.16.0 (2023-09-28) New improvements:
New view for menu
New view for section “About”
Bug fixing
v2.15.0 (2023-09-18) New improvements:
New view for Log in screens.
Added drop-down support for field “Labels”
v2.14.0 (2023-08-10) New improvements:
New column order in default schema
Fixing problems with issue transition
Added dropdown support for field Components
v2.13.3 (2023-07-19) New improvements:
Dropdown list for field Affects version
Support for Assets/Insight object
v2.13.2 (2023-06-29) Minor bug fixing and improvements:
Improved validation after editing incorrect parent ID for Sub-task
Fixing coloring for changes in fields: parent ID, Key
Fixed typos in information prompt
Fixed problems with validation of Issue type
Added warning prompt for user without editing permission
Blocked data formatting in read only mode
v2.13.1 (2023-05-29) Minor bug fixing and improvements:
Added warning about an invalid issue if its parent issue has been deleted
Added detection of errors entered offline after turning on the application
Blocked the ability to create new issues for users without permissions
Fixed problems with the mechanism for adding and deleting new issues
Fixed problems with clearing outdated warnings after refreshing and importing issues
v2.13.0 (2023-04-24) New features and improvements:
Removing new issues
Last Used filter in read-only mode
Fixed adding worklogs issues
Changed invalid characters in jql
Bug Fixes
v2.12.0 (2023-03-23) New features and improvements:
Refresh Selected Issues
Selection of default visible fields schema
UI improvements
Fixed issue with deletion of sheet in the workbook
Bug Fixes
v2.11.0 (2023-02-13) New features and improvements:
Fixed issue with removing required value
Fixed issue with different schemas for different issue types
Fixed issue with incorrectly colored cells after showing new fields
Small UI fixes and improvements
v2.10.0 (2023-01-25) New features and improvements:
New Logger Settings UI
Show Column ID for field in Visible Fields and link it to the cells
Small UI fixes and improvements
Checkboxes are now accessible from keyboard
Linked Issue field error to cell
Fixed validation of field Parent and Select List (cascading)
Added tooltip for changed visible fields schema
Fixed error with required fields for different issue types
v2.9.0 (2022-12-08) New features and improvements:
Fixed problem with Required Time Tracking field
Fixed issues with Cascading Select List field
Minor bug fixes
v2.8.0 (2022-11-22) New features and improvements:
Added fixes and improvements for Visible Fields Schema
Fixed problem with incorrect sorting of issues after refresh
Fixed issue with importing select List (cascading) custom field
Added Service Management field: Request Type (read-only)
v2.7.0 (2022-10-13) New features and improvements:
New feature - Visible Fields Schemas with custom selected fields
Logs are now possible to download from Home Page
Fixed sorting issues after refresh action
Last used filter can be seen after choosing different filter and selected again
v2.6.2 (2022-08-31) Minor bug fixing
Fixed issue with dropdown values on unmodifiable fields
Newly added field is now coloured correctly
Fixed problem with incorrect mapping of field Reporter
Log in - Fixed issue with multiple different timer values during verification
Minor improvements and fixes of user interface
v2.6.1 (2022-08-16) Minor bug fixing
Fixed bugs with exporting new issues with Time Tracking and Parent fields
Fixed problem with incorrect mapping of new issues with Epic type
Visible Fields List is now in alphabetical case-insensitive order
Expired Session error is no longer visible after renewed logging in
Minor improvements of user interface in Data Formatting Settings section
v2.6.0 (2022-08-02) Compatibility with Jira 9.x
Added compatibility with Jira 9.x
v2.5.0 (2022-07-28) Improvements
When user logs time, Start date is calculated from current user time (Customer Request)
Added ability to change date format in app settings (Customer Request)
Custom Fields - Support for new custom field: Select List (cascading)
Header is now visible even when scrolling down
Minor bug fixes
v2.4.0 (2022-07-06) Improvements
Added dropdowns support for fields: Priority, Issue Type, Fix Version
Added ability to disable dropdowns injection
Added ability for user to collect logs in file format
Fixed issue with cloning formatting in new column after add column operation
Fixed problem with metadata sorting
Minor fixes on the interface side
v2.3.0 (2022-04-20) Improvements
Custom Fields - Support for new custom field Project Picker
Create Issue - When creating new issue Excel will scroll down to new row
Export Issue - Fixed warning related to evaluation license
Getting started page (Jira Data Center / Server) for administrators
UI improvements
v2.2.0 (2022-02-23) Improvements
Custom Fields - Support for new custom field Group Picker (multi group)
Trial Limitations - Limit of issues to send has changed from 5 to 25
Standard Fields - Project and Issue Type fields are not case-sensitive now. Improved communication about errors in these fields.
Settings - Changes in settings are now auto-saved
v2.1.0 (2022-01-24) Improvements
Custom Fields - Support for new custom field: Version Picker (single version) and Group Picker (single group)
Templating - Field Issue Key now returns correct value instead of n/s
Expired Session (Jira Cloud) - Toast with information about expired session will not disappear also after clicking on toast, user will be logged out
Errors - Even better error handling
Read Only Mode - Now after fetching data from filter that returns no tasks, sheet will not be affected
Show/Hide Issue Fields - Fields key, project, summary, issue type are now visible
Minor UI/UX improvements
Minor bug fixes
v2.0.0 (2021-12-21) New User Interface
New User Interface
Version 2.0.0 brings new user interface - we changed all views to standardize and simplify the app UI. We believe this will greatly improve user experience. Moreover, in each section you will find details about it’s usage and links to documentation (also refreshed). We’ve added better error handling, so now you can see all information in each view.
Feedback
Please use our dedicated customer portal in case of any issues with new UI, improvements or new feature ideas: Support Portal
v1.9.0 (2021-08-04) Issue Structures
Sending issue structures – ability to design and send issue structure. Users can now create parent issues and sub-task that are connected to each other by temporary issue ID.
v1.8.1 (2021-07-15) Fetching users improvements
New option in settings allowing to run a live fetch of users, eg. if assignee was not visible on sheet, which resulted in validation error, now Excel 365 Connector will search for that user in Jira
v1.8.0 (2021-06-16) Performance improvement, global settings and login improvements
New, better approach for fetching, rendering and saving data - now Excel 365 Connector for Jira is quicker than before
User settings are saved as global settings in Excel - each time user create new document, setting will be the same
Logging into Jira Cloud is done automatically when the last obtained authorization did not expired
Improved persistent-state mechanism allows to store “remember me” data for Jira Server - user no longer need to have to enter data to the new workbook (new excel file)
Support for “Sprint” field (read only)
Minor bug fixing
v1.7.1 (2021-05-11) Time tracking improvements, Bug fixing
Time Tracking column
Fixed issue with duplicated last column on login to saved files
Fixed issue with worklog feature not available for non-admin users
v1.7.0 (2021-04-26) Read-only import, support for Epic Link
Fetching issues in read-only mode - ability to import raw issue data from Jira and work with them without tracking changes.
Fields reordering improvement - now your new order of visible fields will be applied immediately after saving changes
Support for new field: epic link
v1.6.0 (2021-04-01) Columns reordering and improvements in Templating
Improvements:
"Fetch issue" and "Search issue" option in "Templating" feature - possibility to use issues independently of the main "Fetch issue" option for sheets
Added field IDs in visible fields setting - with this improvement you can be sure if you are using correct fields and it can speed up the templating
Visible fields reordering - with drag & drop easily change order of fields to rearrange the columns
Timestamp - detailed information when issues were pulled from Jira or when spreadsheet was refreshed
Improve "Undo" option in "Templating" - now it is possible to revert more than last change
Minor bug fixing
v1.5.0 (2021-03-22) Templating, More supported fields
New features:
Templating - new feature, allowing to insert variables into spreadsheet and fill it with specified issue data. It can be used for creating templates and fill it in real time (powered by Excel).
Insert variables in your spreadsheet then select range (cells to be updated) and fill all selected variables with data from selected Jira issue.
Support to new fields: Sub Tasks, Linked Issues, Epic name
Bug fixing:
Minor bug fixing
v1.4.2 (2021-02-11) Support for security level field, minor improvements
Improvements:
support for security level field
changes in the default visible fields
minor improvements related to the login form
v1.4.1 (2021-01-13) Improvement, bug fixing
Improvement:
Added support for “Number” type field in Next-gen projects
Bug Fixing:
Characters encoding problem is resolved
Minor bug fixing
Important notice: Within 1 month (starting Jan 21, 2021) app will be available on Data Center.
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