Dimensions RM
Version 25.4 (13.1)
Release Notes

This file describes the new features and functionality available in the current release of Dimensions RM.

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Table of Contents

Part 1: What's New?
Part 2: What's Fixed in 25.4 (13.1)?
 

Part 1: What's New?

1.0 What's New in Dimensions RM 25.4 (13.1)?

 

Part 2: What's Fixed in 25.4 (13.1)?

2.0 Fixes in 25.4 (13.1)

 


1.0 What's New in Dimensions RM 25.4 (13.1)?

Dimensions RM 25.4 is a major release with focus on AI capabilities, usability, and integration improvements. It also addresses various enhancement requests and issues that were submitted by customers:

·       New Generative AI Capabilities:

o   AI Diagram generation based on requirements

o   Advanced document import with artefact identification (beta)

o   AI feature input scope on document chapter level

o   Support of Azure OpenAI deployment

·        Document Enhancements:

o   New document views (set of attributes and format options) usable across projects

o   Add to/remove from document within requirements list

o   Adjustable table column widths

o   Show table header when scrolling

o   Allow copying of multiple requirements at once

o   Allow relationship selection when copying a chapter with links

o   Adding requirements from a requirement list or form to a document

o   Instance setting to disable adding requirements using inline editing

·       Performance Improvements:

o   Faster loading of requirement and document list in home view

o   Global search performance improvements

·       Usability Enhancements:

o   Workflow state change applied in edit form

o   Breadcrumb improvements (available and editable everywhere)

o   Requirement grid improvements

o   Direct linking on displayed links in form

o   Full collapse of split view filters

o   Configurable transition buttons (visibility, guidance text) on edit form

o   Configurable workflow state descriptions on top of the edit form

o   Definable color per class for better UI visualization and charts

·       Test Management Enhancements:

o   New Test Parameter management

o   Order definition for test cases in test suites

o   No automatic switch to next step for passed with deviations or blocked tests

o   Enhanced filter options in test management view

o   Close all open test tabs at once

o   Show test steps in reports and documents in table format

·       Branching Enhancements:

o   Complete branching of products/projects/categories, including structure and documents

o   Ability to create a target product/project during branching

o   Allow to re-branch a document that was deleted in the target branch

·       Reporting Enhancements:

o   New Trace Diagram with coverage and progress, including drill-down (visual status of decomposition)

o   New public filter

o   Support display of text attributes in graphical reports

o   New relationship constraints for filters and quick search

o   Enhanced visualization of relationships in the relationship report wizard

o   Added ability to include widget descriptions

·       Other Customer related Enhancements:

o   Order definition for workflow states for reports and search forms

o   Progress percentage definition for workflow states

o   Show transitions as disabled if constraints are not met

o   Allow selection of requirements from different categories in the hierarchy for baseline creation

o   Selectable relationships for copy requirements with links

o   Raise suspect when an object is linked

o   Show information on who added requirement to container and when

o   Background copy category and notify user when complete

o   New direct URL to category/product/project with focus view

o   Option for a direct URL to requirement to open within context

o   New direct URL to compare containers dialog

o   Populate attributes on Create New & Link to read-only attributes

o   New "Plain Text" option for Excel export (avoid multiple rows for rich-text attributes)

·        Integrations

o   Enterprise Architect integration enhancements

o   Create & link feature available in EA

o   Selectable target category for model objects

o   Allow use of custom ID instead of PUID

o   Refresh of requirement is possible with enabled read-only option

·       Administrative Enhancements:

o   Forms added to schema deployment

o   Improved visibility of unsaved schema changes

o   Banner definition and activation for user information on instance

o   Ability for help text for list values

o   Self-linked class selectable in workflow constraints

 


2.0 Fixes in 25.4 (13.1)

Fixed Defects:

DEF347802

Unable to select collection as runtime in Outline View.

DEF400513

It is not possible to filter requirement list for Enterprise Architect model

DEF401324

DirectURL to Dashboard opens Requirements tab when user was last time in Hierarchy view

DEF401333

In Test Management Test Run editor it is possible to edit the same run by two users and no merge dialog is shown when Test Step changes

DEF401340

Concurrent Editing in Document Scroll VIew

DEF401655

Repeating collection in Traceability Reports

DEF401680

Mass Create New & Link is not populating Test Steps when create Test cases from requirements

DEF401779

Improve performance in Merge View -> show changed attribute details

DEF401809

Compare document doesn't show chapters moves

DEF401859

Show correctly "Apply for all classes" option in reports when select a long category name/path

DEF401861

Reports: Relationship Constraints tooltip overflowing

DEF401862

Reports: Relationship Constraint duplicated when switching related class

DEF401863

Reports: Relationship constraints tooltip shows json instead of container name

DEF401864

Class report with related classes change type to a relationship after re-saving

DEF401865

Edit form of reports with related classes not loading fast enough

DEF401866

Incorrect Links Display

DEF401891

In Branch View the high for the search for Document is to small

DEF401894

No possible to publish document in some cases

DEF401897

Reqs showing sync with no observable change

DEF401930

Unable to Switch to Outline View in Traceability Report

DEF401953

Chapter based on Hierarchy should select Document Category by default

DEF401958

Copy user works slow in some cases

DEF401961

Dashboard: reordering widgets issue

DEF401971

Unexpected icon appears in tinymce editor for anchor tag

DEF401974

[Safari] Unable to do multi-selection of objects with Ctrl Click

DEF402004

Dashboard: dropdown needs a scrollbar

DEF402012

Unable to branch requirements from sub-category that moved to product category

DEF402028

[New Home View]: Add/remove mode of list/user attributes not working

DEF402088

Improve performance of comparing documents on Postgres db

DEF402100

Mandatory "Reason for Change" is not respected from Home page.

DEF402108

Allow to delete Chapters using Webserivce DeleteObject Method

DEF402114

Comments are not showing Home View -> Requirements

DEF402115

Instance upgrade takes too long

DEF402122

Performance degradation in RestServices/Report/Run compared to 12.11.2 version

DEF402130

ReqIF Export: Export error

DEF402137

Coverage report: group by option is not saved

DEF402158

[Azure authentication] Requests are failing with 302 error even token still valid

DEF402166

Trace reports with runtime options cannot switch to outline view

DEF402167

Cannot uncheck 'Apply to all Classes' in existing trace report

DEF402168

Report created with runtime Baseline constraint in Wizard view, re-open, only in Script view

DEF402175

From Home View grid Ability to edit attributes set to uneditable in workflow

DEF402176

Formatting Issues for some HTML enabled requirements after upgrade

DEF402177

Unable to export graphical dashboards

DEF402178

List attribute value is gone when click on it in the document view

DEF402179

Confusing Error Message when export dashboards fails

DEF402183

Dashboards. export. area reports are not recognized as graph reports when exporting

DEF402192

Issue with Host UID in cloud environments

DEF402208

Assignment Box on change not triggering change event, making customizations harder

DEF402212

Should be possible edit raise suspicion option for Workflow state

DEF402213

Workflow state raise suspicion lost after change workflow of the class

DEF402221

Filtration of users broken in User Management dialog after any change of data

DEF402226

Deployment failed with 'Invalid section count' error

DEF402228

Attribute still editable in the Home View-> Requirements tab or Document Entire View, without access on attribute

DEF402231

Cannot open edit/new form for class without default description when Similarity Analysis is enabled

DEF402280

Unable to create a requirement in document inline edit when attribute not editable in initial state

DEF402284

WF transition. properties. unable to activate custom alert for only Relationship constraint

DEF402285

Product class should be available in Hierarchy as requirements when Branching is not enabled

DEF402300

If too many sub-categories exists the Requirement tab query fails

DEF402303

Performance degradation when loading document with "Show count of assigned Requirements" option enabled

DEF402314

SAML2 AD FS: Assignment to categories should be refreshed on auto-login also

DEF402355

Unable to create comment if there are no chapter class

DEF402356

DRM should not allow to enter list values with spaces at the beginning or end

DEF402364

Requirement provided though Merge View doesn't have links

DEF402366

Test Mgmt: Wrong category content loaded if username has @ symbol

DEF402367

Unable to scroll Suspect Reason in the Document Full View

DEF402381

Ordering of attributes in <Links Out Details> on form is not shown as defined

DEF402425

Branched requirements are not excluded in search in Home - Requirements when corresponding option enabled

DEF402435

Output for attributes in RestServices Report Run are changed

DEF402446

No redirection to the Azure login page when tomcat session is expired and some action clicked

DEF402470

Compliance Audit: Link rule is not working when include linked is checked

DEF402500

Assignment matrix performance too slow on instance with a lot of data

DEF402503

Unable to unassign product from project if it has branched documents

DEF402516

Linked Test Cases for requirement shows all versions of linked Test Case

DEF402532

Add info when locking users to Administrative Audit

DEF402544

Improve the performance of checking whether an user is аssigned to a category

DEF402552

Add disable User to Audit log and mail

DEF402593

Sub-Requirement in another category is not opened in Hierarchy View

DEF402692

Performance Issue During Robot Testcase Synchronization

DEF402714

Unable to Open Linked Requirement from Hierarchy

 

 


End Release Notes


 

 

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