Release 12.0.0
The new release includes many new functionalities such as additional resource fields in the utilization view, custom utilization filters for assignments, and trend arrows for comparing left and right cell values. In addition, there are further usability features such as global filters for investment types, an optional color scheme with high contrast, and custom OSP fields that can be displayed or edited.
Show Resource Fields in Utilization View
In the investment views, additional resource fields can now be displayed as columns in the utilization view. By default, the columns Department, Department OBS, External Resource, Location and Manager are available. ARP admins have the option of activating additional columns via the itd AE attributes.
The columns to be displayed can be added in the views by investment under Settings > Utilization – Columns.
Optimized Functionalities
1. New Utilization Filter for Allocations
Previously, the workload was only visible in the settings tab. In the new version, a separate utilization filter can now be selected as an alternative to the resource filter. The buttons in the filter area can be used to switch between the normal resource filter and the utilization filter.
You can now use the buttons above the filter area to switch between the regular resource filter and the utilization filter. In the Allocation by investment mode, these settings are in the lower filter area next to the resources. In Allocation by Resource mode, the corresponding filter settings can be found in the upper filter area of the main view.
As the previous utilization filter for Staff OBS unit also influences the availability of resources and teams, this function is still available as a separate availability filter in the tab under Settings > Utilization. This allows you to filter utilization and availability independently of each other according to the Staff OBS unit field.
Existing configurations in saved views are migrated accordingly.
As a result of this change, ARP admins can now add additional fields for the utilization filters in addition to the filters available by default via the configuration of the itd AE attributes. The new option Include in Utilization filter is available for this purpose. Currently, fields of the type Search Option list and Boolean are available for the Investment and Team objects.
Unlike other column configurations, there is no separate option to show or hide these filters. If the Include in Utilization filter setting is activated, the corresponding filters are always visible.
2. Trend Arrows for Comparing Left and Right Cell Values
Trend arrows can now be used in the release to compare left and right cell values. For example, trend arrows can help to compare the actual times with the originally planned times.
Where both values are available and differ, a small arrow on the left edge of the cell indicates a negative or positive deviation of the left cell value from the right.
The trend arrows can be displayed and activated under Visualization > Trend Arrows. The threshold value above which the trend arrow is used can be adjusted under Layout > Settings.
Optimized Usability
1. Global Filters for Investment Types by View Mode
ARP admins now have the option to define specific investment types for each view mode. This is done via a specially created search option list. Admins can then define appropriate values for each investment type to be displayed and specify in the description in which view modes this investment type should be displayed.
View modes for which at least one investment type has been configured in this way then only display the defined investment types. All other investment types are automatically hidden in these views.
For view modes for which no specific investment type has been defined, all investment types remain visible.
This setting only applies to global standard views; individual investment mode and Roadmap mode are not affected.
2. Optional Color Scheme with High Contrast
To adapt the color scheme to your needs, a color scheme with high contrast can be set in the new version. Stronger contrast colors can be activated under Layout > Settings and help to better differentiate between actual values and plan values. This option is browser-specific and therefore affects all views.
3. Display and edit your own OBS fields
You can now display and edit your own OBS fields.
Solved Issues
- The vulnerability that allowed SQL injection has been closed.
- In some cases, the scroll bar jumped to the left when entering assignments. This has been fixed.
- In some cases, the expansion of investments did not work as expected. This has been fixed.
- In some cases, the dialog for collapsing was not closed correctly. This has been fixed.
Important Note: A Pentest revealed the possibility to execute an SQL injection via itd Advanced Resource Planning. We are now preventing this. Although an actual SQL injection required an active Clarity session, we strongly recommend upgrading to itd Advanced Resource Planning 12.0.0.