Release Notes

Enhancements

  • Bulk ReqIF Import
    • Select more ReqIF files to be imported at once
  • Bulk ReqIF Export
    • Check Export each document separately in the Export ReqIF dialog to save each exported document in a separate ReqIF file
  • Custom Export Parameters
    • Define custom export parameters in a JSON file
    • Use exportParam helper in custom export templates to get value of export parameters
    • In UI, check "Add custom export parameters" in the Export DOCX, Export PDF and Custom Export dialogs to process parameters during export.
    • In command line, pass CLI argument "-j" with a path to the JSON file to process parameters during export.
  • Convert case of strings in export templates using formatString export helper with case and locale parameters
  • Update of EULA

Bugfixes

  • Fixed missing indentation in the Description column when document direction is set to RTL
  • Fixed redundant colon in the Project pane for documents with empty document name
  • Fixed missing suggestions when filtering by a text attribute using a list of keywords
  • Fixed print of blank pages
  • Fixed failed ReqIF export of a document imported from ReqIF, which ReqIF specification type was updated by importing another document from ReqIF
  • Fixed export of LAST-CHANGE property of unchanged ReqIF specification objects imported from ReqIF
  • Fixed display of the current application version when using the --version CLI command
  • Fixed ReqView URL links when no project is open in the application and it is not running

Enhancements

  • Increase the number of recent projects to 20

Bugfixes

  • Fixed disabling protocol association when it fails on new install
  • Fixed opening open the Edit dialog from the Attributes pane
  • Fixed empty Project time view in the Project History dialog after adding attachments to the project
  • Fixed search and filter of keywords which are FTS stopwords (e.g. "should" or "will")
  • Fixed errors when the main project is edited in multiple project windows and a linked project is loaded
  • Fixed occasionally broken DOCX when exporting a tiny document
  • Fixed date offset in the exported Project History view
  • Fixed handling of maxHeight parameter by export helper imageSize
  • Fixed export of image attachments to DOCX and HTML files from the WebApp (WebApp)

New Features and Enhancements

  • ReqIF Round-trip - Stakeholder Request Clarification (SRC) Workflow
    • A customer exports a ReqIF package storing stakeholder requirements from his RM tool (e.g. IBM DOORS)
    • You (as a supplier) import the ReqIF package into ReqView, edit SRC attributes for supplier feedback, and export an updated ReqIF file
    • The customer imports your feedback from the updated ReqIF file into his RM tool
    • Display results of ReqIF import and export quality check (Q-check)
    • Create a new project from a ReqIF package
  • Edit Attributes in Pane
    • Select a requirement then double click on an attribute value in the Attributes pane to edit the value immediately
  • Update From Jira Cloud
    • Fetch the Priority issue field
    • Fetch links leading from/to exported Jira issues using $LinkedIssues(<issue_type>) or $Links(<link_type>) value in reqviewAttributes property of Jira configuration
  • Revert Changes From SVN
    • Discard your changes and restore the last project version from the SVN repository
  • Support for RTL Scripts
    • In the Document Properties dialog, set right-to-left (RTL) as the default text direction in the Document Properties dialog
    • Switch the current paragraph or selected text to RTL by CtrlShiftX in the rich-text editor
    • Switch the current paragraph or selected text to LTR by CtrlShiftZ in the rich-text editor
    • Import MS Word HTML files preserving RTL scripts
    • Export documents preserving RTL scripts
  • Delete the suspect flag for all incoming links
  • Start a new filtering condition by choosing ƒ AND from the list of suggestions
  • Ask user whether to overwrite the project file if it was changed on the file system from another application

Bugfixes

  • Fixed docking of toolbars in Attributes, Discussion and History panes
  • Fixed display of dates and default enumeration values in the Attributes pane
  • Fixed saving of a project attachment file if the project folder is shared between Linux and Windows and the attachment file name contains special characters
  • Fixed an error during saving of a project folder after creating a attachment and immediate deleting of the attachment
  • Fixed wrong property key for attribute asAn in the User Stories template
  • Fixed creation of a template file if there are more attachments with the same file name
  • Fixed order of XHTML attributes after saving a project
  • Fixed display of project and document IDs containing special characters
  • Fixed a potential security issue (P5 — Stored XSS — Self) when a malicious script is stored in a document name and Show document name in Project pane is enabled in the Preferences dialog
  • Fixed display of wrong symbol for true values (Linux)
  • Fixed preserving more than 6 levels when importing from MS Word HTML
  • Fixed display of a dropdown button to open the filter suggestions list
  • Fixed display of only used link types in filter suggestions list
  • Fixed display of filter suggestions list when entering filter for a template column
  • Fixed display of the enumeration label instead of the key when filtering by an enumeration attribute
  • Fixed document filter after entering a keyword with mixed case letters
  • Fixed document filter after entering a keywords with white spaces
  • Fixed hidden columns in the Project Compare dialog after Reload Mine View
  • Fixed display of error if protocol association fails because registry editing is disabled (Windows)
  • Fixed missing image attachments when exporting a document from a linked project
  • Fixed preserving more than 6 levels when exporting to DOCX, HTML and PDF
  • Fixed an error when custom export template references a template column of linked objects
  • Fixed formatPrefixedXHTML to not create extra paragraphs for styled or RTL paragraphs
  • Fixed wrong symbol for true values in exported HTML files (Linux)
  • Fixed size of exported DOCX to not include all attachments but only attachments from the exported document
  • Fixed ReqIF export to not produce invalid XML when a new enum value is added to an imported enum attribute
  • Fixed hiding of "All documents from loaded projects" option from the Export dialog when no linked project is loaded

System Requirements

  • Application
    • WebApp: the latest desktop version of Chrome, Edge or Firefox browser
    • WinApp: Windows 10+
    • LinuxApp: Ubuntu 18.04+ LTS, Debian 10+ LTS
    • MacApp: Mac OS X 11+
  • Licensing
    • ReqView License Server: version 1.1.3 or later
  • Integrations
    • MS Office 365: Word and Excel version 2019+
    • Atlassian Jira Cloud: the latest version
    • ReqIF: version 1.2

Known Issues

  • ReqView UI is not optimized for control by a touchscreen.