What's New in 4.4.1

This topic describes the enhancements and fixes in Micro Focus Connect 4.4.1.

In this topic:

Enhancements

The following enhancements are available in this release:

• Added JVM 11 to the build process for jenkins Magellan builds.

• Added ability to import/export comment cross references.

• Implemented new attachment system in Rally connector.

• Added new version code to Jira.

• Reduced the number of fields when fetching Jira issue items, leading to improved performance.

• The VersionOne connector now bundles the VersionOne SDK inside the connector jar. This has been done to include changes made by Micro Focus Connect to the VersionOne SDK that have not yet been released.

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Server fixes

The following issues were fixed in this release:

ID	Fixed Issue
SD02769472	Cannot export and import comments.
SD02807867	Need calculated value syntax describing 'today'.
SD02757433, SD02756617	Attachments continuously updating across iterations.
SD02837119	The Attachments Count updates repeatedly across iterations.
SD02859115	Add a command for run-one-iteration.
OCTCR42D233052	Connection is disabled but not stopped.
SD02759091	Returns the "rule already exists" message.
SD02860085	Accenture -XSLT transformation fails when importing cross references.

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ALM/QC Connector fixes

The following issues were fixed in this release:

ID	Fixed Issue
SD02765697	Backlog items parent fields not syncing.
SD02763148	Duplicating images in comments in JIRA.
SD02802030	ALM/QC throws 'Invalid parent requirement'.
SD02860085	Performance issue when creating item in ALM/QC.

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ALM Octane Connector fixes

The following issues were fixed in this release:

ID	Fixed Issue
SD02757655	'Closed On Date' updating across iterations after GMT cutoff time changes.
SD02710231	Continuous 2 hr synchronization iterations between Rally and Octane.
SD02766311	.bin file should not be synched back to AzDO for embedded images .
SD02790150	ALM Octane attachment sync with German characters in Name throws http 500 in ALM Octane SDK.
SD02803090	ALM Octane Teams field continuously updating on each iteration.
SD02769328, SD02898063, SD02895455	Micro Focus Connect returning unnecessary messages.
SD02818438	Attachment icons sync back from ALM Octane to JIRA.
OCTCR42D203471	Error when setting null to boolean field.
SD02829459	Comments do not sync over bi-directionally.
OCTUS42D255042	If an ALM Octane user does not have content for their name, last name or first name, it can cause errors. Items will not be synchronized if they are assigned to such a user field. The issue has been fixed and will no longer cause errors.

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Jira Connector fixes

The following issues were fixed in this release:

ID	Fixed Issue
OCTCR42D76019	When syncing an image in the description from Octane to Jira 2 identical attachments are created in Jira.
SD02756406	Iteration running for 2.5 hours.
OCTCR42D229008	If an item has sub-tasks, the item cannot be deleted.
OCTCR42D233087	A bad password in a Jira data source can show errors. To resolve, click the "Reset failed login count" link.
SD02859904	The latest defect phase from ALM Octane is not being synchronized over to Jira. Instead the second last phase is synchronized from Jira back to ALM Octane.
SD02832851	SubTask Status Enum Field returns empty enum set in mapping.

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Azure DevOps Connector fixes

The following issues were fixed in this release:

ID	Fixed Issue
SD02833008	AzDO to ALM/QC does not sync multiple labels from a multiple enum list.
SD02865930	Cannot handle path to the Iteration if API below version 5.1 and Iteration name contain spaces.
SD02844603	Adding a parent ‘Feature’ to a defect in Azure did not trigger an update on corresponding defect in ALM Octane.

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CA Agile Connector fixes

The following issues were fixed in this release:

ID	Fixed Issue
SD02825825	Error returned: Defect.Description should not be null.

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See also:

• What's New - earlier versions