The installation paths have been updated to reflect that Micro Focus is now OpenText.

If you're upgrading from earlier versions, the installation paths stay the same.

For details about installation and upgrade, see Install Dimensions CM.

After you upgrade Dimensions CM that uses the Dimensions CM SSO server with a smart card, you need to re-enable the smart card authentication by re-encoding the values of type htf:encstring.

For details, see the Dimensions CM installation guide for your platform:

• UNIX Installation Guide

• Windows Installation Guide

On Windows, the PulseUno data directory is now installed in the new location:

\ProgramData\OpenText\PulseUno

If you upgrade from an earlier Dimensions CM release, the PulseUno data directory is moved to the new location.

The Administration Console received a new fresh look and improved navigation:

• The status area and the program bar have moved to the top navigation. To change your user preferences, update your password, or switch to another Dimensions CM product, use the top navigation buttons and links.

• The product logo now works as the Home button that returns you to the Administration Console main window.

• To switch between the Administration Console areas and sections, use an expandable side menu.

For details, see Administration Console user interface.

• Use the new $ALL_ROLES attribute rule to create a rule for all roles in a lifecycle.

• You can now export attribute rules to a .csv file.

• You can create a .csv file with attribute rules and import it into a lifecycle. Dimensions CM adds the uploaded attribute rules to the list of existing rules for an object type.

• You can sort and filter attribute rules when editing a lifecycle.

• You can update multiple attribute rules at the same time.

For details, see Set attribute rules.

• You can now disable values in valid sets. For example, you no longer need some values but want to keep them in historical entries.

• You can export the values of a valid set to a .csv file.

• You can create a .csv file with values and import it into a valid set.

For details, see Define valid sets.

You can now take offline multiple areas at the same time.

For details, see Define and assign areas.

The web client received a new fresh look and improved navigation:

• The login page has been updated.

• To switch between views, use icons on the top navigation instead of tabs.

• To return to your home view, click the product logo.
• You can now open the Administration Console from the web client's top navigation.

For details, see Web client main window.

The desktop client now uses a built-in editor for action descriptions and detailed descriptions of requests.

You can select a different editor or use your system's default application. For details, see Assign editors and browsers.

Dimensions CM now supports proxy servers for connecting to external applications, such as PulseUno, OpenText ALM Octane, and Atlassian Jira.

For details on how to set up proxy settings for your Dimensions CM installation, see the Administration Guide.

Third-party libraries have been upgraded to more recent and secure versions.

To ensure that Dimensions CM remains a secure SCCM solution, OpenText performs internal security testing using a set of security scanning and static analysis tools, including OpenText Fortify.