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# What's New in 16.2.100

The following new features and enhancements are introduced in the ALM Octane 16.2.100 release.

Note: The Help Centers for ALM Octane versions 16.1.100 to 16.2.100 are streamlined into a single Help Center. Any version-specific changes are indicated where relevant.

This topic describes the new features and enhancements available in ALM Octane 16.2.100. To view enhancements in previous versions, see What's New - earlier versions.

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## What's New video

Learn about some of the new features included in ALM Octane 16.2.100:

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## Dashboard

The following dashboard enhancements are available:

Area | What's new
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Multi-series bar display | You can now display multiple bar clusters within a single widget. For example, a new Feature Coverage widget displays the tests that didn't run alongside the run results. For details, see Dashboard.
Document report permissions | Admins can determine whether a user is allowed to customize the contents of a document report or if they are restricted to existing templates. For details, see Roles and permissions.

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## Agile

The following ValueEdge Agile enhancements are available:

Area | What's new
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New Environment entity | You can now specify a testing environment with the new Environment entity. You can select an environment for defects. tests, and pipelines to help you track the exact environment pertaining to the defect, pipeline, or test. For details, see Environments.
Timeline enhancements | The following enhancements are available in the Timeline view: Click Today to jump to the current date. Using the legend, you can show or hide indicator types on the timeline. A new indicator shows milestones on each feature's progress bar. For details, see Timeline view.
Backlog tab in Requirement document | The Requirement document now includes a Backlog tab that displays the related backlog entities: epics, features, user stories, quality stories, and defects. For details, see Requirements.

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## Quality

The following quality enhancements are available:

Area | What's new
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Waste tracking | Waste time tracking is now extended to quality items, such as tests and test runs, in addition to work items. For details, see Track waste.
Abort Jenkins pipeline runs | You can now abort Jenkins pipeline runs from the Pipelines module. For details, see Abort a pipeline run in Jenkins.
BDD scenario injection | A new space parameter, BDD_INJECT_SPECS_TYPE_BY_DEFAULT, determines whether new BDD content is injected as a BDD specification (default), or as a Gherkin test. For details, see Automated scenario injection.
iOS support for QoT | The latest release of ALM Quality of Things (QoT) now supports iOS connection to ALM Octane. In offline mode, you run manual tests and open defects in QoT. In online mode, you upload the manual run results and defects when connected to ALM Octane. For details, see ALM QoT on the App Store.
ALM Octane – Test Management for Jira plugin | The ALM Octane – Test Management for Jira on-premises plugin now supports the mapping of one Jira project with multiple ALM Octane workspaces. For details, see Test Management for Jira plugin.
UFT One and GitLab | You can now integrate between ALM Octane and GitLab, to execute UFT One tests in GitLab on-demand. For details, see Run UFT One tests on-demand using GitLab.
Sprint selection | You can now select the [Current Sprint] value in context filters to always filter the entities by the current sprint, even when the sprint number changes. For details, see Filters.
Test suite enhancements | The following enhancements are available for test suites: Workflow phases are now available for test suites. Admins can add custom phases to the predefined list, create workflows, and define business rules based on the phases. For details, see Workflow setup. Test suites can now be added to My Work. For details, see My Work.
Grid editor for manual tests | You can now see manual test steps in a new grid view. This view shows you the steps in a table layout, with a clear distinction between actions and their corresponding expected results. For details, see Create manual tests.
Enforce run order of manual tests in a suite | You can now mark suites that must be run in a certain order. Testers will not be able to run a manual test until all preceding manual tests are completed. With business rules, testers can be notified when the next test is ready. For details, see Enforce manual test run order.
Iteration-level reporting on planned runs | Iteration-level reporting for manual tests and BDD scenarios now supports planned runs. For details, see Generate iteration-level reports and Generate example-level reports.

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## Release

The following release enhancements are available:

Area | What's new
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Auto action variables | Auto action output properties now include document report variables and PulseUno Run CI variables. You can use the variables as input properties for subsequent actions. For details, see Release process variables.
CI server auto actions | The following enhancements are available: Using auto actions, you can now run Azure DevOps pipeline jobs using auto actions, and receive notifications about the action's status. Using auto actions, you can now run any Azure DevOps job. This allows users who do not have pipeline creation permissions in ALM Octane to run Azure DevOps pipeline jobs. You can now parameterize the component version or snapshot in Deployment Automation auto actions using process variables. For details, see CI server auto actions.
Bamboo log injection | ALM Octane now gathers logs for Bamboo pipelines. For details, see Functionality supported by CI integrations and Analyze build failures.
Retry advanced processing of auto actions | For auto actions that failed during the advanced output processing step, you can rerun the action for only that step. For details, see Release process variables.
Update release process via an auto action | You can now use the Update entities auto action to update fields in the current release process. For details, see Auto actions.
Environment type user-defined fields | Admins can now create user-defined fields as an Environment type. For details, see Custom fields.

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## Shared components

The following shared component enhancements are available:

Area | What's new
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Import and export favorites | You can now export your favorites, share them with other users, or import them into another workspace. For details, see Import and export favorites.

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## Administration and Installation

The following administration enhancements are available:

Area | What's new
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Support for external emails in business rules | You can now send entities and notifications through a business rule's Send email action, to stakeholders who are not subscribed users of the workspace. For details, see Rule actions.
Export to Excel permission | A new permission, Generate Excel Report, controls the ability to export data to Excel across all modules. For details, see Export data to Excel.
Elasticsearch | Elasticsearch 8 (8.6.0) is now supported. Elasticsearch 7 is still supported, from version 7.17.8 and higher. For full details, see Support Matrix.

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## General updates

Note the following updates:

Area | What's new
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Synchronizer deprecation | ALM Octane Synchronizer is no longer supported. ALM Octane Integration Hub is the designated synchronization solution for ALM Octane. For details, see Micro Focus help center. There is a migration process available from Synchronizer to Integration Hub. Contact the Go Octane team for assistance.

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See also:

- What's New - earlier versions
- Support Matrix
- Readme

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