What's new
The following new features and enhancements are introduced in 25.2.
Note: The Help Centers for versions 25.1 to 25.2 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 25.2. To view enhancements for version 25.1, see What's new in earlier versions.
In this topic:
- What-if Analysis enhancements
- Portfolio Management enhancements
- PPM Chatbot updates
- Usability enhancements
- Resource Management enhancements
- Platform enhancements
- Administration enhancements
- Request Management enhancements
- PowerPoint report update
- New REST API
What-if Analysis enhancements
The following enhancements are added to What-if Analysis.
View and manually sync portfolio changes for scenarios |
In a scenario, you can now do the following about the portfolio changes:
For details, see Sync portfolio updates to scenarios. |
Add temporary portfolio content in what-if analysis |
When performing what-if analysis, you can now add temporary portfolio content as placeholders for what-if simulations, without creating them. For details, see Add temporary content for simulation. |
Add potential candidates in what-if analysis |
You can now add projects and proposals not yet included in a portfolio into the scenario as potential candidates. To add such projects and proposals, your admin must first specify them as potential candidates for the portfolio. For details, see Specify potential candidates for a portfolio. |
What-if template enhancements |
The following updates are introduced for what-if templates:
For details, see Configure Number (formula) field and Value Calculation Mode. |
Portfolio Management enhancements
The following enhancements are added to the Portfolio Management module.
Enhanced strategic alignment |
When selecting a strategic theme for a portfolio initiative, the options include not only the strategic theme defined for the portfolio itself but also those for all parent portfolios up to the root in the portfolio hierarchy. To use this feature, turn on the new Strategic Theme and Business Goal Alignment Across Portfolio Levels feature toggle. For details, see Align portfolio initiatives with strategic themes. |
Filter backlog items by name |
You can now filter portfolio backlog items by item names. For details, see Filter backlog items. |
PPM Chatbot updates
The following enhancements are added to PPM Chatbot:
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It can now be powered by an embedded natural language processing model, delivering faster responses and a smoother user experience.
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You can now use the kMigratorExtract.sh and kMigratorImport.sh scripts to migrate intents from one instance to another.
For details, see PPM Chatbot, kMigratorExtract.sh and kMigratorImport.sh.
Usability enhancements
The usability in the following areas is enhanced.
Table Component in requests |
The Table Component in request details pages now have a refreshed and modern look, providing a more intuitive user experience. For details, see Work with tables in requests and Configure landing pages. |
Configure Landing pages |
The Configure Landing Pages page is now refreshed, providing a more user-friendly user experience. For details, see Work with tables in requests and Configure landing pages. |
Configuration Advisor |
The Configuration Advisor page is more user-friendly:
For details, see Configuration Advisor. |
Self-service portlet grid table |
Cells in self-service portlet grid table now automatically wrap long text, improving readability and display. For details, see Set up self-service portlets. |
Resource Management enhancements
The following enhancements are added to the Resource Management module.
Share a team with all |
A new Share with all option is available for team sharing. You can use it to share a team or specific team members with all projects in the system. Once shared, any project manager can assign shared resources to the project staffing profile. For details, see Share a team. |
Include promised allocation in Roadmap tab |
Promised allocations of a team, in addition to assignments, are also available from the Roadmap tab. For details, see Team Roadmap. |
Staffing Profile Statistics data source updates |
The predefined Staffing Profile Statistics data source now includes more filter options. You can filter data by position and custom fields from the staffing profile's associated project, proposal, or asset. To enable filtering by custom fields, admins must first add the relevant fields as data source fields in the Staffing Profile Statistics data source. For details, see Staffing Profile Statistics. |
Platform enhancements
The following enhancements are added to the Platform module.
Increased character limit for Numeric and Currency fields |
Numeric and Currency fields now support up to 30 characters, allowing you to enter larger numbers or currency values. For details, see Configure text field validations. |
Add multiple attachments at a time |
You can now select and add multiple files at a time when attaching documents as references to an entity. For details, see Add an attachment. |
Administration enhancements
The following enhancements are added to the Administration module.
Configure main menu style |
The main menu supports the following customization:
For details, see Customize menu layout. |
Export and import theme configurations |
You can now save theme configurations as a JSON file and import them into another instance. For details, see Export and import theme configurations. |
License expiration notification |
You can now use the new License Management Service to configure email notifications for license expiration, including:
For details, see License Management Service. |
Request Management enhancements
The following enhancements are added to the Request Management module.
Prevent unintended timestamp updates of requests |
The new IS_REQUEST_UPDATED_WHEN_REFERENCED_TASK_CHANGES parameter is introduced. Set it to false if you don't want the Last Update Date of requests to change when a related task or milestone is updated. For details, see Server parameters. |
Improved error messages |
The error message for unfilled required fields in a table component becomes more helpful. It now enables you to directly go to these fields. |
PowerPoint report update
You can now apply bold, italic, and underline formatting to text in PowerPoint reports.
For details, see PowerPoint and Word reports.
New REST API
You can now use the GET/tm/timeSheets/freezable new REST API to retrieve timesheets that the logged-in user can freeze.
For details, see Interactive REST API Help.
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