Helix ALM 2023.2.0 release notes

Released: June 2023

  • (Desktop) indicates changes specific to the desktop client.

  • (Web) indicates changes specific to the web client.

  • (REST API) indicates changes specific to the REST API.

  • (SOAP SDK) indicates changes specific to the SOAP SDK.

New features

All Helix ALM areas

  • Added a new interactive traceability diagram to visualize the relationships between items. (Web)

Enhancements

All Helix ALM areas

  • Searching on item numbers has been added to the list window find toolbar. (Desktop)

Issue management

  • Creating an issue using the SOAP SDK now selects the active user for the Found By user when two customer records have the same name. (SOAP SDK)

Requirements management

  • Requirement document field codes can now be used in snapshot labels.
  • Classic MS Word and Excel export timeout values can now be configured as a local option. (Desktop)

Bug fixes

All Helix ALM areas

  • List window saved tab filters could be reset when moving between saved views while using a defined filter with at least one column filter applied. (Web)
  • The Helix ALM server could crash under rare circumstances when sessions are timed out.
  • Adding a workflow event to an item to mark dependent items as suspect could incorrectly mark the item's parent and related peers as suspect.
  • Sending an email to Found By users could sometimes return the error "The selected item does not have any valid recipients" if a user does not have an email address. (Desktop)
  • Upgraded REST API to address potential vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-48345, CVE-2022-24999). (REST API)

Requirements management

  • A self-closing empty SPEC-RELATIONS tag in a ReqIf document would prevent the ReqIf document from being imported.
  • The desktop client could crash when clicking the View Differences button when comparing documents. (Desktop)
  • Clarified an XML Import error message that appears when a requirement type is not found while importing a document.

Test case management

  • The history change report on test run steps could show a step as having been removed and then inserted after passing or failing steps.
  • The impact analysis table did not show the status of automated test results. (Web)
  • Upgraded the Jenkins plugin to address potential vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-25881, CVE-2022-24999).

Helix ALM 2023.2.0 also includes other minor bug fixes.