Cloud app - Running release notes

Bug fixed: Users can now add new options to 'Single select' custom variables. 👍

Users were not able to add new options to the existing ‘Single select’ type of custom variables. We have now fixed this issue.

Bug

Choose the starting day of the week for your ARN calendar 🗓️

You can now choose which day of the week you want your calendar to start on in Jira. Just go to the calendar tab or the ARN calendar gadget, and select either Monday or Sunday from the provided options.

Story

Default values for custom variables in JQL validations and previews. 💡

Now you can set a default value for custom variables. This value will be used for JQL validations and shown on template and rule preview screens. This means you can use custom variables with default Jira fields (like issue key and components) in your JQLs. And guess what? The default values even show up on the template and rule preview screens. So if you're using the same values over and over, just set them as defaults and save yourself some time.

Know more.

Story

Confluence template bug fixed in new Confluence rule action 🐛

An inadvertent bug affecting Confluence templates was introduced in the last release. The utilization of 'templates' within Confluence spaces in the new Confluence rule action led to a failure of the rule action. This issue has been resolved.

Bug

Resolved: Inline styling no longer ignores line spaces between paragraphs in Confluence. 🛠

We have resolved a specific issue related to multiline Jira fields. Previously, when applying inline styling at the beginning of a paragraph, the ARN Confluence template output would ignore line spaces between two paragraphs.

Bug

[ARN confluence helper app]- Support for Jira issues/filter macro ✅

Now, integrate JIRA issues or filters from Jira using a dynamic JQL that accommodates variables from Automated Release Notes (ARN). When this page is used as a template in any ARN rule action, the ARN variables within the JQL will be replaced with their respective values. This macro seamlessly integrates a dynamic table into the output Confluence page, similar to the native Jira legacy template provided by Confluence.

Story

Security issue fixes 🔐

We have worked on some security enhancements associated with markdown templates.

Bug

Deprecation of default sender email (autoreleasenotes@amoeboids.com) 📧

The default sender email (autoreleasenotes@amoeboids.com) used in email actions and release page notification emails will be deprecated after June 1, 2024. If you currently have this email set up within your email rule actions or release pages, you'll see a message regarding this change. Please refer to this documentation to explore alternative options available to you.- https://amoeboids.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ARN/pages/4112580610/Deprecation+of+default+sender+email+address+autoreleasenotes+amoeboids.com

Story

Security issue fixes 🔐

We have worked on some security enhancements associated with release pages and rule action logs.

Bug

LinkedIn rule action now allows posting messages with attachments! 🚀

We've made some cool updates to the LinkedIn rule action! Now you can post messages with attachments from your organization pages. Just go to integration settings and choose the user or page you want to post from. You can even attach a PDF, Word, or PowerPoint template to your post. Plus, you'll find a handy link to your LinkedIn post in the logs for successful actions.

Story

Issue fixed: Unable to save Confluence integration settings. 🐛

A bug was causing some trouble with saving Confluence integration settings for the Confluence instance hosted on the .local domain. This issue has been fixed now.

Bug

Customize text spacing in templates effortlessly 🌟

Enhance the appearance of your template output with the new 'Line Height' plugin in the template editor. This feature allows you to easily adjust the spacing between lines of text, giving you more control over the overall design and presentation of your content.

Bug

Users can now give anonymous reactions on widgets! 👍

Users now have the ability to anonymously provide feedback on each release through floating and inline widgets. They can easily express their opinions using reactions like 👍 (like) or 👎 (dislike).

Story

Quickfix for multi-line custom fields and custom variables in MS PowerPoint templates. ✅

Multiline Jira custom field variables and custom variables from ARN are now being properly replaced in MS PowerPoint templates. This issue has been resolved.

In-sprint Bug

[ARN Confluence helper app] Abilty to customize JQL section column widths. 💻

You can now customize the column widths of JQL sections in Confluence templates. Go to the 'Layouts' tab in the JQL section and click the 'Gear' icon next to the 'Table' layout option. Assign percentages to each column for the desired width.

Story

Improved WYSIWYG editor in template builders for smoother editing experience! 💪

We've made upgrades to the WYSIWYG editor in the template builders. Fixes include: preserving trailing and leading spaces when applying inline styling to text, resolving difficulty in editing within bullet/numbered lists, and fixing the issue of getting stuck when removing a list item. Enjoy a smoother editing experience!

Bug

Introducing MS PowerPoint templates! 🚀

Create a cool presentation effortlessly using Jira issue details and version/sprint details. Show off your team's latest accomplishments with our new MS PowerPoint templates. Say goodbye to the hassle of manually pulling Jira ticket details and spending hours drafting presentations. It's in beta, so give it a go and share your feedback to help us improve it.

Story

Unsubscribe link added for subscribed users in private release pages. 👋

In private or restricted release pages, users who are already subscribed will now see an 'Unsubscribe' button instead of a 'Subscribe' button. They can unsubscribe from the release page if necessary.

Story

Fixed: Issue with special characters in slack templates 🐛

A bug existed that prevented certain special characters and spaces within specific Jira fields, such as the 'Parent' field, from being correctly reproduced in the output of Slack templates. The issue has been resolved.

Bug

Control access to release pages based on email domains 🔒

Introducing a new feature called 'Restricted' access to release pages. This feature allows you to control access to release pages based on the email domain of the user. It is an extension of the existing 'Private' access, which only allows users from the JSM application on the given Jira instance to log in to the release page. With restricted access by email domain, you now have the ability to limit access specifically for JSM users who belong to certain email domains.

Story

Fixed issue with missing data in Jira fields with question marks. 👍

Fixed an issue where Jira fields with question marks in their names were not returning data in sequential layout when used in templates.

Bug

[ARN confluence helper app] JQL section to support issue properties 🔄

The JQL section in the ARN confluence helper app will now support issue properties, just like the ARN Jira app. You can expect changes in the Fields tab layout to be sequential.

Sub-task

New "Users" plugin for release notes: give shoutouts and highlight team members 👏🚀

We've got a cool new addition to our release notes template - a custom plugin called "Users". Now you can give a shoutout to our awesome team members who made our release a success. You can also highlight users working on crucial bug fixes or customers who gave us great ideas for new features.

Story

[ARN Confluence helper app] Introducing the "Stats" macro 📊

The new "Stats" macro is here to make your life easier! You can easily highlight the number of issues based on certain conditions. Use it to generate status reports and charts for your Jira ticket counts. Just create a table with multiple stats and link a chart to it in your Confluence page. Simple as that!

Story

Added ability to customize prompt in AI release notes generation. 🤩

We've added a cool new feature that lets you customize the prompt in the 'Generator' tab and 'AI rule action'. Get ready to generate personalized release notes like a pro. Let your creativity soar and enjoy accurate results. Happy writing!

Story

Add title pages to PDF templates. 📝

You can now add a title page for PDF templates in ARN. The "Enable title page" setting in advanced settings allows you to add content, images, variables, and even a background image.

Story

[ARN confluence helper app]- Support for status macro ✅

Add a [ STATUS ] macro to your release notes that supports ARN variables like 10th January 2024, , 10-Jan-2024 etc. This feature lets you create a dynamic status macro. Just type “/Status” in the template and select ARN status macro from the list.

Story

[ARN confluence helper app]- Support for Date macro 📅

Easily enhance release notes with Date macro supporting ARN variables. Display dynamic contents of ARN date variables like 10-Jan-2024, [sprintStartDate], and 10-Jan-2024 as a date macro in Confluence pages. Type “/Date” in template, select ARN status macro from list.

Story

Ability to apply custom styling to TOC macro in PDF templates

You can now apply custom CSS styling to the heading and entries of the TOC macro within PDF templates.

Bug

[ARN confluence helper app] Status, Issue type & Priority fields can now be displayed as lozenges and icons.

The ARN Confluence Helper app has been enhanced to support the display of the Status, Issue type, and Priority fields as a lozenge and icon form. This improvement removes the previous limitation where these fields could only be shown as text within confluence pages created through the ARN Confluence Helper app.

Story

[ARN confluence helper app] Enhanced Support for Components in wiki-type Multiline Jira Fields

Contents from wiki-type of multiline Jira fields had issues because some components were incompatible with the new Confluence editor, resulting in the creation of Confluence pages using the old legacy editor. We have made significant upgrades to now support all components within wiki-type multiline Jira fields.

Story

Security issue fixes 🔐

We have addressed security vulnerabilities linked to specific APIs.

Bug

Track release page usage with Google Analytics 📊

Easily monitor your audience's usage of your release page through Google Analytics. Just insert a measurement ID from Google Analytics into the release page configuration to track visitors.

Story

Bug fixed: Team field showing incorrect value. 🐛

We observed a bug in the Team field within a JQL section not displaying the accurate value. This issue was due to a change in Jira APIs and has since been resolved.

Bug

Fixed issue with blank pages in PDFs when JQL section is empty. 📃

We resolved the issue of blank pages appearing in PDFs when a JQL section with a page break before or after it does not generate any data.

Bug

Ability to skip subsequent actions in a rule if there is a failure. 👍

Skip subsequent rule actions if the confluence or release page rule action fails. Useful when passing URLs to subsequent actions to avoid empty outputs.

Story

Ability to save AI generated release notes without using Jira fields. 😇

You can now save AI-generated release notes in Jira issue properties. No need to create & maintain a separate Jira issue field for release notes. Easily generate and save release notes summary and description in Jira issue properties & fetch them into your release notes documents.

Know more.

Story

Resolved - issues with contents of account type of fields 🛠️

Contents of account type of fields were not reproduced correctly within ARN templates in some cases. This has been fixed now.

Bug

AI release notes : Enhancements to output language & skip email notifications 📧

We're sprucing up the the 'Generator' tab and 'AI rule action'. Now you can choose between 'English (US)' and 'English (UK)' instead of just 'English'. Plus, the 'Output language' will automatically be set to your Jira locale language. And guess what? You can now skip those email notifications for bulk updates.

Story

Ability to change the order of rule actions 🔀

You can now easily change the order of rule actions in a rule. Just drag and drop them wherever you want in the list.

Story

Generator tab got improved: better formatting & enhanced table view. ✔️

We've made some awesome changes to the generator tab - fixed width columns, fixed height rows with "View more" links for long text, and improved table view. Plus, the "Modify Input" button in the "My Inputs" column for easy edits. Enjoy the enhanced user experience!

Story

Now you can use version names in webhook parameters! 👍

We've made it easier to pass version input in webhook parameters! Now you can use version names instead of just version IDs. Use the versionName parameter instead of the versions parameter to pass the version names in encoded format.

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Story

Issues with JSM portal annoucements resolved.🐛

Announcements that were posted on the JSM portal through the ARN rule encountered issues in certain situations. This problem has now been resolved.

Bug

Use any confluence page as a template with the ARN confluence helper app. 💯

The ARN confluence helper app now supports normal confluence pages as templates. Users can insert JQL sections and variables. The issue with incorrectly rendered images from the template body has been resolved by using a normal Confluence page as a template.

Story

Ability to trigger a rule when a sprint starts in Jira.▶️

We've added support to automate rule execution when a sprint starts in Jira. Select the "Sprint started" trigger on the rules page.

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Story

Fixed issue where TOC macro did not work with empty optional fields.

Previously, if some of the optional fields in the configurations were left empty, the TOC macro was not functioning properly. This issue has now been fixed.

Bug

Resolved issue where releasePageURL variable returned default URL instead of custom URL.

The issue where the Release page URL variable https://amoeboids.release.page/arn-cloud was always being replaced with the default release page URL, even when the custom URL is enabled, has been resolved. Now, the variable will return the custom URL if it is enabled, otherwise it will return the default release page URL.

Bug

AI release notes generation now support language-specific generation and translation.

Release notes can now be generated in specific languages, allowing users to have better control over the output text. This resolves issues where release notes were occasionally generated in a different language than the input. Users can also utilize AI to automatically translate release notes into English, German, French, Polish, and Spanish.

Story

AI release notes generator now optimized for efficiency. ✨

The AI release notes generator has been enhanced to address concerns regarding output text being in a non-English language even though the input text is in English.

Bug

Access the generated PDF from logs screen for POST rule action. 📝

Users can now access the generated PDF directly from the logs screen when executing a POST rule action with a PDF template.

Bug

Security issue fixes 🔐

Security vulnerabilities related to global templates in other projects used within a rule have been addressed and fixed.

Bug

Users can now give anonymous reactions on release pages! 👍

Anonymous reactions can now be collected from release pages. Users have the option to provide feedback anonymously by using reactions such as 👍 (like) or 👎 (dislike).

Story

Fixed issue with release notes pages not displaying content.🐞

The issue causing release notes pages to intermittently not display content upon first visit has been fixed. Previously, only the header would load, but now the content will appear without the need to refresh the page.

Bug

PDF templates supported in POST rule action for ARN PDF release notes. 📝

PDF templates are now supported in the POST rule action, allowing for the posting of PDF release notes to external endpoints, such as a Bitbucket repository, directly from ARN.

Story

Tap in-app messenger for quick support with your queries. 💬

We've now made it easier to get in touch with our team directly from the app. Our goal is to provide better support and collaboration through direct communication.

Task

Performance improvements. 🐞

This release includes a resolution for the decreased performance that was observed when new versions of the app were released.

Bug

Discover contributors behind your team's amazing template creations. 🤝

Discover the creators behind amazing templates as the templates listing page now reveals who created or last updated templates. You can even filter templates with specific contributors. This allows you to further collaborate and get the most out of ARN.

Story

Seamlessly publish your release announcements to LinkedIn! 📢

We're excited to share our new 'LinkedIn Integration' feature for ARN. Easily publish relevant release announcements to your LinkedIn audience with dynamic URL for the release page or confluence page. Streamline your release communication today!

Know more.

Story

Fixed! Incorrect display of certain special characters on release pages & widgets. 🐛

An issue preventing certain special characters (such as German umlauts) from displaying correctly on release pages & widgets has been fixed in this release.

Bug

Security issue fixes 🔐

We have fixed XSS vulnerabilities at multiple places within the app.

Bug

Ability to hide orphan label of a Jira field in sequential layout 😇

Implement an automatic feature that hides the label variable of a Jira field when the field is empty for certain issues in your JQL section's sequential layout, resulting in a cleaner and more precise presentation of information for your Jira issues.

Story

Optimized app tours in ARN. ⤴️

App tours within ARN have been optimized, resolving the existing performance issue.

Bug

Fixed issue with date picker fields in the JQL section. 🗓️

Fixed issue causing error when generating release notes with a large number of issues when using a date picker type Jira custom field in the JQL section.

Bug

AI release notes generation now supports single-line text fields! ✨

AI Release Notes Generator now supports single-line text fields from Jira, allowing for the automated generation of release summaries in addition to descriptions. Available for both the 'Generator' tab and 'Generate Release Notes using AI' rule action.

Story

Fixed! Incomplete table bottom borders in PDFs. 🛠️

In generating PDFs containing tables, when a table's content extends beyond a single page, on the initial page, the absence of a bottom border for the table creates an incomplete visual. This has been fixed thus presenting a cohesive table.

Bug

Custom variables for greater flexibility and customization of your templates. 🤩

Are you a team who do not use versions or sprints within Jira? Are you someone who is trying to create customized release notes for multiple customers in one go? Create super-customized release notes quickly and easily with the new custom variables feature in ARN. Configure your own custom variables and deploy them within your template body, JQLs, release pages, and widgets. Values for custom variables are passed during template previews or rule executions, enabling you to use one template for multiple purposes.

Know more.

Story

Fixed: Group-by field in JQL table caused extra spaces. ✅

When a group-by field is added to the table layout of a JQL section, extra empty spaces were getting added to the each row of the table. This issue has been fixed now.

Bug

The Generator tab now allows updating choice for multiple issues. 👍

On the Generator tab, you can update the choice for multiple issues simultaneously.

Story

Performance improvements ⬆️

We've optimized our backend operations, reducing the number of backend calls and delivering a faster, smoother user experience.

Story

Improved default sequential layout in the JQL sections ✅

The default sequential layout in the JQL sections has been updated to improve their functionality, clarity, and purpose. This will be applicable only to the new JQL sections that will be created. Layouts of the existing JQL sections remain unaffected.

Story

Security issue fixes 🔐

We have fixed two security vulnerabilities associated with the calendar gadget in the cross-project screen and SMTP settings screen.

Bug

Improvements to AI generator - detects source language and generates release notes ✨

AI release notes generator improved to better identify source language and generate release notes in that language.

Bug

Fixed - forceful page breaks in PDF templates 🐞

We fixed an issue with a Jira field that was leading to larger data being forcibly moved to a new page in the PDF template.

Bug

Introducing Slack templates 🚀

We've made it easy to create release notes in the JSON format that works seamlessly with Slack's block kit builder. Plus, your periodic release updates will be sent directly to the right Slack channels with the POST rule action using Slack’s incoming webhooks. Keep life simple and communication up-to-date.

Learn more.

Story

Distorted logo images on private release pages login screen- fixed ! 🐞

Logos with certain dimensions were getting distorted on the login screen of private release pages. This has been fixed now.

Bug

Get email notifications on rule execution status and failure reasons 📧

You can now set up email notifications when a rule runs. The notification includes info on the execution status and failure reason (if any) of each rule action so you can easily keep an eye on your rules. Know more.

Story

Introducing 'Generate release notes using AI,' a new rule action! 🚀

The new rule action generates release notes with AI and saves them to Jira issues. Plus, you can even use other rule actions in the same rule to publish these release notes effortlessly. 👍 So, say goodbye to tedious tasks and say hello to more free time for the things that truly matter!

Story

[ARN confluence helper app] - Introducing variables macro 🧩

Introducing a new macro to insert ARN variables within the ARN Confluence Helper App. This macro lets you search and copy any ARN variable and insert them anywhere within the template body. ARN variables are also supported in the summary/title of your confluence template.

Learn more.

Story

[ARN confluence helper app] - Title and description to JQL sections 📰

We added two new fields, title & description in the JQL section of the ARN Confluence Helper App to be on par with those of the ARN Jira app.

Learn more

Story

Control AI release notes length with ease 📝✨

No more "wordy" release notes! Now you can customize the length of your release notes, up to a maximum of 500 words, with our awesome AI-powered Release Note Generator.

Want to try it? Learn more here.

Story

Improvements to parent page selection in the 'New confluence rule action' 📝

Now, the new confluence rule action allows you to use the confluence page from the previous confluence rule action as the parent for the current one.

Story

[ARN confluence helper app] - Support for 'Group by' fields in JQL section 🤝

The ARN Confluence Helper App now supports group-by fields in the JQL section, allowing users to customize the layout by grouping issues with the output of specific Jira fields.

Learn more.

Story

[ARN confluence helper app] - Support for sequential layout in JQL section 🎉

We have added support for the 'sequential layout' option in the ARN Confluence Helper App, allowing users to customize their outputs.

Click here to discover how to utilize the ARN Confluence Helper App for publishing release notes using customizable templates within your Confluence space.

Story

Rearrange release order hassle-free! Easily modify the sequence of releases on your release page/widget. 🔀

Easily fix release order issues on your page/widget! Users can now effortlessly rearrange the sequence of releases on their pages and widgets by utilizing the Move Up/Move Down option on the release listing page.

Story

Introducing a new MS-Word template ! 📝

Introducing a new template type (MS-Word) that allows to export release notes in the MS-Word format (".docx"). Just like the existing PDF template, users can download the release notes as a Word file directly from the template preview. Additionally, the Word template can be attached to ARN email rule actions.

Story

Pipe character issue fixed 🔨

Using a pipe character ( | ) within a template body would sometimes cause the output of that template to break. This was especially true when using the pipe character within a JSON template. The issue was caused by a recent update that added support for operators within date variables. The issue has been fixed.

Bug

[ARN confluence helper app] - Improvements to JQL validation flow ✅

This release of the ARN confluence helper app includes an improved JQL validation process. The user can manually validate the JQL by clicking the 'Validate JQL' button. Depending on the variables used in the JQL (especially the version or sprint variables), the system may prompt the user to select a project or project & board for validation. Once validated, a green tick icon is displayed to indicate successful validation. This change provides users with greater control to validate the JQL against a desired sample project (or board) and assists in minimizing errors and superfluous system processing.

Click here to discover how to utilize the ARN Confluence Helper App for publishing release notes using customizable templates within your Confluence space.

Story

New Confluence rule action to publish pages compatible with the 'New Confluence editor (v2) 🚀

The current confluence rule action in ARN does not support the creation of confluence pages that are compatible with the new Confluence editor (V2). We have now released a new Confluence rule action that lets you publish release notes that support the new Confluence editor. The templates in this case are located directly in your Confluence space settings. You can add ARN JQL sections and variables to get the desired outcome.

• First, you will have to install and configure the new ARN confluence helper app.

See detailed steps here.

• After the above setup, use the new Confluence rule action to publish new editor-compatible pages.

See detailed steps here.

Story

Added! Troubleshoot instructions for email rule action logs ✉️

If ARN email rule action emails aren't being delivered to certain users, refer to the troubleshooting instructions that are now readily available within the email rule actions & email rule logs.

Learn more.

Story

💡 New feature alert! Manipulate date variables with various operators.

We have released a new feature that makes it possible to manipulate the date variables in ARN templates. This enables users to use the calculated value in the ARN template for various use cases such as calculating the remaining days until the release date or a date prior to the version release date. To indicate the use of an operator in the date variable the following syntax is used: . This supports various types of operators such as remaining days, elapsed days, add/subtract days/months/years, extract date/month/year

Learn more.

Story

Rersolved the problem with email actions using SMTP email 📧

Some email rule actions configured using an SMTP email experienced some disruption. The root cause of this issue was traced to a bug that was inadvertently introduced during the 13th April release. The issue has been successfully resolved in this release.

Bug

Fixed ! JQL section title display issue. 🐛

This release provides a fix to an issue where the JQL section title was not being displayed in the template preview or template output in some cases.

Bug

Fixed confluence integration error caused by extended Jira API token length. 🐛

Fixed Confluence cloud integration issue with the ARN server app caused by an extended character length of Jira API tokens. The issue resulted in an error message on the ARN settings screen while saving confluence integration settings. The problem was due to Atlassian's recent changes to API token length, which can vary.

Bug

Improvements to AI-powered release notes generator 📝

The AI-powered release notes generator has been enhanced. Users can generate release notes by selecting an input Jira field and a JQL, and the system will read the contents of that field and summarize/rephrase the content. The tone can also be customized, and the output can be edited and saved to an output Jira field.

Note: This feature is still in beta and we will improve it in successive releases.

Want to try it? Know more.

Story

Fixed bug: Tables from Jira field not rendering properly in PDF/email templates 🐛

A bug was discovered where the tables within the contents of wiki render fields were not being reproduced correctly within the PDF or email templates. This bug has now been fixed.

Bug

Ability to sync previously-published releases in Release Pages & Widgets. 🔄

With this release, users can sync previously-published releases in Release Pages & Widgets, eliminating the need to delete and republish. This feature updates the contents of release notes from the corresponding Jira tickets with a sync action.

Story

Introducing 'Date macro' in Confluence templates for increased flexibility. 📅

Introducing the 'Date' macro in the Confluence template! Users can select a date from the date picker or a date variable from the drop-down. This feature allows creative use of ARN date variables within other macros such as page properties macro and expand macro.

Story

Fixed - Epic link display in ARN templates 🔗

The issue with the epic link field in ARN templates has been resolved, and it should now display the Epic Key and Name as a clickable link.

Bug

Fix for migration issue from free to paid app ⏫

An issue introduced in a previous release of ARN where migrating from the free to the paid app would fail, displaying an error message indicating that a column "is_widget_visible" does not exist. This has been fixed now.

Bug

Rule execution log order and sorting fixed 🐛

The expected order and sorting of rule execution logs is now fixed. Similar issues at other locations in the app such as the template listing page rules listing page, release page/widgets release listing screen, etc. are also fixed..

Bug

ARN templates now reproduce new lines in version descriptions 👍

The version description variable within ARN templates now reproduces new lines added in the version description within Jira. You can add new lines by pressing 'Enter' or adding /n character in the description text.

Bug

Security issue fix 🔐

A vulnerability affecting templates preview has now been fixed.

Bug

Widget mode now shows up on the widget listing table ✅

Now, easily discover the mode of your widgets on the widget listing page itself. You don’t have to navigate to edit widget page just to know which mode your widgets belong to.

Story

Discover our feature roadmap in ARN - vote and comment on features! 🚀

Our roadmap is now available within the ARN app. Share your ideas for new features with us! Browse our roadmap in ARN, vote, and comment on the feature requests that matter to you. Stay up-to-date with what we're working on and what's coming in the near future. Can't find what you're looking for? Add your own feature request! Join us in shaping the future of ARN.

Story

Introducing AI-powered release notes generator 🤖📝

We're excited to announce our new feature -an AI-powered release notes generator! With this, you can easily generate release notes through AI by simply selecting an input Jira field. The system will read the contents of the selected field summarize or rephrase them providing refined and meaningful release notes as an output. You can also choose the tone of your release notes.

Note: This feature is still in beta and we will be improving it for better in successive releases.

Want to try it? Know more.

Story

PDF templates can now have a clickable Table of Contents! 📖

You can now add a table of contents to your PDF templates! Simply specify the title, minimum and maximum heading levels, and choose where to insert the ToC macro. Your generated PDF will feature a clickable ToC with headers and page numbers.

Story

Fixed excessive space issue for release page header 🔧

A bug causing the header of a release page created with Template 1 to consume excessive space with a rectangular logo has been fixed.

Bug

Email not honoring Bcc option, fixed !

A bug that prevented BCC marking of emails sent through Office 365 SMTP email ID has been resolved. 🐛

Bug

Enhanced JQL customization 🔨

The JQL section has been updated to allow the simultaneous addition of a Jira field as both an issue field and a group-by field, providing users with increased flexibility in designing their JQL section layout.

Story

New 'Bar widget mode' for ARN widgets is here.🥳

Elevate your release announcements with the new ‘Bar Widget’, now enabling the embedding of ARN widgets as Announcement Bars on HTML pages of any web or mobile app.

Read more.

Story

Fixed code snippet rendering issue. 🔧

Resolved issue with inconsistent rendering of certain code snippets in Jira wiki renderer field within release notes generated from ARN templates.

Bug

Inconsistent font in wiki renderer field with bullet/numbered list ✅

The inconsistent font was observed when using a bullet/numbered list in the Jira wiki renderer field in the ARN template. The issue has been resolved and font size is consistent throughout the wiki renderer field.

Bug

Bug fixed: Invalid links for the 'Components' field in ARN release notes. 🔗

Invalid links were generated when clicking on the "Components" field link in release notes generated from an ARN template. The bug has been resolved and the links now correctly open JQL search pages.

Bug

JSON & Markdown template preview now allows you to download the file. ⏬

Do you wish to download the JSON or Markdown template output? An additional download option on the template preview screen makes this extremely simple.

Story

Support for SLA metric fields in ARN templates! ⏰

Support for SLA metric fields in ARN templates! This means you can now automatically generate reports that include the SLA status of your customer tickets. No more manual data entry or tedious spreadsheet updates - just set it up once and let the automation do the rest. Know more.

Story

Bug Fix: Line spaces in the sequential layout 🛠

Empty lines between two field variables in the sequential layout were getting ignored in the release notes output. This has been fixed now.

Bug

Issue with fonts for PDF template has been fixed 🐞

The issue with fonts in the PDF template, caused by an unrelated change in the previous release, has been resolved.

Bug

SSL request generation issue in custom domain configuration resolved 🔐

The issue preventing some users from generating SSL requests on the release page custom domain configuration page has been fixed. Click here to learn about custom domain configuration for release pages.

Bug

Support for search on release pages 🔍

Users can search for specific content on your release page using the new search feature. Enable search for your release page from the release page settings. Introducing a new search feature for our release pages! Now you can easily find specific information from older releases with just a few simple keywords search. Enable search on your release page from the release page settings today!

Story

Now, configure a custom domain/subdomain for your release pages 🥳

You can now host your release pages on a custom domain or subdomain, giving you a short, easy-to-remember URL to share with your users. For example - releases.amoeboids.com/arn. Try it out today and elevate your release notes game! Know more.

Story

Ability to sort group by fields 👍

The "order by" clause in JQLs now respects the sorting of "group by" fields as well. This means that groups created by the "group by" fields in the JQL section can be ordered in the desired sequence. Additionally, you can now choose where to place orphan elements of the respective "group by" field. This update provides greater flexibility and control over the organization of your data.

Story

Quick fix for issue with the broken URLs for images (or other files) fetched from Jira. 🔧

We have fixed an issue with the images (or other files) in the release notes (which are fetched from Jira fields like Description) for some Jira instances that were affected by recent changes from Atlassian.

Bug

Easily share release notes with a dynamic Salesforce email list 🚀

Salesforce integration is now available! This new feature allows you to easily fetch email lists from Salesforce and send them the release notes. This saves time and effort by automating the process of fetching an updated email list from Salesforce to ARN’s email rule action using salesforce endpoint and salesforce query. Read more about this here.

Story

Introducing the App Tours 📣

We are excited to announce the launch of our new App Tour feature! This feature will give you a quick and easy way to learn about some of the great features our app has to offer. To access an App Tour, simply navigate to the help tab. From there, you can choose from multiple app tours and you'll be guided through a series of screens that will introduce you to all of the key aspects of the selected feature.

Story

Fix for correct rendering of fonts for multi-line Jira fields in the sequential layout 🛠️

Fonts applied for multi-line Jira fields in the JQL section's sequential layout were not correctly rendered. This problem has been resolved.

Bug

HTML template preview now allows you to download the HTML file. ⏬

Do you wish to download the HTML template output? An additional download option on the template preview screen makes this extremely simple.

Story

JQL input box changes its height dynamically

The height of the JQL input box is now dynamically adjusted according to the length of your JQL query. This allows you to read the complete JQL query at a glance. 😎

Story

The ARN app widget launcher will display a count of unread releases. 🔢

The widget launcher icon in the ARN app will now display the number of unread releases for the logged-in user. You may also put this into practice if your application makes use of an ARN widget. For more information about this feature, read on.

Story

Improved navigation between field customization menu to add columns menu

In the edit JQL section pop-up, users were having trouble figuring out how to return from the field customization menu to the add columns menu. Added a separate "back" button which makes the navigation simpler. 🧐

Bug

Now, use the previous rule action's confluence page as the parent page for the current rule action 📑

Now, it's possible to create both parent and child Confluence pages using the same ARN rule. Simply choose the previous confluence action under the parent page setting, and you're done.
Read more.

Story

Improvements to the markdown template

The new ‘Group by' layout customization is now available in the Markdown template. Additionally, hardcoded styling for the status field and indentation have also been removed. This allows you to freely alter the template to suit your preferences.
Read more about the 'Group by’ layout customization.

Sub-task

Increased JQL character limit for release pages & widget 🔍

Users can now configure more complex and longer JQL queries for the release pages and widgets. as the 255-character limit in the JQL input box has been removed.

Bug

Some users were unable to access ARN app 🐛

This fix will ensure there are no duplicate entries for a user which was preventing certain users to access the ARN app.

Bug

Customers couldn't log in to a private release page, fixed! 🔑

When users of a private release page attempted to log in, in some situations a null pointer exception was being thrown. This fix takes care of that.

Bug

Fixed - Instead of username, random account ID was displayed in the logs under the "Triggered by" section ⚙️

There was a bug observed in which instead of username, a random account ID was displayed in the logs under the “Triggered by” section. This has been fixed.

Bug

Support for OAuth 2.0 authorization for Microsoft Office 365 SMTP configuration 🔑

ARN now supports modern & secure OAuth 2.0 based authorization for Microsoft Office 365 SMTP settings. The admin will be able to set up MS Office 365 SMTP from the ARN’s configurations page.

Read more.

Story

New 'inline mode' for ARN widgets is here.🥳

Now, you can embed ARN widgets as an ‘inline’ component on any HTML page of your web or mobile app. Save the ‘Inline widget’ mode from widget configurations and then use the generated Javascript snippet to the widget on your app.

Read more.

Story

New library for PDF generation

We are using a new library to generate PDFs and it does not require any installation on the app server.

Story

Fixed - Issue with JQL validation in cross-project ARN screen

The JQL was not getting validated when version/project variables were used for cross-project ARN. This has been fixed now.

Bug

Additional authorization methods for POST action ✔️

POST rule action will now provide more flexibility with two additional authorization methods Bearer token and Custom header.

Story

Displaying unread releases count on widget launcher 🥳

The number of unread releases can be shown on the widget launcher button like this. The unread count is shown when you pass the user identifier to the userId variable in the widget embed script.

Story

Template gallery for quick creation of release notes templates 📑

The template gallery feature is now live. Here you can see a list of ready-to-use templates useful for certain use cases. While you create a new template, you can easily browse, preview and use templates from the template gallery. We will be building a comprehensive gallery of templates that support a wide range of use cases.

Story

Fixed - Max JQL results (per JQL) setting ⚙️

Max JQL results (per JQL) setting set from the admin panel was not working properly due to some bug, It has been fixed now. Maximum no. of issues fetched in a JQL section and bar charts will depend on this instance level setting.

Bug

Improvements in sprint selector on template preview screen ✅

Jira API which provide list of sprints associated with a board has some limitations & it always provide the list in chronological order. However, with the latest improvements on sprint selector screen, you can fetch for latest sprints using pagination on the sprint selector screen. You can also filter sprints based on their status such as ‘Active’, ‘Future’ & ‘Closed’.

Story

Added support for Team and Organizations fields 🐛

Jira fields ‘Team’ and ‘Organizations’ were not getting rendered correctly when added to a JQL section. This has been fixed now.

Bug

Introducing bar charts 📊

Stats macro is now called as ‘Stats & charts’ macro. You can include a simple bar chart showing count of issues returned by configured JQL aggregated over values of specific Jira field. Read more.

Story

Ability to add page break in sequential layout for PDF template 📑

In the PDF template, page breaks can be added in sequential layout. Using this, you can choose to show each issue on a separate page of the PDF.

Story

Fixed - Some rule actions getting stuck in 'Queued' status 🐞

There was a bug observed where some rule actions were getting stuck in ‘Queued’ status during execution. It has been fixed now.

Bug

Improvements to private release page login page 👍

Private release page login page has been improved for both template 1 and template 2. In template 1, header color and text color added in the configuration will also used on the login page.

In-sprint Bug

Added support for bullet listing in group-by customization editor ✅

New WISWYG editor for group-by field customizations now support the bullet listing applied to group by field variables.

In-sprint Bug

Fixed - Issue with 'Access to cross project ARN screen' permission 🐛

There was a bug which got introduced after the previous release. It stopped working of ‘Access to cross project ARN screen’ permission given to specific Jira groups. This has been fixed now.

Bug

Ability to choose how the static resources are served for release pages 🔐

Static resources (jQuery, CSS, bootstrap elements etc.) on a release page are hosted and served from CDN server. Now, admins can choose to serve these static resources from the release page domain instead of CDN.
Read more.

Story

Add a hyperlink to the original jira issue on release pages & widgets 🔗

Customize issue key and summary fields on release page & widget. Add hyperlink to original Jira issue for these two fields. Release page users can directly go to corresponding Jira issue from release page itself.

Story

Customization of 'Group by' fields layout is now completely flexible 👏

'Group by' field WYSWYG editor is here. As opposed to the earlier 'custom CSS' approach, we now have released a full-fledged WYSWYG editor to tackle the group by formatting.

Note: This change is applicable only for the new templates and existing templates will continue to show earlier 'custom CSS' approach.

Read more.

Story

Introducing private access to release pages ⛔

Release page access can now be set to private. Only users having access to Jira service management (JSM) portal on your Jira instance will be able to access the release page once logged in.

Story

View count & list of release page subscribers 🔔

Now you can view count of users who have subscribed to a release page. Added a report to view list of release page subscribers along with their subscription status.

Story

Minor fixes for widget loading issues ⚙️

Fixed widget load issue optimizing query performances. Widgets will by default load last 3 releases (instead of 10) reducing the widget load time.

Bug

Performance improvements that increase efficiency 🔧

Optimized the way attachments (images & videos) fetched from Jira fields are loaded in release notes.

Story

Fixed, time out error when stats that return large count 🐛

There was an bug due to which a time out error was occurring while processing stats sections in the template that return large issue count. This has been fixed now.

Bug

Improvement in rule execution logs 👋

When a rule is triggered, entry for individual rule actions which are queued for execution, shall be seen in the logs immediately. This will give quick confirmation to the user that rule is triggered successfully. Status of individual rule actions shall get updated when they get executed one by one.

Bug

Support for sprint variables is here 🥳

If you use 'sprints' in your agile software development, you can generate release notes for your sprints created in Jira through ARN. Just like version variables, ARN now supports sprint variables in the templates and JQL sections. Plus, we have added ability to trigger a rule automatically when a sprint is marked completed in Jira. Read more.

Story

Ability to insert expand macro in confluence template 👏

“Expand’ macro is one of the Confluence's most popular macros. ARN confluence template now supports ability to include expand macro. Read more.

Story

Add your custom time zone 🕒

Date & time variables in ARN templates currently use UTC time zone by default. Now, admin can set custom time zone which will be used for date & time variables in ARN templates. Read more.

Story

Resolved a bug related to 'Access ARN in-project screen' setting 🐞

There was a bug caused to due to certain change in last release. When ‘Access ARN in-project screen’ setting is set to ‘Disabled for all’, projects which are added as exception were not able to access ARN in-project screen. This bug has been resolved.

Bug

Select send via email for release page notifications 📧

Just like email rule action, for release page notifications to subscribers, you can select the sender email id. You can choose between default email id and custom email id configured through SMTP configurations. Read more about release page subscribers & notifications.

Story

Custom CSS for release pages 👏

Now, apply your custom CSS for release page components to modify the look and feel of the release pages as per your requirements. Add custom header and footer. Read more about this.

Story

Notification admin while disabling 'run rule as' setting ⚠️

Admins shall be notified with list of projects which have active rules with rule actor ‘App user’ when they disable ‘run rule as’ setting. This will help admins to identify and disable such rules if required. Read more to know about ‘run rule as’ setting and its impact.

Story

Now, create and execute rules from cross project ARN screen 📢

Ability to create rules and publish release notes from cross project ARN screen is here. You can create rules for email, confluence, POST action and JSD announcement actions with manual trigger. You can also see rule execution logs within cross project ARN screen.

Story

Fixed a bug - Images were not loading in release pages & widgets 🐛

There was a bug due to which images were not loading in release pages and widgets. This has been fixed now.

Bug

Fixed bug which prevented sending release page emails when no SMTP settings are added 🐛

There was a bug due to which when custom SMTP settings are not added on any ARN cloud instance, it would prevent release page subscription emails and release page notification emails to be sent from default email id. This has been fixed now.

Bug

Easily navigate to ARN in-project screen from cross-project screen 🧭

Many early ARN users would find it difficult to locate in-project ARN screen and end-up accessing the cross-project ARN screen. Now, you can easily navigate to ARN in-project screen from cross-project screen. You have the necessary permission to access that screen.

Story

Easily navigate to ARN cross-project screen from in-project screen 🚸

Users can easily navigate to ARN cross-project screen from their regular in-project screen.

Story

Release page subscription & automated email notifications 🔔

Release page subscription feature lets users subscribe to a your release page. They stay informed through automated email notifications when new release is updated on the release page. Enable subscribe button on release page and automated notifications to subscribers from release page configurations page. Read more here.

Story

Insert page break in PDF templates 📑

Ability to insert page breaks in PDF template is now added so that, you can format the PDF output in a better way.

Story

Rule execution logs older than 90 days shall be automatically cleared 🗑️

Rule execution logs which can be viewed from logs tab, shall be available only up to 90 days. Logs older than 90 days shall be automatically deleted by the system.

Story

Templates preview now honor existing Jira project permissions 🔐

In Jira cloud, an app has a peculiar user called ‘App user’. This user has access to all Jira projects. Before this, if anyone tried to use a JQL query (in ARN templates) that pulled data from projects they don’t have access to - they will see the data in the template preview. With this change, we are restricting data fetched in ARN template previews. ARN will fetch data from only those Jira projects for which the user has access in Jira permissions.

Story

New & improved JQL suggestions 👏

JQL suggestions are now more relevant & appear in logical groups. You will also get suggestions for the ARN specific variables which makes template creation lot more easier.

Story

'Epic Link' was not shown as a link in 'group by', fixed ! 🐛

There was a bug due to which the ‘Epic Link’ field when added as ‘group by’ field in JQL section, was not properly shown in the template as a link (even when ‘display as a link’ is enabled). This is now fixed.

Bug

Support for second level 'group by' field is here ! 👏

Now, you can add up to two fields in ‘group by’ configuration of JQL section. When two ‘group by’ fields are added, issues returned by JQL will be grouped by second ‘group by’ field within each group created by first 'group by' field. Read here more about this.

Story

Adding more permissions for granular control ⚙️

Jira admins now have more control over the sensitive features of ARN to protect the organization's data from being released in public domain. Read more about this here.

Story

Multiple line breaks were getting ignored.

Multiple line breaks included in multiline field were getting ignored. This is now fixed. 🙂

Bug

Font size of 'Custom field' was not getting updated 🧐

There was a bug which would not allow change in font size of ‘Custom Fields’ included in the JQL section. This is now fixed.

Bug

POSTing the Markdown template 📑

ARN now supports the possibility of POSTing the Markdown to a pre-defined URL.

Story

Run rule as value was being inserted as null causing errors in rule execution, fixed 🧐

For fresh installations, when default rules were added automatically they had ‘Run rule as’ value set to null. This caused errors while executing these rules. The fix will insert accurate entry instead of null and will also update all the existing rules where the value is already null.

Bug

Hyperlinks from Scriptrunner's custom field were not rendered properly 🥺

To prevent XSRF, we had sanitised some special characters earlier. That caused some legitimate hyperlinks from Scriptrunner’s custom fields to not render properly. This is now addressed.

Bug

Date time was auto added to headers in PDF templates

There was a bug that inserted date time into headers of PDF release notes generated via ARN. This is now fixed 🐞

Bug

Welcome custom styling of 'Group by' fields 😻

The way ARN rendered Group by fields in release notes was hardcoded. Now it is possible to apply custom styling to the label & value of Group by field.

Story

Dynamically include issue users as release notes email recipients 📧

Don’t limit release notes communication to pre-defined set of users, add issue users dynamically to the list. e.g. reporters, creators, assignees, watchers or any other multi-user custom fields.

Story

'Run rule as' parameter to honour existing Jira project permissions 🔐

In Jira cloud, an app has a peculiar user called ‘App user’. This user has access to all Jira projects.
Before this, if anyone tried to use a JQL query (in ARN templates) that pulled data from projects they don’t have access to - they will see the data. But with this change, we are running every rule in the capacity of rule creator and allowing additional configuration of changing this behaviour - by turning on the ‘App user’ configuration.

Read more here.

Story

Cross project release calendar as a Jira dashboard gadget 🥳

It is now possible to insert cross project release calendar from ARN as a Jira dashboard gadget.

Story

🤩 🥳 🤓 Much awaited cross project release notes templates have landed!

No need to use some workarounds to generate cross project release notes. Now simply create a multi-version template on the ARN cross-project screen & bingo.
Read more here.

Story

Now include release pages & widgets in Free to Paid app migration

In the early access release for Free to Paid app migration, release pages & widgets were not considered. Now they are. Refer this article to understand what will be migrated and what won’t be.

In-sprint Bug

Timeout in case of more than 10 JQL sections in a template addressed 🤓

If you were to add more than 10 JQL sections in an ARN template, it used to time out while generating the release notes. This is now fixed.

Bug

Upgrade from free to paid app & carry your data with you 🥳

One of the oft requested features is now live. You can now easily copy all your templates & rules from the free version to the paid version, in just one click. More details here.

Story

Inline videos are now rendered correctly on release pages & widgets 📽️

When you insert an mp4 video in a release page or a widget, it is displayed properly along with the player actions. Check this one out 🙂

Bug

Better support for multiple versions in ARN templates 👌

Support for cross project release notes is on the way and as a precursor, we are improving multi-version support. Read more about it here.

Story

New template design available for release page 😍

You requested, we delivered. Now it is possible to choose any one of the two release page designs while creating the page.

Story

Minor correction in JQL autosuggest feature 😯

When there were too many values for a field in the JQL, autosuggest wasn’t working based on user’s inputs. That is now fixed.

Bug

Quick previews to improve efficiency 🏎️

We noticed that a lot of users relied on previews. Now there is a quick preview action right from the template listing page.

Story

🙌 JQL section titles now support formatting & Stats

Up until now it wasn’t possible to format JQL section title visually, or include Stats in it. Well, that changes now 🙂

Story

Calendar now displays detailed & structured info about releases 📊

We wanted the release calendar in ARN to be of more value to you. And thus we are introducing a pop-up displayed on click of a version in the calendar. This information is available in in-project & cross-project calendars.

Story

Parent field is now handled differently to offer more information ℹ️

Hitherto the parent field used to return a JSON object that wasn’t usable in the ARN’s templates. That is now addressed with a thoughtful configuration specific to the parent field.

Story

List of release notes recipients just got better with Project roles 👨‍🎓

With this feature you can configure the ARN’s email action to send out emails even to users with specific project roles.

Story

Send HTML release notes as email attachment 📑

Up until now, it wasn’t possible to send HTML release notes via email. Now it is. Similar to PDF, just attach the HTML release notes to an outgoing release notes email.

Story

Welcome JQL autosuggest 🎊

JQL sections are the core of ARN’s immense flexibility. Now, we have made them even better with the release of JQL autosuggest feature. Just type in and complete the JQL within ARN.

Story

ARN branding is now available across all visual templates 📌

We have introduced ARN branding for all visual templates. This branding cannot be disabled in the free cloud version, for others it can be easily taken out.

Story

🤖 ARN becomes smarter as it starts retaining last visited pages

To make your use of ARN a bit more swift, the app now remembers what ARN screen you visited last & brings you to that page automatically the next time.

Story

Confluence space & page selection without copy/paste 🙃

For some, getting the Confluence space key or the page id was too technical. We’ve made it easier for them, with an easy dropdown selector.

Story

Sending emails is easier than ever 😇

Based on our user testing feedback, we realised that it wasn’t easy for new users to understand different types of email recipients. We have made that abundantly clear, with a new layout.

Story

Now version creation can trigger ARN rules 🥁

As many of you asked, ARN now supports the ‘Version created’ trigger.

Story

SMTP support for different username & email address is here

ARN’s SMTP, up until now worked with the assumption that the provider’s have email address & username as the same. That was incorrect in few cases where username & email address were different. That lead to email failures when using SMTP. This is now fixed.

Story

Action names are now populated automatically 🐰

We observed how jotting down action names slowed you down while creating rules. Thus, ARN now populates these action names on its. If you want, change them or just continue with your critical path.

Story

It is now possible to trigger a manual rule from within rule details screen ▶️

Story

Cross project screen access is available by default to all users 🥳

We had already launched the cross-project screen earlier. But to improve its adoption, we now allow the configuration ‘Enabled for all users’ as an alternative to the existing one ‘Enabled for selected Jira groups’.

Story

Support for 5 new languages is now available 🗣️

• Romanian 🇷🇴

• Polish 🇵🇱

• Chinese 🇨🇳

• Hungarian 🇭🇺

• Spanish 🇪🇸

That brings ARN’s total number of supported languages to 9.

Story

Easily go back to the listing pages within ARN 🖱️

At times, breadcrumb based navigation wasn’t very clear - especially to the new users of the app. We are introducing ‘Back to listing’ links to improve this experience.

Story

Cross project calendar now displays color codes for each project 😇

ARN’s cross project calendar now visually differentiates between selected projects. Corresponding releases are highlighted in different colours in the calendar.

Story

Confluence pages can now be appended/prepended to via ARN 💃

We’ve been working towards this for quite some time now 🙂
Excited to announce the ability to append/prepend release notes to an existing Confluence page via ARN. Simply use the relevant action and put out an identifier against which ARN will prepend/append.

Story

SMTP set up was failing in a specific scenario, now resolved

A couple of customers who had moved over from free app to the paid version reported a problem while configuring SMTP. This is now addressed.

Bug

Use Confluence release notes URL in other templates 🌟

If you create or update a Confluence page via ARN rules, then it is possible to grab that Confluence page’s URL & use it in another template. Refer this help article.

Story

♻️ Refresh the ARN logs without leaving the tab

In our UX tests, we saw many users refreshing the browser or switching the tab just to look at the updated logs. No need for that, a refresh button is now ready.

Story

Confluence URL validation is here 🤖

It was confusing for many users to input a Confluence URL, so we have now added a validation to prevent you from making a mistake.

Story

Release page & widgets were not showing versionURL & versionDesc as expected 😑

When https://amoeboids.atlassian.net/projects/AR/versions/14760 & were used in release pages or widgets, they were displayed in raw HTML form. Now they look beautiful, as they should 🙂

Bug

Now publish a Confluence page with Jira issue filter macro ARN

You can now use Jira issue filter macro right within the ARN template. That means, if you need the release notes to be dynamic - just use this macro

Story

Cross project release calendar is here 🥳

As many of you requested, we have brought on cross project release calendar to ARN. Here is the help article to get you started. Check out the screenshot below.

Story

Confluence space key in small caps caused update action to fail 🙄

If your Confluence space key was in small letters, that caused the update action from ARN to fail with a cryptic error message. This is now fixed 🎉

Bug

Version names in special characters caused JQL validation errors 🤓

If you used the 19th March 2021 variable within the JQL section of ARN templates & tried to use a version which had special characters in it, validation bombed 💥. This is now fixed.

Bug

Support for German, French & Russian languages is here 🏁

We are excited to unveil support for German 🇩🇪, French 🇫🇷 & Russian 🇷🇺 languages. We are gradually expanding this list. If you are looking for a specific language, reach out to our support.

Story

It is now easier than ever to keep an eye on ARN's integrations 🧐

We came across lot of errors in rule execution logs for simple reasons such as modified credentials, missing configurations & so on.

Now with ‘Integration status’, anyone with access to ARN screen can spot Green/Amber/Red indicator and see detailed connection status within the Help tab. Check out the sample below.

Story

Corrected execution restrictions meant for free version of the app 🤕

Unable to embed resource: dancing-time-adventure of type application/octet-stream

Bug

Look & feel improvements in the ARN widget 🤩

Story

Support added for including 'Account' custom field from Tempo timesheets plugin

Story

Non-English characters supported in the POST action

Bug

ARN's knowledge base can be accessed right from within the app

It is now easier than ever to access ARN’s knowledge base. Just click on the ❓ button in the app header & browse/search the help articles.

Story

Custom field variables in sequential templates back to the previous syntax

Couple of releases ago, we had unknowingly changed the syntax of custom field variables in sequential templates to{{

{epic_link_(customfield_10000)}

}}. Now it is back to what it was before {{

{epic_link(customfield_10000)}

}}. We’ve updated all the templates for you, you don’t need to do anything.

Story

Clone release page & widget configurations with just one click ☝️

Story

Conditional triggers based on version names are here 🤘

In case of automated triggers, rules are executed for all versions. Not anymore. Now you can configure a regular expression to match with the version name so that the rule is executed only for specific versions. For example, V 1.0 major release will trigger the rule but V 1.1 patch release not.

Story

Get started quickly on release pages & widgets with our resources

To expedite your adoption of release pages & widgets, we have now provided links to our release pages as inspiration as well as a step by step guide! Get going now.

Task

Images are now properly displayed within release pages & widgets

Images of all size are now neatly handled within release pages & widgets 🖼️. Let us see an example 🙂

Bug

ARN widget is now available within ARN 😆

Eating our own dog 🐕 food. In-app release notes widget is now displayed right within the app. End users can insert a similar widget for their release notes, within their app.

Story

Custom fields in sequential layouts were broken, fixed

Inadvertently, the custom field formats that we use in sequential layouts had an unnecessary underscore. This caused the existing templates to break. We have now addressed the root cause.

Bug

✏️. More appropriate & intuitive icon introduced for Edit

Story

Group by fix version formatting version name bug 🧬

While grouping by fix version, the version names in release notes were being 🥪 sandwiched between double quotes. Fixed

Bug

URL custom fields were not rendered as links

If you were using URL type of custom fields and pulled them into release notes, they were not being rendered as links. Resolved 🔗

Bug

Release date format for fix version grouping corrected

When JQL sections were grouped by fix version & corresponding release date was configured to be retrieved, it didn’t honour the date format setting. This is now fixed.

Bug

Release page url was case sensitive (it shouldn't have been)

Release page url is no more case sensitive 🔠

Bug

JSON templates were not fetching data based on custom field names

JSON templates were fetching data from Jira issues only if the custom field ids were provided, but not names. This is now resolved.

Bug

Widgets now display release title & description

First version of widgets didn’t support displaying release title & descriptions. That is now addressed ⛳

Story

Fully responsive release page is here

Release pages are now fully responsive & can work seamlessly on devices of any size 📱

Bug

Improved empty state for release pages

When there was no release against a given release page, even the header wasn’t being displayed. Now fixed 🐛

Bug

Epic links can be further customised

If you are using epic links in your release notes, you can customise them further to meet your needs.

Story

Release pages can now have their own favicons

Further extend the identity of your release pages to meet your brand. Add favicons to the release pages similar to logos 😍

Story

404 error page displayed for non-existing release pages

Before incorrect url for release page meant an empty screen and confusion for the users. Now there is a dedicated 404 error page 👌

Story

Confluence page update 1.0 is here 🍻

ARN now supports ability to update an existing Confluence page. This is 1.0 & only full update is allowed. In the next 6 weeks, we will go live with 2.0 that lets you append/prepend to existing Confluence content.

Story

Settings icon added on field listing ⚙️

⚙️ without any UI element, it wasn’t clear that one can further customise the Jira issue fields further. Now it is abundantly clear 🙂

Story

Release pages are now live

We are excited to announce launch of ‘Release pages’. Host your release notes/change log on the release pages. Populate them automatically from Jira with only relevant information. Ability to subscribe coming soon.

Epic

Header/Footer settings not updating for PDF templates

If you added/updated header/footer in ARN PDF templates after our last release, they were being set to empty. This is now fixed.

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Support for customer satisfaction fields

If you use ARN in Jira service management projects, then you can generate reports based customer satisfaction fields. We have added support for customer satisfaction & customer satisfaction date.

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Release dates off by a day in calendar

Calendar tab in ARN displays releases for a given project based on their start & end dates. For some timezones, the dates were off by one day. This is now addressed, all dates should appear correctly.

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Hint for adding header/footer in PDF template

PDF templates now support addition of header & footer. But for that to work, custom margin has to be used. That’s what we’ve highlighted via a message on the UI. No functional impact, only UX improvement.

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Send release notes via your own SMTP server

ARN already supports certain SMTP providers out of the box. Now it is possible to configure your own SMTP settings. Learn more here

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Publish release notes directly in your app

Widgets help you publish release notes directly inside of your web & mobile apps. Keep your users up to date & engaged.

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Free version of Automated release notes

ARN is now available in a free version. Install here 🎁. Within the free version, number of automations are capped at 5. Rest all features are same as that of the paid version. Manually, you can get as many release notes as you want.

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Default emails are sent via Mailgun

To improve deliverability, inbox placement & few other technical things - ARN now sends emails via its integration with Mailgun (when you are using the default email address 📧)

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Clone JQL sections in just one click

We have seen so many of you spend a lot of time create multiple JQL sections that are almost identical with only a few minor differences. Well, you can use that time to do something else. One click ‘Clone JQL section’ is here 1️⃣

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Custom field id visible in JQL section

We’ve enhanced JQL section so that field id is displayed in case a custom field is used. Helps the nerds keep things organised 🤓.

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Stats now supported in page property macro

ARN does a lot more than just generating release notes. Many of you use it for reporting. We just extended that possibility further by allowing Stats to be used inside of Page properties macro within Confluence template. Put on your thinking hat 🎩 & get going.

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Global templates now allow cloning

:partying_face: cloning is here for global templates (earlier it was restricted to local templates only). Just use the ‘Clone' action from template listing page as you’d do normally. That’s it.

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PDF file names accept variables

Up until now PDF file names generated by ARN were pre-determined. Now you can put together an expression with variables & ARN will generate PDF release notes with the desired file name. Read more here.

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Calendar tab is back with a bang

💥 during the recent migration project, we had taken down the calendar tab. It is now back with the exact same functionality.

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Publish release notes on multiple Confluence instances

Some of you requested ability to publish release notes on multiple Confluence instances, here you go 🎁. One can now connect upto 3 Confluence instances from ARN.

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Template builder now supports hyperlinks

ARN’s visual template builder now supports an additional content type - hyperlinks. Before, one had to modify the source code of the template. That is not needed anymore 🤩

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