Planning module Version History

Version Date Release notes
1.7.4 Stable 01/16/2012 Fixed: Subscribers not added on Tasks.
1.7.3 Stable 08/19/2011 + activeCollab v2.3.4 compatibility version.
+ Items created by people who can’t see private objects will be normal now.
1.7.2 Stable 07/22/2011 1.7.2 [2011/07/22]
Fixed the unrecognized tag item_priority issue in printing the plan.

1.7.1 [2011/05/13]
Fixed an issue during upgrade. Also fixed Confidential Items compatibility.

NOTE: Please configure access privileges to three sections within Planning
module after installation / upgrade from activeCollab Admin -> Planning.
1.7 Stable 05/12/2011 Enhancements:
+ Limit what sections users can see within Planning module – Outline, Cards or Timeline. Now you can give clients access only to Timeline.
+ Estimates / Actual Hours can now be seen in numeric format within Planning module. Select this from the Settings menu at top right.
+ Force update parent estimates even when their existing estimates are greater than the sum of estimates of children. Select this from the Settings menu at top right.
+ Brought back maroon color highlight on overdue items
+ Rescheduling a Milestone now correctly adjust start dates
+ Adjustment to fonts for better Unicode support

Fixes: – Error when saving a plan – Expand All does not expand all on reload – outline.png image missing from Quick Start page
1.5 Stable 08/23/2010 Bug fix and enhancements release.

Enhancements:
+ Tickets Plus v1.1 included. Adds colors to workflow statuses
and updates workflow status and project progress status
correctly now.

+ Deleting an item from Outline view now asks for confirmation.
You can select “Always” to hide this prompt in future. Can
also update this setting under Settings menu on top right.
http://getsatisfaction.com/appsmagnet/topics/need_method_to_avoid_losing_entered_information_accidentally

+ Percentage complete in Gantt chart now falls back on using
number of completed child items if estimated / actual time
are not available.
http://getsatisfaction.com/appsmagnet/topics/problem_with_percentual_in_timeline

+ Uses Tickets Plus configuration file for workflow status information
now.

Bug Fixes: – Fixes issue where if user did not have update right, Planning
module did not work.
http://getsatisfaction.com/appsmagnet/topics/missing_planner
http://getsatisfaction.com/appsmagnet/topics/error_when_the_rights_are_only_set_to_viewing_and_not_to_update
– Changes in Card view were not saving in some cases. Fixed.
http://getsatisfaction.com/appsmagnet/topics/content_under_pages_using_cards_wont_save
– Private items were showing in Planning module even if the
user did not have access to them. Fixed.
http://getsatisfaction.com/appsmagnet/topics/module_ignores_visibility_of_tickets
1.4.1 Stable 07/24/2010 1.4 is a major upgrade. 1.4.1 is a minor bug fix version.

1.4.1 Bug Fixes: – Saving project plan did not update progress bar – Milestone created as Private for Private Projects

1.4 Updates:

This is the long due update to Planning module! It fixes many issues and adds lots of enhancements.

This version includes files for both AC 2.3.1 and AC 2.3 (or below,
upto 2.1). Please use files for your AC version.

Enhancements:
+ Print from Outline and Card views
+ Full localization support. You can now even change names for Tickets,
Milestones, Tasks etc in Outline / Card view
+ Works with activeCollab Small Biz edition too
+ Updated icons – added colors! Let us know how you like this!
+ Tickets listing in AC can now show details with single click,
assignees, due dates along with category icon, workflow status
and a quick Edit link. Thanks to Frederik (Dwarf), mphillips, MarkOs,
bean_nwfc and other contributors
on http://www.activecollab.com/forums/topic/3117/
+ Project selector now longer shows up at start up. Only when you click
“Open”.
+ Increased height of Project selector for readability with long list
+ Alert boxes now show up near the top, making them easier to find
+ Enhanced error checking during save and notification sending
+ Created new project from template now advances Start dates too.
+ Completed or Inactive projects too can be edited with Planning module
now.
+ Merged hacks and Planning module files for easier installation
+ Other small fixes and performance improvements

Bug Fixes: – Quick Update completes / reopens ticket correctly now – Error on line 1066 in Planning class. Solved. – Administrators did not get access to Planning module on fresh install. – HTTPS gives error on IE7/8 – Very slow to load projects’ list – Set mode to opaque, for pop ups to show correctly over Planning module – Changing only Priority for tasks did not save – Clearing a field deleted item in Outline view.
1.3 Stable 01/15/2010 Enhancements:
+ Export the plan as a CSV / XML file
+ Permissions can now be managed using Planning section in AC Admin
+ Enable Save only if plan was changed.
+ Can now open Planning module for a completed / paused project too

Bug Fixes: – Notifications being sent on item reassignments
(NOTE: Required update to a core AC file in “resources” module.)
– Fixes to avoid duplication of project items. – Checklists & Pages show correctly in Calendar view now – Ensured Activity Logs are created correctly. (Needed for Reports module) – Dragging multiple items plan showed error in some cases – fixed – Changing priority of tasks did not save
1.2.1 Stable 10/27/2009 Minor upgrade and bug fix release. Thanks to all users for their contributions.

Enhancements:
+ Updated error handling during server problems. Session time out,
PHP errors and others are treated distinctly now.
+ Increased the width of “Recover Project” message for readability.
+ Now stripping invalid characters from plan before XML handling.

Bug Fixes: – Fixed number of issues with notification sending. – Start and Due dates now span full days in Gantt chart. – Top menu toggle button labels can now be translated. – IE7/8 gave “HTTP Request Error” over HTTPS – Updated upgrade instructions.
1.2 Stable 10/09/2009 Significant upgrade and bug fix release. All enhancements are based on user
demands! Thank you for your support.

Enhancements:
+ Supports viewing Gantt chart for multiple projects together. Click
Select Projects button and check all projects you want to see.
+ Calendar in Outline view: Start and Due dates now sport a date picker
calendar for easy date selection. Auto complete and manual entry
still work too.
+ Administration Panel added: Planning module configuration can now
be done from activeCollab’s administration panel.
+ Category Templates from Admin: Set template to use as Ticket / Page
description for each category.
+ Branding Removal allowed: Tick one option (Show Help) to No in Admin
and the AppsMagnet branding / Help menu will be hidden.
+ Subscriber support in Level 2 items added. Also in Batch Update. A
checkbox in Card view lets you subscribe all assignees.
+ Batch Update: Assignees can now be added / replaced.
+ Open Selected Items in AC: A button in top menu under Cards View now
lets you open currently selected Tickets, Pages or Checklists within
activeCollab interface. This lets you make comments or further edits
from original activeCollab interface.
+ Allowed changing projects and managing settings for Read Only users.
+ HTTPS Support: Planning module works well under HTTPS (if your entire
activeCollab setup is under HTTPS)
+ Order of Milestones in Outline can now be on dates always. Even if
you reorder them. Available as an option under Admin.
+ Cleanups in Gantt view – hide item text in chart, added item type
on tooltips
+ Zombie handling (parent item completed, children still open) improved.
+ Plus a few more…

Bug Fixes: – Date auto complete problem with MM/DD format solved. – Date parsing problem with 4 digit years solved. – Quick Start guide link incorrect with friendly URLs. Fixed. – Jump to Ticket (Tickets hacks) gave 404 error if nothing was entered.
Added validation to ensure something is entered in field! – Category icon width: made all category icons 16×16. – Invalid workflow status now falls back to “New”. – Items completed by users who are now deleted caused Save to fail.
1.1.1 Stable 08/27/2009 Quick bug fix release

Enhancements:
+ Skip “Open” child elements with “Completed” parents when “Show Completed Items” is unchecked.
+ Item positions are managed within items and not at project level
+ Added check for PHP version during installation

Bug Fixes: – Tickets are always created with Private visibility. – Ticket not saving when navigating by clicking on another item in list. – Duplicate Ticket IDs created when switching type from Ticket to Page and back.

Release Announcement
1.0 Stable 08/16/2009 Stable release of Planning module for activeCollab. Hundreds of enhancements over last Beta. We revamped a lot of internals to support Pages and Checklists at level two and to make the application more stable. Some notable changes:

Enhancements:
+ Page / Checklist / Ticket support at level two in Outline & Cards view
+ Revamped Cards view UI
+ Added “Actual” time field to outline
+ Ability to change Priority & Type in Outline
+ Drag & Drop improved
+ Close icon with Estimate slider
+ Ticket hacks for aC – mass edit, jump to ticket, view status in list,
category icons, change Planning module fields from Edit Ticket screen
+ Localization support
+ Added Quick Tour video, Better documentation
+ Import “under currently selected item” feature
+ Text Import – maximize mode to let you focus
+ Revamped Gantt chart logic
+ Store view settings in browser cookie
+ Show / Hide items without milestones
+ Set at what level you want Outline to show at start
+ Planning button position – move as tab

Bug Fixes: – All tickets saved with ID 1 – ActivityLog::renderHead() error on project dashboard – Complete checkbox does not work – Filtering card view worked only first time – Card data not updated after Batch Update – Help link broken – pointing to “localhost” – Assignees – noone became the owner – Numerous UI fixes and improvements

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