CloudBees changelog

Define input parameters for manual triggers

(Release ID: 1.49) New feature

Define input parameters of type string, number, Boolean, or choice in manual workflow triggers. Provide runtime values for these parameters when triggering workflows manually or via API calls.

Enhanced run details report with test case drill-down

(Release ID: 1.48) New feature

Added test suites to Run details so users can directly drill down into the status and logs of related test cases.

Invite users with preconfigured, system-generated permissions

(Release ID: 1.49) Feature enhancements

Invite users with a new streamlined process. Add the user's email and associate them with a system-generated team that automatically grants permissions. They can start working on the platform with you immediately after accepting the invite, without needing you to assign specific permissions.

Enabled SAML support for platform users

(Release ID: 1.46) New feature

Platform admins can now create and manage SAML connections for tenant SSO via a new 'Authentication' landing page.

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Resolved impressions chart time issue

(Release ID: 1.46) Resolved issues

Corrected the feature management impressions chart to properly display the time on the x-axis.

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Fixed role cloning restriction

(Release ID: 1.46) Resolved issues

Resolved a bug that prevented user roles from cloning feature flag configurations.

Fixed flag list order

(Release ID: 1.46) Resolved issues

Resolved an issue where the flags overview list was reordered every time the page was rendered.

Resolved user role flag access issue

(Release ID: 1.46) Resolved issues

Resolved an issue that prevented user roles from accessing the 'Create Flag' option.

Introduced test insights analytics dashboard

(Release ID: 1.45) New feature

The new test/QA insights in analytics are designed to help you dive deep into your QA automation test metrics.

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Launched workflow run evidence view and action to publish evidence

(Release ID: 1.45) New feature

Custom evidence items are now displayed on the workflow run details view, and they can be viewed, copied, and downloaded in raw form.

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Introduced guided experience for onboarding

(Release ID: 1.45) New feature

Sample workflow onboarding now includes a new guided experience for creating, committing, and running a workflow.

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Added feature management C/C++ client-side SDK

(Release ID: 1.45) New feature

Added a new C/C++ client SDK to expand the applications of feature management to more code languages.

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Added feature management example application for .NET

(Release ID: 1.45) New feature

A new example .NET application is now available to help users get started with feature flags. Just clone a repository and paste in an SDK key from the platform's install instruction page.

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Introduced feature flag activity status as part of the flag lifecycle

(Release ID: 1.45) New feature

Introduced statuses to typify the flag lifecycle: setup, active, stale, inactive, and permanent. Each status is defined based on impression data, except any long-lived flag you designate as permanent, where impressions data is not counted. Change a flag status in the flag settings.

Enabled feature management custom property definition in both code and the UI

(Release ID: 1.45) New feature

Can now add custom properties in the UI, not just define them in code. Use in flag configurations and target group definitions.

Launched feature management flag cleanup candidates pre-filter

(Release ID: 1.45) New feature

Filter feature flags for cleanup candidates (flags with a stale or inactive activity status) in order to identify technical debt.

Introduced manually triggered workflow option

(Release ID: 1.44) New feature

Workflows can now be started manually in addition to the existing push and pull request triggers. The visual composer UI has been updated for this feature, and the DSL syntax has been updated to support `workflow_dispatch` to manually trigger a run.

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Expanded support for more code languages in the sample workflow

(Release ID: 1.45) Feature enhancement

You can now select the sample workflow to be any of the following supported languages: C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, and Golang.

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Added flag activity status to feature flag delete modal

(Release ID: 1.45) Feature enhancement

The flag activity status informs users of the flag life cycle across all environments, helping them make an informed deletion choice.

Improved error reporting on the component runs page

(Release ID: 1.45) Feature enhancement

Detailed error messages are now provided when there is an issue that may prevent a workflow run.

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Improved navigation between each feature flag configuration and its environment

(Release ID: 1.45) Feature enhancement

Now you can select links on the environment list to directly display all feature flags associated with a specific environment, and in the feature flag list to directly display each flag configuration for a specific environment.

Expanded the flag filter to include activity status

(Release ID: 1.45) Feature enhancement

Now you can display only flag configurations in an environment that match a specified activity status.

Added feature management SDKs for React Native, Android TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, and Tizen

(Release ID: 1.44) Feature enhancement

Added five new SDKs to expand the applicability of feature management to more code languages. To use feature flags for your application, install the appropriate SDK.

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Fixed feature management impressions bug

(Release ID: 1.45) Resolved issues

Fixed an issue where incorrect flag configuration impressions were sometimes displayed.

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Introduced new navigation and context switcher

(Release ID: 1.43) New feature

Use the context switcher on the left navigation menu to list, search, and navigate your hierarchy of organizations and components.

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Launched feature management example applications for Angular, React, Spring Boot, Gin, and Django.

(Release ID: 1.42) New feature

Introduced 5 example applications to help users get started with feature flags. Just clone a repository and paste in an SDK key from the platform's install instruction page.

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Introduced impressions chart to visualize feature flag evaluations

(Release ID: 1.42) Feature enhancement

Can now visualize flag evaluations for each configuration to see how a flag's variations are being used over time.

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Fixed security insights dashboard bug

(Release ID: 1.43) Resolved issues

Fixed a bug where sometimes the data on drill-down charts did not match main chart data.

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Fixed feature management configuration bugs

(Release ID: 1.43) Resolved issues

Fixed bugs: On occasion, number flags and scheduled releases could not be configured.

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Fixed DORA metrics minor bugs

(Release ID: 1.42) Resolved issues

Fixed bugs, where on occasion no data was shown or a count was not matching.

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Launched pull requests as a trigger option

(Release ID: 1.41) New feature

Runs can now be triggered by a pull request, in addition to a push commit.

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Published lambda create CloudBees action

(Release ID: 1.41) New feature

Use this action to create or update a function in the AWS Lambda serverless architecture. Run code in AWS Lambda without provisioning or managing servers.

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Published lambda invoke CloudBees action

(Release ID: 1.41) New feature

Use this action to invoke a function in AWS Lambda serverless architecture. Run code in AWS Lambda without provisioning or managing servers.

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Published SSH CloudBees action

(Release ID: 1.41) New feature

Use this action to connect to a remote server and execute commands via the Secure Shell Protocol (SSH).

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Enhanced filtering, time calculations, metrics comparisons, and dashboard customization in Analytics

(Release ID: 1.41) Feature enhancement

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Updated SonarQube bundled CloudBees action language support

(Release ID: 1.41) Feature enhancement

The SonarQube bundled action now supports Ruby and .NET, in addition to Go, Java, JavaScript, PHP, and Python programming languages.

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Introduced Gosec CloudBees action

(Release ID: 1.39) New feature

Use this action to perform static application security testing (SAST) on Go repositories with the open-source Golang Security Checker (Gosec). Gosec inspects Go code for security problems by scanning the AST and SSA code representation.

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Introduced Aquasec CloudBees action

(Release ID: 1.39) New feature

Use this action to scan container images with the Aquasec scanner. Detect and fix security threats to your container-based cloud applications.

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Introduced TeamCity CloudBees action

(Release ID: 1.39) New feature

Use this action to run a TeamCity project and fetch the run information as output. TeamCity is a JetBrains CI/CD tool.

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Reduced execution delay in triggered workflow runs

(Release ID: 1.39) Feature enhancement

Reduced the execution delay and removed requirement for manual browser refresh. Performance made sustainable for high levels of traffic.

Added scheduled releases to feature management

(Release ID: 1.39) Feature enhancement

Can now schedule a Boolean flag configuration to be enabled for a user group at a given date and time.

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Launched feature management functionality

(Release ID: 1.37) New feature

Added feature management to the CloudBees platform, which enables teams to progressively toggle features on and off for certain segments of users.

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Introduced AWS CodePipeline CloudBees action

(Release ID: 1.37) New feature

Use this action to trigger an AWS CodePipeline, a fully managed continuous delivery service, and fetch the run information as output.

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Introduced Trivy CloudBees action

(Release ID: 1.35) New feature

Use this action to scan container images with the Trivy scanner, to identify and fix security vulnerabilities.

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Added meaningful alerts for the GitHub App

(Release ID: 1.35) Feature enhancement

Expanded UI alerts to include updated, requested, and successful connection, and hid pending alerts.

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Added ability to set timezone and time clock preference to the user profile

(Release ID: 1.33) New feature

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Set up guardrails to protect against misuse of the platform

(Release ID: 1.33) Feature enhancement

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Introduced public release of CloudBees platform

(Release ID: 1.01) Release

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