v4.12.0
🚀 Release Notes: Technical Overhaul & Design Refresh
Ensuring full compliance with Atlassian’s latest standards while delivering a modernized user experience.
🛡️ 1. Technical Migration & Compliance
Focus: Performance and Security.
Atlassian Forge/Connect Alignment: The core architecture has been refactored from the ground up to comply with Atlassian’s latest security protocols. This ensures data privacy and long-term compatibility with future Jira updates.
Optimized Engine: Improved data fetching logic for a smoother experience when handling large historical worklog datasets.
🎨 2. Modernized User Interface (UI)
Focus: Native Jira Integration.
Atlassian Design System (ADS): The interface now features a cleaner, "flat" design with consistent iconography, making the plugin feel like a native Jira feature.
Streamlined Navigation: We’ve restructured the sidebar and toolbars to reduce visual clutter and keep the focus on your data.
Enhanced Readability: Improved spacing and typography across the Project Overview and Timesheet modules.
📊 3. New Analytics Experience (Charts Access)
Focus: Accessibility & Speed.
Integrated Chart Access: Charts are no longer a separate module. They are now an integral part of the Project Overview dashboard.
Direct View Toggle: You can now switch instantly between the Table View (raw data) and the Chart View (visual insights) using the new toggle in the top-right corner.
Dynamic Visualization: Charts now respond immediately to your active project filters, providing real-time visual feedback.
📅 4. Timesheet Module: Advanced Grid & Navigation
Focus: Efficiency and Multi-Week Tracking.
We have completely transformed the Timesheet experience from a simple list to a powerful management grid.
Hierarchical Sidebar: Issues are now logically grouped by Epic, making it easier to navigate through complex projects. You can now add worklogs directly from the sidebar using the quick-add
+shortcut.Multi-Week Visibility: Unlike the legacy version, you can now track time across multiple weeks or an entire month in a single view. This eliminates the need to constantly toggle between dates.
Integrated Summary Column: A new "Total Time Spent" column on the right side of the grid provides an instant calculation of your efforts for the selected period.
Contextual Status Badges: Jira issue statuses (In Progress, To Do, Done) are now clearly visible, giving you more context without leaving your timesheet.
🕒 5. New Timeline Experience: High-Performance Worklog Reporting
Focus: Structural Overhaul and Data Visualization.
The Timeline module has been completely rebuilt to provide a comprehensive, grid-based view of your team's efforts across any selected date range.
From Search to Grid Display: * Legacy Version: Functioned primarily as a search entry point where users defined filters before seeing any data.
New Version: Features a persistent, high-performance reporting grid that immediately displays worklogs grouped by project.
Hierarchical Project Grouping: * The new view automatically organizes worklogs by Project, featuring recognizable icons and clear project names for better navigation.
It introduces a "Group by" feature (e.g., Project), allowing for a more structured analysis of time distribution.
Daily Breakdown & Aggregate Totals:
The grid now provides a detailed day-by-day breakdown (e.g., 01 Sun, 02 Mon, etc.) within the selected range.
A new "Total" column on the right and a "Total" footer row at the bottom provide instant summaries of time spent per project and per day.
Enhanced Reporting Controls:
The top toolbar has been expanded to include a "Display by" toggle (e.g., Days) and a "Columns" customization menu.
The "Export" functionality is now directly integrated into the Timeline view for immediate report generation.
Global Filters Integration: * Search filters for Projects and Authors are now more prominently displayed, allowing for real-time refinement of the displayed grid.
⚠️ 6. Technical Note for Users
As part of this deep technical refactor to align with global standards, some display formats for durations and timestamps in the Project Overview are being updated. We are continuously refining these views to ensure maximum reporting precision.
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