projectdoc Toolbox 7.4.0 Release Notes

Small adjustments for latest Confluence DC version and minor improvements.

Release Date

Today we released version 7.4.0 of the projectdoc Toolbox!

The projectdoc Toolbox is an add-on for Confluence supporting agile software development teams to collaborate on process, project, system, and product documentation. 

New and Noteworthy

This release provides the following new and noteworthy features.

Autocomplete for Doctypes

The autocomplete for macro parameters that expect doctype identifiers now allow to enter unknown identifiers manually.

This allows users having created their own doctypes by non-standard ways to use them with the macros.

Doctype Definition Support

We are working on a new extension to make it easier to create doctypes (with blueprints and templates) within Confluence.

This version of the projectdoc Toolbox already provides some of the new services required to integrate this new extension.

Web API Extension

The update of the Web API extension does not provide any user-facing features.

The process to generate a data center version has been updated and there are some minor changes to the code.

The update is recommended.

Installation Instructions

Install the projectdoc Toolbox to your Confluence instance.

There are no additional steps necessary.

Upgrade Instructions

Update the projectdoc Toolbox on your Confluence instance.

This version supports Confluence version 9.2.x. and later.

For previous versions of Confluence there are separate versions of the projectdoc Toolbox:

  • Confluence 8.x/7.x see version 6.2.15
  • For Confluence 9.0.x and 9.1.x we recommend to upgrade to Confluence 9.2.x (LTS)

List of Changes

The following changes are part of version 7.4.0 of the projectdoc Toolbox for Confluence

Key Summary T P Description
PDAC-1858 Allow Unknown Doctypes in Autocomplete Improvement Major

In macros that support a doctype parameter the autocomplete should allow also unknown doctype identifiers.

This makes it easier for template authors to use their doctypes even if they cannot register them via the Confluence API (for instance by providing a blueprint app).

PDAC-1857 Update to Confluence Latest Releases Improvement Major

Update dependencies to the latest Confluence 9.2.6 and support for Confluence 9.5.2.

Update Swagger dependencies to the latest versions.

Update AMPS and dependency checks to latest version.

PDAC-1856 Add Access Annotations to REST Services Improvement Major

According to the DC review requirements we need to annotate REST services declaratively with access annotations. For some REST services the checks are made in the code only.

PDAC-1855 Support Doctype Definitions Improvement Major

Allow to integrate Doctype Definitions on Confluence Pages. A Doctype Definition must prevent the Confluence Page to be read as a projectdoc Document.

This is the first step for the integration of the new doctype extension.

PDAC-1854 Name List Values with Comma Improvement Major

The Name List Macro should allow a value with comma iff it is the only value in the list.

Related Releases

This version does not require updates of of the Web API Extension or the Information Systems Extension, but it does require the update of the Doctype Add-ons to the versions shown below.

Extension Add-ons

Doctype Add-on Version
13.1.1

Web API Extension

The following changes are part of the latest Web API Extension.

Key Summary T P Status Resolution Description
PDEXWAPI-88 Update to Confluence Latest Releases Improvement Major Done Fixed

Update dependencies to the latest Confluence 9.2.6 and support for Confluence 9.5.2.

Update Swagger dependencies to the latest versions.

Update AMPS and dependency checks to latest version.

PDEXWAPI-87 Add Access Annotations to REST Services Improvement Major Done Fixed

According to the DC review requirements we need to annotate REST services declaratively with access annotations. For some REST services the checks are made in the code only.

References

Links to information referenced in the release notes.

projectdoc Rebuild Manual
Information for administrators on how to maintain projectdoc documents or to build them from scratch.

Resources

Additional resources on our website regarding the release of the projectdoc Toolbox.

Release Notes for the projectdoc Toolbox
Relevant information on changes to the projectdoc Toolbox for Confluence introduces by new versions of this app.
Glossary
Terms used in and defined for projectdoc.
FAQs
Questions and answers related to the projectdoc Toolbox and Confluence.