APFJ - Aug 2024

Summary

In this release, we have new features including quick action buttons, new API endpoint and comment feature when issue gets rejected. Several fixes and improvements also introduced.

New Features

Quick action buttons added on approval list view NEW

We have added "Approve", "Reject" and “Abstain” buttons to the approvals list. It allows users to take actions directly without entering each approval detail view.

Open

Require comment when rejecting an issue NEW

We’ve added a feature that comment is required for approver, when rejecting an issue. Once enabled this feature, approver should provide a comment.

Open

You can enable this option when setting up definitions.

Added API DELETE endpoint NEW

New DELETE endpoints have been added to the Web API, allowing the removal of approvals.

• DELETE /approvals/{ref}

• DELETE /approvals/{ref}/{id}

API documentation is available for further instruction.

Improvements

Improved approval process IMPROVED

Before, if you stop watching the issue, approval won’t start. We've improved the approval process to allow starting approvals even with 0 watchers.

Bug Fixes

Fixed automatic reminder malfunction FIXED

There was an issue where emails were not sent as scheduled, even when automatic reminders were enabled in settings. We fixed this issue now emails working well.

Fixed notification email FIXED

We addressed a bug where Summary and Action were not displayed in emails for notification steps.

Fixed timestamps issue FIXED

Locale was not applied to Approval Path’s comment timestamps in Jira issues. Now, both the locale and time zone is correctly applied based on the user’s Atlassian account settings.

Fixed comment tooltip FIXED

The comment tooltip in the Approval Path had a fixed size and does not expand to show all the content. We have now fixed this issue so that you can see the full text in the comment section.