New Features are controlled by Security Settings - if there's something you don't see, ask your administrator to check your Security Group.

• Releases feature Using the new Releases tab, you can organize all related artifacts into a Release, Iteration or Build.
  • Define your Releases on the new Release tab.
  • The updated Navigation Panel allows you to easily organize Requirements, Tasks, Test Sets and Defects by Release, Iteration and Build.

• Test Management provides a robust organizational tool for your Test Library.
  • Test Steps are written in a new, easy to use grid like format.
  • Tests are organized into Test Sets to run against your latest build.
  • Test Steps can be edited on the fly, during a Test Run, and changes can be optionally sync'd back to the Test Library.
  • Test Configurations allow you to repeat Test Sets Runs under various configurations.
  • You can fail Tests at the Step level.
  • When a Test is failed during a Test Run, you can automatically create a linked Defect.
  • New Test Management Reports and Dashboards provide in depth Requirement Traceability for coverage analysis. 

• The Team Task Board displays team member assignments in a format similar to sticky notes on a white board.
  • View an individual's tasks.
  • View tasks for the entire team.
  • Select tasks by Release and Project.
  • View assigned Defects, Project Plan Tasks, Requirements and Agile Task - or view them all.

Additional Enhancement in Release 9.7.0 include: 

• Copy/Paste Folder Structure - You requested it, now it's here! Right-click on any folder structure in the left-side navigation panel, copy and paste across folders, entities, even across projects.
• Multi-Select Traceability - On the Link To Items dialog, use new checkboxes to multi-select items in one step. The Link To will remember your last selection to make it easy to link related items.
• Add Linked Item - from any Edit form, you can quickly create a new Linked Item of any type - create a Requirement from a Defect, a Defect from a Test, a Defect from a Defect - and the items are automatically linked together.
• Agile Tasks - you've always wanted to post hours directly to the streamlined Quick Tasks, and now with the new Agile Tasks targeted at your Agile Team, you can post hours, track variance, and keep your team on track.
• Reports and Dashboards - for all new functions, including a drill down detailed Release report, new Release Velocity Dashboards, other new reports to improve your team's insight and collaboration.

To learn more about all the new features available watch a short video overview of the release or check out the detailed training videos.

Updated User's Guide - Visit SoftwarePlanner Features, where you can find more details, view demonstration videos and access our User's Guide.