Changelog
Browse through features that have recently been added to Bravo Notes. Please note that this is not a complete list. We are shipping product updates and bug fixes regularly and not everything will be listed here.
Send emails from Bravo Notes
You can now send your documents emails right from Bravo Notes.
Rollup fields: Count work items and sum up work item fields
You can now use a new rollup template syntax to output rollup values
Add work items from iteration/sprint
Work items can now be added from an iteration with these 2 new features:
- Add work items in the UI from a selected iteration
- New Current iteration build task work item source
Attach PDF version to Wiki pages
Exporting to Wiki pages? You can now choose to attach a PDF version to the exported Wiki page.
Works from within the Bravo Notes UI as well as in the Bravo Notes build task.
Update billing info and download invoices
Project Collection Administrators can now review and update billing info for your subscription in the Bravo Notes organization settings. Also you can download invoices for past subscription payments.
Previous support conversations quickly accessible
Your previous support conversations can now be easily accessed via the support widget in the bottom right corner of the Bravo Notes app.
More wiki export options
Did you know? When exporting to a Wiki the current date and parameters can be used in the Wiki page path e.g. Release Notes/{{param 'WikiPageName'}}-{{date 'dd.mm.yy'}}. Also did you know
Use your templates in the Queries UI
Working with Azure Boards Queries a lot? Now your Bravo Notes templates are just one click away in the new "Reports" tab
Quick label filter
Working with long documents? Check out the new label filter button in the top right corner of the preview pane.
Advanced sorting options
Ever struggled with sorting your data driven release notes? Learn about the variety of sorting options including the new sortOrder and sortMode options here.
Group by date fields
You can now group work items by date fields. For example {{#group 'CreatedDate' orderByDescending='CreatedDate' }} will group items that have been closed on the same day.
Preview in export dialog
Did you know you can export work items from the backlog, work item form, query result and Kanban board context menus?
We have just updated the UX including a new preview of how the export will look like.
Create links to work items
Easily create links to work items with the new link helper so readers can open work items mentioned in your exported documents.
Inline conditions
Using the new when helper you can easily filter work items and other objects in your template without creating labels.
Navigate faster with the new document outline
Finding content in the Bravo Notes preview page used to involve lots of scrolling when your documents are long . Try the new outline to navigate to any heading faster than ever. Just hover over the new outline icon on the left.
Use parameters in template conditions
Meet the new if-param helper. It allows you to introduce logic to your templates by checking the value of any of your parameters.
Order work items by multiple fields
You can now order work items by more than one field. Just specify a comma separated list of fields e.g. orderBy='ClosedAt,Priority'. Specify the sort a field in descending order by adding desc e.g. orderBy='ClosedAt,Priority desc'
In and Not in operators available in label conditions
The operators "In" and "Not in" are now available in label conditions. A common use case for this is to check the work item State field against a comma-separated list of values like "Done,Resolved".
Commits available as global variable in templates
When adding work items from builds or releases, all commits can now be output at once using the commits helper.
Labels now apply automatically
Labels now automatically get re-applied to your work items according to the configured rules when label conditions, work items or parameters change.
New parameters UX
New parameters UI - Manage parameters new easliy with the new UI. You can also add HTML parameters now to store rich text content in a parameter
New changelog widget in Bravo Notes UI
You found it! Bravo Notes now comes with a changelog giving you a heads up about the latest updates. Keep scrolling to see what we shipped in the past weeks. The changelog is also hosted over at https://updates.bravonotes.com.
Parameter support in export file names
Parameters and the current date can now be used in the export file name e.g. export-{{myParam}}-{{date 'dd.mm.yy'}}.pdf
Edit more custom fields in Bravo Notes
When editing work items in Bravo Notes all custom text, HTML and True/False (toggle) fields can now be edited even when they are not used in the template
Work items tab UX refresh
The Work items tab got a UX refresh to make it easier to perform actions like clearning the list and refreshing data.
New Bravo Notes logo
The new Bravo Notes logo will now appear as the main extension icon, the build task icon and in the main navigation