7th of December, 2020
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Version HighlightsStructure 6.4 adds:
Changes in DetailFix Version and Sprint dataThe following attributes can now be shown in the Summary column, or used in formulas and effectors:
To show these attributes in the summary column, click the arrow icon in the column header and check Show Sprint and Version attributes. To include these in a formula, map a variable to the appropriate version or sprint attribute.
Photo and Name in User FieldsIt is now possible to choose whether user fields (Assignee, Creator, Reporter, custom user-picker fields) show the user's name, photo (avatar) or both. Additional Updates
Supported VersionsStructure 6.4 and all extensions support Jira versions 7.13 or later. This release is for customers using Jira Server or Data Center (Jira Core, Jira Software, or Jira Service Management/Service Desk). Note, that 6.4 is the last version that supports Jira 7.13; the next major version will require Jira 8.5+. Compatible plugins versions:
Cloud customers can learn more about our products on the “Cloud” tab of our marketplace listing. Installation and Upgrade
Installing StructureIf your Jira server does not have Structure yet, the installation is simple:
Upgrading StructureThe upgrade procedure from versions 3.0–6.3 is simple:
Upgrading from Structure 2.9–2.11
Starting with version 6.0, Structure is no longer able to access the old Structure 2.x database, but old backup files are still supported. Therefore, you'll need to back up your Structure 2.x data before upgrading. The recommended upgrade procedure is as follows:
Enterprise Deployment NotesStructure 6.4 introduces a few changes and improvements especially important for large-scale Jira Server and Jira Data Center instances. Extender Performance ImprovementsWe have updated our structure generation algorithm, which now allows extenders to preload the data for all rows on the current level of the structure at once, even when those rows belong to different sub-trees. Combined with new ways of loading data for multiple issues at once, the new algorithm has led to significant performance improvements for extender-based structures. All four extenders that ship with Structure have been updated to take advantage of the new generation algorithm, and in our internal tests we have seen them work several times faster in certain scenarios. If you have large, multi-level structures built with extenders, we advise that you verify their performance on a staging system before upgrading. Confluence Gadget UpdatesContinuing the work started in Structure 6.3, we have made a few adjustments in the Structure gadget when it's embedded in Confluence pages. On Jira Data Center, we have increased the gadget's poll interval to 30 seconds and also increased the window size for loading attribute values. With fewer REST requests from the gadget to the server, the probability of reaching a different cluster node should now be reduced. Also, we have made various aspects of the gadget's communication with the server configurable with dark features. Other Improvements and FixesWe have identified and fixed a bug where a simple sorter by an issue field would in certain cases cause a full re-generation of the structure on each request, making it constantly busy and, in certain cases, unusable. Another problem we have fixed in this version was related to synchronizers. Since Structure 4.1, there is a hard limit on the size of static structures (100,000 rows by default). Synchronizers are also not allowed to exceed the limit, but we have discovered that they would still insert records for new rows into the database, even when it wouldn't be possible to add those rows to the structure. Since synchronizers run quietly in the background, this could cause a lot of garbage to accumulate in the database. We have fixed the problem, but if you have synchronizers operating on structures that have reached the limit, we advise you to check the size of the Testing on Staging EnvironmentApart from the changes and suggestions above, there are no particular special areas of interest for load testing and stress testing Structure 6.4. We advise running the same testing procedures as you've done for previous upgrades. |