PPM now supports the following new sync directions for PPM request type and agile entity type mappings:

• Agile entity -> New PPM request. For any agile entity that is created or already exists in ALM Octane or Jira, and not yet mapped to a PPM request, a request of the mapped request type is automatically created in PPM.
• PPM request -> Existing agile entity. You can map a PPM request to an existing Jira issue.

For details, see Map PPM request types to Jira issue types and Map PPM request types to ALM Octane entity types.

When adding an agile instance for the integration with PPM, you can now test the connection with the agile tool.

For details, see Integration with Agile Development Tools.

You can now unlink a PPM request from its mapped agile entity.

For details, see Remove an entity mapping.

PPM supports more field types for field mappings in the integrations with ALM Octane and Jira.

For details, see Supported PPM-Octane field type mappings and Supported PPM-JIRA field type mappings.

Two new display types were added for self-service portlets:

• Bubble chart. Displays three dimensions of data.
• Card. Enables you to view the aggregated value from a specific field.

For details, see Set up display options for a self-service portlet.

PPM now supplies a new OOTB data source KPIs for self-service portlets, enabling you to display KPI information.

For details, see KPIs data source.

PPM revamped the dashboards for requests, programs, portfolios, and teams. The revamped version optimizes data views and provides more flexibility in resizing portlets.

For details, see Configure dashboard for request types, Program Overview Layout policy, Portfolio overview, and Team Overview.

You can now use the Region field to specify the region of a position.

For details, see Add positions.

Search for resources from a specific region to assign

When assigning resources to staffing profile positions, you can now search for resources from a specific region.

For details, see Use the Resource Finder.

A new server parameter: FM_SP_POSITION_REGION_PRECEDENCE was added. It enables you to specify the precedence of regions that PPM uses to pick up the cost rule when calculating the forecast labor cost of a position's unmet demand.

For details, see Server parameters.

The interactive tootltip for auto-complete fields, which enables you to interact with listed entities or users, is now also available in staffing profiles.

For details, see Enable tooltips for auto-complete fields.

PPM now supports SAML SSO authentication. Users can use SAML SSO to log in to PPM as they do with other SAML SSO applications in the organization.

For details, see Set up SAML SSO authentication.

PPM enhanced the Search Exceptions functionality, making it easier for administrators to view application exceptions and troubleshoot problems.

For details, see View exceptions.

A new server parameter: TRUSTED_EXTERNAL_URLS was added, making it easier to embed content from external web sites in PPM.

For details, see Server parameters.

Assignment options for transferred and removed resources

When you transfer or remove 100% of a resource's participation from a team, you can now select how PPM deals with the resource's assignment in the current team.

For details, see Transfer a resource or sub-team to another team and Remove a resource, unnamed headcount, or sub-team.

The Heatmap tab now includes the Overload Ratio attribute. It tells you whether your team is overloaded, and how much your team is overloaded.

For details, see Heatmap by team/resource.

As a project manager, you can now reset the project overview layout to use the default layout inherited from the project type.

As a PPM administrator, you can now reset the overview layout of all existing projects of a specific project type to use the default layout inherited from the project type.

For details, see Reset Overview Layout and Reset Overview Layout for Existing Projects.

As a PPM administrator, you can now add one or more portlets to the overview tab of all existing projects of a specific project type.

For details, see Add Portlets to All Projects.