Minor version update
Version history
CloudJira Cloud2023-12-22Minor version update 8.4.0Jira Data Center 7.0.0 - 9.15.12024-01-15Maintenance release. Security fixes. Version 8.4.0 • Released 2024-01-15 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a maintenance release that comes with an important security fix and some internal refactoring.
Security fixes
- Updated dependency: Google Guava.
8.3.1Jira Data Center 7.0.0 - 9.12.72023-02-23Maintenance release. Version 8.3.1 • Released 2023-02-23 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version fixes two classloading problems in the default Groovy scripts.
Bugfixes
- Replacing default imports with explicit imports.
IMPORTANT: if you are using custom Groovy scripts, please read the release notes carefully!
8.3.0Jira Data Center 7.0.0 - 9.6.02023-02-21Java 17 support. Groovy 4 support. Security fixes. Version 8.3.0 • Released 2023-02-21 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version introduces Java 17 support, Groovy 4 support and various fixes.
Improvements
- Java 17 support.
- Groovy 4 support.
Security fixes
- Updated dependency: Apache Groovy.
- Updated dependency: Apache POI.
- Updated dependency: Apache XMLBeans.
8.2.0Jira Data Center 6.3 - 9.6.02022-10-14Compatibility release for Jira 9.3. Version 8.2.0 • Released 2022-10-14 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a compatibility release for the Jira 9.3 line.
Important: this version is not compatible with Java 17 yet! Java 17 compatibility will come with the next version.
8.1.0Jira Data Center 6.3 - 9.2.12022-08-22Maintenance release. New templates. New recipes. In-app documentation. Version 8.1.0 • Released 2022-08-22 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a significant maintenance release that fixes the non-critical bugs discovered recently. Also, it comes with several new Excel export options and useful improvements.
Improvements
- New configuration variable allows excluding Jira Service Management internal comments from the Excel exports. (export sample)
- New Excel export options export the fields plus the issue links in separate columns grouped by link type and direction. (export sample)
- 6 new "repeating field" Excel export options allow creating pivot tables, pivot charts and other reports from worklogs, Tempo worklogs and change histories. (export sample)
- (and a lot more!)
Bugfixes
- Fixed: Exporting extremely long field values fails with "IllegalArgumentException: The maximum length of cell contents (text) is 32,767 characters".
- Fixed: When errors occur during exporting from Jira 9.1.0 or newer, the Excel file displays "StackOverflowError" and hides the original problem.
- (and a lot more!)
8.0.0Jira Data Center 6.3 - 9.0.02022-07-07Compatibility release for Jira 9. Version 8.0.0 • Released 2022-07-07 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • Commercial7.2.0Jira Data Center 6.3 - 8.22.62022-03-07Excel template consistency improvements. Version 7.2.0 • Released 2022-03-07 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialIn this release, we fixed minor inconsistencies in the default Excel templates. There are no changes in functionality.
New in this release
- Excel template consistency improvements
7.1.0Jira Data Center 6.3 - 8.22.62021-09-28Maintenance release. Version 7.1.0 • Released 2021-09-28 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a maintenance release that fixes a single problem caused by an API change made by Atlassian.
Bugfixes
- Fixed: Expressions relying on the "issue.getCustomField(String id)" method cannot be evaluated in Jira 8.19. (These expressions may appear in Excel templates and in Groovy scripts. Although only a single default script relies on this, see the next item, it may also be used in custom Excel templates and scripts.)
- Fixed: The default script insight-tool.groovy results in "groovy.lang.MissingMethodException: No signature of method: com.atlassian.jira.mail.TemplateIssue.getCustomField() is applicable for argument types".
7.0.0Jira Data Center 6.3 - 8.19.12021-04-14Major performance and memory use improvements. Version 7.0.0 • Released 2021-04-14 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialIn this major version, we optimized the internals of the Excel file generator for faster exports that require less memory even in case of very large exports. This version also comes with a few important bugfixes.
New in this release
- Major performance and memory use improvements
Bugfixes
- Fixed: In formulas, a cell reference doesn't get updated unless there is a space in front of punctuation/operators. (The formula parser has been fixed to recognize the case of a new cell reference following a comma, a right parenthesis, or a double-quote character.)
- Fixed: ".xlsm" templates are exported with the ".xlsx" extension from saved filters.
- Fixed: Jira Service Desk (4.6.1 or newer) queue screen header layout gets broken by the "Export" button.
- Fixed: "SLA Successful?" field is broken in the "workflow-report.xlsx" template.
6.3.1Jira Data Center 6.3 - 8.16.12021-03-08Maintenance release. Version 6.3.1 • Released 2021-03-08 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialBugfixes
- Fixed: "java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError" and "org.apache.xerces.stax.XMLEventFactoryImpl cannot be cast to javax.xml.stream.XMLEventFactory" exceptions are thrown after upgrading to Jira 8.13.4.
6.3.0Jira Data Center 6.3 - 8.15.12021-01-06Compatibility release for Xray 4.0. Version 6.3.0 • Released 2021-01-06 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a compatibility release for Xray 4.0 and newer versions.
It is backward compatible with earlier Xray versions, therefore you're encouraged to upgrade even if you use those.
New in this release
- Compatibility with Xray 4.0 and newer versions.
6.2.0Jira Data Center 6.3 - 8.14.12020-10-14Compatibility release for Jira 8.13. Version 6.2.0 • Released 2020-10-14 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a compatibility release for the Jira 8.13 line.
Bugfixes
- Fixed: "Could not instantiate global transform class org.spockframework.compiler.SpockTransform" exception is thrown at each Groovy script execution when ScriptRunner 6.11.0 is also installed.
6.1.0Jira Data Center 6.3 - 8.12.32020-09-08Compatibility release for Jira 8.12. Version 6.1.0 • Released 2020-09-08 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a compatibility release for the Jira 8.12 line.
Bugfixes
- Fixed: Some ScriptRunner-managed script custom fields are exported in unexpected format.
- Fixed: Some fields are exported in unexpected format using the "structure.xlsx" template.
- Fixed: Jira dashboard screens are sometimes lagging when the app is installed.
6.0.1Jira Data Center 6.3 - 8.11.12020-08-29Maintenance release. Version 6.0.1 • Released 2020-08-29 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialBugfixes
- Fixed: Excel views become available in the "Export" menu of the Tempo Timesheets screens only after resizing the browser window.
6.0.0Jira Data Center 6.3 - 8.11.12020-06-10Improved classloading for Groovy scripts. Version 6.0.0 • Released 2020-06-10 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version comes with a vastly improved classloading approach for Groovy scripts.
New in this release
- Improved classloading.
Improvements
- The new context object ClassHelper provides helper methods to access components provided by other apps. It simplifies writing integration-type Groovy scripts.
5.3.1Jira Data Center 6.3 - 8.9.12020-05-25Compatibility release for Tempo Timesheets 10.16.0. Version 5.3.1 • Released 2020-05-25 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a maintenance release for the latest Tempo version.
Bugfixes
- Fixed: Excel views are not available in the "Export" menu of the Tempo Timesheets screens when using Tempo 10.16.0 or newer.
5.3.0Jira Data Center 6.3 - 8.9.12020-05-11Support for Git Integration. Version 5.3.0 • Released 2020-05-11 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialNew in this release
- Support for Git Integration.
Improvements
- The new Groovy script "git-integration-tool.groovy" provides general helper methods for working with Git commits managed by the Git Integration app. These can be useful for any custom Excel template that wants to export Git information.
- You can export the Jira Service Desk "Satisfaction" field values using either the score-only or the score-plus-customer-comment format depending on a new configuration option.
Bugfixes
- Fixed: Exporting structures using the "structure.xlsx" template breaks for issue summaries containing pipe characters ("|").
5.2.0Jira Data Center 6.3 - 8.8.12020-04-20Support for Structure. Version 5.2.0 • Released 2020-04-20 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version introduces a new integration with Structure, the hyper-popular Jira app to manage complex issue hierarchies.
New in this release
- Support for Structure.
Improvements
- supports conditional execution of scripts using the "test" attribute.
- "structure-tool.groovy" provides general helper methods for working with issue hierarchies managed by Structure.
- "$xlsViewContext" identifies the "export context" (the screen) which the document generation was initiated from.
Notable changes
- 7 Excel views are visible by default in the Structure screen.
Bugfixes
- Fixed: Xray "Manual Test Steps" custom field is exported with blank "Data" and "Expected Result" information when those are undefined.
- Fixed: Xray "Test Execution Status" custom field is exported as JSON for non-matching issues.
- Fixed: Xray "Test Run Executed By" column is blank when using Jira 8 and compatible Xray versions.
- Fixed: Jira Misc Custom Fields "Transition Callers" fields are not exported.
5.1.0Jira Data Center 6.3 - 8.8.12020-02-13Support for Xray, Jira Misc Custom Fields (JMCF) and project exports. Version 5.1.0 • Released 2020-02-13 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialNew in this release
- Support for Xray.
- Support for Jira Misc Custom Fields (JMCF).
- Support for project exports.
Improvements
- The scripts "xray-tool.groovy" and "zephyr-tool.groovy" differentiate Zephyr tests vs. Xray tests on the existence of product-specific custom fields, to avoid collisions.
- Values of Profields Duration type custom fields are exported as hours (e.g. 90 minutes is exported as 1.5).
- Values of ScriptRunner custom fields configured with the Duration Searcher are exported as hours (e.g. 90 minutes is exported as 1.5).
5.0.0Jira Data Center 6.3 - 8.7.12020-01-24More robust automations. Version 5.0.0 • Released 2020-01-24 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis major version introduces internal API changes that are not visible for the end-user, but make automations more robust under the hood.
Starting from this major version, we reworked certain low-level technical details to make automations more robust. According to our testing, wiring and classloading problems should not occur anymore!
4.5.0Jira Data Center 6.3 - 8.6.12020-01-09Compatibility release for Jira 8.6.1. Version 4.5.0 • Released 2020-01-09 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a compatibility release for Jira 8.6.1.
★IMPORTANT★ If you are using Jira 8.5.2 or Jira 8.6.0 (both are broken!), don't forget to upgrade your Jira version (otherwise the app won't work)!
Improvements
- Support for Jira Service Desk 4.6.0.
Bugfixes
- Fixed: "Contexts" checkboxes are misaligned when editing Excel views.
4.4.2Jira Data Center 6.3 - 8.5.142019-12-18Compatibility release for Tempo Timesheets 10.10. Version 4.4.2 • Released 2019-12-18 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a compatibility release for Tempo Timesheets 10.10.
New in this release
- Compatibility with Tempo Timesheets 10.10.
4.4.1Jira Data Center 6.3 - 8.5.142019-10-01Compatibility release for Tempo Timesheets 10.7. Version 4.4.1 • Released 2019-10-01 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a compatibility release for Tempo Timesheets 10.7.
New in this release
- Compatibility with Tempo Timesheets 10.7.
4.4.0Jira Data Center 6.3 - 8.4.32019-08-14Support for ScriptRunner. Support for Color Custom Fields. Version 4.4.0 • Released 2019-08-14 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialNew in this release
- Support for ScriptRunner (script custom fields).
- Support for Color Custom Fields.
Improvements
- The new configuration option EXCLUDED_CUSTOM_FIELD_TYPE_KEYS in "issue-navigator.groovy" allows excluding custom fields by type from "issue-navigator.xlsx" based exports and its variants.
- The new configuration option EXCLUDED_CUSTOM_FIELD_IDS in "issue-navigator.groovy" allows excluding custom fields by ID from "issue-navigator.xlsx" based exports and its variants.
- Exporting multiple Service Desk SLA fields is significantly faster (e.g. 3.5x faster for 200 issues and 4 SLA fields per issue).
Bugfixes
- Fixed: When exporting Zephyr test executions, a confusing 406 HTTP message is exported for tests without executions.
- Fixed: Zephyr exports fail due to the missing (newly introduced) "isUI" request parameter.
4.3.0Jira Data Center 6.3 - 8.3.52019-07-29Support for Profields. Version 4.3.0 • Released 2019-07-29 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • Commercial4.2.0Jira Data Center 6.3 - 8.3.52019-06-24Support for Portfolio for Jira. Version 4.2.0 • Released 2019-06-24 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialNew in this release
- Support for the Portfolio for Jira custom field types.
Bugfixes
- Fixed: An automation rule does not use the filter's column configuration if the JQL is like "Filter = 123" (instead of "filter = 123").
4.1.0Jira Data Center 6.3 - 8.2.62019-02-26Compatibility with Jira 8. Version 4.1.0 • Released 2019-02-26 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a compatibility release for the Jira 8 line.
4.0.0Jira Data Center 6.3 - 7.13.182018-12-14Support for the new Data Center Approved Apps program. Version 4.0.0 • Released 2018-12-14 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialAs you probably know, Better Excel Exporter already supports Jira Data Center deployments (i.e. clustered Jira). To be precise, those are supported since app version 1.3.0 (released in Jan 2016).
In 2018, Atlassian re-launched its Data Center program and introduced new testing criteria for "Data Center approved apps". This version is the official release for the revised program, tested to live up to the rigorous demands of Data Center environments.
New in this release
- Better Excel Exporter is a Data Center approved app!
8.4.0Jira Server 7.0.0 - 9.15.12024-01-15Maintenance release. Security fixes. Version 8.4.0 • Released 2024-01-15 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a maintenance release that comes with an important security fix and some internal refactoring.
Security fixes
- Updated dependency: Google Guava.
8.3.1Jira Server 7.0.0 - 9.12.72023-02-23Maintenance release. Version 8.3.1 • Released 2023-02-23 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version fixes two classloading problems in the default Groovy scripts.
Bugfixes
- Replacing default imports with explicit imports.
IMPORTANT: if you are using custom Groovy scripts, please read the release notes carefully!
8.3.0Jira Server 7.0.0 - 9.6.02023-02-21Java 17 support. Groovy 4 support. Security fixes. Version 8.3.0 • Released 2023-02-21 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version introduces Java 17 support, Groovy 4 support and various fixes.
Improvements
- Java 17 support.
- Groovy 4 support.
Security fixes
- Updated dependency: Apache Groovy.
- Updated dependency: Apache POI.
- Updated dependency: Apache XMLBeans.
8.2.0Jira Server 6.3 - 9.6.02022-10-14Compatibility release for Jira 9.3. Version 8.2.0 • Released 2022-10-14 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a compatibility release for the Jira 9.3 line.
Important: this version is not compatible with Java 17 yet! Java 17 compatibility will come with the next version.
8.1.0Jira Server 6.3 - 9.2.12022-08-22Maintenance release. New templates. New recipes. In-app documentation. Version 8.1.0 • Released 2022-08-22 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a significant maintenance release that fixes the non-critical bugs discovered recently. Also, it comes with several new Excel export options and useful improvements.
Improvements
- New configuration variable allows excluding Jira Service Management internal comments from the Excel exports. (export sample)
- New Excel export options export the fields plus the issue links in separate columns grouped by link type and direction. (export sample)
- 6 new "repeating field" Excel export options allow creating pivot tables, pivot charts and other reports from worklogs, Tempo worklogs and change histories. (export sample)
- (and a lot more!)
Bugfixes
- Fixed: Exporting extremely long field values fails with "IllegalArgumentException: The maximum length of cell contents (text) is 32,767 characters".
- Fixed: When errors occur during exporting from Jira 9.1.0 or newer, the Excel file displays "StackOverflowError" and hides the original problem.
- (and a lot more!)
8.0.0Jira Server 6.3 - 9.0.02022-07-07Compatibility release for Jira 9. Version 8.0.0 • Released 2022-07-07 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • Commercial7.2.0Jira Server 6.3 - 8.22.62022-03-07Excel template consistency improvements. Version 7.2.0 • Released 2022-03-07 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialIn this release, we fixed minor inconsistencies in the default Excel templates. There are no changes in functionality.
New in this release
- Excel template consistency improvements
7.1.0Jira Server 6.3 - 8.22.62021-09-28Maintenance release. Version 7.1.0 • Released 2021-09-28 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a maintenance release that fixes a single problem caused by an API change made by Atlassian.
Bugfixes
- Fixed: Expressions relying on the "issue.getCustomField(String id)" method cannot be evaluated in Jira 8.19. (These expressions may appear in Excel templates and in Groovy scripts. Although only a single default script relies on this, see the next item, it may also be used in custom Excel templates and scripts.)
- Fixed: The default script insight-tool.groovy results in "groovy.lang.MissingMethodException: No signature of method: com.atlassian.jira.mail.TemplateIssue.getCustomField() is applicable for argument types".
7.0.0Jira Server 6.3 - 8.19.12021-04-14Major performance and memory use improvements. Version 7.0.0 • Released 2021-04-14 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialIn this major version, we optimized the internals of the Excel file generator for faster exports that require less memory even in case of very large exports. This version also comes with a few important bugfixes.
New in this release
- Major performance and memory use improvements
Bugfixes
- Fixed: In formulas, a cell reference doesn't get updated unless there is a space in front of punctuation/operators. (The formula parser has been fixed to recognize the case of a new cell reference following a comma, a right parenthesis, or a double-quote character.)
- Fixed: ".xlsm" templates are exported with the ".xlsx" extension from saved filters.
- Fixed: Jira Service Desk (4.6.1 or newer) queue screen header layout gets broken by the "Export" button.
- Fixed: "SLA Successful?" field is broken in the "workflow-report.xlsx" template.
6.3.1Jira Server 6.3 - 8.16.12021-03-08Maintenance release. Version 6.3.1 • Released 2021-03-08 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialBugfixes
- Fixed: "java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError" and "org.apache.xerces.stax.XMLEventFactoryImpl cannot be cast to javax.xml.stream.XMLEventFactory" exceptions are thrown after upgrading to Jira 8.13.4.
6.3.0Jira Server 6.3 - 8.15.12021-01-06Compatibility release for Xray 4.0. Version 6.3.0 • Released 2021-01-06 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a compatibility release for Xray 4.0 and newer versions.
It is backward compatible with earlier Xray versions, therefore you're encouraged to upgrade even if you use those.
New in this release
- Compatibility with Xray 4.0 and newer versions.
6.2.0Jira Server 6.3 - 8.14.12020-10-14Compatibility release for Jira 8.13. Version 6.2.0 • Released 2020-10-14 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a compatibility release for the Jira 8.13 line.
Bugfixes
- Fixed: "Could not instantiate global transform class org.spockframework.compiler.SpockTransform" exception is thrown at each Groovy script execution when ScriptRunner 6.11.0 is also installed.
6.1.0Jira Server 6.3 - 8.12.32020-09-08Compatibility release for Jira 8.12. Version 6.1.0 • Released 2020-09-08 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a compatibility release for the Jira 8.12 line.
Bugfixes
- Fixed: Some ScriptRunner-managed script custom fields are exported in unexpected format.
- Fixed: Some fields are exported in unexpected format using the "structure.xlsx" template.
- Fixed: Jira dashboard screens are sometimes lagging when the app is installed.
6.0.1Jira Server 6.3 - 8.11.12020-08-29Maintenance release. Version 6.0.1 • Released 2020-08-29 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialBugfixes
- Fixed: Excel views become available in the "Export" menu of the Tempo Timesheets screens only after resizing the browser window.
6.0.0Jira Server 6.3 - 8.11.12020-06-10Improved classloading for Groovy scripts. Version 6.0.0 • Released 2020-06-10 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version comes with a vastly improved classloading approach for Groovy scripts.
New in this release
- Improved classloading.
Improvements
- The new context object ClassHelper provides helper methods to access components provided by other apps. It simplifies writing integration-type Groovy scripts.
5.3.1Jira Server 6.3 - 8.9.12020-05-25Compatibility release for Tempo Timesheets 10.16.0. Version 5.3.1 • Released 2020-05-25 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a maintenance release for the latest Tempo version.
Bugfixes
- Fixed: Excel views are not available in the "Export" menu of the Tempo Timesheets screens when using Tempo 10.16.0 or newer.
5.3.0Jira Server 6.3 - 8.9.12020-05-11Support for Git Integration. Version 5.3.0 • Released 2020-05-11 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialNew in this release
- Support for Git Integration.
Improvements
- The new Groovy script "git-integration-tool.groovy" provides general helper methods for working with Git commits managed by the Git Integration app. These can be useful for any custom Excel template that wants to export Git information.
- You can export the Jira Service Desk "Satisfaction" field values using either the score-only or the score-plus-customer-comment format depending on a new configuration option.
Bugfixes
- Fixed: Exporting structures using the "structure.xlsx" template breaks for issue summaries containing pipe characters ("|").
5.2.0Jira Server 6.3 - 8.8.12020-04-20Support for Structure. Version 5.2.0 • Released 2020-04-20 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version introduces a new integration with Structure, the hyper-popular Jira app to manage complex issue hierarchies.
New in this release
- Support for Structure.
Improvements
- supports conditional execution of scripts using the "test" attribute.
- "structure-tool.groovy" provides general helper methods for working with issue hierarchies managed by Structure.
- "$xlsViewContext" identifies the "export context" (the screen) which the document generation was initiated from.
Notable changes
- 7 Excel views are visible by default in the Structure screen.
Bugfixes
- Fixed: Xray "Manual Test Steps" custom field is exported with blank "Data" and "Expected Result" information when those are undefined.
- Fixed: Xray "Test Execution Status" custom field is exported as JSON for non-matching issues.
- Fixed: Xray "Test Run Executed By" column is blank when using Jira 8 and compatible Xray versions.
- Fixed: Jira Misc Custom Fields "Transition Callers" fields are not exported.
5.1.0Jira Server 6.3 - 8.8.12020-02-13Support for Xray, Jira Misc Custom Fields (JMCF) and project exports. Version 5.1.0 • Released 2020-02-13 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialNew in this release
- Support for Xray.
- Support for Jira Misc Custom Fields (JMCF).
- Support for project exports.
Improvements
- The scripts "xray-tool.groovy" and "zephyr-tool.groovy" differentiate Zephyr tests vs. Xray tests on the existence of product-specific custom fields, to avoid collisions.
- Values of Profields Duration type custom fields are exported as hours (e.g. 90 minutes is exported as 1.5).
- Values of ScriptRunner custom fields configured with the Duration Searcher are exported as hours (e.g. 90 minutes is exported as 1.5).
5.0.0Jira Server 6.3 - 8.7.12020-01-24More robust automations. Version 5.0.0 • Released 2020-01-24 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis major version introduces internal API changes that are not visible for the end-user, but make automations more robust under the hood.
Starting from this major version, we reworked certain low-level technical details to make automations more robust. According to our testing, wiring and classloading problems should not occur anymore!
4.5.0Jira Server 6.3 - 8.6.12020-01-09Compatibility release for Jira 8.6.1. Version 4.5.0 • Released 2020-01-09 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a compatibility release for Jira 8.6.1.
★IMPORTANT★ If you are using Jira 8.5.2 or Jira 8.6.0 (both are broken!), don't forget to upgrade your Jira version (otherwise the app won't work)!
Improvements
- Support for Jira Service Desk 4.6.0.
Bugfixes
- Fixed: "Contexts" checkboxes are misaligned when editing Excel views.
4.4.2Jira Server 6.3 - 8.5.142019-12-18Compatibility release for Tempo Timesheets 10.10. Version 4.4.2 • Released 2019-12-18 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a compatibility release for Tempo Timesheets 10.10.
New in this release
- Compatibility with Tempo Timesheets 10.10.
4.4.1Jira Server 6.3 - 8.5.142019-10-01Compatibility release for Tempo Timesheets 10.7. Version 4.4.1 • Released 2019-10-01 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a compatibility release for Tempo Timesheets 10.7.
New in this release
- Compatibility with Tempo Timesheets 10.7.
4.4.0Jira Server 6.3 - 8.4.32019-08-14Support for ScriptRunner. Support for Color Custom Fields. Version 4.4.0 • Released 2019-08-14 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialNew in this release
- Support for ScriptRunner (script custom fields).
- Support for Color Custom Fields.
Improvements
- The new configuration option EXCLUDED_CUSTOM_FIELD_TYPE_KEYS in "issue-navigator.groovy" allows excluding custom fields by type from "issue-navigator.xlsx" based exports and its variants.
- The new configuration option EXCLUDED_CUSTOM_FIELD_IDS in "issue-navigator.groovy" allows excluding custom fields by ID from "issue-navigator.xlsx" based exports and its variants.
- Exporting multiple Service Desk SLA fields is significantly faster (e.g. 3.5x faster for 200 issues and 4 SLA fields per issue).
Bugfixes
- Fixed: When exporting Zephyr test executions, a confusing 406 HTTP message is exported for tests without executions.
- Fixed: Zephyr exports fail due to the missing (newly introduced) "isUI" request parameter.
4.3.0Jira Server 6.3 - 8.3.52019-07-29Support for Profields. Version 4.3.0 • Released 2019-07-29 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • Commercial4.2.0Jira Server 6.3 - 8.3.52019-06-24Support for Portfolio for Jira. Version 4.2.0 • Released 2019-06-24 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialNew in this release
- Support for the Portfolio for Jira custom field types.
Bugfixes
- Fixed: An automation rule does not use the filter's column configuration if the JQL is like "Filter = 123" (instead of "filter = 123").
4.1.0Jira Server 6.2 - 8.2.62019-02-26Compatibility with Jira 8. Version 4.1.0 • Released 2019-02-26 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a compatibility release for the Jira 8 line.
4.0.0Jira Server 6.2 - 7.13.182018-12-15Support for the new Data Center Approved Apps program. Version 4.0.0 • Released 2018-12-15 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialAs you probably know, Better Excel Exporter already supports Jira Data Center deployments (i.e. clustered Jira). To be precise, those are supported since app version 1.3.0 (released in Jan 2016).
In 2018, Atlassian re-launched its Data Center program and introduced new testing criteria for "Data Center approved apps". This version is the official release for the revised program, tested to live up to the rigorous demands of Data Center environments.
New in this release
- Better Excel Exporter is a Data Center approved app!
3.6.2Jira Server 6.2 - 7.13.182018-12-12Maintenance release. Version 3.6.2 • Released 2018-12-12 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialBugfixes
- Fixed: Excel views are not available on screens of Tempo Timesheets 9
3.6.1Jira Server 6.2 - 7.13.182018-10-13Maintenance release. Version 3.6.1 • Released 2018-10-13 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialBugfixes
- Fixed: Zephyr test steps are not rendered with "issue-navigator-with-zephyr-test-steps.xlsx" template
- Fixed: Zephyr test step results are not rendered with "issue-navigator-with-zephyr-test-step-results.xlsx" template
- Fixed: default column configuration is exported when saved filter is modified in Issue Navigator
3.6.0Jira Server 6.2 - 7.12.32018-09-13Better Service Desk and Development fields. Limit for concurrent renderings. Version 3.6.0 • Released 2018-09-13 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialNew in this release
- "Better Excel Plugin for Jira" is now called "Better Excel Exporter for Jira"!
- Improved support for Jira Service Desk custom fields
- Support for the Development Summary custom field type (branches, commits, pull requests)
- More error-tolerant export of "non-officially-supported" custom field types
- Limit for concurrent Excel renderings
Notable changes
- "All fields" type Excel views are not activated for the Issue Navigator context, by default. (You can, of course, turn those on any time.)
Improvements
- Support for the Insight custom field type "Insight Object/s".
Bugfixes
- Fixed: SLA values are exported as blank cells from more recent Jira Service Desk versions
- Fixed: pivot tables are not rendered with the template zephyr-report.xlsx due to a broken named range reference
3.5.0Jira Server 6.2 - 7.12.32018-07-16Compatibility release for Jira 7.11. Version 3.5.0 • Released 2018-07-16 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a compatibility release for the Jira 7.11 line.
Notable changes
- $componentManager was removed from the rendering context. Read the full release notes to learn what it means for custom templates and scripts.
3.4.2Jira Server 6.2 - 7.10.22018-06-22Maintenance release. Version 3.4.2 • Released 2018-06-22 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialBugfixes
- Fixed: "Export" menu in Jira Software boards cannot be opened due to a Javascript error in Jira 7.10.0+.
- Fixed: "Export" menu is not visible on Service Desk queue screen with Jira Service Desk 3.10.0+.
3.4.1Jira Server 6.2 - 7.10.22018-05-03Maintenance release. Version 3.4.1 • Released 2018-05-03 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialBugfixes
- Fixed: "Sum values" may be unset for some pivot tables (resulting in blank pivot tables in some templates)
3.4.0Jira Server 6.2 - 7.9.22018-02-27Support for Tempo period and user filters, pre-loading. Support for Time to SLA. Version 3.4.0 • Released 2018-02-27 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialNew in this release
- Support for Tempo period- and user filters
- Faster export of Tempo worklogs via pre-loading
- Support for Time to SLA
- Support for user properties
Improvements
- Formatting is consistently set to "dd/mmm/yyyy" for date and "dd/mmm/yyyy hh:mm" for date-time values in all templates shipped with the app.
Bugfixes
- Fixed: JIRA Service Desk SLA field values are not exported with more recent Service Desk versions.
3.3.0Jira Server 6.2 - 7.8.42017-11-20Compatibility release for Jira 7.6. Version 3.3.0 • Released 2017-11-20 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a compatibility release for the Jira 7.6 line.
3.2.0Jira Server 6.2 - 7.5.42017-10-02Support for Zephyr. Version 3.2.0 • Released 2017-10-02 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialSupport for Zephyr
Zephyr is the most popular test management solution for the Jira platform. From this Better Excel Plugin version, you can export Zephyr tests, test steps, test executions and test step results to Excel. Four templates are provided out of the box that solve the most typical Excel exporting and reporting use cases (and as always, can be customized!). See some sample exports from Zephyr and learn more about this integration.
Improvements
- Default titles and default filenames are generated according to a slightly revised logic: "issue key" (for single issues), "search request name" (for saved filters with a name), "Excel view name (Jira title)" in this order of precedence.
Bugfixes
- Fixed: character encoding in Tempo worklog comments (that use international characters) may break when exporting from Jira instances hosted on Windows
- Fixed: "Reporter" column is empty with the "created-vs-resolved-report.xlsx" or "insight-report.xlsx" templates
3.1.0Jira Server 6.2 - 7.5.42017-09-08Compatibility release for Jira 7.5. Version 3.1.0 • Released 2017-09-08 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a compatibility release for the Jira 7.5 line.
3.0.0Jira Server 6.2 - 7.4.62017-08-01Major performance improvements. "Performance Tuning" page. Version 3.0.0 • Released 2017-08-01 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialMajor performance improvements
We reworked the resource intensive operations in the add-on code and in the default templates for faster and more stable Excel exports.
New "Performance Tuning" page
We compiled a page about what to do and what to avoid when developing custom templates for large scale of data.
Improvements
- New tag parameter can specify the cell padding to avoid "######" cells and unwanted text wrapping (both caused by narrow columns).
- New tag parameters can drastically speed up auto-sizing by limiting the cell region to test for optimal column width and optimal row height.
- New tag parameter makes it faster to render horizontal iterations.
- Blank cell coloring helps to verify if your templates are clean and tidy.
- Cell-level logging can generate super-detailed logs for trouble-shooting (you will rarely need it, but it's there now).
2.6.0Jira Server 6.2 - 7.4.62017-06-21Support for nFeed. Version 2.6.0 • Released 2017-06-21 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThe nFeed add-on integrates external data sources (SQL databases, LDAP, Active Directory, REST APIs, Salesforce, CSV files, etc.) to Jira. From this version, Better Excel Plugin is tightly integrated with nFeed, allowing you to export all nFeed custom fields to Excel. More than data export, you can easily implement custom reporting and Business Intelligence on nFeed data.
See some sample exports from nFeed and learn more about this integration.
2.5.0Jira Server 6.2 - 7.3.92017-05-17Support for the Insight asset management add-on. Version 2.5.0 • Released 2017-05-17 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialSupport for the Insight asset management add-on (by Riada)
Insight is the leading asset management add-on for Jira, that allows implementing CMDB, CRM, HR, ITSM or ITIL functionality on the Jira platform. From this version, Better Excel Plugin is tightly integrated with Insight, allowing you to export all Insight custom fields with the desired granularity (object keys, names, and attributes) to Excel. More than data export, you can easily implement custom reporting and Business Intelligence on Insight data.
See some sample exports from Insight and learn more about this integration.
Bugfixes
- Fixed: Long issue keys like "VERYLONGPROJECTKEY-123" cannot be exported from agile boards (because of being shortened to "VERYLONG...-123")
2.4.1Jira Server 6.2 - 7.3.92017-04-26Important bugfix: Excel rendering randomly fails with classloading exceptions. Version 2.4.1 • Released 2017-04-26 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version fixes the problem of the Excel rendering randomly failing with mysterious classloading related exceptions: "NoClassDefFoundError: ZipPackagePropertiesMarshaller" and "ExceptionInInitializerError" (caused by "ClassCastException: PackagePropertiesMarshaller.").
Root cause: when using the Better Excel Plugin in an automation context, Automation Lite uses its own classloader to eagerly load and initialize an XML related class.
Fix: although the problem is not in the Better Excel Plugin side, we managed to develop a fix for this.
2.4.0Jira Server 6.2 - 7.3.92017-03-03Performance improvements. New calculated field: parent key. Important bugfixes. Version 2.4.0 • Released 2017-03-03 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialPerformance improvements for spreadsheets with many columns
It primarily improves the performance the "issue-navigator*.xlsx" templates (up to 300-400% faster for hundreds of columns).
Zero-config templates
New convenience methods can save the admin from correctly setting the custom field IDs prior to using a template.
New "repeating fields" templates
The repeating field version of 2 templates are now available.
New calculated field type: "Excel parent key"
This new calculated field can show the parent key for sub-tasks.
Notable changes
- SLA time values are now exported as decimal numbers (formatted as "1.75 h")
- New recipe: Exporting SLA status from Jira Service Desk
Bugfixes
- Fixed: some fields ignore the timezone of the current user
- Fixed: XLSM and XLS format export files are served with the XLSX files' MIME type
- Fixed: Formulas containing "<" cannot be parsed
- Fixed: 2 templates use the TEXT() function, which may break in non-English Excels
There's a lot more in the full release notes!
2.3.0Jira Server 6.2 - 7.3.92017-01-05Compatibility release for Jira 7.3. Version 2.3.0 • Released 2017-01-05 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a compatibility release for the Jira 7.3 line.
2.2.0Jira Server 6.2 - 7.2.152016-12-16Excel view visibility. UI integration with Jira Agile, Service Desk and Tempo. Version 2.2.0 • Released 2016-12-16 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version enables to configure visibility rules for the Excel views. Also, Better Excel Plugin now seamlessly integrates with the user interface of the most widely used Jira plugins: Jira Agile, Jira Service Desk and Tempo. As for the templates, it generates hyperlinks for the Issue key and Summary columns, and it standardizes on using the 1900 date system.
- View visibility: you can set up smart visibility conditions for the Excel views.
- User interface integration with Jira Agile (backlog and Scrum/Kanban board views), Jira Service Desk (ticket queues) and Tempo (timesheet, calendar, report and list views)
- New cell type: "link": it was introduced to turn the cell type of the Issue key and Summary columns from plain text into links.
Bugfixes
- Fixed: Excel API (and Excel Automation for Jira) always generates files with the ".xlsx" extension even if the template is ".xls" or ".xlsm" type
- Fixed: "All fields" type exports at single issues export only a subset of the fields
2.1.0Jira Server 6.2 - 7.2.152016-08-29Compatibility release for Jira 7.2 Version 2.1.0 • Released 2016-08-29 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is simply a compatibility release for the Jira 7.2 line.
2.0.0Jira Server 6.2 - 7.1.102016-06-07Groovy editor, support for Visual Basic macros, date conversion, user exports Version 2.0.0 • Released 2016-06-07 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialQuick editor to make changes in the Groovy scripts.
Support for Visual Basic macros
Utilize VBA to enhance your exports with dynamic behavior (format, update, post-process content) and interactions (ex: display alerts).
Auto-conversion for all date values
All date type system fields (creation date, resolution date, etc.) and custom fields (date picker, date time picker) are automatically transformed to Excel's date representation. (Check the upgrade guide if you used formulas with dates previously!)
Use the new export option to export all user account information to Excel.
Improvements
- User-friendly warning message when trying to export more issues than the limit
- Correct file extension and MIME type for XLSX, XLSM and XLS templates
- "mt:autosize" tag can resize rows only, columns only or both
- Support for the "creator" field
- View names can contain alphanumeric characters in any language
- Guide for non-English versions of Excel
1.3.0Jira Server 6.2 - 7.1.102016-01-11Support for Jira Data Center and for Jira 6.2 - 7.1 Version 1.3.0 • Released 2016-01-11 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialSupport for Jira Data Center
In a clustered Jira environment, all configuration including Excel templates, Groovy scripts and other resources are transparently replicated among the nodes by the add-on. When exporting, you can access any random node in the cluster to get your Excel spreadsheet. Therefore, the add-on fully supports Jira enterprise deployments.
Support for Jira 6.2 - 7.0
We extended the range of compatible Jira versions to cover all modern Jira versions.
Changes
- MIME type is changed to the standard "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet", in order not to confuse your browser.
- If the actor's username is mistyped in an automation rule's configuration, the add-on reports it as WARN in the log.
1.2.0Jira Server 6.4 - 7.0.112015-11-16Compatibility release for Jira 7. Calculated fields with/without custom fields. Version 1.2.0 • Released 2015-11-16 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialThis version is a compatibility release for the Jira 7 line, also maintaining compatibility with the Jira 6 line.
The only functional change is that calculated fields can now be used without creating the corresponding "placeholder custom fields" (it was required in previous versions).
1.1.0Jira Server 6.2 - 6.4.142015-09-11Support for comments, calculated fields, Jira Agile, Jira Service Desk and Tempo Version 1.1.0 • Released 2015-09-11 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialBy introducing the "fieldHelper" tool, all custom field types are exported to their optimal Excel representation.
Calculated fields are a new concept in the Better Excel Plugin, to represent Excel values dynamically calculated during the export!
- Export the Jira Agile-specific custom field types, like Sprint, Epic, Story Points, etc., to Excel.
- A report template to analyze story points by projects, assignees, sprints and epics.
- Export the Jira Service Desk-specific custom field types, like SLA, Request Participants, Customer Request Type to Excel.
- A report template to analyze SLA by projects, assignees, request types and request participants.
- Export the Tempo-specific custom field types, like Account, Team, Iteration, and the Tempo managed worklogs to Excel.
- A report template to analyze planned- and spent time by projects, assignees, accounts, iterations and teams.
1.0.0Jira Server 6.2 - 6.4.142014-11-18Stable version with commercial support Version 1.0.0 • Released 2014-11-18 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Atlassian • CommercialAfter so many months in beta status, we are happy to announce that Better Excel Plugin for Jira is now ready for production use. Starting from this version, Midori offers its usual commercial support also for this product.
0.8.0Jira Server 6.2 - 6.3.152014-09-30First version on Atlassian Marketplace Version 0.8.0 • Released 2014-09-30 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Paid via Vendor • CommercialAfter many months of closed beta status, Midori is proud to release this new add-on on Atlassian Marketplace.