This release is simply a compatibility release which updates the app for Jira 8.
Version history
4.1.0Jira Data Center 7.1.0 - 8.5.12019-02-26Compatibility with Jira 8. Version 4.1.0 • Released 2019-02-26 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Free • Commercial - no charge4.0.0Jira Data Center 7.1.0 - 7.13.112018-12-14Support for the new Data Center Approved Apps program. Version 4.0.0 • Released 2018-12-14 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Free • Commercial - no chargeAs you probably know, Better Excel Automation already supports Jira Data Center deployments (i.e. clustered Jira). To be precise, those are supported since app version 2.0.0 (released in Feb 2016).
In 2018, Atlassian re-launched its Data Center program and introduced new criteria for "Data Center readiness". This version is the official release for the revised Data Center Ready program.
New in this release
- Better Excel Automation is Data Center Ready (again)
4.1.0Jira Server 7.1.0 - 8.5.12019-02-26Compatibility with Jira 8. Version 4.1.0 • Released 2019-02-26 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Free • Commercial - no chargeThis release is simply a compatibility release which updates the app for Jira 8.
4.0.0Jira Server 7.1.0 - 7.13.112018-12-15Support for the new Data Center Approved Apps program. Version 4.0.0 • Released 2018-12-15 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Free • Commercial - no chargeAs you probably know, Better Excel Automation already supports Jira Data Center deployments (i.e. clustered Jira). To be precise, those are supported since app version 2.0.0 (released in Feb 2016).
In 2018, Atlassian re-launched its Data Center program and introduced new criteria for "Data Center readiness". This version is the official release for the revised Data Center Ready program.
New in this release
- Better Excel Automation is Data Center Ready (again)
3.2.0Jira Server 7.1.0 - 7.13.112018-10-08Support for multi-line input controls in "Send Excel" action. Version 3.2.0 • Released 2018-10-08 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Free • Commercial - no chargeImprovements
- Previous app versions only provided single-line input controls for the "To" and "Email body" fields of "Send Excel" action. Now resizable multi-line controls are available.
3.1.0Jira Server 7.0.11 - 7.12.32018-09-19New name. Cosmetics. Version 3.1.0 • Released 2018-09-19 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Free • Commercial - no chargeBye-bye "Excel Automation Plugin for Jira"! Hello "Better Excel Automation for Jira"!
In addition to some cosmetic changes, with this version we made a slight adjustment in the app's name due to the following reasons:
- The new name is better aligned with the app's name which it automates ("Better Excel Exporter for Jira", also renamed recently).
- The term "plugin" was replaced by Atlassian first with "add-on" and then with "app". We decided to get rid of this completely.
You may still see the old name popping up here and there, until we roll out the change everywhere. Thanks for the patience!
3.0.2Jira Server 7.0.11 - 7.12.32018-05-07Maintenance release. Version 3.0.2 • Released 2018-05-07 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Free • Commercial - no chargeBugfixes
- Fixed: Action configuration interface is displayed as a key-value pair editor with modern Automation or Automation Lite versions
3.0.1Jira Server 7.0.11 - 7.9.22017-06-28Maintenance release Version 3.0.1 • Released 2017-06-28 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Free • Commercial - no chargeBugfixes
- Fixed: When passing an empty issue list, XlsApi writes a warning to the log
3.0.0Jira Server 7.0.11 - 7.3.92017-06-22Support for Automation Lite for Jira 3.0.0 and Automation for Jira 3.0.0. Version 3.0.0 • Released 2017-06-22 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Free • Commercial - no chargeCode Barrel took over the old Automation Plugin for Jira from Atlassian in March 2017 and renamed it to Automation Lite for Jira. Its latest release 3.0.0 is built from their next generation codebase, which is the same codebase that is the foundation of Code Barrel's paid automation add-on called Automation for Jira.
Excel Automation Plugin for Jira supports both the old Automation Lite codebase and the new one, but you must be careful about the versions.
- If you use Automation Lite for Jira 3.0.0 or newer: use Excel Automation Plugin for Jira 3.0.0 (upgrade to this release!)
- If you use Automation for Jira 3.0.0 or newer: use Excel Automation Plugin for Jira 3.0.0 (upgrade to this release!)
- If you use Automation Lite for Jira pre-3.0.0: use Excel Automation Plugin for Jira 2.1.0 (do *not* upgrade to this release!)
Bugfixes
- Fixed: Emails created by the "Send Excel" action are sent even if emailing is disabled globally
2.1.0Jira Server 6.2 - 7.0.102017-03-03Support for saved filters. New model variables. Correct MIME for XLS and XLSM. Version 2.1.0 • Released 2017-03-03 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Free • Commercial - no chargeImprovements
- JQL Filter Trigger based automation rules with JQL like "filter = 10100" or "filter = 'Pending Quotes'" automatically use the column configuration of the referenced saved filter! (it also requires Better Excel Plugin 2.4.0+)
- Automation action configuration parameters support new template variables (related to the enclosing automation rule)
- Excel renderer receives new model variables (related to the enclosing automation rule)
- "Save Excel" action automatically creates the missing parent directories for the Excel file (if necessary)
Bugfixes
- Fixed: "Attach Excel" creates issue attachments with the XLSX MIME type even if the template is XLSM or XLS
- Fixed: "Send Excel" creates email attachments with the XLSX MIME type even if the template is XLSM or XLS
Notable changes
- New intro video embedded in the Getting Started page: Excel Automation Plugin for Jira - Introduction in 6 minutes
2.0.0Jira Server 6.2 - 7.0.102016-02-29New action: "Attach Excel", support for Data Center, more robust installation Version 2.0.0 • Released 2016-02-29 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Free • Commercial - no chargeThis new automation action allows generating Excel spreadsheets periodically or by triggered by issue events (created, updated, transitioned, work logged, etc.) and then attaching the resulted file to a Jira issue. The target issue can be the one which triggered the automation, or another one selected by a JQL query!
This realease fully supports Jira Data Center, enabling automation in clustered Jira deployments.
More robust installation
Previous add-on versions may have had class-loading issues right after installation or version update. This release comes with rewamped OSGi dependency management, to prevent those issues.
1.2.0Jira Server 6.2 - 7.0.102015-11-26Compatibility release for Jira 7 Version 1.2.0 • Released 2015-11-26 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Free • Commercial - no chargeThis is a compatibility release for Jira 7, also maintaining compatibility with the Jira 6 line.
1.0.0Jira Server 6.2 - 7.0.102014-11-28Stable version Version 1.0.0 • Released 2014-11-28 • Supported By Midori Global Consulting Kft. • Free • Commercial - no chargeJust some days after releasing the stable version of Better Excel Plugin for Jira, the automation solution that integrates it to your business workflows is finally available!