Top 8 GForge Features in 2019
It’s the end of February and while we are hard at work adding new collaboration features to GForge for 2020, this seems like a good time to quickly reflect on what was accomplished in 2019. To help set the stage here’s some raw numbers for you!
- In total we added 138 new features to GForge.
- 255 bugs were squashed
- We pushed over 1100 commits
What’s missing in those numbers are the key accomplishments from 2019 so let’s take a moment to cover the top 8 features from last year!
- Dark Mode!
We admit, while Dark Mode adds little in the way of true business value, those who use Dark Mode in other applications and spend a lot of time in GForge will appreciate this.
2. Sprint Retrospectives
When closing sprints in GForge you can now add a retrospective to document what went well, where problems arose and you can begin identifying the steps needed to make improvements going forward.
3. Automated Release Notes
When you close a release you can import a table of all closed tickets in the release and then edit the Release Notes before publishing them.
4. Service Desk
We added the ability for you to add user groups to your projects. In addition to making access control easier, this means you can now use GForge as a Service Desk solution complete with email integration.
Other Key Features
In addition to the highlights above, there are a few other features from 2019 worth noting.
- Authentication Improvements – Last year GForge added SSO support along with the ability for GForge admins to moderate new user accounts even when using LDAP or SSO.
- Offline Installations – Need to collaborate on projects inside a protected network without outbound internet access? GForge now supports offline installs and upgrades.
- Portfolio Management – You can now organize all your GForge projects to match your organizational structure. Not only does this improve analytics, now when you assign users to organizational units they will only have access to private projects within their organization (public projects are still accessible).
- Subversion (SVN) Improvements – GForge now allows you to restrict access to specific paths in your SVN repository on a role-by-role basis. We also added code review support for projects using SVN.
As excited as we are about what we’ve accomplished in 2019, 2020 will bring a lot more collaboration features to the table. Whet your appetite by reading the “Big Changes Ahead for GForge in 2020”.