What’s New in Easy Redmine Version 2018.00
The new official update of Easy Redmine version 2018.00 (=2016.08) is released. Let's see what's interesting in there! The complete version changelog is available here.
This is a brief description (with screenshots) that quickly introduces the best new features of version 2018.00 (=2016.08) compared to 2016.07. Since this is not just a minor update but also a big generation leap, you might be interested in the complete overview of features in Easy Redmine 2018, which can be found on the product page and in the recent blog.
New application design
Easy Redmine 2018 has been significantly redesigned to bring more clear and intuitive user experience just like a touch of modernity. Of course, the functional core of the application remains Redmine-based. Enjoy the familiar full-stack project management software in a new, modern and attractive look. Would you like to give it a try and see for yourself? Just sign up for a 30-day trial here.
Easy Redmine 2018 - New & mobile design - monitor
Mobile native app & responsive theme
By default, Easy Redmine template is fully responsive and, therefore, easily usable in mobile browsers. That means you can access your Easy Redmine from mobile the same way you access it from the laptop and most of the features will be available. Moreover, there are native mobile Redmine apps for Android & iPhone. These provide the full comfort of native mobile apps, however, the features are limited. For more information, please visit this page.
Easy Redmine 2018 - New & mobile design - mobile view
Imports from Jira, Asana, MS Project, Excel
Move your data into Easy Redmine straight from Microsoft Excel, Jira, Microsoft Project or Asana. Just use the new standardized imports tool, which can be found under Administration » XML data import » Advanced import » Standardized imports. You may simply import entire projects, tasks and sub-tasks in just a single step, including automatic mapping imported data to existing attributes in Easy Redmine. For more information, please visit this page.
Easy Redmine 2018 - Data import from Microsoft Excel
30 project templates to import
The whole project (with tasks, milestones, team members, documents, etc.) can be saved as a template and this template can be used for a new project initialization in the future. Templates save a huge amount of time on the project start and make them bulletproof. Templates should be continuously developed to improve the project delivery. By default, you can find 30 project templates in Easy Redmine 2018 for immediate use.
Easy Redmine 2018 - Project templates - export template
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10+ predefined dashboards for common roles
Easy Redmine 2018 comes with a series of predefined dashboards (homepage templates) for most common user roles, such as sales manager, sales worker, project manager, IT expert, helpdesk worker, etc. These can be selected for each user independently in his personal user settings. To add or remove any of the templates, just go to Administration » Pages customisation » My page » Templates overview.
Easy Redmine 2018 - 10+ predefined dashboards for common roles
Improved agile UX
Previously, both Scrum board and burn down chart showed the same "Value info" data according to Scrum settings. However, this could lead to some inconveniences as some specific data can make good sense when shown in Scrum board but not so good when shown in burn down chart. That's why we have split "Value info" settings separately for Scrum board and burn down chart. Newly, the setting for burn down chart can be found in Sprint settings, i.e. when creating a new sprint or editing an existing one by clicking on a pencil icon next to the sprint name.
Easy Redmine 2018 edit sprint
Improved helpdesk
Now you can have better helpdesk statistics due to the possibility to filter helpdesk tickets by mailbox addresses of their senders. This way you gain a better overview of the most support demanding customers and perhaps suggest them a higher level of customer support service.
Easy Redmine 2018 task list
Improved documents
Now you may add on your personalized homepage a module containing the list of documents (or another selected entity) across various projects. Just add a new module type "List" and for this list select entity type "Documents". If you want to see selected projects only, specify them in the filter settings of the module. If you prefer having an overview of all documents in projects, just leave the filter empty. Using the list module, you can choose from a broad variety of different entities to show, documents is only one of them.
Easy Redmine 2018 document list
Custom pages import
Custom pages (easy pages) can be imported easily using a specialized button that you may find in the top right corner in Administration » Pages customisation. Before you can import anything, you need to export a page by clicking on the "Export" option within the inline menu that appears after hovering the mouse cursor over a selected custom page in the list.
Easy Redmine 2018 custom pages
Redmine 3.4.2 and Ruby 2.4 support
Redmine 3.4.2 is the officially supported version for Easy Redmine 2018.00 (=2016.08). It means that Easy Redmine now runs on Redmine of that version and no other versions are supported. Though, some features of Redmine may be removed due to functional conflicts with Easy. Moreover, support for Ruby 2.4 has been added while Ruby versions lower than 2.3 are not supported anymore. For more information, please visit this page.
How to enable new theme after switching from 2016 version?
Go to Adminstration >> Settings >> Display >> Theme - ER 18
For more information about changes in the new version, please visit the full changelog.
