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title: "Earlier releases - Comala Canvas for Jira Cloud"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/C4J/1085440173/Earlier%20releases%20-%20Comala%20Canvas%20for%20Jira%20Cloud"
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Updates are made periodically and are automatically available in your Atlassian Jira Cloud instance.
Check out the [latest release logs](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/C4J/pages/646055340) to see what we've been working on recently.
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## Earlier Releases 2023
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| ### **30th Nov 2023** |
| **Updates** | - library maintenance updates |
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> 11/30/2023 Comala Boards Cloud/C4J Cloud 2.18.16
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| ### **19th Sept 2023** |
| **Updates** | - updated our vendor name in **Manage apps **to [Appfire](http://www.appfire.com/) |
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> 9/19/2023 Comala Boards Cloud/C4J Cloud 2.18.15
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| ### **6th July 2023** |
| **Updates** | - maintenance updates |
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> 7/6/2023 Comala Boards Cloud/C4J Cloud 2.18.14
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| ### **26th June 2023** |
| **Updates** | - library maintenance updates |
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> 6/26/2023 Comala Boards Cloud/C4J Cloud 2.18.13
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| ### **23rd May 2023** |
| **Improvements** | - Canvas Boards will now display the following message if an unsupported issue field is included or the included field has editor capabilities or complex UI controls in a custom field
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| **Bugfixes** | - fixed a problem displaying the transition field |
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> 5/23/2023 Comala Canvas for Jira 2.18.12
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| ### **4th May 2023** |
| **Updates** | - library maintenance update |
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> 5/4/2023 Comala Canvas for Jira 2.18.11
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| ### **3rd April 2023** |
| **Bugfixes** | - fixed a problem causing some boards to be rendered empty |
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> 4/3/2023 Comala Canvas for Jira 2.18.10
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| ### **15th March 2023** |
| **Update** | - maintenance update to improve stability and performance |
| **Bugfixes** | - resolved an issue when using **Status** as a dimension and adding a Quickfilter for a **Status Category **that caused the display of all the possible statuses on a board for projects instead of the filtered status(es) |
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> 3/15/2023 Comala Canvas for Jira 2.18.9
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| ### **21st February 2023** |
| **Bugfixes** | - fixed a problem in that caused incorrect text to be displayed in screens when a custom field is added to an issue |
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> 2/21/2023 Comala Canvas for Jira 2.18.8
## Earlier Release Notes 2022
Release Log 2022
### 15th December
**This is our new documentation space for Comala Canvas for Jira !**
We have updated the in-app links to this new **[documentation space](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/C4J)** at [docs.comalatech](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki).
💛 The old documentation space at [wiki.comalatech](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/C4J) will no longer be updated for Comala Canvas for Jira.
If you have any questions please open a ticket with our [support team](http://appf.re/support).
Bugfixes
- refreshing a board now retains any change in the board row order or column order
### 28th November 2022
Bugfix
- fixed a problem loading a page when **FixVersions** was selected for a column or a row
### 26th September 2022
Bugfix
- a change in the order of the board columns and rows is now retained after a page refresh
### 13th September 2022
Update
- updated the display of tooltips to support UI changes in JIRA 9
- maintenance updates to improve stability and performance
Bugfixes
- fixed a problem that caused a board to break when using the **Assignee** field in the issue preview to un-assign a user
- fixed an issue causing an error in the **Toggle links** board menu when issues were linked using a new link type
### 11th August 2022
Bugfixes
- fixed an issue that prevented the selection of the first option in the dropdown menu for each Canvas card parameter
- tasks order sorted by rank is no longer lost when the Canvas board is reloaded
### 18th July
Bugfix
- resolved a problem that prevented moving a card issue added to a custom field
### 8th June 2022
**What's New?**
Updated **Comala Canvas for Jira** app to integrate the new Atlassian **parent **field.
This new **parent** field is part of Atlassian changes to standardize how Jira associates parent and child issues in Jira public API and Webhook events. This includes [Atlassian's deprecation of a number of fields](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/deprecation-of-the-epic-link-parent-link-and-other-related-fields-in-rest-apis-and-webhooks/54048) including **Epic Link** and **Parent Link** custom fields in REST APIs and webhooks.
In **Comala Canvas**
- a new **parent** field is selectable as a new dimension of a **Comala Canvas** board
- moving a task/issue under a parent on a Comala Canvas board will change the parent
The new issue field **parent** is not the same as an **epic link**, it retrieves all the issues that are parents, not only the epics.
:blue_star: Change also includes an update of the Comala Canvas **Epic** field to use the new Atlassian **parent** field (to show parents that are only epics).
💛 If the Comala Canvas Epic link field is used as a board dimension, you will need to move to the new Comala Canvas Epic field. This will prevent those boards from rendering blank after Atlassian stops supporting the epic link field.
### 27th April 2022
**What's New?**
Canvas for Jira non-admin users can now access **Canvas Administration** menu options to **Manage boards** and **Manage Filters** for the boards they have created.
This now means a non-admin user can use these options to delete the boards they have created.
Bugfix
- maintenance updates to improve stability and performance
### 29th March 2022
- minor maintenance and backend improvements update
## Earlier Release Notes 2021
Release Log 2021
### 27th October 2021
Updates
- maintenance updates due to Atlassian installation lifecycle changes
### 5th August 2021
Bugfixes
- fixed a problem to ensure display of finished issues with a strikethrough format
- resolved an issue causing a delay in loading of the issues on an individual board
### 19th May 2021
Update
- Atlassian Connect Framework vulnerability update
BugCrowd fix
- security vulnerability fix
### 12th May 2021
BugCrowd fix
- Security vulnerability update
### 4 May 2021
Update
- security update and improvements in app cache management and performance
### 10 February 2021
Update
- update based on Jira dependencies
Minor bugfixes
- **Saved filters** not appearing in **Saved** filters tab
- fixed issue where an error sometimes occurred when trying to move an item from one sprint to the previous one when Canvas is active
## Earlier Release Notes 2020
Release Log 2020
### 26 November 2020
Bugfixes
- fixed an issue affecting the moving of Epics as rows
- back button in the Configuration and Manage Boards screens now works as expected
### 17 July 2020
#### What's New
Assign options
- assign dropdown now includes options to *Assign to me *and to* Unassign*
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Jira Service Desk comments
- can now add internal comments when transitioning a Jira Service Desk issue
Updates and Bug fixes
- all epic label colors are now properly reflected in cards
- fixed an error with transitioning Jira Service Desk issues
- fixed an issue that meant that the Resolution field could not be removed from the quick filter
## Archive Release Notes
Archive Release Log
### 23 October 2018
Update
- improved performance when loading a large number of issues
Bugfix
- fixes a bug that caused hidden columns to show up when rearranging other columns
### 6 February 2018
Bugfix
- fixed an issue that prevented project boards from being shown in the board picker.
### 11 December 2017
**What's New?**
- new Issue Links functionality to show the different issue relationships within a board using coloured arrows
- visual dependencies between issues. A critical feature for teams using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) to enterprise-scale their Agile development
- "Manage fields" menu item is now called "Configuration"
Bugfix
- fixed issue where story points that did not belong to the Fibonacci series were not properly sorted.
### 8 June 2017
Bugfix
- fixed an issue that prevented loading of boards when using Internet Explorer 11.
### 17 April 2017
Bug fixes
- fix for potential wrong metrics when starting sprints
- resolved error problem while moving issues to the next sprint
### 17 February 2017
#### What's New?
- revamped issue cards and boards look & feel
- added a **Load all** option, a more expedient mechanism to load and refresh the issues
- to improve your planning sessions, you can now estimate the story points directly on the card preview tooltip
- multiple improvements and bug fixes on the planner mode
### 9 January 2017
Updates and bug fixes
- fixed an issue where moving the first column was not persisted
- Story Points are now always displayed in Planner
- Story Points can now be edited right from the Issue View dialog
### 17 November 2016
Updates and bug fixes
- multiple minor fixes and minor improvements to the new [Plan Mode](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/C4J/pages/646088122) feature
### 10 October 2016
#### What's New?
- introducing [Plan Mode](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/C4J/pages/646088122) that allows planning issues into sprints, components or releases
### 23 September 2016
Updates and bug fixes
- improved JIRA Agile support, users can now simply drag and drop issues between Sprints and the Backlog
- other minor bug fixes
### 19 August 2016
Updates and bug fixes
- fixed a bug where boards with the same name were not being overwritten
- added Manage Fields option to both row and column selectors
### 2 August 2016
Updates and bug fixes
- Sub Tasks can now be assigned from the issue viewer
- updated the layout of the board toolbars
### 8 July 2016
Bug fixes
- fixed an error where certain issue fields updates were not reflected on the Canvas board
- fixed an error where dragging an issue to an empty cell caused an error
### 16 June 2016
Update
- minor UI improvements
### 13 April 2016
Update
- minor UI improvements
### 18 March 2016
Update
- replaced the Board/Filters/Project selector with a new easier-to-use version
### 24 February 2016
Update and bug fixes
- shared boards are now dynamic. You can save a board and then share it. Future changes made to the board will also show up on the shared URL you don't need to generate a new share URL with each change
- fix for some row/column issue totals counts
- unassigned issues can now be assigned directly from the card preview
- Quick filters in non-English settings now work correctly
### 27 January 2016
- Fixed an issue regarding the display of the Help popup.
- Minor UI improvements.
### 18 January 2016
- Epics can now be assigned or changed directly on the board.
- Improvements to the issue preview to display sub issues and issues in epics.
### 14 December 2015
- Added a new feature that allows issues on a board to be individually coloured.
- Added issue count totals on columns and rows.
- Fixed a bug updating the user's avatar when an issue is reassigned.
### 16 November 2015
- Fixed a bug where invalid JQL prevented the board from reloading.
- Fixed a bug updating Story Points during drag & drop.
### 4 November 2015
- Improve usability on touch screen devices
- Remove the JIRA footer to provide more space to view a board
- Improvements to JQL error displays
### 24 September 2015
- Fixed a bug related to icon sizing on issue popup.
### 17 September 2015
- Fixed a bug related to showing the Epic Links on board headers.
- Fixed a bug about incorrect sizing for default assignee images
- Minor UI updates.
### 17 August 2015
- Fixed a bug related to loading empty boards.
- We've improved the way you can give us feedback - please tell us what you think.
- Minor UI updates.
### 3 July 2015
- Minor UI updates.
### 26 June 2015
- Added the Resolution field to Quick Filters
- Quick Filters are now saved as part of the board
- Update moving and hiding rows and display more issues.
- Improvements to responsiveness for different size boards.
### 17 June 2015
- New Toolbar and Card Layout
- Quick Filters now applied from the toolbar
### 28 May 2015
- Ability for a board to have no rows, see all the issues grouped by columns only.
- Display update for status field, status category colour now applied to background.
- New field for status category
- Hide the canvas toolbar option
- Assigned user image now displayed on issue cards.
### 23 April 2015
- New Quick Filters can be applied from any row or column heading
- Fix to load all project components even if not containing any issues
- Fix to display manage canvas button in project view
### 3 March 2015
- Updated project sidebar icon
### 17 February 2015
- Support for new project sidebar navigation
### 4 February 2015
- Quick edit for assignee, issue type and priority fields in issue preview
- Fix for links in issue description on preview
### 3 December 2014
- New issue hover layout, including transition actions.
- Remove issue status icons in line with recent JIRA updates
### 18 November 2014
- Minor UI updates
### 14 November 2014
- Improvements to save canvas user interface.
- Basic JQL editing.
### 27 October 2014
- Automatic column resizing, and column headers always visible when scrolling.
- Issue Created and Updated date attributes added.
- Estimate and Time Remaining added to the default issue hover pop up.
### 13 October 2014
- Ability to move rows and columns on the board
- Bug fixes on canvas filter/project picker
- Improvements to help and feedback window
### 3 October 2014
- Issue status transitions available directly from each issue
- New welcome screen and default to 'My Open Issues' filter for new users.
### 24 September 2014
- New Canvas picker, select a saved Canvas, project or filter directly.
- "Sprint" field now sorts by date and uncategorized column shown as 'backlog'.
- Strike through on closed issues.
### 28 August 2014
- Issue transitions, worklog and due date field support added
- New introduction video
### 18 August 2014
- Status transition support