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title: "BigPicture 8.1.0 Release Notes"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/DLP/297866441/BigPicture%208.1.0%20Release%20Notes"
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## <span style="color: #003366">Cross module features</span>

| <span style="color: #000000">**Feature**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Description**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Sneak peek**</span> |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ### Look and feel |
| [<span style="color: #000000">Dark mode</span>](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297504340) | You can easily switch between the light and dark modes of the app.<br>![image](media://03eeb2e3-ee90-4423-9c74-27587ec61daa) | ![image2021-5-11_15-2-13.png]() |
| Accent color | <span style="color: #172b4d">You can set the interface accent color to get the best, personalized experience.</span> | ![image](media://133fa0f9-ad4e-4152-bc8d-bfb66bb6a3f6) |
| <span style="color: #000000">Icon based buttons in all modules</span> | Module buttons don't contain text. When you hover your mouse over a given button a tooltip containing additional information will appear. | ![image](media://1abffd49-8efe-4053-91ca-cd4ef90be112) |
| ### Navigation |
| Modules dropdown | Switching between modules has been made easy with the new modules drop-down. The name and the icon of the module you're in are always displayed at the top right. Other Box modules and Box configuration can be easily accessed from the drop-down list. | ![image]() |
| My Profile | You can easily access the "My Profile" page to manage your absences and switch between dark/light modes. | ![image](media://1ba08e61-2fff-4eee-aca8-59d4bf3a0ac5) |
| App Settings | The new wrench icon provides direct easy access to both App Administration and App configuration from any place in the application. | ![image](media://c34dca79-fdcc-454c-9658-45bbf597ca1d) |
| [App configuration](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/296983374)<span style="color: #172b4d">[ is accessible using the .(dot) context.](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/296983374)</span> | Now you can easily access the configuration pages of BigPicture and BigTemplate using Jira .(dot) context menu. | ![image]() |
| Breadcrumbs | <span style="color: #172b4d">You can easily go back to an upper-level Box by clicking on the relevant breadcrumb. This way, you don't have to open the Box switcher drop-down to move between Boxes.</span> | ![image2021-5-11_15-43-34.png]() |

## <span style="color: #003366">Modules</span>

### <span style="color: #003366">Overview</span>

| <span style="color: #000000">**Feature**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Description**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Sneak peek**</span> |
| --- | --- | --- |
| #### Look and feel |
| Auto scope-based period mode | Box period can be automatically adjusted based on scope (applies to boxes in "auto scope-based" period mode). Settings must be changed by an administrator.<br><span style="color: #172b4d">A Box type with this period mode adjusts its time period to encompass all tasks within its scope. You don't have to manually change the Box period to make sure it reflects the task duration. With those settings, you can be sure there is no discrepancy between the box period and its contents.</span> |  |
| Row height can be adjusted | <span style="color: #172b4d">Adjust the row height using three available view options:</span><br>- compact
- regular
- wide | ![image2021-5-12_13-6-33.png]() |
| #### Box creation |
| <span style="color: #172b4d">Smarter incrementation of field value (next timebox template) and Box name</span> | When you create a consecutive "Sub scope" Box the App provides a name suggestion.<br><span style="color: #172b4d">The last number in the string (the name of the previous Box) is incremented by 1,</span><span style="color: #172b4d"> </span>**even if it isn't the last character in a string**<span style="color: #172b4d">.</span> | ![image]() |

### <span style="color: #003366">Gantt</span>

| <span style="color: #000000">**Feature**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Description**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Sneak peek**</span> |
| --- | --- | --- |
| #### Navigation |
| Scope definition - easy access | You can more easily manage the scope of your Boxes - the "Manage scope definition" option has been added under the "+" button in Gantt, Scope, and Risks modules. <span style="color: #172b4d">Items that already exist in tools such as Jira and Trello can be easily be included in your Box.</span> | ![image2021-5-18_16-8-47.png]() |
| #### Look and feel |
| Customization of column views redesigned | The look of customization of Gantt column views has been updated. | ![image2021-5-12_11-43-36.png]() |

### <span style="color: #003366">Scope</span>

| <span style="color: #000000">**Feature**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Description**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Sneak peek**</span> |
| --- | --- | --- |
| #### Navigation |
| Scope definition easy access | You can more easily manage the scope of your Boxes - the "Manage scope definition" option has been added under the "+" button in Gantt, Scope, and Risks modules. <span style="color: #172b4d">Items that already exist in tools such as Jira and Trello can be easily be included in your Box.</span> | ![image](media://d8abe65a-1970-458e-9202-d5ef27b65c09) |
| [Customization of column views redesigned](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297573484) | The look of customization of Gantt column views has been updated. | ![image2021-9-6_15-14-52.png]() |

### <span style="color: #003366">Board</span>

| <span style="color: #000000">**Feature**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Description**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Sneak peek**</span> |
| --- | --- | --- |
| #### Task Warnings |
| [Task Warnings.](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/298354678)<br>NEW! | <span style="color: #172b4d">If inconsistencies are detected, task warnings will help you assess the situation and decide if and how you want to address them. Task warnings indicate that:</span><br>- The task period doesn't match the Box period
- Assignee doesn't match the team | ![image2021-5-12_16-54-12.png]() |
| [Warnings tab in the panel on the right](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297866616) | Warnings are displayed in the "Warnings" tab in the right-hand infobar panel. <span style="color: #172b4d">Clicking on the warning icon on the sidebar warning list takes you to the task. </span> | ![image2021-5-21_16-56-45.png]() |
| #### Swimlanes |
| [Configurable swimlanes](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/createpage.action?spaceKey=dlp&title=Swimlane%20Picker&linkCreation=true&fromPageId=297866441)<br>NEW! | You can switch between four configurable swimlane types (beta feature):<br>- Team
- Priority
- Color
- Status<br>Selectable swimlane value - <span style="color: #172b4d">for a particular swimlane value (such as Team) you can completely hide particular swimlanes (not just collapse them). Only swimlane values that have a checkmark next to them are displayed. </span> | ![image](media://73a43525-3da6-44d6-a2c2-483b54027584) |
| #### Task multi-select |
| [<span style="color: #172b4d">Multiselect is available on Board </span>](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297963210) | <span style="color: #172b4d">You can select multiple cards on Board by holding Shift and selecting the first and last card. The tasks between them will all be selected. Selecting individual cards with Ctrl/Cmd still works the way it did.</span> | ![image2021-4-28_9-28-12.png]() |
| #### Capacity planning |
| <span style="color: #172b4d">Box editor can edit capacity planning on Board</span> | Both Box **Admin** and **Editor** have access to the capacity planning feature of the Board module.<br>As always, Jira admin and App Admin have full access to all the Boxes, therefore don't need to be added as a Box Admin to access this functionality.<br>Other roles, such as Viewers won't see the relevant icon. | ![image](media://f2fc480e-f270-4c5a-a250-21d815bc7e82) |

### <span style="color: #003366">Roadmap</span>

| <span style="color: #000000">**Feature**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Description**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Sneak peek**</span> |
| --- | --- | --- |
| #### Objectives |
| [Objectives: achievement aggregation](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297603640) | Achievement aggregation in the "Count by status" view is based on<span style="color: #172b4d"> </span>how many of the objectives have been achieved<span style="color: #172b4d">.</span><span style="color: #172b4d"> </span>The progress state of individual "Open" objectives isn't taken into account<span style="color: #172b4d"> - the objective either has been achieved, or it hasn't. </span> | ![image2021-5-19_15-22-43.png]() |
| Objective owner can be set | <span style="color: #172b4d">Any Resource can be added to Objective as Objective Owner. Their avatar will then be displayed on the Objective.</span> | ![image2021-4-29_13-31-26.png]() |
| [Trello cards can be added as objectives](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/298224809) | <span style="color: #172b4d">Any task, including a Trello card, be added as an Objective in the Roadmap module.</span> | ![image2021-4-29_12-4-22.png]() |
| #### Associated work |
| [Associated work](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297571383) | You can associate tasks with Objectives. They will appear as nested under a given Objective. | ![image2021-4-29_15-45-30.png]() |
| #### Navigation |
| [Right-click menu](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297571383) | Right-click menu is available for objectives. | ![image](media://669b87ef-1b2a-444e-a922-36b8a42ddcb9) |

### <span style="color: #003366">Resources</span>

| <span style="color: #000000">**Feature**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Description**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Sneak peek**</span> |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Scenario mode](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297634787) | <span style="color: #172b4d">With the Scenario feature, you can easily try out different variants of your plan, compare the results, and find the best one before you merge the changes with the Live version.</span> | ![image2021-5-28_17-30-3.png]() |
| [Resources module displays basic tasks](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/298092887) | Basic tasks are displayed in the Resources module. | ![image](media://6c1c61ee-3c8d-4fa2-9b89-d9c2818a625e) |
| [<span style="color: #172b4d">The resource grid displays only active team members within the selected time period</span>](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/298321215) | **In the displayed time period, only active team users are listed.**<span style="color: #333333"> </span><span style="color: #172b4d">Once an individual resource is no longer a member of the team, the Box Admin should</span><span style="color: #172b4d"> </span>[<span style="color: #172b4d">close their team membership</span>](https://wiki.softwareplant.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=310058381#id-.Membershipperiodv8.1-ClosingaMembership)<span style="color: #172b4d">.</span> | ![image2021-5-17_16-29-37.png]() |
| #### Navigation |
| [<span style="color: #172b4d">Go to a selected date on the resource grid</span>](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297668730)  
<span style="color: #172b4d"> </span> | You can set the beginning of a grid to be a particular date.<br>Use the calendar button** - **once you click on a date, the Resource grid will adjust. The selected date will be positioned at the beginning of the grid. | ![image]() |


### <span style="color: #003366">Risks</span>  


| <span style="color: #000000">**Feature**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Description**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Sneak peek**</span> |
| --- | --- | --- |
| #### Export |
| [Customizable export into excel](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/298353343) | You can change the export data by adjusting the column view below the Risk matrix. The export will include all table columns. | ![image2021-5-17_9-21-18.png]() |
| #### Navigation |
| [Scope definition easy access](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297572829) | You can more easily manage the scope of your Boxes - the "Manage scope definition" option has been added under the "+" button in Gantt, Scope, and Risks modules. <span style="color: #172b4d">Items that already exist in tools such as Jira and Trello can be easily be included in your Box.</span> |  |

### <span style="color: #003366">Calendar</span>

| <span style="color: #000000">**Feature**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Description**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Sneak peek**</span> |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [<span style="color: #172b4d">A fully functional Calendar module is available</span>](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297930271) | Core new features:<br>1. Basic tasks can be created using the Calendar module
2. Filtering tasks via Quick Filters or date range
3. Creating new tasks (via header button and inline cell trigger)
4. Editing and deleting tasks (via mouse right-click menu or keyboard shortcuts)
5. Showing task details in the inline dialog
6. Multimarker handling,
7. Calendar export to PDF via BigTemplate,
8. Calendar Deadline Mode,
9. Calendar scroll support ( changing current month with scrolling )
10. Calendar Week Start Day can be modified
11. Re-scheduling tasks via [drag-and-drop ](https://wiki.softwareplant.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=310055422#id-.Calendarmodulev8.1-MovingTasks)
12. "Upcoming tasks" as the [Jira gadget](https://wiki.softwareplant.com/display/DLP/Calendar+Module+Gadget)<br>Additional small features:<br>1. Jira dot shortcut is supported
2. Clicking outside modal with all-day tasks now closing this modal
3. Unselecting task via ESCAPE and clicking outside task
4. Responsive, smart calendar cells (fits as many cards as possible)
5. Showing long-period tasks as multiple-day events (spans across day cells) | ![image2021-5-10_10-37-14.png]() |

## Box Configuration

### Scope

| <span style="color: #000000">**Feature**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Description**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Sneak peek**</span> |
| --- | --- | --- |
| #### sub-scope synchronization with a field |
| You are allowed to reuse an already used field value in the sub-scope definition of another Box | You are allowed to reuse an already used field value in the sub-scope definition of another Box. There is a warning message displayed once the app recognized that the saved field values in already used in at least one other sub-scope definition.<br>If the app recognizes that a task was planned (by running partial sync or through the app UI) to more than one Box with Own scope which has a "clashing" configuration within their Sub-scopes' definitions:<br>- sub-scope field sync is stopped for this task (> Macro (inline-external-image)

 existing values of sub-scope sync fields are not cleared)
- a task cannot be replanned for another Box until the configuration is fixed (a task will be removed from the scope or a sub-scope mapping will be modified) and there is a respective warning displayed in the Board module for this task. | ![image]() |

## <span style="color: #003366">Administration</span>

### <span style="color: #003366">Box Types</span>

| <span style="color: #000000">**Feature**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Description**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Sneak peek**</span> |
| --- | --- | --- |
| #### Period mode |
| "Auto bottom-up" Box period mode | <span style="color: #000000">Parent Box of this type adjusts its time period to match its sub-Boxes. Box sequentiality is automatically set to "Overlapping allowed" for Boxes of this type. </span> |  |
| "Auto scope-based" Box period mode | <span style="color: #172b4d">A Box type with this period mode adjusts its time period to encompass all tasks within its scope. You don't have to manually change the Box period to make sure it reflects the task duration. With those settings, you can be sure there is no discrepancy between the box period and its contents.</span> |  |
| #### Navigation |
| Default Box module | <span style="color: #172b4d">When you open a Box, the default module will be automatically displayed. It is also positioned at the top of the list in the modules drop-down. </span> | ![image](media://4afa63b4-df54-480d-8837-1c506bd41f13) |

### <span style="color: #003366">Resource manager</span>

| <span style="color: #000000">**Feature**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Description**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Sneak peek**</span> |
| --- | --- | --- |
| #### Resource manager |
| [Archiving resources](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/298059874)<br>NEW! | You can manually archive resources.<br>The app will also automatically archive<span style="color: #333333"> </span><span style="color: #333333">individual resources based on their</span><span style="color: #333333"> </span>**inactive**<span style="color: #333333"> </span><span style="color: #333333">status in Jira (server, cloud). </span><span style="color: #333333"> </span><span style="color: #333333">Archiving resources makes it easier for you to know what is the status of a resource.</span><br><span style="color: #333333">Archived resources </span>[<span style="color: #333333">will be marked as such</span>](https://wiki.softwareplant.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=292391501#id-.Resourcemanagerv8.1-ImpactonBoxmodules)<span style="color: #333333"> in the Resources, Teams, Board, and Gantt modules.</span> | ![image2021-5-17_19-11-53.png]() |
| #### Resource details page |
| Timeline<br>NEW! | Details page of an individual resource has been upgraded!<br>Now, the new timeline can help you visualize Absences, Workload plans, and Holiday Plans. Those items are listed. on the time axis as separate, colored components. | ![image2021-5-13_14-36-46.png]() |
| Current Section | The "current" section lists Absences, Workload plans, Holiday Plans, and Skills that apply to a resource at the moment. | ![image2021-5-13_14-34-23.png]() |
| New Look of the resources details page | There are 4 cards (2 cards in a row) presenting the information about Absences, Skills, Holiday Plans, and Workload Plans. You can easily create, edit and remove card items. | ![image2021-5-13_12-22-48.png]() |

### <span style="color: #003366">Workload plans</span>

| <span style="color: #000000">**Feature**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Description**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Sneak peek**</span> |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Max weekly workload | Max weekly workload helps you know if the actual workload distribution of a Workload Plan (marked in purple on the right) meets or exceeds the max weekly workload. | ![image2021-5-17_11-18-46.png]() |
| <span style="color: #172b4d">Left sidebar</span> | <span style="color: #172b4d">The left sidebar consists of additional data about a Workload Plan.</span> | ![image2021-5-17_13-26-15.png]() |
| List of resources assigned to a plan | On a details page of a given Workload Plan, you can see the full list of users assigned to it and manage it. | ![image2021-5-17_10-48-22.png]() |

## <span style="color: #003366">App Configuration</span>

| <span style="color: #000000">**Feature**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Description**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Sneak peek**</span> |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ### Field mapping |
| One-way sync of start/end date field | <span style="color: #172b4d">Start and End date can be mapped and uni-directionally synchronized with an additional Jira field.</span><br><span style="color: #172b4d">When "end date" is mapped to a time tracking field, you can additionally add one-way sync with an additional data field that will display the end date. </span> | ![image]() |
| [<span style="color: #172b4d">Team field mapping can be configurable per Jira Project</span>](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297572703) | <span style="color: #172b4d"> The team</span><span style="color: #172b4d"> field can have separate mapping and per a Jira project.</span> | ![image]() |
| Field mapping is available per instance | Each task source has a separate field mapping setup. This means, that if you connect three separate Jira instances you will be able to do separate field mapping for each of them. | ![image2021-6-9_9-6-48.png]() |
| <span style="color: #172b4d">Feedback button on App screens </span>  
(retired) | <span style="color: #172b4d">As the BigPicture 8.1 introduces brand new App navigation with feedback modal trigger built in the header, there is no longer a need to have the "Feedback button on App screens" switcher in App technical configuration.</span> | ![image](media://587e2b00-4378-4737-befc-7b244caef2e1) |

##   
<span style="color: #003366">Other</span>

| <span style="color: #000000">**Feature**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Description**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Sneak peek**</span> |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [How to check app release version.](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297504606) | Any user can check what version of the app is currently installed. | ![image2021-5-12_13-19-15.png]() |
| <span style="color: #172b4d">Full synchronization is not run when the index is corrupted</span> | <span style="color: #172b4d">Full synchronization is not run when BigPicture gets information about the corrupted index from Jira API. A user can perform a Jira re-index; this should solve the corrupted index problem. Users can also continue without reindexing, which can cause irreversible and unintended changes in Box scope.</span> |  |