Highlights from SAP Cloud ALM week 20 updates

Welcome back to our series about updates from SAP Cloud ALM! Every two weeks, SAP brings a wave of improvements to its Cloud ALM service, ensuring that all users enjoy the most up-to-date features, performance tweaks, and user interface enhancements. In this post, we’ll dive into the latest updates rolled out this week. This time, we have only a few updates to share. If you missed our article on the latest updates, you can read it here.

Administration

On Apr 17, SAP introduced new application for Administration area called Libraries.

The Libraries app helps to manage technical and business-related elements for various application types. Here’s a simple guide to what is available in application:

Display Elements: View all existing elements in library.
Create, Delete, and Search: Add new elements, remove unnecessary ones, and find specific items quickly.
Export Spreadsheets: Generate and download spreadsheets of library elements.
Edit and Archive: Update current elements or archive those we don’t actively use but need to keep.
Assign Project Tasks: Link tasks to specific library elements for better integration and tracking.

As of today, it’s possible to assign Process Hierarchy Nodes to library elements to view library elements in the overall hierarchy.

Implementation

In Cross-Project Overview, the Process Hierarchy Assignments app now features an ID column.

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When opening Process Hierarchy Node, we can also see Document Type in Document tab.

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Features now supports direct connection between SAP Cloud Transport Management service subscribed in SAP BTP Global Account to SAP Cloud ALM.

In Projects and Setup, it’s now possible to subscribe requirements to an externally controlled workflow management. This enhancement allows to integrate and synchronize requirements with external workflow tools, improving coordination and efficiency in managing project workflows.

In the Defects and Requirements app, now have option to switch to a Card View for item lists. Feature allows to easily visualize and manage items by dragging the cards to different status lanes. This intuitive view helps streamline workflow and keeps project management efficient and organized.

Carolina Aksel

Carolina works as a Junior ALM Technology Expert and has knowledge of various Cloud ALM functions. She has specialized mainly in the area of Cloud ALM Operation and has become particularly familiar with the focus topics of Health Monitoring and Synthetic User Monitoring.