Check example of using the ASVS document template in the Example Project
Create new project from a selected custom document template
Delete ReqIF metadata from the project
If table view is sorted then display an indicator and a tooltip explaining that add and move document object actions are disabled
Bugfixes
Get Started
Fixed display of dropdown menu for group items in the Project pane
Fixed error when opening a document template file or adding a document from a document template file when Validate files when opening option is enabled in the Preferences dialog
Fixed consistency checks of document files for document views and export configurations when opening a project or document file
Fixed consistency checks of project configuration file on refreshing the project or connecting to a linked project
Fixed error when adding a new template column without a label
Fixed print options for the Compare Projects dialog
Fixed saving of boolean attributes set to FALSE and numerical attributes set to 0 as undefined
Fixed memory leak if a shown image attachment is deleted or replaced
Import
Fixed import of attachments with German characters in filename from CP437 encoded ReqIFz files
Fixed ReqIF update of a document if another document has ID with the same prefix
Manage
Fixed display of the OK button in the Document Attributes dialog on small screen resolutions
Fixed copying outgoing traceability links to unloaded linked projects
Fixed clearing of the suspect flag for outgoing links to unloaded linked projects
Fixed refresh of document groups after refreshing the project if document groups were changed in another project window or in a linked project window
Fixed enabling link actions run from the context menu in the target document if the source document is editable
Fixed search and filter of documents in Chinese
Fixed forward/backward navigation in traceability links if the focused document object is hidden by a filter or folded parent section
Fixed filter error during changing the document filter when OR is chosen before finishing NOT
Fixed lost linked selection after starting exclusive edit of another document
Fixed error when copying a document object if the document has an attribute with help property set to true
Collaborate
Fixed error message when SVN lock is required in parallel from more working copies
Fixed entering a commit message in the Commit dialog with project unlocked to allow other users to edit the project configuration
Fixed refresh of documents when the traceability of a project managed in SVN is edited in another application instance
Fixed login to Jira cloud after clearing Jira credentials and entering a wrong API token
Fixed display of changes in the Project History dialog if the Description column overflows
Fixed display of warning about clearing suspect link flags when suspect property of a link type is changed
Fixed storing of metadata for integrations (ReqIF or Jira) in the project config file after project refresh if another user has changed project properties meanwhile
Fixed error message for failed connection to Jira Cloud when the Jira site URL contains a path
Fixed proper unlocking of projects managed in SVN when user aborts updating the project, e.g. during ReqIF export
Export
Fixed error when exporting an Excel file with option Open documents
Fixed enabling export options when editing a configuration for exporting an Excel file
Fixed editing export configurations with custom template with a network path starting with \\
Fixed update of the Manage Export Configurations dialog after adding a new export configuration
Fixed traceability links within a document to be navigable when the document is exported to a HTML file
Fixed traceability links between linked projects to be navigable when the projects exported to separate HTML files
Fixed font size of section numbers in the default DOCX template
Fixed several document file locking issues after ReqIF import and export
Fixed DOCX export with custom Word template created in another tool than MS Word without OpenXML core properties
Fixed DOCX export containing extra bullet in the table cell on right if a table cell contains bullet or numbered list not followed by a paragraph
Fixed error state of the Edit Export Configuration dialog if the referenced template file is not accessible
System Requirements
Application
WebApp: the latest desktop version of Chrome, Edge or Firefox browser
WinApp: Windows 10+
LinuxApp: Ubuntu 20.04+ LTS, Debian 11+ LTS
MacApp: Mac OS X 11+
Licensing
ReqView License Server: version 1.2+
Integrations
Word & Excel: Microsoft 365 or version 2019+
Atlassian Jira Cloud: the latest version
ReqIF: version 1.2+
Git: version 2.39+
Subversion (SVN): version 1.14+
Known Issues
ReqView UI is not optimized for control by a touchscreen.
ReqView 2.18.2
Enhancements
Start / finish editing of documents from the Project pane
Import CSV file with new requirements preserving their outgoing links
Bugfixes
Fixed performance issue when table view is sorted by a template column
Fixed navigation to invisible objects due to collapsing their section by Go To action or by clicking on a link
Fixed navigation to objects not matching to the active filter by Go To action or by clicking on a link
Fixed lingering of attachments replaced by another attachment with different file name in the original RM tool (e.g. DNG) after update from ReqIF
Fixed storing of file paths if export configurations are edited in both Windows and Linux applications
Fixed storing of Merged displayed custom attributes option in DOCX export configurations
Fixed protocol and file association on Windows
ReqView 2.18.1
Bugfixes
Fixed saving of export configurations to a project template file
Fixed duplicate project file selection when creating a new project from a project template
ReqView 2.18.0
New Features and Enhancements
Export Configurations
Share named export configurations stored in project files or folders
Update, duplicate or delete export configurations in the Manage Export Configurations dialog
Export selected export configurations from the UI using the main toolbar or menu File > Export > Configurations
Export given export configurations from the CLI using the export config command
Group Linked Projects
Set project level and a group name in the Create Project or Project Properties dialogs
Organize linked projects by levels and groups in the Linked Projects pane
Load / unload all projects in a project group
Explore indirectly linked projects by Explore Upstream, Explore Downstream using the toolbar of the Linked Projects pane
Check Explore and Load Linked Projects option in the Export dialog to export end-to-end traceability reports
Pass --explore parameter to the reqview export command to export end-to-end traceability reports
Linked Project Enhancements
Refresh the main project and all loaded linked projects using menu Project > Linked Projects > Refresh All Projects
Cancel loading linked projects
Project Description
Enter a short description when creating a new project
Display and edit the description of the current project in the Project Properties dialog
Display the description of a linked project
Export the description of an exported project using export helper {{projectDescription}}
Merge Requirements
Select more consecutive requirements and choose Edit > Merge Objects from the menu
Merge text description, attachments and links of the requirements into the first requirement
Export Enhancements
Export custom parameters into DOCX using a content control with text ReqView.exportParam[<parameter>]
New export helpers:
cond - conditional expression, e.g., {{cond <condition> <truthy_expr> <falsy_expr>}} outputs truthy_expr of condition is true, falsy_expr otherwise
let - set local variables in the current context, e.g., {{#let x="hello"}}{{@x}}{{/let}} outputs "hello"
Clear all suspect flags by choosing Project > Maintenance > Clear All Suspect Flags from the menu
Clean SVN working copy by choosing File > SVN > Cleanup from the menu
Import and update document objects from a CSV file while preserving rich text format if text is wrapped into <html> tag and target attribute has xhtml type
Verify that all document and document object GUIDs are unique on project open or refresh
Bugfixes
Fixed the error message when opening a project folder with file project.json, which does not store an object
Fixed startup of the WebApp after opening a project connected to another linked project
Fixed missing template column Story in document template User Stories
Fixed adding new rows after last rows of an embedded table because of invisible context menu items
Fixed error when editing the name of a document view from two project windows at the same time
Fixed adding new document objects after deleting and purging all objects in the document
Fixed search in a sorted document
Fixed file name when saving project in the WebApp
Fixed handling of CtrlHome / End shortcut to move to start / end of the current document and not to switch to the first / last open document
Fixed finish of exclusive edit when no floating license is available
Fixed handling of locked SVN working copy if it is open in more application windows and the windows run SVN update command at the same time
Fixed reload content of template and export parameters files in custom exports
Fixed selection of table view used in Export DOCX dialog
Fixed export to XLSX when the current document filter is disabled
Fixed failed export to a signed PDF for document selection All documents from loaded projects
Fixed title of exported HTML for documents from a linked project when using the Modern Report layout
Fixed failed ReqIF export when attribute definitions in ReqView are changed after ReqIF import or after initial ReqIF export
Fixed overflow of attachment image over its text in exported DOCX using the book layout if the attachment is placed at the top of a page
Fixed failed export of multiple documents (WebApp)
Fixed the error message for export helper eachColumn when it is used in a template column
Fixed export of All documents from the main project with Ignore links to invisible objects option enabled
System Requirements
Application
WebApp: the latest desktop version of Chrome, Edge or Firefox browser
WinApp: Windows 10+
LinuxApp: Ubuntu 20.04+ LTS, Debian 11+ LTS
MacApp: Mac OS X 11+
Licensing
ReqView License Server: version 1.2.0 or later
Integrations
MS Office 365: Word and Excel version 2019+
Atlassian Jira Cloud: the latest version
ReqIF: version 1.2
Known Issues
ReqView UI is not optimized for control by a touch screen.
ReqView 2.17.3
Enhancements
Add a non-breaking space or a non-breaking hyphen after clicking on the Special Characters > Punctuation button in the toolbar of the Edit Description dialog
Bugfixes
Fixed opening of large projects concurrently
Fixed memory leak in the application persistency when running CLI command export with -l switch to export also linked projects
Fixed opening the context menu to load a linked project after clicking on a link to the linked project
Fixed failed ReqIF export after an attribute imported from ReqIF previously is deleted in ReqView
Fixed the error message during ReqIF export when project.json is out-of-sync
Fixed detection of duplicate document and document object GUIDs when exporting ReqIF
ReqView 2.17.2
Bugfixes
Fixed upgrading projects to ReqView 2.17 if the project contains a document with visible a template column with empty code
Fixed temporary UI freeze after copying many selected document objects to clipboard if the document is sorted by a template column
ReqView 2.17.1
Bugfixes
Fixed update of the requirements table after sorting by a template column
Fixed error at startup if the current document is sorted by a template column
ReqView 2.17.0
New Features and Enhancements
Reuse Table Views
Create reusable table views storing configuration of the table columns and the filter for the current document
Edit the current table view
Display the selected table view
Make the selected table view default to display it after opening the document
Rename the selected table view
Duplicate the selected table view
Delete the selected table view
Select a table view in the Export dialog
Select a table view from the CLI using --view option of export command
Document Groups
Display documents in groups in the Project pane
Organize documents in groups in the Group Documents dialog
Edit Attachments in External Application
Right click an attachment and select View in External Application to open the attachment as read-only in the default application
Right click an attachment and select Edit in External Application to edit the attachment in the default application
Attributes Template Column
Replace the Custom Attributes system column by a template column
Create a new template column displaying values of selected custom attributes by Document > Add Template Column > Attributes Column > All / Visible / Hidden Attributes
Import OLE Attachments From DOORS via ReqIF
Convert OLE attachments to image file types and display them in ReqView
Convert OLE attachments to MS Office documents and display them in the associated external application
Export ReqIF.ForeignID in Number Format
Export ReqIF with requirements to Capella or another tool expecting ReqIF.ForeignID in integer format only
Export documents to a single HTML or PDF file from the CLI using --mergeDocuments option of export command
Filter and search discussion comments by a keyword
Insert non-breaking space by using CtrlShiftSpace shortcut in the rich text editor
Display status icon when document is edited
Ignore case when sorting string attribute values
Export dates with custom formatting
Use export helper formatDateTime to output date and time in custom format, for example {{formatDateTime date format='d.M.yyyy H:m'}}
Bugfixes
Fixed selection of another requirement after saving the project when the document has many rows
Fixed CtrlS shortcut after editing an attribute in the Attributes pane
Fixed broken Document Attributes dialog after expanding a long list of enum values
Fixed edit of a template column when all nodes are filtered out
Fixed storing the attribute value set in an inline editor when the document tab is closed by a mouse click during editing a project opened from a project folder
Fixed display of What's New dialog content if it does not fit the dialog width
Fixed the error message when a missing attachment is detected on the file system
Fixed display of link types if it does not define source and target labels
Fixed display of the attributes with help flag set to true in the Instructions pane if the attribute has no name defined
Fixed overflow of the Template Column dialog when the template error message is too long
Fixed empty project window after opening a recent project from the list if the project was closed with multiple windows open
Fixed error when setting project traceability with multiple windows open
Fixed display of the search icon when filter is long and takes two rows
Fixed refresh of a filter using a condition for a template column
Fixed filter by a template column after creating the column or updating related attribute values
Fixed several UX issues when entering a filter condition
Fixed update of filter set in another window after refreshing the project
Fixed visibility of context menu in the Linked Projects pane
Fixed disabling of Edit > Clear Suspect Flags menu items when no document is open
Fixed visibility of columns of the Mine view in the Compare Project dialog after refreshing the project
Fixed compare of deleted attachments or attachments of type application/octet-stream
Fixed compare of XHTML values with different order of XHTML attributes
Fixed error handling when loading or refreshing multiple linked projects
Fixed refresh of Linked Projects pane after linking a project in another window
Fixed adding of new documents and attachments to SVN after ReqIF import/update
Fixed access to Jira Cloud project without admin user rights or a personal access token
Fixed failed export when the export template contains an inline partial with a ReqView export block helper
Fixed projectId export helper when it is used in the context of a linked project
Fixed styling of exported attribute values to match better attribute value displayed in the UI
Fixed accidental replacement of selected document range in the Export dialog after repeated export
System Requirements
Application
WebApp: the latest desktop version of Chrome, Edge or Firefox browser
WinApp: Windows 10+
LinuxApp: Ubuntu 20.04+ LTS, Debian 11+ LTS
MacApp: Mac OS X 11+
Licensing
ReqView License Server: version 1.2.0 or later
Integrations
MS Office 365: Word and Excel version 2019+
Atlassian Jira Cloud: the latest version
ReqIF: version 1.2
Known Issues
ReqView UI is not optimized for control by a touchscreen.
ReqView 2.16.2
Enhancements
Bulk ReqIF Import
Select more ReqIF files to be imported at once
Bulk ReqIF Export
Check Export each document separately in the Export ReqIF dialog to save each exported document in a separate ReqIF file
Custom Export Parameters
Define custom export parameters in a JSON file
Use exportParam helper in custom export templates to get value of export parameters
In UI, check "Add custom export parameters" in the Export DOCX, Export PDF and Custom Export dialogs to process parameters during export.
In command line, pass CLI argument "-j" with a path to the JSON file to process parameters during export.
Convert case of strings in export templates using formatString export helper with case and locale parameters
Update of EULA
Bugfixes
Fixed missing indentation in the Description column when document direction is set to RTL
Fixed redundant colon in the Project pane for documents with empty document name
Fixed print of blank pages
Fixed failed ReqIF export of a document imported from ReqIF, which ReqIF specification type was updated by importing another document from ReqIF
Fixed export of LAST-CHANGE property of unchanged ReqIF specification objects imported from ReqIF
Fixed display of the current application version when using the --version CLI command
Fixed ReqView URL links when no project is open in the application and it is not running
ReqView 2.16.1
Enhancements
Increase the number of recent projects to 20
Bugfixes
Fixed disabling protocol association when it fails on new install
Fixed opening open the Edit dialog from the Attributes pane
Fixed empty Project time view in the Project History dialog after adding attachments to the project
Fixed search and filter of keywords which are FTS stopwords (e.g. "should" or "will")
Fixed errors when the main project is edited in multiple project windows and a linked project is loaded
Fixed occasionally broken DOCX when exporting a tiny document
Fixed date offset in the exported Project History view
Fixed handling of maxHeight parameter by export helper imageSize
Fixed export of image attachments to DOCX and HTML files from the WebApp (WebApp)
A customer exports a ReqIF package storing stakeholder requirements from his RM tool (e.g. IBM DOORS)
You (as a supplier) import the ReqIF package into ReqView, edit SRC attributes for supplier feedback, and export an updated ReqIF file
The customer imports your feedback from the updated ReqIF file into his RM tool
Display results of ReqIF import and export quality check (Q-check)
Create a new project from a ReqIF package
Edit Attributes in Pane
Select a requirement then double click on an attribute value in the Attributes pane to edit the value immediately
Update From Jira Cloud
Fetch the Priority issue field
Fetch links leading from/to exported Jira issues using $LinkedIssues(<issue_type>) or $Links(<link_type>) value in reqviewAttributes property of Jira configuration
Revert Changes From SVN
Discard your changes and restore the last project version from the SVN repository
Support for RTL Scripts
In the Document Properties dialog, set right-to-left (RTL) as the default text direction in the Document Properties dialog
Switch the current paragraph or selected text to RTL by CtrlShiftX in the rich-text editor
Switch the current paragraph or selected text to LTR by CtrlShiftZ in the rich-text editor
Import MS Word HTML files preserving RTL scripts
Export documents preserving RTL scripts
Delete the suspect flag for all incoming links
Start a new filtering condition by choosing ƒ AND from the list of suggestions
Ask user whether to overwrite the project file if it was changed on the file system from another application
Bugfixes
Fixed docking of toolbars in Attributes, Discussion and History panes
Fixed display of dates and default enumeration values in the Attributes pane
Fixed saving of a project attachment file if the project folder is shared between Linux and Windows and the attachment file name contains special characters
Fixed an error during saving of a project folder after creating a attachment and immediate deleting of the attachment
Fixed wrong property key for attribute asAn in the User Stories template
Fixed creation of a template file if there are more attachments with the same file name
Fixed order of XHTML attributes after saving a project
Fixed display of project and document IDs containing special characters
Fixed a potential security issue (P5 — Stored XSS — Self) when a malicious script is stored in a document name and Show document name in Project pane is enabled in the Preferences dialog
Fixed display of wrong symbol for true values (Linux)
Fixed preserving more than 6 levels when importing from MS Word HTML
Fixed display of a dropdown button to open the filter suggestions list
Fixed display of only used link types in filter suggestions list
Fixed display of filter suggestions list when entering filter for a template column
Fixed display of the enumeration label instead of the key when filtering by an enumeration attribute
Fixed document filter after entering a keyword with mixed case letters
Fixed document filter after entering a keywords with white spaces
Fixed hidden columns in the Project Compare dialog after Reload Mine View
Fixed display of error if protocol association fails because registry editing is disabled (Windows)
Fixed missing image attachments when exporting a document from a linked project
Fixed preserving more than 6 levels when exporting to DOCX, HTML and PDF
Fixed an error when custom export template references a template column of linked objects
Fixed formatPrefixedXHTML to not create extra paragraphs for styled or RTL paragraphs
Fixed wrong symbol for true values in exported HTML files (Linux)
Fixed size of exported DOCX to not include all attachments but only attachments from the exported document
Fixed ReqIF export to not produce invalid XML when a new enum value is added to an imported enum attribute
Fixed hiding of "All documents from loaded projects" option from the Export dialog when no linked project is loaded
System Requirements
Application
WebApp: the latest desktop version of Chrome, Edge or Firefox browser
WinApp: Windows 10+
LinuxApp: Ubuntu 18.04+ LTS, Debian 10+ LTS
MacApp: Mac OS X 11+
Licensing
ReqView License Server: version 1.1.3 or later
Integrations
MS Office 365: Word and Excel version 2019+
Atlassian Jira Cloud: the latest version
ReqIF: version 1.2
Known Issues
ReqView UI is not optimized for control by a touchscreen.
ReqView 2.15.1
Bugfixes
Fixed display of image attachments after opening a project if
Fixed error message after refreshing a dirty project from a project file updated on the file system
Fixed error of custom export using a template with {{withDocument}} helper
Fixed missing attachment images in exported DOCX if project ID contains a space (WinApp)
Fixed extension of files exported via CLI
ReqView 2.15.0
New Features and Enhancements
Linked Projects
Connect / disconnect linked projects
Display Linked Projects pane
Load / unload linked projects
Edit linked projects in another window
Manage links between projects
Export loaded projects
Compare links leading to other projects
Split Projects
Move selected documents to a linked project
Redirect links leading from moved documents
Redirect links leading from the main project to moved documents
Bulk Redirect Links
Redirect dangling links to a new target project and document
Update From ReqIF
Update documents objects imported from a ReqIF file
Preserve IDs of imported document objects
Preserve attributes, comments, and links added in ReqView
Persist ReqIF metadata in project and document files for further updates
Export DOCX Sections
Add ReqView content control ReqView.document.exportSection[<sectionId>] or ReqView.documents[<docId>].exportSection[<sectionId>] to Word templates
Add export helper exportOptions with option exportSection set to sectionId from custom Word template
If Preferences -> Refresh project on startup and open is enabled then do svn update when the application is started
If "Export All Documents" option in the Export Options dialog is checked then export all documents from the main project
Export CSV with traceability and origin links
Allow to delete a document if it is not in the exclusive edit mode
Show document names in the Project pane, Reorder Documents, and *Move Documents dialogs by Edit > Preferences > Show document name in Project pane
Delete link to origin from the link context menu
Select to paste only inlinks or outlinks in the Paste menu
Import and update origin links from a CSV file
Set value of the Summary field of exported Jira issues from a custom attribute or template column
Fetch Fix versions issue fields when updating ReqView document from Jira Cloud
Notify users at the application startup 30 days before license expiration
Bugfixes
Fixed refresh of projects opened from a project file
Fixed display of new project ID in the UI after the project is save as new project folder or file
Fixed restoring of the focus when the table view is refreshed
Fixed unchecking all values of a multi-enum attribute in the editor
Fixed display of "none" in the editor when the value of an enum attribute is not set
Fixed display of undefined values of a boolean attribute
Fixed display of cropped section number in the Description inline editor
Fixed display of document, project or attribute IDs with reserved characters
Fixed copying of the background color of a text selected in the table view when it is pasted into a rich-text editor
Fixed update of open document status in the Project pane when a document is closed
Fixed text selection by CtrlA in some dialogs
Fixed import of compressed ReqIF packages created manually on Mac
Fixed display of new column after it is added from the Document Attributes wizard
Fixed auto-add of enum value in the Document Attributes wizard
Fixed filtering of document objects by a multi-valued enum attribute with default value(s)
Fixed error when suspect property of a link type property is changed and a document is read only
Fixed clearing the link start or end selection after Finish Edit
Fixed lost changes of the traceability configuration made in the code are lost when the Project Traceability dialog is closed
Fixed error handling when user tries to add a linked type with empty ID in the Project Traceability dialog
Fixed naming of links without target name in the Traceability Wizard dialog
Fixed moving to the Wizard tab from the Code tab in the Document Attributes and Project Traceability dialogs if the current document or project is read only
Fixed order of comments in the Discussion pane after clicking on Change ordering and then Edit comment button
Fixed closing the Compare Project after Esc when previewing an image
Fixed reload of changed images in the Compare Project dialog after Reload Mine View
Fixed scroll in the Compare Project
Fixed hiding of tabs for unchanged documents in the Compare Project dialog
Fixed empty Mine view in the Compare Project dialog if Theirs version contains an attribute with changed type
Fixed display of swapped document objects in the Compare Project dialog
Fixed highlighting of non visible formatting changes in the Compare Project dialog when compared xhtml attributes were saved by different version of the rich text editor
Fixed error when saving a project folder into an empty SVN directory
Fixed implicit commit of changes to a SVN Repository before Project Traceability and Delete Document actions
Fixed error when saving the project into a new project folder created under another SVN folder
Fixed error when moving documents into a new project folder created under another SVN folder
Fixed error message when exporting a document to Jira without permission to view the target Jira project
Fixed display of the progress dialog when saving exported files
Fixed navigability of links between projects in exported DOCX file
Fixed navigability of links between exported PDF files
Fixed extra white spaces in xhtml attributes exported to CSV and XLSX files
Fixed formatting of deleted document objects in exported DOCX and PDF files
Fixed display of the error dialog twice after failed Custom Export
System Requirements
Application
WebApp: the latest desktop version of Chrome, Edge or Firefox browser
WinApp: Windows 10+
LinuxApp: Ubuntu 18.04+ LTS, Debian 10+ LTS
MacApp: Mac OS X 11+
Licensing
ReqView License Server: version 1.1.3 or later
Integrations
MS Office 365: Word and Excel version 2019+
Atlassian Jira Cloud: the latest version
ReqIF: version 1.2
ReqView 2.14.1
Bugfixes
Fixed lost requirement selection after saving the project
Fixed error when closing the tab of the current document while editing an attribute in the inline editor
Fixed closing the current document tab by shortcut while editing the document name in the title bar
ReqView 2.14.0
New Features and Enhancements
View Project History
See project changes done by team members
Filter changes by date or author
Order changes by document structure or date
Group changes by documents
Import ReqIF Files (one-time)
Choose a .reqif, .reqifz, .xml or .zip file to import
Verify consistency of the imported ReqIF file
Select ReqIF specifications to import
Import the selected specifications automatically
Configure import of ReqIF attributes
Export ReqIF Files
Choose to export the current document, all open documents, or the whole project
Set underlined, strike-through, subscript and superscript text format
Set color of text and background
Quote paragraphs, increase and decrease indent
Copy Attachments From Other Applications
Copy an image in an application, paste it to the table view and choose an ID in the Paste Attachment dialog to attach the image to the selected requirement
Copy selected files in the file explorer and paste them to the table view to attach them to the selected requirement
Display Dangling Links — links leading to a missing target
Display dangling links with a warning icon in the Links column
Manually delete dangling links from the context menu
Sort the table view by xhtml attributes and template columns
Check Show context toolbar option in the Preferences dialog to show or hide the context toolbar in the table view
Check Ignore section numbering option in Export XLSX Options dialog to show or hide section numbers in the exported XLSX file
Warn user if the open folder or the target folder for export is managed by a cloud synchronization service (One Drive, Dropbox or GDrive)
Removed Features
Encrypt the saved project file
Bugfixes
Fixed temporary freeze when importing of a large CSV file
Fixed temporary freeze when saving the project after importing of a large CSV file
Fixed range error after importing a huge CSV file into a document
Fixed window synchronization error when editing a huge document with more project windows open
Fixed removing new lines (\n) from code blocks (<pre>) in xhtml attribute after project is saved to a new folder
Fixed releasing of file locks when comparing the project with a project folder
Fixed deleting of the current requirement after pressing CtrlDel when the Filter or Search input field is focused
Fixed display of change indicator when an xhtml attribute is open in a the Edit Text dialog and then is closed by pressing OK or CtrlEnter shortcut
Fixed display of a warning when entering an invalid document object ID in the Go To dialog and pressing Enter
Fixed display of the attachment ID in the History pane
Fixed display style of code blocks (<pre>) in the predefined export templates
Fixed error when typing a non-existing ID in Go To dialog while no document is open
Fixed resizing of the Edit Attributes dialog
Fixed check and warning if added attribute definition is not complete and user presses OK in the Edit Attributes wizard
Fixed error after displaying a multi-value attribute in the Traceability Column Wizard dialog
Fixed selection of text of application menus and buttons after pressing CtrlA to select all text in a dialog
Fixed repeat of actions after its shortcut is pressed for a long time
Fixed error handling of rate limit HTTP errors returned by Jira server
Fixed SVN error when the commit message is a file name (e.g. "project.json")
Fixed clicking on a link in exported HTML if the ID of linked documents contains a hash character
Fixed open of the parent link in another application window
Fixed closing of application window when Compare Project dialog is open
System Requirements
Application
WebApp: the latest desktop version of Chrome, Edge or Firefox browser
WinApp: Windows 10+
LinuxApp: Ubuntu 18.04+ LTS, Debian 10+ LTS
MacApp: Mac OS X 11+
Licensing
ReqView License Server: version 1.1.3 or later
Integrations
MS Office 365: Word and Excel version 2019+
Atlassian Jira Cloud: the latest version
ReqIF: version 1.2
Known Issues
ReqView UI is not optimized for control by a touchscreen.
ReqView 2.13.2
Enhancements
Cancel SVN actions to resolve situations if network connection to the SVN repository is not available
Cancel PDF export action to resolve situations if network connection to remote resources used in the HTML template (e.g. external CSS) is not available
Bugfixes
Fixed auto-update to the latest release (MacApp)
Fixed validation of document IDs to disallow IDs ending with a dot to not break document file names
Fixed broken formatting of displayed xhtml attributes containing a preformatted paragraph inside a list
Fixed display of the Cancel button in confirmation dialogs with long text
Fixed display of more than 8 enumeration values in the Customize Attributes dialog wizard
Fixed error pressing Esc during during of drag & drop in Customize Attributes *
Fixed adding a new link type entered via Project Traceability wizard when the dialog is closed by OK button without confirmation of the new link type before
Fixed error during DOCX export if the documents contains an attachment with specific unicode characters in the file name
Fixed problem with missing image attachments in HTML export if the attachment contains hash character in the file name
Fixed output of export helpers attributeValue and templateColumnValue if they are used in the context of a linked document object
ReqView 2.13.1
Enhancements
Build ReqView Mac Application for both Intel and Apple M1 64-bit processors (MacApp)
Bugfixes
Fixed warning "ReqView cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified." opened when starting the ReqView Mac Application the first time. (MacApp)
ReqView 2.13.0
New Features and Enhancements
Export Requirements From ReqView to Jira
Set summary, description and type of exported Jira issues
Mark requirements deleted in ReqView by "[DELETED]" prefix of the summary of the corresponding Jira issue
Set values ReqView document attributes from exported Jira issue fields updated in Jira (e.g. Status)
Follow a URL link in Jira to open the corresponding requirement in ReqView
Follow a URL link in ReqView to open the corresponding issue in Jira
Custom Attributes Wizard
Add or update custom attributes intuitively in the Wizard tab of the Document Attributes dialog
Choose to edit custom attributes in a table or directly in JSON code according to your preference
PDF Export
Run reqview export pdf from the command line to output a PDF file. Provide a custom HTML template or a certificate to digitally sign the PDF file.
Confirm Delete Operations
Display a confirmation dialog before deleting a document, document object, attachment or link permanently from the project
Disable or enable confirmation dialogs by Edit > Preferences > Edit > Confirm delete operations
Moved all actions related to the integration with Subversion into File > SVN menu
Activate a TEAM license
Bugfixes
Fixed validation of opened projects converted from ReqIF files having GUIDs not compliant to RFC4122 version 4
Fixed the Save history option to be enabled by default in Save As dialogs
Fixed merging and alignment setting of more cells in embedded tables
Fixed display of a multi-value custom attribute in the inline editor if the attribute value is undefined and the attribute is configure with a default value
Fixed display of attribute columns in a document opened from a document file without view property
Fixed handling of empty JSON configuration of the project traceability or document attributes
Fixed failed DOCX export if the ID of the exported document contains a space
Fixed issue with displaying filter suggestions if the enumeration values contains special characters, such as "<"
Fixed a potential security issue (P5 — Stored XSS — Self) when a malicious script is stored in a template column label
Fixed error during the first application startup after it is installed on Mac and ~/Applications folder is missing (MacApp)
System Requirements
Application
WebApp: the latest desktop version of Chrome, Edge or Firefox browser
WinApp: Windows 10+
LinuxApp: Ubuntu 18.04+ LTS, Debian 10+ LTS
MacApp: Mac OS X 11+
Licensing
ReqView License Server: version 1.1.3 or later
Integrations
MS Office 365: Word and Excel version 2019+
Known Issues
ReqView UI is not optimized for control by a touchscreen.
ReqView 2.12.1
Bugfixes
Fixed jump of vertical scroll position after editing custom attributes in an inline editor
ReqView 2.12.0
New Features and Enhancements
Traceability Column Wizard
Add a new custom traceability column easily using Document > Add Template Column > Traceability Wizard menu
Filter iterated traceability links by link type or linked document
Choose to display description or also a custom attribute
Iterate up to three traceability levels
Preview template column output for the selected requirement
Show generated template code
Project Traceability Wizard
Configure project traceability intuitively using Project > Project Traceability menu
Choose to edit types of traceability links in a table or directly in JSON code according to your preference
PDF Export
Export open documents into a PDF file using File > Export > PDF File menu
Choose Book or Custom layout
Set page size, orientation and margin
Digitally sign the exported PDF
Share URL Links
Copy the URL of the current requirement by clicking on the button in the context toolbar or pressing CtrlK shortcut
Paste URL links into other applications
Paste URL links into xhtml attributes in other ReqView projects
Click on URL links to navigate to the related requirement in ReqView
Link Browsing History
Go back and forward in link browsing history using / toolbar buttons or Alt← / → shortcut
Refresh Project on Startup**
Select Edit > Preferences > Refresh project folders on startup to refresh projects open from a project folder automatically when ReqView is started
Output to application log file stored in the application data folder
Allow empty configuration in the Project Traceability and Document Attributes dialogs
Bugfixes
Fixed project clone consistency error after a failing action (e.g. when deleting a link and the source document is read-only) and opening a new project window
Fixed creating links of a link type having link type ID set only
Fixed missing tooltips for the context toolbar
Fixed display of an error after the first change in the editor
Fixed overflow of images into the next column when printing a document into PDF
Fixed TOC links to be navigable by clicking in PDF files exported from a DOCX in MS Word
System Requirements
Application
WebApp: the latest desktop version of Chrome, Edge or Firefox browser
WinApp: Windows 10+
LinuxApp: Ubuntu 18.04+ LTS, Debian 10+ LTS
MacApp: Mac OSX 10.14+
Licensing
ReqView License Server: version 1.1.5+
Integrations
MS Office 365: Word and Excel version 2019+
Apache Subversion: version 1.14+
Known Issues
ReqView UI is not optimized for control by a touchscreen.
ReqView 2.11.2
Bugfixes
Fixed headings style of embedded tables to match when documents are displayed and exported
Fixed failed link actions after search in a reopened document tab
Fixed preserving cursor position and selection after switching from the inline editor to the Edit dialog
Fixed deleting of a row from an embedded table
ReqView 2.11.1
Bugfixes
Fixed disconnected project error when opening link in another window on a virtual machine
Fixed error when opening a new project window and closing the window before the project is restored
Fixed placement of link preview popups for a link in the Links pane
Fixed overlapping of link preview popups and context menus
Fixed evaluation of result returned columnAttributeValue helper in export templates
Updated 3rd party libraries used in the Modern Report HTML export template
Removed deprecated export template helpers from the suggestions in Template Column code editor
ReqView 2.11.0
New Features and Enhancements
Edit Project in Multiple Windows
View different documents from the same project side-by-side
View linked requirements in other project windows
Edit requirements in multiple project windows
Copy requirements between project windows
Create traceability links between project windows
Compare the project with a baseline in another project window
Preview Linked Objects
Mouseover a link in the Links column or pane to preview information about the linked object in a popup
Advanced Code Editor
Display lines, highlight syntax, instantly validate code, use new key shortcuts in the Document Attributes, Project Traceability, and Template Column dialogs
Filter Commented Requirements
Enter Commented to filter all commented requirements
Enter Commented since YYYY-MM-DD to filter requirements commented since the given date
Suspect Flag for Attachments
Add attachments to suspect property of a link type to display suspect flag if an attachment for an upstream linked requirement has been updated in the project
Comparison Dialog Enhancements
Display only one toolbar with iteration buttons
Display file path of the compared projects
Disable iteration buttons if there is no difference
Add Reload Mine View button to display changes done in another window of the project
Bugfixes
Fixed invisible application window placed on an external monitor after the application is restarted without the external monitor
Fixed enabling copy and paste of objects having outgoing traceability links to read-only documents
Fixed preserving empty headings to enforce display of section numbers for requirements without children
Fixed update of document name after changing template in Create Project and Add Document dialogs
Fixed handling of shortcuts after switching to ReqView from another application by AltTab
Fixed URL file and SVN links on Linux and Mac
Fixed enabling PRO features after application restart for the Demo project
Fixed missing columns for new attributes added without saving the Default Table Layout when exporting a document from CLI
Fixed missing columns for new attributes after refreshing the project from the Project Folder
Fixed refresh of changed or removed template columns from the Project Folder
Fixed lost of template column width after it is edited
Fixed borders for embedded tables exported into DOCX using Book layout
Fixed export of images in BMP format into DOCX
Fixed HTML escaping of attribute names and values in custom export
Fixed JSON validation error "RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded"
Fixed validation of document attributes configuration if the whole configuration is an array or properties are set to an unexpected value, e.g. an empty string
Fixed validation of project traceability configuration if the whole configuration is an array or properties are set to an unexpected value, e.g. an empty string
Fixed error handling after check-out of a project from SVN to into a non-empty folder
Fixed never-ending progress of the application update (WinApp)
Fixed opening a file in an external application after clicking on its URL link if it contains "#" in the path
Fixed import of HTML with an image attachment containing a space in its file name
Fixed missing View > Refresh Table (F5) menu item
Fixed shortcut for View > Toggle Full Screen on Mac
Fixed minimum width of a window so that two windows can be placed side-by-side on the most common laptop display resolution
Fixed a long word overflow in the heading editor
Removed Save Current Table Layout option from Save Project As File or Save Project As Folder dialogs
System Requirements
Application
WebApp: the latest desktop version of Chrome or Firefox browser
WinApp: Windows 10+
LinuxApp: Ubuntu 18.04+ LTS, Debian 10+ LTS
MacApp: Mac OSX 10.14+
Licensing
ReqView License Server: version 1.1.2+
Integrations
MS Office 365: Word and Excel version 2019+
Apache Subversion: version 1.14+
Known Issues
ReqView UI is not optimized for control by a touchscreen.
ReqView 2.10.1
Bugfixes
Fixed installation of ReqView on a Windows virtual image with disabled GPU acceleration
Fixed an error when clearing suspect flag for all links of the current object by CtrlJ
Fixed an error when copying objects with multiple attachments
Fixed checkout of a project from a SVN repository via svn+ssh:// protocol. Note: We recommend connecting to a SVN repository using HTTPS protocol instead of SSH because it has better performance and security
Fixed error when opening a project added manually to a SVN working copy from command line but not committed to the SVN repository yet
Fixed project compare if the document contains custom attribute with ID comparison
Fixed confusing title and label of the action button in file picker dialogs
Fixed missing hints for toolbar dropdown buttons
ReqView 2.10.0
New Features and Enhancements
Collaborate in Team via Subversion (SVN) Version Control System
Checkout a project from a SVN repository to a local SVN working copy
Open a project from a local SVN working copy by choosing File > Check out from SVN from the menu
Update the project by changes from the SVN repository by choosing Project > Refresh Project from the menu or by CtrlR shortcut
Lock / unlock a document in the SVN repository for exclusive edit by choosing Document > Start / Finish Editing Document from the menu or by CtrlShiftE shortcut
Get SVN information by choosing Project > SVN Information from the menu
Commit project changes with a custom commit message after leaving document exclusive edit mode, closing the project or choosing File > Commit to SVN
Commit project changes automatically after adding a new document, deleting a document, reordering documents, or changing project traceability configuration
Compare with Project Folder — compare the current project with a project folder storing a baseline (e.g., a SVN tag checked out to another SVN working copy) by choosing Project > Compare Project > Compare Folder from the menu
Edit or Delete Discussion Comments — open the Discussion pane and click icon above a chosen comment to edit or delete the comment
Choose Spelling Languages — right click in the rich text editor, select Spelling languages context menu item and choose one or more languages for the spell checker
Set Font Size — open the Preferences dialog and choose Font Size to set the font size for application panes
Open Attachments in External Application — click on the attachment link or select Open Attachment from the context menu to open the attachment file in the default external application (WinApp, MacApp, LinuxApp)
Open Project Traceability dialog as read only and edit project traceability after pressing Edit button explicitly
Unified key shortcuts across Windows, Mac and Linux platforms
Requirements Table
Comment the selected requirement by Ctrl/⌘D
Expand / collapse of the selected section by Space
Rich Text Editor
Toggle numbered list style by Ctrl/⌘1
Toggle bullet list style by Ctrl/⌘8
Restore size of the Edit dialog
Added a new export helper withParent for accessing parents of document objects
Bugfixes
Fixed: Cannot refresh the project from the Project Folder while another user is editing project traceability or reordering documents
Fixed: Save of all updated documents on CtrlS to enforce saving links to new requirements stored in other documents
Fixed: Application does not ask for saving the opened Project File when the project is closed and only the order of documents is changed since opening the project
Fixed: Project folder lock file is not released when the project window is closed while the Add Document dialog is open
Fixed: A Project File or Folder can be opened in different windows
Fixed: Project Folder save fails with an error after adding a new attachment and then deleting this attachment
Fixed: Error when the project is refreshed from Project Folder after another user changes a document attributes definition
Fixed: CSV import of heading attribute containing newline characters
Fixed: A deleted requirement can be marked as the link end (by CtrlL), which opens Create Links dialog is opened with "No links will be created" message
Fixed: Clicking on a traceability link with target hidden in a collapsed section focuses the first visible parent but not the target
Fixed: Image attachments added or updated by other users in the shared Project Folder are not visible after Start Editing Document
Fixed: "Invalid format of document file" error when refreshing a document from a Project Folder while it is saved by another user at the same time
Fixed: Display of error "Tried to register widget with id==messageDialog but that id is already registered" after version upgrade
Fixed: Custom attributes of date type displayed 1 day before for users from the US
Fixed: Text selection in table cells displaying custom attributes
Fixed: Display of document tabs after reordering by drag and drop
Fixed: Holding CtrlW closes all document tabs and immediately reopens some of them
Fixed: Error when the current document is filtered by an attribute and the attribute definition is changed
Fixed: Display of an empty filter input box after startup with no project opened
Fixed: Possible security issue when imported HTML contains malicious code
Fixed: Memory leak after closing a document tab
Speed up opening a project with large documents
Speed up scrolling of large documents
System Requirements
Application
WebApp: the latest desktop version of Chrome or Firefox browser
WinApp: Windows 10+
LinuxApp: Ubuntu 18.04+ LTS, Debian 10+ LTS
MacApp: Mac OSX 10.14+
Integrations
ReqView License Server: version 1.1.2+
MS Office 365: Word and Excel version 2009+
Apache Subversion: version 1.14+
Known Issues
ReqView UI is not optimized for control by a touchscreen.
ReqView 2.9.1
Bugfixes
Fixed crash of a Chrome browser tab (WebApp) or application window (WinApp, MacApp, LinuxApp) after triple click on a requirement description without heading
Fixed error when saving a new project by File > Save command
Fixed irresponsible application after saving a project as a document or project template
Fixed error when double clicking on application close button when the project is changed and needs to be saved
Fixed opening the same Project File or Folder from the second application window after Project > Close Project
Fixed reordering documents by drag and drop if Ctrl or Shift keys are pressed
ReqView 2.9.0
New Features and Enhancements
Multiple Projects Windows
open another project in a new application window
close the opened project by closing its application window
close the opened project by Project > Close Project to leave the application window open
exit the application by File > Quit or CtrlShiftQ
exit the application after closing the last application window
restore all opened windows after starting the application next time
Copy Data Between Project Windows
copy requirements between projects windows
optionally copy attribute values and attachments
Open Recent Project — choose a recent project to open from File > Open Recent menu
Image Preview — right click on an image attachment and choose Preview Image from the context menu to preview the image in a dialog
Rich Text Editor Enhancements
switch between normal and code paragraph style using a toolbar button or Ctrl; shortcut
insert a symbol (latin, greek, currency or math characters) using a toolbar button
undo / redo toolbar buttons
Numeric Filter on Template Columns — filter document objects matching values output in a template column with a numeric condition. For instance, filter all potential causes in FMEA with RPN greater or equal 50 by RPN >= 50 condition
Enhanced Export Helpers
repeat — repeat the block content a specified number of times
Display close button for all dialogs
Moved Document > Document View menu to View > Table Layout
Bugfixes
Fixed hidden image attachments when refreshing the current document from the shared Project Folder after another user changed the document
Fixed update of the default document table layout when refreshing the current document from the shared Project Folder after another user changed the default layout
Fixed lost non-breaking spaces after saving and reopening project
Fixed saving of documents without history after updating project traceability configuration
Fixed application freeze when saving a document with more than 15 section levels
Fixed error when saving a document template from a document containing a dash in its ID
Fixed validation of empty project ID and name in Save Project as File dialog
Fixed adding, deleting and refreshing a document if the project contains another document with the same ID followed by a dash and an arbitrary suffix
Fixed deleting the document lock file after deleting a document from the Project Folder
Fixed removing of attachment files from the Project Folder after deleting a document
Fixed progress dialogs and error messages for actions accessing Project Folder locks
Fixed closing of the project after a document is refreshed from file, which has been manually corrupted
Fixed error message when opening a Project Folder with missing attachment file
Fixed selection of header input field when editing Description column in the inline editor
Fixed action for adding the first object into an empty document to be enabled after starting exclusive edit of the document
Fixed error when purging selected document objects marked as deleted which are in transitive (but not direct) parent-child relationship
Fixed performance of promote / demote action in documents containing a large number of document objects at the same single level
Fixed lost line endings after creating a code block with multiple lines or after pasting multiple lines into a code block
Fixed storing of date attributes as date only instead in full UTC date-time format
Fixed error "Cannot convert value" after removing a document attribute and then adding a new attribute with the same id and a different incompatible type.
Fixed export of corrupted DOCX if the exported document has a space in its ID
Fixed export of boolean attributes
Fixed usage of template helper hyperlink within scope of eachChild block helper
Fixed error when exporting a custom template using a variable, map or array and a template column value, which contains variable, map or array with the same name as the exported template
Fixed error when printing to PDF
Fixed display of changes of heading attribute in Compare Project dialog
Fixed email validation in Contact Details dialog and stripping of a white space characters at the end of user's email
Fixed check-out of floating license when running ReqView CLI
Fixed broken layout of Getting Started dialog after it is closed by pressing Esc shortcut and reopened
Removed Check spelling option in the Preferences dialog (WebApp)
Fixed restoring windows position at application startup if their are out of screen
System Requirements
Web Application — the latest desktop version of Chrome or Firefox browser
Windows Application — Windows 10
Linux Application — Ubuntu 16.04+ LTS, Debian 9+ LTS
Mac Application — Mac OSX 10.12+
ReqView License Server — version 1.1.2 or later
Known Issues
ReqView UI is not optimized for control by a touchscreen.
ReqView 2.8.2
Enhancements
Enhanced Edit and Comment dialogs
Close dialogs by CtrlEnter shortcut
Resize dialogs
Bugfixes
Fixed start of the application from the installer (WinApp)
Fixed disappearing attachment images if a link type suspect property includes attribute text, a document has ID containing "-", a requirement in this document has attached an image, and there is an incoming link of the same type leading to the requirement
Fixed filtering of keywords containing uppercase characters
Fixed vertical movement in an embedded table by Up and Down keys when the table is opened in the Edit dialog
Fixed an error when user opened About dialog with a trial license with undefined company property
ReqView 2.8.1
Enhancements
Enhanced DOCX Content Fields
ReqView.user.name — export the name of the current ReqView user
ReqView.user.email — export the email of the current ReqView user
ReqView.user.company — export the company of the current ReqView user
ReqView.date — export the current date, e.g. "2020-02-19"
ReqView.dateTime — export the current date, e.g. "2020-02-19 16:00"
Enhanced Export Helpers
user — output name, email or company information about the current user
formatDate, formatTime — output the current date / time if no parameter is provided
Extended File URLs
enter a URL starting with svn:// prefix in the Edit dialog and click on the URL to open the linked file in the default application
Bugfixes
Fixed opening a Project File or Folder from command line using open CLI command
Fixed createdBy property of a new document created from a template to be set to the current user instead of the author of the template
Fixed createdOn property of a new document created from a template to be set to the current date instead of the date from the template
Fixed export command failing when run from the CLI
Fixed "Handlebars 'var' helper is used multiple times" error when the current document contains a template column containing var helper and users copies a document object or exports the document
Fixed metadata properties of exported DOCX files
Fixed replacing some simple ReqView.* content controls in the exported DOCX file
Fixed file validation error 'minLength' when a discussion comment is the empty string
Fixed problem that title attribute of links was persisted after hovering over the link in the inline rich text editor and then saving the changed object
Fixed Edit > Edit Text menu item to open Edit dialog instead of the inline editor
ReqView 2.8.0
New Features and Enhancements
Export MS Word DOCX Files — click File > Export > DOCX File menu to export
the current document with Book or Table layout using the default DOCX template, or
the current document with Custom layout given by a custom export template, or
selected document(s) using a custom DOTX or DOCX template defining the title page, table of content, headers, footers and paragraph styles
Export MS Excel XLSX Files — added File > Export > XLSX File menu to export the current document with Table layout using the default XLSX template
Export Helpers for Logical Operators — added and, or and not export helpers for convenient evaluation of logical conditions
File URLs
enter a URL starting with file:// prefix (e.g file://X:/Document.pdf) in the Edit dialog and click on the URL to open the linked file in the default application
enter a URL starting with onenote:// prefix (e.g onenote://X:/Document.one#ReqView) in the Edit dialog and click on the URL to open the linked note in MS One Note application
Display URLs — mouse hover an external link to display the URL in the tooltip
Reuse Export Options — set export options same as in the last export
Improved checking of export helpers parameters
Improved email validation in the Contact Details dialog
Bugfixes
Fixed file validation error 'minLength' when a new document is saved with empty name
Fixed dangling links after removing a document with incoming links from a Project Folder and reopening the project
Fixed preserving the text selection when switching from the inline text editor to the Edit dialog
Fixed hyperlinks in MS Word HTML export of multiple documents
Fixed multi-selection if distance between the selected objects is big. Note: The fix is just improvement, the problem may still appear when manually selecting objects in huge documents
Fixed opening of URL links in the default browser if the link contains rich formatted text
Fixed missing section numbers for section without headings in the exported HTML
Fixed style of embedded tables in a custom xhtml attribute exported using the HTML Report template
Fixed export of includes helper when it is used within eachInLinkWith, eachInLinkWith and eachLink helpers in the context of another document
Fixed error when an invalid regular expression is used in the Filter input field
Fixed selection of license files with .lic extensions in the system file picker dialog
Fixed print style of URL links in the printed PDF
Fixed print style of URL links in the HTML exported using the HTML Report template
Fixed print in the Compare Project dialog
System Requirements
Web Application — the latest desktop version of Chrome or Firefox browser
Windows Application — Windows 7+
Linux Application — Ubuntu 16.04+ LTS, Debian 9+ LTS
Mac Application — Mac OSX 10.12+
ReqView License Server — version 1.1.2 or later
Known Issues
ReqView UI is not optimized for control by a touchscreen.
ReqView 2.7.1
Enhancements
Set the default value of Validate files when opening option to false to minimize impact of possible false alarms from the project validation
When Project Files / Folders are saved then fix automatically the following JSON validation problems of the project history:
"Error 'enum': history[x].structureAction should be equal to one of the allowed values" in change records for promoting/demoting objects created in v2.2 or sooner
"Error 'type': history[x].clearedLinkSuspect.target should be array" in change records for clearing suspect flag for the origin links
"Error 'uniqueItems': history[x].addedLink.target should NOT have duplicate items (items ## y and z are identical)" — in change records for adding or removing links with duplicate targets
Bugfixes
Fixed clearing of suspect flag for origin links from copied objects
Fixed error "Cannot open editor of the cell because it has null element" when opening an inline editor
Fixed error "Maximum call stack size exceeded" when validating a Project File with large attachment files. The definition of attachments in JSON schema was changed from uri to nonEmptyString.
Fixed availability of the export command in the ENTERPRISE plan
ReqView 2.7.0
New Features and Enhancements
New Rich Text Editor
Embedded Tables — create, update and delete embedded tables
URL Links — create, update and delete URL links
Promote the current list item by pressing CtrlShiftTab
Demote the current list item by pressing CtrlTab
Edit Text Dialog — press CtrlE shortcut or icon to edit text of xhtml attributes in a larger Edit Text dialog
Validate Project File — check format and consistency of opened Project Files or Folders against most common errors, such as issues with JSON format, duplicate IDs, links to missing objects, etc.
Set Validate files when opening option in the Preferences dialog to enable or disable automatic validation for all opened Project Files and Folders
Validate a Project File or Folder from command line by validate command
Filter Changed Requirements — filter document objects with changed attribute since a given date
Export Merged Documents
added Export into a single file option in the Export Options dialog to merge output from multiple documents;
new eachDocument, eachOpenDocument and withDocument export helpers allowing to choose which documents to export
Export Date of the Last Change — introduced lastChangedOn custom export helper which outputs the date when the document object was last changed in any attribute or an attribute given as a parameter
Save History — Set the default value of Save History option in Save Project As File / Folder dialog to ON. Display a warning message that the project history will be lost if this option is set to off.
Updated the ReqView Demo project — added ARCH document describing an example allocation of requirements to application components
Removed Compliance attribute from the standard document templates
Renamed Source attribute to Originator and added Priority attribute in the Volere template
Rearranged the Help menu, added Roadmap menu item with a link to the new ReqView Roadmap page
Bugfixes
Fixed error "Access lock failed, timeout has expired" when opening a Project Folder from a network drive mounted via CIFS filesystem protocol (LinuxApp)
Fixed text of error messages when user opens an invalid Project Folder
Fixed error when an invalid name of a predefined document template is entered in Add Document dialog
Fixed saving of document templates to not store discussions
Fixed width of embedded table columns in the printed layout
Fixed filter by document object ID if document prefix is provided, e.g., "ID: SRS-3"
Fixed export of hidden columns when running CLI with export command
Fixed errors when uploading an updated file opened from Google Drive (WebApp)
Fixed error after pressing CtrlShiftQ (WebApp)
System Requirements
Web Application — the latest desktop version of Chrome or Firefox browser
Windows Application — Windows 7+
Linux Application — Ubuntu 16.04+ LTS, Debian 9+ LTS
Mac Application — Mac OSX 10.12+
ReqView License Server — version 1.1.1 or later
Known Issues
ReqView UI is not optimized for control by a touchscreen.
ReqView 2.6.2
Bugfixes
Fixed error "f.getAll is not a function" during application start or after license activation
Fixed errors when user download / uploads a file from / to Google Drive (WebApp)
ReqView 2.6.1
Enhancements
Reorder documents by drag & drop in the Reorder Documents dialog
When user changes a template column definition then it is automatically updated in the Default View
When a user deletes a document then all linked documents are automatically unlocked to allow deletion of traceability links
CSV Import supports files with UTF16 (BOM) encoding saved in Excel as "Unicode Text (*.txt)" file type
FMEA document template supports multiple Potential Causes per a Failure Mode
Bugfixes
Fixed wrong error message after saving a project opened from a Project Folder into another Project Folder or File.
Fixed the Demo project to adapt User Stories, FMEA and ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148 SRS document templates
Fixed enabling menu and shortcut for creating of a traceability link if it leads to a read-only document
Fixed inconsistent link icons in the Links column and pane
Fixed HTML import of a bullet list using a custom MS Word list style
Fixed error when a user with FREE plan opens a Project File containing a single document and while no document is open he triggers the Project Traceability dialog
Fixed error after user triggers the Download action and selects a file stored in GDrive (WebApp)
Fixed width of embedded table columns to allow long text to fit in
Fixed wrong size of Instructions or Attributes pane after opening a project
Fixed size of the center pane after user closes a project and collapses the left and side panes
ReqView 2.6.0
New Features and Enhancements
Volere Template — create requirements specifications for software development projects based on Volere process
ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148 Templates — create business, stakeholder, system and software requirements specifications based on ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148:2018 International Standard — Systems and software engineering — Life cycle processes — Requirements engineering
Clone Project — clone an existing project preserving document attributes, discussion and traceability links
Close Document Tabs — open only chosen documents in tabs; close document tabs
Project Pane — list all documents in Project pane
Instructions Pane — display template instructions in the right Instructions pane
Search Online Documentation — click Help menu, select Search Documentation and
enter a keyword to display matched documentation topics
Key-value Maps Template Helpers — added the following template helpers: map, getElement, setElement, deleteElement, clear, eachOfMap and sort
Arrays Template Helpers — added the following template helpers: array, push, pop, getElement, setElement, deleteElement, clear and sort
Added includes template helper to check value(s) of an enumeration attribute
Added projectId template helper to output the project ID
Added Ignore links to invisible objects option to Export Options dialog; if this option is enabled then linked objects which do not match the current filter or which are not in the current document are not exported
Give explicit consent with the Privacy Policy in User Details dialog
License bound to a specific SW version
Bugfixes
Fixed problem that objects from another document with the same document ID prefix as another document ID are visible
Fixed error "Attachment ID XXX has the wrong format" for a document with the the same document ID prefix as another document ID
Fixed error "Attachment XXX not found in the application database." after removing a document with an attachment
Fixed saving of attachments a template without the original IDs
Fixed empty requirements table after inserting a template column with an error
Fixed occasional error "Cannot read property 'type' of null" when editing requirements description text
Fixed filter of unassigned string attribute which displayed an empty table
Fixed focus of the first document after opening a project
Fixed detection of image attachments
Fixed CSV import of an object with an attachment which created an object with a single attachment per each letter in the original attachment name
Fixed CSV import of an object with a discussion comment which created an object with a single attachment per each letter in the original attachment name
Fixed deleting of a traceability link of type "parent"
Fixed wrong button icons in Check for Update dialog after update is finished or fails
Fixed usage of eachDisplayedCustomAttribute in template columns
Fixed too narrow display of custom Traceability Columns when exporting documents using the predefined HTML Report template
System Requirements
Web Application — the latest version of Chrome or Firefox browser
Windows Application — Windows 7+
Linux Application — Ubuntu 16.04+ LTS, Debian 9+ LTS
Mac Application — Mac OSX 10.12+
Known Issues
ReqView UI is not optimized for control by a touchscreen.
ReqView 2.5.2
Enhancements
Added the User Details dialog allowing user to give explicit consent with the Privacy Policy
Added support for a license bound to a specific SW version
Bugfixes
Fixed focus of the first document after opening a project
Fixed CSV import of an object with an attachment which created an object with a single attachment per each letter in the original attachment name
Fixed deleting of a traceability link of type "parent"
Fixed detection of image attachments
Fixed error "Attachment XXX not found in the application database." after removing a document with an attachment
ReqView 2.5.1
Bugfixes
Fixed disappeared suspect link flag of a traceability link after unsuccessful clearing of the flag because the link source document is read only
Fixed syntax check of block helpers in the Template Column dialog
Fixed empty requirements table after inserting a template column with a block helper using wrong syntax
Fixed error when deleting an object with missing attachment from persistency
Fixed copy of text from the Description column and paste into the rich text editor (MacApp)
Fixed occasional display error in displayed parent links during the Purge All action
Fixed occasional problem with restoring focus after opening a Project File
Fixed occasional problem with jumping to the next change in the Project Compare dialog
Fixed typo in Refresh Project action error message
ReqView 2.5.0
New Features and Enhancements
Native Mac Application — install ReqView native application on Mac from a DMG file
Project Info in Window Title — check the application window title to see the current project ID and path to the opened Project File or Folder
Opening Project CLI — open a project using open command with --project or -p parameter specifying the Project File / Folder path
Update Template Column in Default View — check Update the default view check box in the Template Column dialog to update the Default View by the template column definition
Improved visual style to use system fonts and lighter icons
Use formatString helper with optional newlines parameter to preserve newlines in the output
Warning when opening a Project Folder from a synchronized Dropbox folder
Bugfixes
Fixed corruption of persisted project data after opening a project with an document object ID
Fixed frozen startup with "Cannot set property 'level' of undefined" error
Fixed timeout in the Project Compare dialog when comparing with a project which does not have the same document as the current project
Fixed rendering of traceability columns after opening a project and going to a document object located near the end of the document
Fixed spell checker suggestions in rich text editor
Fixed unclear link icons in the Links column and pane not matching the toolbar
Fixed wrong size of About dialog when switching between full-screen and half-screen window size
Fixed wrong size of Setup Your Contact Details dialog opened after the first application start
Fixed opening empty browser window after clicking on rich text editor toolbar buttons (WebApp)
System Requirements
Web Application — the latest version of Chrome or Firefox browser
Windows Application — Windows 7+
Linux Application — Ubuntu 16.04+ LTS, Debian 9+ LTS
Mac Application — Mac OSX 10.12+
Known Issues
ReqView UI is not optimized for control by a touchscreen.
Version 2.4
ReqView 2.4.2
Enhancements
Update Template Column in Default View — check Update the default view check box in the Template Column dialog to update the Default View by the template column definition
Use formatString helper with optional newlines parameter to preserve newlines in the output
Display dialog with warning about ReqView ChromeApp deprecation after application startup (ChromeApp)
Bugfixes
Fixed corruption of persisted project data after opening a project with an document object ID
Fixed timeout in the Project Compare dialog when comparing with a project which does not have the same document as the current project
Fixed rendering of traceability columns after opening a project and going to a document object located near the end of the document
Fixed wrong size of About dialog when switching between full-screen and half-screen window size
ReqView 2.4.1
Enhancements
Enabled dash character ("-") in document ID
Bugfixes
Fixed blank requirements table when "Show parent links" preference is enabled
Fixed display of pasted sections if it was copied and its parent was collapsed
Fixed check of importing invalid value into numeric attributes
Fixed error when showing / hiding an image attachment if document ID contains a dash character ("-")
Fixed error after entering another document ID in the Go To dialog
Fixed lost current object selection after moving an object down several times
Fixed error when clearing outgoing suspect link to a copied origin
Fixed search of the next object if the object is at the end of document
Fixed overflow of long words in the Links column
Fixed overflow of long words in an embedded table pasted from MS Word / Excel
Fixed non-breaking space after section number
Fixed overflow of Preferences dialog (Chrome)
Fixed error after reopening the Check for Update dialog during an active SW update (Windows, Linux App)
ReqView 2.4.0
New Features and Enhancements
Floating License — check-out a floating license from a floating license server or borrow a floating license for a time limited period when you plan to stay offline.
Numeric Filter — set a filtering condition choosing a numeric attribute (int, real and date) from the filter suggestions list and entering a condition using <, >, <=, >= or = numeric operator.
Text Filter — set a filtering condition choosing a text attribute (string, xhtml) from the filter suggestions list and entering a condition as "substring" or /regular expression/.
Template Column Filter — set a filtering condition choosing a template column from the filter suggestions list and entering a condition as "substring" or /regular expression/.
Displayed Details of Deleted Objects — enable or disable View > Show details of deleted objects option to display full details of deleted objects or display just a single line with id, heading and shortened text
Editable Traceability Links with Read-Only Target — create, edit or delete traceability links leading to an upstream document even if the document is read-only (possibly edited by another user); change records of edit links operations are stored only with the link source object
Compare Projects in FREE Plan
Bugfixes
Fixed moving of multiple selected items
Fixed filter of the default enumeration value
Fixed rendering of navigable URL links by hyperlink export helper in a template column
Fixed format of a date edited in a date selection box to be ISO (“YYYY-MM-DD”)
Fixed preserving of embedded table cell alignment by the rich text editor
Fixed changing paragraph style to preformatted (Firefox)
Fixed overflowing attachments in the printed layout
Fixed “No object is selected” error after importing objects “As Children” into an empty document
System Requirements
WebApp — the latest version of Chrome or Firefox browser
ChromeApp — the latest version of Chrome browser
WindowsApp — Windows 7+
LinuxApp — Ubuntu 14.04+ LTS, Debian 8+ LTS
Known Issues
ReqView UI is not optimized for control by a touchscreen.
ChromeApp extension crashes after opening a Project file which is larger or after adding an attachment which is larger than approx 100 MB.
Version 2.3
ReqView 2.3.4
Enhancements
Added view preference “Show only sections in TOC” controlling if TOC displays only sections (objects with a child) or all numbered objects
Expand / collapse all objects at a given level
Bugfixes
Fixed templateColumnValue export helper to accept template column label as a parameter
Fixed clearing of the History pane after closing the current project
ReqView 2.3.3
Bugfixes
Fixed wrong display of changed link type record in the History
Fixed URL links to the ReqView support site to use secure https connection
Fixed IP anonymization in reporting to Google Analytics
ReqView 2.3.2
Bugfixes
Fixed display of empty history for a target object of a deleted link
Fixed handling of --doc / -d CLI parameter for the export command
Fixed wrong requirements table content after adding a new object before the first (and the only) top-level document section
ReqView 2.3.1
Bugfixes
Fixed broken auto-update mechanism (WindowsApp)
Fixed stack overflow error when importing large flat list of requirements
Fixed cut off custom attribute values displayed in Custom Attributes column
Fixed removing document view even the related document removal fails because the removed document contains traceability links to another documents which are locked
Fixed empty print preview of Mine or Theirs view in Project Comparison dialog
ReqView 2.3.0
New Features and Enhancements
Native Linux App — manually download and install the latest DEB installer package on Ubuntu or Debian Linux
English Spell Checker — check spelling during editing (WindowsApp, LinuxApp)
Export CLI — export a document into HTML using a custom template from command line
Template Columns — customize table view by means of columns displaying custom content defined by a template; you can add for instance:
Calculated Columns displaying value of an expression such as the risk priority number (RPN)
Traceability Columns — displaying list of linked objects across multiple traceability levels
Refresh View — refresh requirements table view by View > Refresh menu or by F5 shortcut
Default View — set or use document default view saved with the project by Document > Default View menu
Suspect Flag for Origin Links — propagate changes from original objects to their copies
Filter Suspect Links — filter objects with an outgoing suspect link
Update Traceability Links from CSV — update outgoing traceability links for a batch of objects from a CSV file
Export Attachments of Linked Objects — iterate attachments of linked objects by eachAttachment helper; create files only for exported attachments
Export Document Name — new docName export helper to output the name of a given document
Export to JSON — new formatJSONString export helper
Export Links Count — new countInLinks and countOutLinks export helpers
Check Browser Version — check browser version and display a message if it is too old (WebApp)
Bugfixes
Fixed application freezes for more than 10s after purging selected deleted objects with enabled filter
Fixed display of system custom template file selection dialog during Custom Export action (WebApp)
Fixed display of Save File Options dialog after leaving Exclusive Edit Mode the first time
Fixed saving of edited text after switching to another document by clicking on the document tab
Fixed export of linked object parent information
Fixed copy of selected object to the system clipboard
Fixed scrolling problems when the document contains large row heights
Fixed lost selected object when switching between documents
Fixed error that registering a dialog widget is already done because the widget is already registered
Fixed restoring requirements table font size from persistency
Fixed importing of explicit space in object headings from CSV
Fixed filtering of headings with an explicit space
Fixed display of empty line in TOC when heading contains an explicit space
Fixed display of object text in Create Links dialog for objects with an explicit space in heading
Fixed usage of searchString, searchRegexp, replaceString and replaceRegexp export helpers with multivalued enumeration attributes
Fixed usage of hasInlinks and hasOutlinks export helpers to accept link type ID as an optional parameter
Fixed overflow of requirements table cells if the text contains long non-breakable words
Fixed overflow of string and number editors
Fixed opening an empty browser windows after clicking on rich text editor buttons (WebApp)
System Requirements
WebApp — the latest version of Chrome or Firefox browser
ChromeApp — the latest version of Chrome browser
WindowsApp — Windows 7+
LinuxApp — Ubuntu 14.04+ LTS, Debian 8+ LTS
Known Issues
ReqView UI is not optimized for control by a touchscreen.
Chrome crashes after opening a Project file which is larger or after adding an attachment which is larger than approx 100 MB.
Version 2.2
ReqView 2.2.12
Bugfixes
Fixed check if the opened project file or folder does not have higher version than the application to prevent loss of data
Fixed lost row selection after filter removal
Fixed click on disabled buttons in the context toolbar
ReqView 2.2.11
Enhancements
Added shortcuts for changing paragraph styles for the current paragraph in the rich text editor:
shortcut CTRL. sets normal paragraph style (<p> HTML tag)
shortcut CTRL; sets preformatted paragraph style (<pre> HTML tag) for inserting code snippets
Increased vertical spaces between paragraphs in the same document object
Bugfixes
Fixed showing of image attachments containing “_<number>_” pattern in the attached file name
ReqView 2.2.10
Enhancements
Moved display options from View menu into Preferences dialog
Added display option Sort Links to Preferences dialog enabling sorting of linked objects by document structure order
Added separator parameter to eachDocumentObject export helper
Added debug export helper which outputs detailed information about context in which it is used
Added eval export helper which evaluates an expression using one of following binary operators: +, -, *, /, ==, !=, <, <=, >, >=, &&, ||
Added var export helper declaring a variable
Added set export helper setting value of a declared variable
Added get export helper getting value of a declared variable
Added incr and decr export helpers incrementing resp. decrementing a declared variable storing number value
Added searchString and searchRegexp export helpers searching a substring resp. a regular expression pattern in a string
Added replaceString and replaceRegexp export helpers replacing a substring resp. a regular expression pattern in a string
Bugfixes
Fixed pasting of a URL link in rich text editor which inserted the link text twice
Fixed opening of URL links in the default browser (WindowsApp)
Fixed attaching a file in a document containing “-” character in its ID
Fixed generation of a new attachment ID with double document ID prefix after update of an attachment
Fixed export of a custom export template formatCustomAttributeCSVColumn helper to output value of a custom attribute as CSV column
Fixed swapping of an object with a deleted object
Fixed using the last used link type in Create Links dialog
Fixed automatic loading of image attachments after starting ReqView
ReqView 2.2.9
Enhancements
Filter objects in the Requirements Table to match id attribute in the given list of IDs, e.g. filter [ID: 12, 13, 15]
Bugfixes
Fixed CSV export to store object IDs with document ID prefix, e.g. “TEST-123” instead of just “123”
ReqView 2.2.8
Enhancements
New formatString export helper formatting a value as a string with maximum length given by optional maxLength parameter
New ifHasInlinks and ifHasOutlinks export block helpers which output a given content if the corresponding object has / doesn’t have a link of a given type
Bugfixes
Fixed switch to the next/previous document and to a document with the given order index
Fixed copy of all selected objects into the system clipboard with filter enabled
Fixed lost focus after enabling filter and updating an object which is at the end of the table
Fixed warning in Document Attributes if user removed (or renamed) an attribute
Fixed display of default enumeration value
Fixed display of empty Print Options dialog for print of a comparison view (WebApp, ChromeApp)
ReqView 2.2.7
Bugfixes
Fixed indentation of object heading / text description rich text editor to match document structure
Fixed saving of attachments with special characters (e.g. &) in the file name
Fixed saving of a Project Folder after deleting a new attachment which has not been saved yet
Fixed opening the demo project when New User Tour is started without any opened project
ReqView 2.2.6
Bugfixes
Fixed false positive in the consistency check of a folder stored on a shared file system on Windows Server 2008 (and later) due to wrong file timestamps
Fixed false positive in the consistency check of a folder when a user removes a document with incoming links and updates document with outgoing links at the same time
ReqView 2.2.5
Enhancements
Set the current document view as default per a document
Opening attribute editor on F2 shortcut
Closing New Comment dialog on CTRLENTER shortcut
Bugfixes
Fixed inconsistent display of order and hierarchy of copied objects in some situations
Fixed handling of context toolbar buttons which stop working in the latest Chrome (WebApp, ChromeApp)
Fixed preserving clipboard selection if filter is disabled to allow cut / copy of the selected objects with filter enabled and pasting objects with filter disabled
Fixed saving files with double .reqw extension (WindowsApp)
Fixed warning displayed in the Project Traceability dialog when project is locked by another user
Fixed detection of number of custom attributes after confirmation of Document Attributes dialog for a user with FREE plan to not exceed license plan limits without any possibility to revert the change
Disabled detection of license plan limits for delete and purge actions to allow a user with FREE plan to remove unwanted objects and continue editing the current project
Fixed display of “Item is not rendered at the calculated position!” error
Fixed transparency of the context toolbar to not fully hide the underlying text
ReqView 2.2.4
Enhancements
HTML export of requirement text description prefixed by requirement ID
Bugfixes
Fixed closing of enumeration editor when it is opened by Enter shortcut
Fixed HTML import of a table with merged cells
Fixed pasting of a table with merged cells into the rich text editor
ReqView 2.2.3
Bugfixes
Fixed issue that application failed to start when there is inconsistent documents order in the opened project
Fixed lost selection and focus of the current object when enabling/disabling Exclusive Edit Mode
Fixed lost selection and focus of the current object when hiding the current Requirements Table column
Fixed opening of an enum attribute editor dropdown list after clicking on Edit toolbar icon
Fixed failed upload to Google Drive after 30s timeout; the new timeout for Google Drive download/upload was set to 15 mins
Fixed error message for failed authorization in Google Drive
Fixed displaying of the New User Tour off-screen
ReqView 2.2.2
Bugfixes
Fixed display of a progress dialog when purging deleted objects
Fixed error message after reordering documents when the opened Project Folder is not accessible
Fixed file timestamp error after reordering documents in a Project Folder (ChromeApp)
Fixed handling of disconnecting from the opened Project Folder during editing project traceability
Fixed comparison of projects with changed traceability definitions
Fixed comparison of documents with changed attributes definitions
Fixed comparison if Mine document has a deleted section and display of parent links is enabled
ReqView 2.2.1
Bugfixes
Fixed wrong text in CSV import dialog
Fixed display of icons in the context toolbar
Fixed strange error messages after reordering documents
Fixed detection of inconsistent Project Folder and disconnecting the project after saving or opening a template.
Fixed lost current object selection after project or document refresh from a Project Folder
Fixed a problem appearing sometimes when adding a new attachment
Fixed editing of a Project Folder with a single document with STANDARD plan
Fixed purge of selected deleted objects containing a section root and its children if a section child has an incoming link
Fixed display of an error dialog if a project consistency error is detected
Fixed loading of image attachments when a Project File is opened
Fixed error message when opening Project Traceability with disconnected Project Folder
Fixed display of changed links in Theirs view instead of Mine view
Fixed focus of OK button in some dialogs
ReqView 2.2.0
New Features and Enhancements
Installed Windows App
download the latest installer package version from ReqView Download page
install ReqView as a native 64-bit or 32-bit Windows application
automatic creation of a shortcut in the Windows system menu
automatic check if an application update is available, download of an incremental update package, installation of the downloaded update package on the next application restart
Project Comparison
compare the current project with a Project File storing another project version (e.g. a baseline)
display the compared documents side-by-side in Theirs and Mine views with highlighted changes
print change report for Theirs or Mine view
Suspect Flag for Traceability Links
track changes of linked requirements by means of suspect link flag which propagates downstream (to link source) the information that the directly linked upstream object (link target) has changed
configure suspect attributes for a link type in the Project Traceability dialog
visually check suspect link flag displayed as icon next to the source / target link object the Links column or Links right pane
follow the suspect link to review how the change affects the linked object
clear the suspect link flag by Clear Suspect Link Flag context menu item
select more reviewed downstream objects and clear suspect flags of all outgoing links by Edit > Clear Suspect Flag menu or by CTRLJ shortcut
new export helper ifSuspect which outputs an exclamation mark if the link is suspect
Reordering Documents
change order of displayed project documents by drag & drop of the corresponding document tabs
if the project is opened from a Project File then the changed document order is saved to the Project File with the next project save
if the project is opened from a Project Folder then the changed order is immediately saved to the project file (if no other user keeps the project lock)
New Objects Imported from CSV
import new objects (lines with an empty ID) from a CSV file and update existing objects
section, level and attachments columns are ignored by the CSV importer and do not need to be manually deleted from imported CSV files
History of Object Moves
display in object history moves in the document such as swapping up and down, promoting, demoting and moving object by cut & paste
Display Copied Objects
if origin links are displayed (View > Origin Links) and an object is origin of one or more copies then its copies are displayed in the Links column or Links right pane
new export helpers hasOriginInlink, eachOriginInlink for export of copied objects
Exportable Section Number
export the section number of document objects as a plain text using sectionNumber helper
Hideable Description Column
hide and show the Description main column of the Requirements Table; you can do that from the popup opened by View > Table Columns menu or by clicking on icon
Flat Theme
UI was dressed into a modern looking flat visual style
Bugfixes
Fixed long document / project refresh time if the document / project was not updated in the Project Folder
Fixed long document refresh time with enabled filter
Fixed removing of an attachment file from the Project Folder if user deletes the attachment in the document and saves the project
Fixed issue when an object was Cut & Pasted to the same position (i.e., before the next object or after the previous object)
Fixed issue that the attribute value editor was not closed properly when clicking on column header to sort the table
Fixed issue that the attribute value editor was not closed properly when reordering columns by drag & drop
Fixed issue that the attribute value editor was not closed properly when collapsing or expanding a section
Fixed issue that global key shortcuts were handled in opened modal dialogs
Fixed issue that visibility of a custom attribute column was not restored after restart or reload from file if the attribute has space(s) in its ID
Supported Browsers
The latest stable version of Google Chrome (WebApp, ChromeApp)
The latest stable version of Mozilla Firefox (WebApp)
Known Issues
ReqView UI is not optimized for control by a touchscreen.
Chrome crashes after opening a Project file which is larger or after adding an attachment which is larger than approx 100 MB.
Version 2.1
ReqView 2.1.3
Bugfixes
Fixed 10s timeout when user had not been logged into Chrome before File > Download or Upload was used. ReqView now shows a message dialog and waits 5 minutes for logging.
Fixed waiting for Google scripts loading when a ReqView document is opened directly from Google Drive (WebApp).
ReqView 2.1.2
Optimizations
Improved time of loading attachments from files into the document (WebApp)
Improved time of showing image attachments from persistency
Bugfixes
Fixed blinking of No Project text for a short time during the initial animation
Fixed overflow of printed columns by setting width of printed columns to be same as the corresponding displayed columns.
ReqView 2.1.1
Bugfixes
Fixed display of text in the link description if the heading contains space(s)
Fixed problems with display of the context toolbar in other than the first document
Fixed issue that the last changed document properties were updated after collapsing a section in the document
Fixed opening of Project Traceability dialog in offline mode
Fixed disabling edit buttons in the context toolbar in read only mode
Fixed issue that the description editor sometimes appeared for a very short time after double click on expand / collapse button
Fixed problem with uploading empty Project File to Google Drive
Fixed application error when saving of Project Files
ReqView 2.1.0
New Features and Enhancements
Document Exclusive Edit Mode — more users can edit different documents of a project opened from a Project Folder at the same time
Advanced Filter — filter combination of several conditions using AND, OR and NOT logical operators (in DNF)
Update Document from CSV — update attributes of more objects in the current document based on data from a CSV file
Copy Object with Links — copy a select object with copying all traceability links from the origin to its copy
Link Copy to its Origin — when copying objects optionally link new objects to their original objects
Reverse Link Direction — reverse direction of a chosen link from the right-click context menu
Change Link Type — change type of a chosen link from the right-click context menu
Risks Document Template — create a new document describing project risks using a predefined FMEA (Failure Mode Effects Analysis) document template
Show Parent Links — optionally show parent in the document hierarchy in the Links column or pane
Show Origin Links — optionally show origin of copied objects and all inherited links from the origin in the Links column or pane
Private View — save view configuration for the current project persistently into the local application storage; optionally save view configuration as the default view into a Project File or a Project Folder
Bugfixes
Fixed performance issues when editing a large document with thousands of objects by rendering only of a document window around the focused object
Fixed display of an error message during WebApp startup if another instance of WebApp is run in different tab or window
Fixed display of a dialog before an edit action disabled due to FREE license limitation
Fixed removing a file corresponding to the deleted document from the opened Project Folder
Fixed removing of document objects of a deleted document from the local persistency
Fixed wrong indentation of nested bullet lists imported from MS Word HTML
Fixed error “Cannot read property tagName of undefined” after MS Word HTML import
Fixed display of filtering condition used for HTML export
Fixed problem in traceability reports that linked objects from another document had wrong document ID
Fixed saving of document template to not contain folded sections and traceability configuration
Fixed changed lastChangesOn and lastChangesBy properties after opening a file and saving that file without any change
Fixed pasting text into filter or search input
Fixed filter/search bar to not overlap the main menu
Fixed disabling menus and toolbar buttons for view actions related to the Requirements Table (e.g. collapse) after closing the current project
Fixed disabling Discussion and Links right pane toolbar buttons in a read only document
Fixed disabling Paste (CTRLV shortcut) in a locked document or as a child of a deleted object
Fixed multi selection of rows to not select text inside rows
Fixed problem that selected collapsed children were updated by changing attribute of the collapsed parent
Fixed problem with creating link type _total as it was reserved for internal application purposes
Fixed display of Setup Your Contact Details if no contact was provided after the first start and the application is restarted
Fixed Chrome crash after adding a 50 MB attachment
Supported Browsers
The latest stable version of Google Chrome
The latest stable version of Mozilla Firefox
Known Issues
ReqView UI is not optimized for control by a touchscreen.
Chrome crashes after opening a Project file which is larger or after adding an attachment which is larger than approx 100 MB.
There is a new internal attribute origin. If you have defined in version 2.0 a custom attribute with ID origin the please contact us and we will help you with upgrading your project.
Version 2.0
ReqView 2.0.6
Bugfixes
Fixed problem with saving a copied section tree structure into the application persistency
Fixed display of column sort indicators in HTML export columns
Fixed problem with activation purchased license caused by different time zones
ReqView 2.0.5
Bugfixes
Fixed error “Maximum callstack size exceeded” after opening a large project file
Fixed error “Application Error. undefined is not a function” when opening ReqView in an old Chrome version
Fixed undefined attribute values after copying an object with preserving attribute values
ReqView 2.0.4
Bugfixes
Fixed import of numbered and bullet list from MS Word to be merged into the previous paragraph
Fixed deleted links after removing a link type from traceability configuration
Fixed removed zero value set for a “real” custom attribute
ReqView 2.0.3
Bugfixes
Fixed failed MS Word HTML import of a document with figures if the current document also contains figures
Fixed saving history and view state into the Project Folder
ReqView 2.0.2
Enhancements
Custom Traceability HTML Reports — create a custom export template for traceability reports displaying information from linked objects across one or more levels; create custom multilevel end-to-end traceability HTML reports
Custom CSV Export — create a custom template for exporting document into a CSV file
User Stories Document Template — created predefined document template for storing user stories in "As a (type of user), I want (some goal), so that (some reason)" form and an example document NEEDS in the demo project
Bugfixes
Fixed exception when a document template was opened when there is no current project
Fixed problem that links could not be created the right Links pane
Fixed misbehavior of CTRLENTER shortcut in Create Links dialog
Fixed extension of the exported file to match the extension of used custom export template
Fixed transparent display of File Open message dialog for more than one second
ReqView 2.0.1
Enhancements
Close Project & Exit menu item (Chrome App)
Bugfixes
Fixed problem with startup in Chrome Canary 51.0 (Chrome App)
Fixed exception after saving a new project (Chrome App)
Fixed lost changes when editing the requirement text after pressing CTRLX shortcut
Fixed exception after attaching a file created by saving another attachment
Fixed menu item tooltips
ReqView 2.0.0
New Features and Enhancements
Project Containing More Documents — separate project data into different documents (e.g. requirements and tests)
Project Folders — store project as separate document and attachment files on local file system (Chrome App)
Exclusive Edit Lock — share Project Folder on a network drive and open it for exclusive edit or read only (Chrome App)
External Document Links — setup traceability links between documents from the same project
Copy and Move Data Between Documents — copy and move selected objects between documents, copy HTML and CSV to system clipboard
Copy Data to Other Applications — copy the selected objects as HTML and CSV to the system clipboard to be pasted to another application, e.g., Word, Excel or an email client
Project HTML Report — export HTML files with URL links for all documents in the project
Excel HTML Export — export HTML which can be directly opened in MS Excel preserving rich text style and formatting of description column including section number, heading and the text description
Custom Separator for CSV Export — choose a separator for CSV export according to your country or region preferences to directly open the CSV file in MS Excel
Show / Hide Images — show / hide image attachments in the current document and delayed load of image attachments after opening the project
Document ID Prefix — enable / disable showing document ID prefix for object IDs
Attributes Pane Ordering — order attributes in the Attributes pane according to columns in the Requirements Table
JSON Validator — validate JSON format of custom attributes and traceability definition with better error messages
Activation of PRO License
Bugfixes
Fixed history of a changed multivalued attribute to show change details
Fixed performance issues related to loading large attachments
Fixed delete of XHTML attribute value if the rich text editor is canceled
Fixed issue that an user could not choose HTML export template file (Web App)
Fixed browser incompatibility warning for MS Edge browser (Web App)
Fixed problem with opening a document template
Fixed issue that an user could edit attribute values of deleted attributes using multi-selection
Fixed preserving styles of embedded tables in MS Word HTML export
Supported Browsers
The latest stable version of Google Chrome
The latest stable version of Mozilla Firefox
Known Issues
Application responsiveness is worsening if the document contains more than 1000 objects. If you edit large documents then you can improve application performance by hiding unused columns (View > Table Columns menu item) and by collapsing document sections not related to the current editing task (CtrlSpace shortcut).
ReqView UI is not optimized for control by a touchscreen.
Version 1.0
ReqView 1.0.5
Bugfixes
Fixed wrong column name of “description” and “attributes” columns in HTML export
Fixed non working URL links to ReqView support site
Fixed problem with license file selection on Mac by removing filter on “.key” file extension in the file picker dialog
ReqView 1.0.4
Bugfixes
Fixed empty Print Options dialog
Known Issues
Print feature is broken in Chrome App if run in Chrome version 46+.
ReqView 1.0.3
Bugfixes
Fixed problem that documents were uploaded to Google Drive as templates, i.e., without discussion and links
ReqView 1.0.2
Enhancements
MS Word HTML Export with Book Layout — export the Requirements Table using a new MS Word (Book) HTML template which outputs custom attributes, links and comments to the main column under the object heading and text description
Traceability Filter — filter objects with/without incoming or outgoing links of a specific link type; e.g., “NOT Satisfied by” matches only objects without satisfaction links such as uncovered requirements with missing tests
Permanent License — added support for activation of a permanent license file
Bugfixes
Fixed MS Word HTML templates to resize images to a maximum width when the exported HTML file is imported into MS Word
Fixed occasional problem that the changed value of an enum custom attribute is not saved when the editor is closed by a mouse click out of the editor
ReqView 1.0.1
Enhancements
Negative Filtering Condition — choose “NOT” suggestion to negate the current filtering criterion
Bugfixes
Fixed temporary UI freeze when editing multiple objects in the document (edit attribute, delete, undelete) with enabled filter
Fixed temporary UI freeze when opening a document with enabled filter
Fixed disabled Purge All command after applying a filter
Fixed Go To object command if the object is in a folded section
Fixed browsing links if the linked object is in a folded section
Fixed strange section numbering after demoting a section if the previous section is folded
Fixed lost current object selection after deleting / undeleting an item with active filter
Fixed maximum number of suggestions for the filtering criteria
Fixed Requirements Table column overflow after resizing columns
ReqView 1.0.0
New Features and Enhancements
Sections Folding — collapse / expand the selected section by clicking on / icons on the right of section name in the Requirements Table and in the Contents pane or by CtrlSpace shortcut. Folding state is saved to a file when user enables Save View option in Save File dialog.
Print / Export Options
Custom Attributes Columns — export a HTML file or print the document with the same layout of columns as the displayed Requirements Table including custom attributes, Links and Discussion columns and choose if you want to compact all displayed custom attributes into a single Custom Attributes column.
Filter and Sort — choose if you want to preserve Requirements Table filter and sort or not
Preserve Section Folding — choose if you want to preserver folding of Requirements Table sections
Section Filter — filter requirements in a given section by choosing “Section” filtering criterion from the suggestion list, e.g. "Section: 2.2"
Delete Enumeration Value — delete values of an enumeration attribute for selected requirements by choosing “none” item from the enumeration editor
Bugfixes
Fixed saving of view when user opens a document without view properties and then saves it without doing any view changes enabling Save View option in Save File dialog.
Fixed disappearing sort arrows in the column heading.
Fixed wrong handling of default property of multivalued enum attributes.
Fixed missing implicit sections (without heading but with children) in the Contents pane
Fixed " " HTML entities added when editing xhtml attributes after adding two spaces and deleting the first space (Chrome)
Fixed issue that internal data-cke-saved-href attribute was saved to the file for URL links in xhtml attributes
Supported Browsers
Latest stable version of Google Chrome
Latest stable version of Mozilla Firefox
Known Issues
There are some performance issues when the document contains large attachments. It is recommended to resize pictures before attaching them to a ReqView document.
Internet Explorer browser is not supported at all as it still does not support some HTML5 features.
ReqView UI is not optimized for control by a touchscreen.
Version 0.15
ReqView 0.15.2
Enhancements
Adjusted minimum font size for View > Decrease Font Size from 12px to 10px
Buy button in the Welcome Dialog
Bugfixes
Fixed deletion of links from context menu
Fixed Google Drive Picker to allow to choose a document from a folder (Chrome App)
Fixed refresh of Google Drive Picker (Chrome App)
Fixed license verification if user name contains characters with diacritics
ReqView 0.15.1
Bugfixes
Fixed activation of deactivated filter by deleting all requirements
Fixed sorting of Requirements Table by a custom date attribute
Fixed copying of selected text when editing a custom string attribute
ReqView 0.15.0
New Features and Enhancements
SRS template — create a new document from predefined Software Requirements Specification (SRS) template according to ANSI/IEEE Std. 830-1998 with instructions by Karl E. Wiegers
Password confirmation — repeat password to prevent data loss due to typos in password
Clear history — clear document history from Edit / Clear History menu
Sort discussion and history — change sorting order in Discussion and History right panes
Main menu — reworked the main menu
Top toolbar — enable or disable the main navigation toolbar from View / Main Toolbar menu
Send anonymous usage statistics — opt-in for sending anonymous usage statistics, exception and crash reports to help improve ReqView
Activation of license — activate a ReqView license from Help / Import License Key
Bugfixes
Fixed corruption of template file saved from a document which contains an object with all attributes empty
Fixed issue that requirements table was not empty after deleting and purging all requirements
Fixed wrong fulltext search filter suggestions for keywords with non-latin characters
Fixed failed fulltext search filter by a custom string attributes
Fixed wrong sorting of integer columns
Fixed section names at the top level starting with dot after import of a HTML document from Word
Fixed display of document name containing < or > characters
Fixed wrong file name with “.html” extension after the first save of a document after HTML import in Chrome App
Fixed text selection inside rich text editor in Firefox
Supported Browsers
Latest stable version of Google Chrome
Latest stable version of Mozilla Firefox
Known Issues
There are some performance issues when the document contains large attachments. It is recommended to resize pictures before attaching them to a ReqView document.
Internet Explorer browser is not supported at all as it still does not support some HTML5 features.
ReqView UI is not optimized for control by a touchscreen.
Version 0.14
ReqView 0.14.3
Enhancements
Changing size of requirements table heading font on Increase/Decrease Font Size (CtrlAlt+/-) command
Bugfixes
Fixed requirements table ordering after creating a new document and swapping the 2nd item with the 1st item
Fixed non working shortcuts, menu items and empty right side panels after clicking on a requirement table cell in the active row
Fixed disappearing multi-selection after a selected row is clicked or entered by key press
Fixed ESC shortcut to cancel copy and cut selection of nodes
ReqView 0.14.2
Bugfixes
Fixed wrong formatting (escaping) of quotes, apostrophes, umlauts and other symbols when document is saved
Fixed read-only restriction for system attributes heading and text
Fixed failed saving of file with checked option Clear History
Fixed adjustment of section names with in Contents Pane after window is resized from half-screen to full-screen
Fixed CtrlC for copying requirements under Firefox
Fixed Requirements Table keyboard shortcuts on Mac
ReqView 0.14.1
New Features and Enhancements
Improved usability of the context toolbar by making Add New buttons directly accessible
Bugfixes
Fixed duplicated columns in CSV export
Fixed failed CSV import into empty document
Fixed that multi-value enum attribute is sometimes displayed empty
Fixed download of empty attachments
ReqView 0.14.0
New Features and Enhancements
Validation of attributes definition — check attributes definition with more detailed information about found errors
Document templates — save the current document as a template and open it later to create a new document with preconfigured structure, custom attributes and traceability configuration.
CSV export — export the current document to a CSV file which can be easily opened in MS Excel.
CSV import — insert new requirements from a CSV file. The imported requirements can be placed bellow a selected section and before or after a selected requirement in the current document.
Insert from HTML — insert new requirements from a HTML document exported from MS Word. The imported requirements can be placed bellow a selected section and before or after a selected requirement in the current document.
Discussion pane — reworked rendering of comments in the requirements discussion
History pane — reworked rendering of changes in the requirements history
License information — check license information in About dialog
Bugfixes
Fixed adding new requirement after deleting the last requirement
Fixed saving of multivalued enum attribute values
Fixed detection of duplicate keys in enum attribute definition
Fixed issues with history change records after deleting requirement, deleting comments and edit of multi-valued attributes and conversion of enum attribute definition to multi-valued enum
Fixed starting of the upgrade tour only for major upgrade with new features
Fixed crash of Chrome after clicking on a large attachment link. Attachment links are disabled and attachments can be downloaded from the attachment context menu
Fixed broken attachment context menu after attaching a file with apostrophe in name
Fixed display of custom attributes with special characters in their name, e.g. '<'
Fixed display of “undefined” for numeric custom attributes with zero value
Fixed multiple attachment of a selected file after canceling New Attachment file selection dialog
Fixed update of fulltext search indices after opening another document with different custom attributes
Fixed lost requirement selection after purging requirements if siblings of the selected requirements are also deleted
Fixed description editor issue after clicking outside of heading text
Fixed zombie filtering criteria after opening a document with active filter
Fixed visible row with '#' ID after moving requirement to the first position
Fixed wrong section number after removing child elements
Known Issues
The Fulltext Search Filter does not work properly for text containing non English characters, such as diacritics in European languages.
There are some performance issues when the document contains large attachments. It is recommended to resize pictures before attaching them to a ReqView document.
ReqView Desktop has still some issues in Mozilla browser which will be fixed in a future release.
Internet Explorer browser is not supported at all as it still does not support some HTML5 features.
ReqView UI is not optimized for control by a touchscreen.
Version 0.13
ReqView 0.13.4
Enhancements
Application of filter and sort for the printed table
Bugfixes
Fixed too slow attaching of larger files
Fixed wrong search result after deleting matched phrase from the requirement
ReqView 0.13.3
Enhancements
Removing junk HTML formatting on HTML import
Pasting an external URL into the rich text editor creates automatically an URL link, removed Create URL button
Bugfixes
Fixed empty requirements table after opening document with a multivalued attribute
Fixed saving of multivalued attributes
ReqView 0.13.2
Bugfixes
Fixed empty requirements table after opening a file with a comment with no author
Fixed error message after canceling Google Drive file picker dialog
ReqView 0.13.1
Bugfixes
Fixed problem with empty content after opening a new document from menu / New
Fixed opening of a document without lastId property
Fixed description of new user tour to match the updated UI
ReqView 0.13.0
New Features and Enhancements
Full text search — search text in requirements table by CtrlF; move to the next match by F3 shortcut and to the previous match by ShiftF3.
Intelligent filter — filter requirements table rows by a free text keyword or an attribute value (string, xhtml or enum)by CtrlShiftF. Suggestion list offers the best matching filter keywords.
Sort columns — sort columns by clicking on column header
Paste text from Word or Excel — paste text with fixed formatting from Word or Excel
Copy HTML text to other applications — copy selected text as HTML and paste to other applications, e.g., MS Word, Excel, email client, ...
Separate attachment files in HTML export — export document with attachments saved to separate files placed under a subfolder. This allows to import attachments to a text processor (Chrome App only).
Context toolbar — choose common actions from toolbar placed under a Requirements Table cell pointed by mouse
Delete last comment — delete last comment in Discussin right pane
Keep toggle state of side panels after restart
Place document last modified date at the end of HTML Report
Bugfixes
Fixed links in HTML export for document import into MS Word
Fixed download of an image from document imported from ReqIF
Fixed Cmd key on Mac
Fixed links in the discussion pane to be opened in a new window
Known Issues
ReqView Desktop has still some issues in Mozilla which will be fixed in a future release
ReqView Desktop does not work in IE explorer at all because it still does not support some HTML5 features
Version 0.12
ReqView 0.12.2
Enhancements
Copy text — copy text from requirements table to other applications (e.g. Word or Excel)
Changed link to new documentation site on Help (F1) command
Bugfixes
Fixed error during opening a ReqView document which was saved with a white space character \t, \r or \n in a text
Fixed Adding a new requirement after a requirement with a parent having ID 1
Fixed copy of a selected text from requirements table
Fixed display of an error message when HTML export failed
Fixed exit of the requirements text editor after right mouse click
Fixed closing of New Comment dialog after ESC
Synchronizer 0.12.2
New Features and Enhancements
Import of images as attachments
Automatic numbering — requirement id is generated automatically during import, mapping section for import should not contain id
Customize attribute properties — customization of imported attribute name and readOnly flag in attributes section of configuration file
Bugfixes
Removing <div> wrapping requirement text and custom XHTML attributes during import
Removing formatting from requirement heading during import
Fixed that when a document imported from ReqIF is opened it was not possible to download an image attachment
Fixed document lastId property after ReqIF and CSV import allowing to add new requirements into an imported document starting with the right id
Fixed that imported attributes are editable by default
ReqView 0.12.1
Bugfixes
Ctrl-V inside rich text editor exits editor without pasting data from clipboard
Removed GDrive button from file open dialog in the online webapp
Edited value is saved when ESC is pressed if previous value was empty
Print preview shows empty table
ReqView 0.12.0
New Features and Enhancements
Save unencrypted file — store ReqView documents under version control systems due to saving unencrypted local files
Update local file — save a document stored on your local file system by pressing CtrlS (Chrome App only)
Cut, copy and paste multiple items — restructure document by moving or copying multiple items
Swap — move a select item up and down in the hierarchy by pressing CtrlShiftUp / Down
Promote and demote — move selected item one level up or down by pressing CtrlShiftLeft / Right
HTML export — export the document with two predefined templates
Report — review report for review or print including links, discussion and status columns
MS Word — export document for its easy import into MS Word
or use your own custom template with any combination of columns
HTML import — import a text document from MS Word or other text processor preserving its structure, formatting of text description and image attachments
New rich text editor for requirement description and comments based on CKEditor component
External links — add a link to an external URL directly in the rich text editor
Links right pane — show / hide overview of traceability links for the currently selected item by by pressing CtrlAltL
Custom attributes right pane — show / hide overview of custom attributes for the currently selected item by pressing CtrlAltA
Product tours — run a tour for new users and a tour showing news in the current version from Help / Product Tours menu
Context menu — open context menu for any item in the requirements table by mouse right click
Offline application cache — use ReqView offline from the WebApp
Updated key shortcuts — changed shortcuts conflicting with standard browser shortcuts which can not be overridden
Bugfixes
Fixed empty Table of Contents after opening other file with hidden Table of Contents
History was not updated after changing requirement attribute
User could not delete or update an attachment
Section was not selected in the requirements table after clicking on TOC
Font zoom in and out did not work
Inlinks were not displayed after application restart
Fixed some compatibility issues when running ReqView under Firefox
Wrong section after deleting section children
Paste operation did not save some items into persistency
Known Issues
ReqView Desktop has still some issues in Mozilla which will be fixed in a future release
ReqView Desktop does not work in IE explorer at all because it still does not support some HTML5 features