Release Notes

What's New

• Add Requester
• Follower
• Iteration
• Labels
• Owner(s)
• Estimate(s)
• Due Date
• External Link(s)
• Comment(s)
• Task(s)

Improvements and Bug Fixes

• Added consistency and clarity to the Shortcut sign up flow

Improvements and Bug Fixes

• Updated the Sentry Integration to support Fields and Field Values and Projects are no longer required
• Squashed a bug that only allowed users to select one Working Day in Settings (as nice as that might be!) 😂
• Fixed Bulk Editing error that blocked update when selected Stories were in a different Workflow State
• Corrected an error that caused a Story History bug when org is no longer using Projects
• Updated logic that triggered incorrect message when upgrading plans from Team to Business
• Added new feature logos to the Home dashboard to better reflect the Shortcut brand

What's New

• Teams is now available
• Projects is no longer a required field, but, if left blank, you must select a Workflow+Workflow State

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Improved popover performance across all tables
• Fixed a bug that caused Iterations Page to break in Safari browser

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Added Fields to the Google Sheet Integration
• Added Fields to CSV exports
• Updated icons in the left and top navigation to better fit our brand style

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Reduced top navigation clutter to improve the tablet and mobile experience
• Improved experience for new users who do not want to go through guided onboarding
• Enhanced onboarding experience to auto-generate a Story, Epic, Milestone, and Iteration to help educate new users on the Shortcut hierarchy
• Updated repo with an updated Dot emoji

• Updated to Iteration Page to improve load time and performance
• Fixed CSV exporter bug when exporting a Space
• Squashed a bug on the Plan Settings page that cause multiple columns to appear
• Fixed a Slack Integration bug that prevented the correct assignment of an Owner in Shortcut
• Addressed an API schema error causing Story Title parsing errors
• Updated tab key behavior when Story confirmation modal is opened

What's New

Bug Fixes & Improvements

• Added a "Copy Permalink" to the Story created dialog box
• Fixed a bug on the Epic Table that rendered incorrect Team information
• Updated mobile experience, so Stories move when the move to top/bottom options are selected by the user
• Removed max-width on Epic and Iteration Detail pages for better visibility of information on the table section
• Corrected a bug that caused some unrelated Workflow States to appear on the Teams Page
• Added ability for users with the 'Member' status to edit and configure Fields
• Made enhancement so 'Load More' on the Stories Table persists for better usability
• Fixed a bug on Story Table View that removed Group By when sorting
• Corrected buggy behavior when using the full-screen mode shortcut
• Updated CSV exporter to ensure all relevant Stories are included in the export unless filtered out by the user

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed a bug in which the sorting preference for Stories wasn't being retained on Epics pages when users moved to another page or reloaded the current one.
• Fixed another bug that caused some users to be unable to drag Stories to an offscreen workflow state.
• Squashed a bug that made it so Stories could not be grouped by individual state in some very specific and fairly random scenarios.
• For the somewhat rare situation in which a user finds themselves invited to join multiple Workspaces at the same time, we improved the interface so that the Workspace with the most users is displayed at the top of the list.
• Fixed an issue with Iterations in which sorting by anything at all would automatically remove the Group By state that the Iteration was in (assuming it had already been grouped by a state).
• Streamlined onboarding questions to ensure we don't ask new users the same question twice.

What's New

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed Severity Field bug that was showing disabled Field Values on filters
• Squashed a bug that allowed Members to invite other users as Admins

What's New

• Story Cards 
• Individual Stories

• Stories Page
• Report Page
• Epic Detail Page
• Teams Page
• Status Page
• Story Tables - new! See the gif above!

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed a bug that caused glitchy text when updating Field Values in Settings

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Moved Labels back under the Story name for easier scanning of information on the Table View
• Added the ability to view Field changes in the All Followed Activity in the Activity Feed
• Modified the Status Page to show Stories completed in the last 7 days instead of just the last 24 hours
• Added Story Fields (Technical Area, Skill Set, and Product Area) to the outgoing Webhook
• Updated tooltip from "Toggle sort by Story Priority" to "Toggle sort by User Defined"
• Deployed performance improvements for the Stories Table on the Stories Page
• Made Members the default option for new invitees to ensure new folks added to organizations don't default to an Admin role

What's New 

• Copy a link to the Epics, Iterations, Teams, and Project directly from the Story Table
• Navigate to the grouped by the entity for Epics, Iterations, Teams, and Projects

• Technical Area, Skill Set, and Product Area Fields are now on Story Tables if they are enabled for the Workspace
• Added Story Count and Points totals to the top of the grouping in the new table view for faster viewability
• See blocking and blocked Stories in the Table Views

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Updated the behavior of blocked and blocking badges so that when a blocking Story is moved to a "done" state or archived, the blocked and blocking badges are removed.
• Fixed a bug to restore Shift+Select to check multiple Stories on the Stories Table View
• Removed a bug that was affecting Bulk Editing from the Story Card View
• Squashed a sign-up link bug on the registration page

What's New

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Improved the Workflow State scroll + drag and drop behavior on the Story Page for a better user experience
• Updated the Story Page toast behavior when creating a Story to trigger the correct message when the appropriate Space is selected
• Fixed a bug to restore Shift+Select to check multiple Stories on the Stories Page Kanban View
• Shipped performance updates to improve Story creation speed

What's New

• Edit Stories and Epics directly from the table view on the Iteration, Epic, and Milestone Detail Pages for faster updating
• Bulk edit now has a limit of 500 for better performance when editing larger volumes of Stories.
• Group by menu is more expansive for more table viewing options

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Graduated the Google Sheets Integration out of Shortcut Labs into general availability for Team, Business, and Enterprise Plans 🎉
• Improved filter experience on Epics Page - when Team is selected, Epics are now prioritized by Team
• Corrected a Story Card bug so that completed Story checkmarks appear as expected
• Added the ability to view historical changes made to a Story's Field's values in the Story History section

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Added the ability to view Field changes in Story History when showing Everything
• Corrected an Iterations bug that was preventing drag-and-drop of Stories between Iterations and from the Stories panel into an Iteration
• Fixed logic during onboarding flow that caused an incorrect error message to appear
• Released a new Quickstart Guide test to improve the onboarding experience
• Updated the progress bar in the Quickstart Guide to better visualize progress

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Updated Table View to better differentiate between 0 points and unestimated points
• Enhanced performance when multiple Shortcut tabs are open
• Fixed appearance of Story Card colors when using the Compact view on the Status Page
• Corrected scrolling bug on Learn tab in Shortcut University
• Fixed bug on the Stories page so Stories render properly in Workflow State columns when changing filters
• Updated copy on billing plan pane to correctly reflect pricing options
• Corrected bug that was preventing users from creating an Epic in a Chrome browser
• Fixed a bug that caused the profile avatar image to appear inconsistent

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed a mobile bug that caused Stories with a lot of attachments, external links, and comments to crash
• Updated the Iteration selector in the bulk editor to prioritize that Team's Iterations based on the Team that owns the selected Stories
• Kicked off a test during onboarding to help new users get up to speed faster

What's New

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed Bulk Editor scroll issue
• Kicked off a test of a new video in onboarding to help new users get up to speed faster
• Continued to update Shortcut University with new imagery to reflect recent brand updates

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Removed mention of Projects in Shortcut University to support the Data Model changes
• Started updating Shortcut University with new imagery to reflect recent brand updates
• Optimized registration experience on the "tell us about yourself" page so that values persist when pre-selected during sign-up
• Fixed Priority field drag and drop bug on Stories, Epics, and Milestones Tables when sorting by Priority
• Addressed issue with Priority cards, so they maintain their position after being moved, regardless of a page refresh
• Tested new video explaining how to import from other tools into Shortcut on Import Settings Page for better importing experience
• Corrected the broken Manage Billing link in Settings

Fields are here for better categorization, structure, and organization of work

• Technical Area
• Skill Set
• Product Area

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed drop-down bug on Story dialog so that only the drop-down closes when ESC is pressed and the Story dialog remains open
• Updated Field-level page settings so when a user hits the back button it brings them back to the Field settings page
• Fixed attachments so they are visible when one is added while creating a Story
• Improved onboarding experience by updating copy in empty states with helpful links and content for new users

View Stories in a table and edit in line with the Story Table View

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Added the ability to play video mp4 attachments without having to download the file first
• Fixed rendering of Videos within Comments
• Updated cursor from "zoom" to "arrow" when hovering over emojis in reactions and Comments

What's New

• Branch associated with Story
• Commit associated with Story
• Pull Request approved
• Pull Request labeled
• Pull Request review requested

• has:branch
• has:commit
• has:pr
• branch:<branch name>
• commit:<commit sha or url>
• pr:<pr number or url>

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed bug where Space doesn’t load if No Project was a filter
• Updated Iteration Progress bar to exclude archived Stories
• Made it possible to activate the top navigation bar using the keyboard (ie enter/space) for better accessibility
• Improved accessibility of date picker on tables to make in-line editing easier
• Fixed keyboard navigation of the Quick Search to make it possible to navigate using arrow keys within the list and tab between elements and close the dropdown (ESC key)
• Made improvements to Tables for faster in-line editing performance
• Restored Copy Permalink action in Power Bar
• Made an update to Story notification emails where user can reply to the email within 90 days to create a comment.

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed the Iteration date format when creating an Iteration during Onboarding.
• Updated the onboarding flow to make it easier to schedule a demo without leaving Shortcut

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Added the ability to configure branches based on Team name for our VCS Integrations
• Fixed the ability to sort by Newest or Oldest first on Comments
• Added the ability to re-order table rows with your keyboard
• Updated drag and drop experience, so table tooltips are disabled when dragging
• Added keyboard Focus State for better click/hover interaction
• Fixed formatting on Team Page table, so Story titles are aligned
• Ran additional A/B tests to improve the onboarding experience for new users
• Launched an updated onboarding experience to make sign-up easier for new users
• Moved the Latest News Icon back to the top-level navigation so that our latest product news is easier to locate

Use Threaded Comments in Stories for more focused conversations

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Updated behavior of the Clear Filters button to display only when there are filters selected
• Removed the sneaky Dot that did not add joy
• Ran A/B tests to improve the onboarding experience for new users

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed the order of Epic search results in the Power Bar
• Updated the Iteration Order in Power Bar to match the Story dialog
• Improved keyboard accessibility of Epics and Milestones tables by making it easier to tab through fields
• Updated tooltip on non-working days in CFD to match working days calculation
• Enabled the ability to have an empty report filter when exporting completed Stories

Hate fun? Remove it in your Settings!

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Added Admin UI functionality to help customer success better serve customers
• Update outdated links in operational emails due to rename

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Improved accessibility and keyboard navigation within the app by adding a focus state
• Removed style prop from spaced so components use CSS styles in the API
• Fixed misalignment of Stories on the Teams Page
• Updated State dropdown text to have better visibility in Dark Mode
• Fixed Page View radio buttons and query input fields so they work better with keyboards (with or without screen reader).
• Added Help modal to Epic metrics and Epic table on the Reports Page
• Fix error when filtering by users that don't own Epics

Add (more) Joy in Shortcut

• 🎉 Epic and Milestone Celebrations
• 😴 See what happens when you stay idle for a while...
• 🎮 Take a peek at the footer for a fun game that will keep your memory sharp
• ⚠️ See what happens when you reach a 404 Screen (hopefully something that doesn’t happen often!)

New Workflow endpoint added to Google Sheets Integration

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed archive Epic bug in Dark Mode
• Fixed reporting  calculation for completed Epics count discrepancies when comparing date quarters vs date halves
• Updated State dropdown word visibility for Dark Mode
• Prevent Stories from being assigned to an archived Team
• Fixed displayed images Roadmap Export when in Dark Mode
• Enable the ability to deselect followers during Epic creation
• iPad fix to allow Workflow switching
• Fix renewal email to reflect the correct year for an Org

Milestone Table Configuration and Performance Improvements

• Quickly add, update, and remove start & end Milestones dates directly from the table view.
• (Clean up) Stay on top of old or stale Milestones by deleting Milestones directly from the table view.
• View, add, and remove Milestone Categories directly from the table.
• One-click to share a Milestone with your team by selecting the "Copy Link" action.

• New drag & drop animation and interaction to make prioritizing your Milestones smooth as butter

• To improve loading speed and more focused results, we've introduced a new loading pattern for the table view.

• Mobile editing: You'll now be able to edit your epic and milestone details on mobile. Edit labels, dates, owners, teams.. and so on.
• Accessibility: We're adding some great accessibility (a11y) improvements to our tables, you can now navigate and interact your keyboard with all-new focus visual states. And we've frozen certain columns for actions that are important to you — so now you won't have to scroll left or right to get to certain actions — this makes it easier for prioritizing/planning your work or archiving/managing your work.

• Improved the responsiveness of table re-ordering
• Updated loading icons with high-fidelity Shortcut logo for signup flow
• Story dropdown fixed auto-focus on Story dialog dropdown

• Mobile Web update: Epic and Milestone Tables improved for better editing and selecting
• Migrate Story Permalink field to React  
• Migrate Story ID to React  
• Convert Story Dialog to React
• Addressed capacity issues for faster processing of GitHub and GitLab events
• Fixed Story Card colors to persist after a refresh

• Categorize Epic list by Teams, then have the Epic State as the description, and the Icon will be Epic State Type
• Assign/unassign yourself as a Follower
• Set/Update Followers
• Switch Workspaces
• Add a Task
• Set/Update Iteration
• Set/Update Story Type
• Set/Update Labels 

• Teams must be associated with at least one Workflow
• Updated our Datomic database for Story descriptions, Epic descriptions, Milestone Descriptions, Comments, and attribute groups to improve performance
• Improve colors and images in onboarding flow for new users
• Updated Trailing Average calculation for Cycle Time & Velocity charts so the current interval is not included
• Include Task Owners in Story dropdown who have been assigned in a list to remove Owners from Story

More Story actions and shortcuts in the Power Bar!

• Update Story Owner
• Update Story Epic
• Edit Story Description
• Rename Story Title
• Add Comment to Story
• Update Story Labels
• Update Story Iteration
• Toggle Current User as Story Owner
• Copy ID
• Convert Story to Epic
• Add Task
• Duplicate Story
• Update Story Team
• Update Story State
• Update Story Estimate
• Update Story Type
• Update Story Followers
• Toggle Me as Follower

Remove weekends for more accurate reporting on all charts!

Customize your Story card color

Streamline your setup with our updated Data Model

• Teams are now associated with Workflows
• Projects are now optional

Burndown Chart enhancements for better predictability

1. Working Days (Reports page and Entity pages) There is now a Workspace level setting to set your Working Days. The Default Working days are Monday through Friday, inclusive. All calculations, metrics, and lines on the Burndown Chart take Working Days into account to give you a more accurate representation of your work. Currently, only the Burndown Chart accounts for non-working days, but the charts will be updated soon.
2. Metrics (On entity pages only)
   Trailing Average Velocity - This Trailing Average Velocity will scale based on x-axis of the entity. If the entity is < 180 days, the chart uses a 7 Day Trailing Average velocity (the sum of all completed stories including stories completed during Non-Working Days divided by the number of Working Days); if the entity is >=180 days and <2 years, the chart uses a 4 week trailing average; if the entity is >= 2 years the chart uses a 3 month trailing average. For all running averages, the 
   Projected End Date - The anticipated end date is based on the Actual Stories Remaining, 7 Day Trailing Average Velocity, and Working Days.
   Required Velocity to Finish Work by Due Date - If the entity has an end date, this is the rate at which work needs to be completed for each Working Day to finish by the end date.
3. Ideal and Projected Lines - Both lines always start today, but show up in different scenarios.
   Ideal Line: The ideal line represents the number of Stories/Points that need to be completed each interval in order to complete the entity on time. The ideal line only shows on uncompleted entities that are started or unstarted and that have a due date that is in the future. The line always starts at today. and the starting value will be the same as the "Actual Stories/Points Remaining". The line does not start decreasing until the following day and the line always ends on the due date. Entities with due dates that have already passed will not see Ideal Lines (a due date is passed if it is before today).
   Projected Line: The "Projected Line" represents the number of Stories/Points that are projected to be completed based on the average velocity of completed Stories/Points. The projected line only shows on uncompleted entities that are unstarted or started and that do not have a due date.