It’s not just an area code in the US state of Northern Virginia, it’s also the latest release of IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM) which includes Jazz Team Server (JTS), Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next (ERM/DNG), Engineering Test Management (ETM), Engineering Workflow Management (EWM), as well as other related tools like Reporting PUB (RPE) and Global Configuration Management (GCM). Not to sleep on Rhapsody Model Manager as well.
Version 7.0.2 was originally released nearly 3 years ago. Crazy how time flies. This release has been a long, long time coming and we can’t wait to get our hands on it now that it’s officially GAd. Sure, you can visit the new and noteworthy items on Jazz.net to see more details but we’re always interested in changes that haven’t been officially advertised, including an DNG Reportable Rest API enhancement we’ve been waiting years for.
We will eventually cover the best of what’s new. As always, we don’t recommend upgrading your production instance right away. Instead, wait for the first or second iFix and then do your upgrade. Make a backup first, or even better, clone your environment and use a hosts file in the cloned environment to redirect DNS hostnames and test out the upgrade there.
Also, there are quite a few deprecated items. To me, the big one is you must move from WebSphere Application Server (WAS) to WebSphere Liberty. Honestly this is really a great thing even if you’re used to WAS. Liberty is much easier to work with overall.
We have some amazing things coming down the pipe and are very excited about this new release.
In the meantime don’t hesitate to contact us if we can help your organization with DOORS, DOORS Next, ELM, or any other related items, including licensing, DOORS 9 to DOORS Next migrations, and Engineering Lifecycle Management customizations including reporting templates in RPE PUB and widgets and extensions.