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Release date: Month Date, 2024

Enhancements

Integration with DOORS Next

Support for DOORS Next, a requirements management system from IBM, has been added. See Integrating with DOORS Next for more inforamtioninformation.

Basic Authentication for Automation Users in OIDC Mode

For a simpler way for your automation users to authenticate with DTP, now you can enable basic authentication for them.  See Configuring OpenID Connect#Advanced Configuration for more information.

Configurable Session Timeout

You can now configure DTP session timeout. This gives you greater control over how long users can stay logged into DTP. See Configuring DTP Session Timeout for information about configuring your session timeout.

Other Notes

• Added support for MySQL 8.4. DTP databases created using 2024.2 use the character set utf8mb4 and collation utf8mb4_general_ci. The character set and collation of databases created using older versions of DTP are not changed during the upgrade process.
• PUT /globalToolSettings now only accepts text/plain payload.
• License Server logs: Viewing License Server Log Files
• Tool licenses can now be released to the user's login username instead of their OS username. See Configuring License Server for information about enabling this option.
• License Server API endpoint available, allowing you to obtain the current snapshot of license usage via API. See Viewing Tool License Usage for more information.
• Multiple named-user licenses can now be assigned to the same username. See Types of Licenses for more information.

Deprecated or No Longer Supported

• Support for Oracle 18c is deprecated.
• Support for MySQL 5.7 is deprecated.
• Anonymous Access in Extension Designer Server Settings has been deprecated and removed.

Software Shipped with DTP

The following software is shipped with DTP 2024.2:

• Apache Tomcat 10.1.24
• Java Azul OpenJDK 17.50.19-ca

Resolved PRs and FRs