Documentation / Version History

Kobee 6.0 (current release)

This release is the rebrand from "IKAN ALM" to "Kobee".

• Release of "Kobee Resource Configurator", n new application for configuring the Kobee for z/OS solution
• Integration with the IBM Wazi virtual test platform

• Several small enhancements and bug fixes

Release 5.9 (2021)

• Enhanced REST API
• Core upgrades (Java 11, frameworks, CSS refactor)
• Project import/export
• Nested User Groups
• Remote Agent install
• Platform independent build archives
• Remote Agent install
• New Desktop layout
• Support PostgreSQL database
• Support for GitHub
• Integrate MF ALM as Issue and Testing system

• Several UI Usability Enhancements
• New Package fields
• Enhanced Git Integration
• Documentation migration to Asciidoc
• Enhance flexibility of Scripting Tool
• Extension of integrations:Azure DevOps (VCR and ITS) and Jira Cloud (ITS)
• Several small Enhancements
• End of support for Microsoft Visual SourceSafe source control
• End of support for PVCS Version Manager
• End of support for HP Quality Center test management
• End of support for TeamForge issue tracking

Release 5.8 (2018)

• Possibility to clone Levels
• Optional Deploys
• Limit the number of concurrent deploys
• Search Filters
• New Package Detail interface to manage the contents and actions in a Package
• Redesign of the Menus and the Overview pages

• Multiple renewed interfaces in Global Administration: System Settings, Housekeeping, User Group Members, Issue Tracking, …
• Multiple renewed interfaces in Project Administration: Lifecycle, Project Stream dependencies, Level Edit, Audit Project, ….
• Possibility to search a Level Request based on its OID
• Performance optimizations in the Desktop and Level Request interfaces
• Optimized database pooling in the IKAN ALM web application
• Updated IKAN ALM Agent and Server OSGi container to Karaf 4.0
• Optimized security against vulnerabilities, like cross-site scripting and SQL injection
• End of support for the IBM WebSphere application server
• End of support for the integration with Lotus Notes Mail systems

Release 5.7 (June 2016)

• Integration with Gradle Build Automation
• New Package Build Group concept
• New RIA interface for creating a Level Request
• Redesign of the Build History interface
• Filter File Revisions in the Edit Package interface

• Renewed interface for creating, updating and viewing Scripting Tools
• Renewed interface for creating and updating Projects, new Project Info overview
• Refactored JIRA integration to use the JIRA REST API
• Performance optimizations for Packages using Subversion sources, both for the interface as for the build/deploy processes
• Support for Windows 10

Release 5.6 (December 2014)

• Git and Microsoft Team Foundation Version Control Integration
• New RIA interface for the Level Request Detail
• Integration with MS Team Foundation Work Items
• Global Administration functionality to Mass delete or update Phases used in Projects

• Renewed interface for creating, updating and viewing Levels
• Renewed interface for creating, updating and viewing VCRs
• Possibility to create and update packages through the command line
• Support for Apache Tomcat 8
• Support for Java 8

Release 5.5 (October 2013)

• Custom Phases
• Modular (OSGi) architecture Server and Agent daemon
• Ability to specify the log format of Scripting Tools

• Support for Java 7 and OpenJDK 6 and 7
• Support for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
• Native 64-bit Windows installers

Release 5.2 (April 2012)

• IKAN ALM Reports
• CollabNet Integration: linking TeamForge artifacts
• Support for SAP life-cycle
• Internal User Groups

• Possibility to mass delete identical Machine or Environment Parameters
• Filter out archived Users in the Edit User Group interface
• Support for package actions in the command line interface
• Persistence framework migrated to Hibernate
• Embedded webserver upgraded to Apache Tomcat 7 for the demo application

• JBoss, Oracle Application Server and Oracle WebLogic Server are no longer supported as application server for the IKAN ALM web application.

Release 5.1 (May 2011)

• Machine Parameters
• HP ALM Integration: linking Quality Center defects and providing Test Runner automation
• Redesigned Build and Deploy Parameters Overview
• Clone Environments
• Stronger integration with Issue Tracking Systems
• RESTful Webservices interface
• New installation interface

• Global Administration landing page.
• Usage overview available in Edit interface of Global Administration objects.
• Option to migrate the parameter prefix from scm4all to alm.
• Ability to search for the Requester User Group in the Level Request overview.
• Description fields for Build and Deploy Parameters.
• Extended description fields for several Global and Project Administration objects.
• Support for Apache Tomcat 7
• Support for MySQL 5.5

• The ANT WSAD Scripting Tool has been removed from Global Administration and can no longer be selected as Build/Deploy tool in the environments of a Project.

Release 5.0 (June 2010)

• Package-based Projects
• Multiple Desktop Tab Pages
• JIRA Issue Tracking Integration
• Enhanced life-cycle flexibility
• Possibility to display and disconnect connected users
• New Approval overview
• New Project History Log interface
• Installation interface

• More easily manageable Desktop with simple drag and drop rearranging functionality, restyled interface, and new “Package” desktop type.
• Restyled Desktop overviews including enhanced search panels containing suggestion fields, reviewed result tables, new icons and more informative pagination.
• New interface for approving and rejecting approvals.
• Build history integrated in the Level Request overview and available for all Level Requests.
• Pluggable Issue Tracking Architecture allowing a tighter integration with Issue Tracking systems following a clearly defined API
• Optimized integration with IBM ClearCase Base and UCM.
• Enhanced protection of secure values.
• More informative logging for login and logout actions.
• Support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 installation.
• Several fixes of encoding problems.

Release 4.3 (June 2009)

• Housekeeping Build Archive
• History and Event Logging of Global and Project Administration definitions
• Machine (Agent) status and log information
• Enhanced Life-Cycle flexibility
• New Builds and Deploys overview
• New semantics for Post-Approvals and Post-Notifications
• New Dependency type
• Possibility to hide/unhide Projects and Project Streams
• Better status output of Level and Environment phases
• New license system
• New demo installation

• New Duration field in interface for Level Request and Environment Logs.
• Total Level Request time calculated in Level Request interfaces.
• Multiple selects possible in several Desktop search panels.
• Usability reorganization of the Global Administration and Desktop menus.
• Several extended project audit checkings
• Reorganized the Life-Cycle overview.
• User Groups are also visible in velocity mail templates.
• The Agent process produces more informative logging on the INFO log level.
• Upgrade of the MySQL connector.
• Support for Groups in Groups when connecting to LDAP via JAAS.

Release 4.2 (July 2008)

• Issue Tracking integration
• Support for sequentially handled (Deploy) environments on a Level
• Customizable Server/Builder/Deployer processes
• Enhanced Transporter Architecture
• Tag-based build
• User interface restyling and optimization

• Dependency optimization.
• Optimized partial deploy.
• Enhanced Reporting.