7.20.1

Clarive 7.20.1 Release Notes¶

Release date: June 23, 2026

We're pleased to present our new patch release of Clarive 7.20.1 with some important features and bugfixes:

Improvements and issues resolved¶

[ENH] #3879 In-view edit for all field types¶

Building on the inline HTML editor introduced in 7.20, the topic view now supports in-place editing for virtually every field type: text, number, combo, user (assignees), date/datetime/time, CI, project, topic and release relation fields, and pills. Users can click the edit icon on any supported field to modify its value directly in the view without opening the full topic editor, saving time on routine updates.

[ENH] #3895 Make username optional in status transitions history column¶

The status transitions history column in reports now includes a "Show User" checkbox in the column configuration. When enabled, the username of the person who performed each transition is displayed alongside the date. This is off by default so that existing reports are not affected, and can be toggled on per column as needed.

[ENH] #3900 Render fieldlet separator in topic view¶

Separator fieldlets can now optionally be displayed in the topic view mode, not just in the edit form. A new "Show in view mode" checkbox has been added to the separator configuration, allowing administrators to use visual dividers to organize topic fields when users are browsing topics in read-only view.

[ENH] #3901 Added fieldlet pills to all form sections¶

The pills fieldlet can now be placed in any section of the topic form: header, body, details, between, and more. Previously it was restricted to the body section only. This gives administrators more flexibility when designing topic layouts, allowing pill-style fields to appear alongside other summary fields in the header or details panels.

Fixed the "What's New" modal so that clicking the X (close) button correctly marks the current version as seen. Previously, dismissing the modal with the X button would cause it to reappear on the next page load because the seen-version was only being saved when clicking the explicit "Close" button.

[FIX] #3898 Encode error while comparing topics with special characters¶

Fixed a crash when comparing topic revisions that contain non-ASCII characters (such as accented letters or other Unicode text). The diff engine now properly encodes wide characters to UTF-8 before processing, preventing "Wide character" errors from the underlying diff algorithm.

[FIX] #3902 Error saving status after admin migration¶

Fixed an error when updating or deleting statuses through the administration panel. The status lookup was using a query method incompatible with the new CI API introduced during the admin plugin migration. Status save and delete operations now work correctly.

[FIX] #3903 Forbidden statuses and permission traces shown outside simulation mode¶

Fixed an issue where denied workflow statuses and their permission role traces were being displayed in the topic status dropdown for all users, not just during user simulation mode. Denied statuses with role information are now correctly restricted to simulation mode only, keeping the status menu clean for regular users.

[FIX] #3904 Deployable statuses missing from topic combo¶

Fixed the topic status dropdown not showing deployment-type statuses that are reachable via "no job" workflow transitions. Previously, all deployment statuses were hidden from the manual status change menu, even when the workflow defined direct transitions to them without requiring a deployment job. These statuses now appear correctly in the dropdown.

[FIX] #3905 User combo fields empty in inline release/topic editors¶

Fixed inline editors for user combo, release, and topic relation fields showing empty dropdowns when opened in view mode. The editors were not loading the current field values on mount, causing them to appear blank. They now correctly display the existing assigned values when entering edit mode.

[FIX] #3906 Error searching artifacts across repositories¶

Fixed an error when performing a global search across artifact repositories. The search was failing when projects contained non-local artifact repositories (such as remote or external types) because the code was attempting to call local-only methods on all repository types. The search now correctly filters to only local artifact repositories.

[FIX] #3908 Pills editor crash and double scrollbar in topic view¶

Fixed a crash in the inline pills editor when opening it on a field that had no existing values, and resolved a double scrollbar that appeared in the topic view when the pills editor was active. The editor now handles empty initial states gracefully and the topic view scrolling behavior is consistent.

[FIX] #3909 Cache client authentication failure with authenticated MongoDB¶

Fixed a connection failure for the MongoDB cache client when MongoDB authentication is enabled. The cache client was inheriting the main database connection settings but losing the authentication credentials (username, password, authSource) from the connection URI. The cache client now correctly preserves all URI query parameters, including authentication details, when building its connection string.

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