What's new in SBM 11.0?

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What’s New in SBM 11.0?

November 2, 2015

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Today’s Speakers

David J. EasterDirector – Product ManagementSBM and Solutions

Brock BlandDirector

Software Development, R&D

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• General information on release• Launch activities• Overview of features in SBM 11.0• Demonstration

Agenda

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General Information

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Important Information

• GA Date: Oct 28th 2015• Download from http://support.serena.com/Download/• Documentation: http://help.serena.com/doc_center/doc_center.html#• Platform matrix:

• PDF: http://support.serena.com/roadmap/RoadmapContent/TEAMTRACK/TEAMTRACK_11.0.pdf

• Excel: http://support.serena.com/roadmap/RoadmapContent/TEAMTRACK/TEAMTRACK_11.0.xlsx

• Almost 300 customer reported defects corrected• Several ideas from Serena Central

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Launch Activities

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Supporting SBM Events

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Supporting SBM Events

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New & Updated Web Site SBM Datasheet, Case Studies and more!Found on http://www.serena.com

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Serena Business Manager 11.0 Highlights

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• Continued focus on addressing customer reported defects• Continue the positive trend from 10.1.5.x

• Update supported environments to latest platform versions• Generally strive to support latest versions at the time of GA

Quality

Environment Adds Unchanged Sunset

Operating System (Desktop)

Windows 10 Windows 7 SP1, 8 & 8.1 Windows 7

Operating System (Server)

Windows 2008 R2, 2012 & 2012 R2 SP1

32-bit (all)Windows Server 2008, 2003

Databases Oracle 12.xSQL Server 2014

SQL Server 2008 R2 & 2012 SP1Oracle 11.2

32-bit (all) SQL Server 2008 & 2005Oracle 10.2 & 11.1

Browsers Edge IE 11Latest FirefoxLatest Chrome

IE 8, 9 & 10

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• Improved reporting based on customer feedback• Give Designers and Admins more control and power

• “Get out of the way” and enable admins/designers to use direct SQL when creating reports

Modernization (User Experience)

(Subject to change without notice.)

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• Improved reporting based on customer feedback• Report Creation

• Re-use of Query Filters

• Report Presentation• Reintroduce Editable Grid – including converting to HTML5

Modernization (User Experience)

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• Enabled Customizable Quick Forms• Enable customers to design broad layout of forms without positioning all

individual fields• e.g. Template can have consistent branding, colors, etc.

• Bridge the ability to customize with the convenience of quick forms.

Modernization (User Experience)

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• Convert middleware JBoss technology to Tomcat• Update to a more recent version

• Addresses end-of-life concerns• Accelerates community response to

vulnerabilities• Increases velocity of addressing defects

Modernization (User Experience)

4.54.5 + 11.0

• SSM 5.2.1 Solution• Convert framework to work with Tomcat• Take advantage of SBM MLS work• Will release shortly after SBM 11.0

• Targeting mid-December

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• Enhance the REST(ful) Interface• Expanded authentication options (OAUTH)• Enhance REST Caller so that it can

maintain sessions between calls.• Named Endpoints for REST (List available

throughout application).• Support HTTP POST instead of GET for

REST calls to support services• Enhanced REST Widget to Support:

• Named columns• Mapping of array elements into the named

columns

• SharePoint 2013 Connector

Integration

Dialog Title Dialog Title

UsernamePassword

Pre-SBM 11.0

REST Grid

REST Server

REST Grid

REST Server

SBM 11.0

Endpoint ID

Database

Endpoint ID

UsernamePasswordSBM Proxy

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• Integrate with secure gateway• Provide an updatable utility that accepts new definitions without requiring a

recompile or recoding• Ensures latest protections against malicious attacks

• E.g. Cross-site scripting, SQL insertion

• Enhance SSO to utilize SAML-2 (Post-11.0 – Not in SBM 11.0) • Currently only supports SAML-1.1• Aimed at both SaaS and on-premise use cases

• Tentatively scheduled for early Q1’CY16

Security

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• Complete list in the readme file• http://help.serena.com/doc_center/sbm/ver11_0/online_readme_sbms.htm

Just a few additional enhancements

• Automated logout when closing the browser• Eliminates the 1 hour license timeout

• Export to Excel in XLSX format• Report Center on home page

• In addition, users can now add reports as favorites in the Home context.

• Find New Items in Search Results Sooner• Lower the search engine's polling interval which will return new items just seconds after they are submitted. 

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Demonstration

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Questions and Answers

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Thank you!