Rally Office Hours:
August 7, 2026

Summary

Product announcements

• Custom views: The speaker explained that the right side of the API query can be used to query a non-static value, sharing examples derived from query templates (05:05).
• Query template examples:
  • The first example query tracks stories with an iteration end date that occurs past the planned end date of its parent portfolio item (05:46).
  • The second query example identifies cross-team features containing child user stories that are located in multiple projects (06:38).
  • The third set of template query examples monitors shared feature delivery, such as finding features that a team is contributing to but does not own (07:34).

Q&A

• User filter query: A user asked how to query the owner filter within a custom view so that the feature count matches the list results, and the panel suggested using either owner.username or owner.name (13:19).
• Risk burndown chart: A participant inquired about creating a quarter or release risk burndown chart, and the group recommended using existing burndown app code and converting it to a widget (23:55).
• Iteration dropdown limit: A user noted that the iteration column pick list in list view limits future selections to only a certain number of iterations, and the panel suggested submitting an enhancement request through a systems engineer (27:08).
• Child projects setting: An attendee reported that a custom view velocity and throughput chart was regularly unchecking the child projects box, and the group proposed that a shared URL or browser caching could be changing the settings (36:09).
• Special project visualization: A user sought advice on organizing a new initiative worked on by a subset of the team, and the panel recommended exploring ancestor filtering or tag queries (48:34).

Event news

• Roadmap update: The team will present a roadmap update on August 18th, which will be recorded for later viewing (55:22).
• AI webinar:  A session titled "When Delivery Data Matters: Scaling SAFe and AI-Driven Delivery Without Sacrificing Security or Governance" is scheduled for September (55:48).
• Migration playback: A playback session on mastering the transition from custom pages to custom views is available (56:06).
• Academy classes: The company academy offers free classes on subjects like Rally 101 and capacity planning (56:24).

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