Rally Office Hours:
May 14, 2026

Summary

Product announcements

• Viewers can link dependencies settings: A new subscription-level configuration allows users with viewer permissions to manage dependencies across projects or release trains (05:15).
• Dependency management flexibility: This feature reduces the need to grant full editor permissions just for cross-train collaboration (06:05).
• Dependency types: Users can link existing items or find new items for dependencies across user stories or portfolio items in different trains (09:00).
• Customizable WIP limits: This feature is currently in limited beta at the portfolio level and is expected to move to open beta in mid-June (45:10).

Q&A

• Converting custom pages to custom views: When converting, a placeholder is created for apps that cannot be converted automatically (18:00).
• Access to replaced pages: Once a custom page is replaced by a custom view, it is no longer in the menu but remains accessible via the legacy custom pages list for those with edit access (18:25).
• Defect parent fields: To see parents for defects in a custom list, users must specifically add columns for "user story" or "portfolio item" rather than just "parent" (22:50).
• Dashboard conversion: There are plans to allow the conversion of the "my dashboard" page into a custom view in the near future (27:25).
• Team board swim lanes: Custom fields that are multi-select types are typically excluded from the grouping options in team board swim lanes (33:05).
• Widget filtering and queries: If a query does not work after converting to a custom view, it may be due to improper formatting; adding a "c_" prefix to custom field names may resolve the issue (36:15).
• PI objectives: While not a native feature, some customers use custom fields within a release time box to track and display PI objectives (38:45).

Event news

• Rally roadmap session: A session to discuss new features and the upcoming roadmap is scheduled for next Tuesday, May 19th (40:10).
• ValueOps Insights Community Exchange: The inaugural exchange featuring guest speaker Matt Lameé will take place on May 28th (40:45).
• ConnectAll Community Exchange: This event, covering system integration and information flow between products, is scheduled for June 3rd (41:50).
• On-demand content: Both the recent Trailblazer Summit and the "AI Productivity Paradox" webinar are available for viewing on demand (42:35).
• Rally Jira integration course: A training course is available on the software academy to help users synchronize data between Rally and Jira (43:35).

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