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INTRODUCTION: ENTERPRISE SDLC FOCUS ON SPEED, SAFETY, AND GOVERNANCE
This release of OpenText ALM Octane is designed to help large delivery organizations run faster and safer SDLC workflows with less friction. The enhancements focus on AI-powered DevOps automation, stronger governance using business rules and privacy controls, improved BDD visibility, exportable test evidence, and practical usability gains for testers, developers, DevOps engineers, and release managers. For enterprises managing scale, compliance, and delivery risk, these updates directly support modern DevSecOps and quality engineering strategies.
AI DEVOPS AVIATOR TASK SUGGESTIONS FOR BETTER PLANNING
AI DevOps Aviator can now suggest tasks directly during chat conversations, not just user stories. As teams discuss features, defects, or regulatory changes, the AI proposes concrete development, testing, and security tasks aligned to the discussion. This reduces planning gaps in complex enterprise backlogs and improves SDLC governance by consistently prompting for activities such as regression testing, performance validation, threat modeling, and rollback checks. Product owners, architects, and QA leaders spend less time grooming and more time executing with confidence.
MY VIEWS COMMAND CENTER FOR RELEASE VISIBILITY
The My Views capability allows users to display multiple grids and boards side by side in a single personalized workspace. Enterprise teams can combine requirements, defects, test execution, and release readiness views into one command center. This improves release decision-making, strengthens auditability, and supports risk-based governance by making gaps visible early. Release managers gain clearer go or no-go insights, while developers and testers reduce tool switching and improve daily productivity.
FASTER NAVIGATION WITH IMPROVED FAVORITES MANAGEMENT
Favorites can now be organized, filtered, and pinned using a grid-based view. In large ALM environments with many projects and dashboards, this reduces navigation friction and supports standardization. QA leaders and PMOs can define shared favorites for traceability, audit reporting, and operational dashboards, while delivery teams keep their most critical sprint and quality views instantly accessible.
BACKLOG ITEM PHASE VISIBILITY ON TASK BOARDS
Task boards now display the lifecycle phase of the parent backlog item directly in the title bar. This small change delivers strong enterprise value by improving traceability between tasks and phase gates such as Design, Build, Test, UAT, and Release. Teams can immediately identify work that is out of sequence, stuck in earlier phases, or at risk of escaping into later stages without proper validation.
EXPORTABLE TEST RUN REPORTS FOR AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE
Test run reports can now be exported to PDF or HTML through an OpenText Marketplace extension. This capability is critical for regulated industries that require portable, tamper-resistant execution evidence. Teams can attach test results to change records, validation packages, CAB reviews, and vendor collaboration workflows without building custom integrations. It strengthens audit trails and simplifies compliance reporting across disconnected systems.
BDD RULE MONITORING FOR BUSINESS-CENTRIC QUALITY
A new Rule field for BDD scenarios and runs enables monitoring at the business rule level. Enterprises using BDD for regulatory or mission-critical workflows can now track coverage and failures based on business rules rather than just scenarios. Product owners and risk stakeholders gain dashboards that reflect how the business actually defines risk, while QA teams can organize and analyze test suites around rule behavior after system changes.
AUTO-FORMATTING GHERKIN FOR SCALABLE BDD
The new Gherkin auto-formatting feature standardizes syntax, indentation, and structure across BDD specifications. This reduces automation flakiness caused by inconsistent formatting and improves long-term maintainability of large BDD suites. Teams can focus on intent and coverage while keeping feature files readable and review-friendly at scale.
AZURE DEVOPS PARAMETER SUPPORT FOR MODERN CI/CD
OpenText ALM Octane now supports Azure DevOps parameters in jobs and pipelines, including release process auto actions. Parameterized pipelines provide stronger typing, safer configuration, and more predictable CI/CD behavior. Enterprises benefit from improved DevSecOps controls, while DevOps engineers can reuse pipeline templates across environments without manual edits.
ADVANCED BUSINESS RULES WITH FORMULAS AND AI ASSISTANCE
Business rules now support formulas, with the option to generate logic using natural language through Aviator. Enterprises can encode governance directly into the ALM workflow, such as auto-assigning risk levels, enforcing mandatory fields, or triggering notifications for critical changes. This low-code automation reduces reliance on custom scripts and keeps compliance logic close to delivery execution.
IMPROVED NOTIFICATION TRACEABILITY FOR ENTERPRISE COMMUNICATION
New configuration options ensure that notification senders are always copied and that comment authors are included when users are mentioned. This strengthens communication traceability for approvals, incidents, and release decisions, supporting audit requirements and reducing miscommunication during high-pressure events.
TEST MANAGEMENT FOR JIRA CLOUD NOW CLOUD FORTIFIED
The Test Management for Jira Cloud plugin is now certified as Cloud Fortified. This designation signals higher standards for security, reliability, and enterprise support within the Atlassian ecosystem. For organizations standardizing on Jira Cloud, this reduces integration risk and simplifies vendor assurance reviews.
USER PRIVACY CONTROLS WITH LOG MASKING
User identities can now be masked in system logs and replaced with unique identifiers. This supports privacy regulations such as GDPR and reduces exposure of personal data during audits, investigations, or log exports. Security and platform teams retain troubleshooting capability while strengthening privacy posture.
USABILITY ENHANCEMENTS FOR DAILY OPERATIONS
New date filter operators and resizable sidebars improve reporting accuracy and day-to-day usability. Teams can quickly filter recent activity, analyze incidents, and work more comfortably with complex dashboards and grids during planning and triage sessions.
CONCLUSION: ENTERPRISE VALUE OF THIS OPENTEXT ALM OCTANE RELEASE
This OpenText ALM Octane release focuses on practical enterprise outcomes rather than flashy features. AI-assisted planning, formula-based governance, stronger BDD visibility, certified integrations, and privacy controls help organizations embed risk management directly into their SDLC. The result is faster delivery, better compliance, and higher confidence in release decisions.
HOW MERITO HELPS ENTERPRISE TEAMS REALIZE VALUE
Merito specializes in enterprise SDLC transformation and quality engineering. We help organizations operationalize AI DevOps Aviator, design governance-focused business rules, modernize BDD and reporting practices, and align OpenText ALM Octane with CI/CD, DevSecOps, compliance, and privacy frameworks. Our goal is to turn platform capabilities into measurable improvements in speed, quality, and risk control.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How does AI DevOps Aviator improve enterprise SDLC planning? AI DevOps Aviator suggests stories and tasks during conversations, helping teams capture testing, security, and operational work early and reduce missed risks in complex backlogs.
Why are business rules and formulas important in ALM tools? Business rules with formulas allow enterprises to encode governance, compliance, and risk logic directly into workflows, reducing manual errors and policy drift.
How do exportable test reports support audits and compliance? PDF and HTML test reports provide portable execution evidence that can be attached to change records, validation packages, and audit documentation.
What is the benefit of Cloud Fortified certification for Jira plugins? Cloud Fortified apps meet higher security, reliability, and support standards, reducing integration risk for enterprises using Jira Cloud.
How does BDD rule monitoring help regulated industries? Tracking tests by business rules aligns quality reporting with how regulators and stakeholders define risk, improving decision-making and transparency.
Why is Azure DevOps parameter support important for DevSecOps? Parameters enable safer, reusable pipelines with controlled behavior across environments, reducing deployment errors and security gaps.
How does log masking support data privacy requirements? Masking personal data in logs limits exposure during audits or incidents and supports compliance with regulations like GDPR.
