Altus for Project Release Notes
The following release notes represent the changes published to the CANARY ring of Altus for Project, and will be pushed to the PROD ring in alignment with the table below.
| Solution | 🚂 Canary | 🚂 1st Release | 🚂 GA |
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Note
Please ensure that you are using version 2024.9.17.2 or newer in order to continue to receive regular updates and publish projects.
2025.4.29.1
- main - 2025.4.29.1
| Environment | Release Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 🚂Canary | 29 Apr 2025 | ✅ |
| 🚂First Release | 13 May 2025 | ⏳ |
| 🚂General Availability | 27 May 2025 | ⏳ |
Fixes:
- #28634: Resolved an issue if project list has not loaded and clicking cancel before it loads resulted in a pop-up window. It will now exit gracefully returning to Project Desktop.
2025.4.15.1
- main - 2025.4.15.1
| Environment | Release Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 🚂Canary | 15 Apr 2025 | ✅ |
| 🚂First Release | 29 Apr 2025 | ✅ |
| 🚂General Availability | 13 May 2025 | ⏳ |
Fixes:
- #28405: Ensured that within the Processing Tasks form that appears when Publishing Tasks, that the Status and Name columns utilise the full width of the box.
2025.4.1.1
- main - 2025.4.1.1
| Environment | Release Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 🚂Canary | 1 Apr 2025 | ✅ |
| 🚂First Release | 15 Apr 2025 | ✅ |
| 🚂General Availability | 29 Apr 2025 | ✅ |
New:
- #30647: Added support for 32-Bit Project on 64-Bit Windows.
2025.3.28.1
- main - 2025.3.28.1 ❄️
| Environment | Release Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 🚂Canary | 28 Mar 2025 | ✅ |
| 🚂First Release | 1 Apr 2025 | ✅ |
| 🚂General Availability | 15 Apr 2025 | ✅ |
Fixes:
- #32166: Fixed an issue where missing app permissions caused silent authentication to fail with a misleading error message.
2025.3.25.1
- main - 2025.3.25.1
| Environment | Release Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 🚂Canary | 25 Mar 2025 | ✅ |
| 🚂First Release | 1 Apr 2025 | ✅ |
| 🚂General Availability | 15 Apr 2025 | ✅ |
Fixes:
- #32057: Improved handling for special characters to OneDrive/SharePoint support.
2025.3.18.1
- main - 2025.3.18.1
| Environment | Release Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 🚂Canary | 18 Mar 2025 | ✅ |
| 🚂First Release | 1 Apr 2025 | ✅ |
| 🚂General Availability | 15 Apr 2025 | ✅ |
New:
- #26655: Authentication used throughout the Altus for Project add-in has been updated to use MSAL. With this update we have added support for project files that are stored on OneDrive or SharePoint sites.
Fixes:
- #28869: Users can now select a project by clicking either the Project name or Description.
2025.3.14.2
- main - 2025.3.14.2
| Environment | Release Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 🚂Canary | 14 Mar 2025 | ✅ |
| 🚂First Release | 14 Mar 2025 | ✅ |
| 🚂General Availability | 18 Mar 2025 | ✅ |
Fixes:
- #31958: Fixed an issue causing failure during Publish process in some circumstances.
2025.3.11.1
- main - 2025.3.11.1
| Environment | Release Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 🚂Canary | 12 Mar 2025 | ✅ |
| 🚂First Release | 18 Mar 2025 | ✅ |
| 🚂General Availability | 18 Mar 2025 | ✅ |
Fixes:
- #30837: It was reported that the publish process makes unnecessary updates after the initial creation. This has been rectified to streamline the publish process.
- #31028: It was noted in tracing there was an issue with telemetry, this has been rectified to so that troubleshooting issues is easier.
- #31043: Fixed an issue with Altus for Project Build Team: bookable resources without working hours no longer cause error.
- #31710: If spaces are present between rows in Project Desktop it no longer will show an error and it will process normally.
2025.1.14.1
- main - 2025.1.14.1
| Environment | Release Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 🚂Canary | 14 Jan 2025 | ✅ |
| 🚂First Release | 14 Jan 2025 | ✅ |
| 🚂General Availability | 14 Jan 2025 | ✅ |
Fixes:
- #30833: This fix resolves connection issues impacting very small number of Altus for Project users.
2025.1.7.1
- main - 2025.1.7.1
| Environment | Release Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 🚂Canary | 7 Jan 2025 | ✅ |
| 🚂First Release | 14 Jan 2025 | ✅ |
| 🚂General Availability | 14 Jan 2025 | ✅ |
New:
- #30114: When evaluating security roles for checks, Altus for Project will also use roles assigned via Teams.
Fixes:
- #27298: Removed the ability to create multiple instances of the Publish Tasks and Timesheet Import window from opening when their respective buttons are rapidly pressed.
- #29067: Fixed an issue where users were previously allowed to cancel a link process thus leading to a half linked state. This has now been removed.
- #29075: Preventing accidential publishing to an unlinked project from MS Project.
- #30608: Resolved an issue related to resources with Enterprise Calendars with specific working days and working hour causing Build Team save to fail.
- #30758: An issue was identified on new installs with environment selection on a machine with no defaults and no connection strings, this has now been rectified.
2024.12.17.1
- main - 2024.12.17.1
| Environment | Release Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 🚂Canary | 17 Dec 2024 | ✅ |
| 🚂First Release | 17 Dec 2024 | ✅ |
| 🚂General Availability | 14 Jan 2025 | ✅ |
Fixes:
- #30059: Timesheet processing will no longer silently crash or fail.
- #30113: API errors that do not effect the publish will now silently fail and log an exception for Altus/Partner review.
- #30166: Custom field mapping defined for Altus for Project would fail if a defined field was not populated. This has been rectified to allow null fields to be published as well now.
2024.11.19.1
- main - 2024.11.19.1
| Environment | Release Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 🚂Canary | 20 Nov 2024 | ✅ |
| 🚂First Release | 3 Dec 2024 | ✅ |
| 🚂General Availability | 3 Dec 2024 | ✅ |
Fixes:
- #30104: Ensured that Altus for Project maintains separation from other add-ins when multiple add-ins are installed.
2024.11.12.1
- main - 2024.11.12.1
| Environment | Release Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 🚂Canary | 19 Nov 2024 | ✅ |
| 🚂First Release | 3 Dec 2024 | ✅ |
| 🚂General Availability | 3 Dec 2024 | ✅ |
Fixes:
- #23199: Users will receive an invalid access message and be unable to link or unlink projects if Altus for Project Configuration security roles for these actions are not assigned.
2024.9.24.1
- main - 2024.9.24.1
| Environment | Release Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 🚂Canary | 24 Sep 2024 | ✅ |
| 🚂First Release | 24 Sep 2024 | ✅ |
| 🚂General Availability | 24 Sep 2024 | ✅ |
Fixes:
- #27052: When cancelling the Add-in update process the user will be notified that the update process has been cancelled and the Altus Version Check form will close.
- #28299: The Altus for Project add-in is more consistently named in the *Add-Ins* section of the Microsoft Project settings.
- #29070: Fixed an issue where unlinking from Altus for Project (and opting to delete the tasks) can fail when used on Projects with a heavy hierarchical structure.
2024.9.17.2
- main - 2024.9.17.2
| Environment | Release Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 🚂Canary | 17 Sep 2024 | ✅ |
| 🚂First Release | 17 Sep 2024 | ✅ |
| 🚂General Availability | 17 Sep 2024 | ✅ |
No product changes - migration to new build system
2024.9.10.1
- main - 2024.9.10.1
| Environment | Release Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 🚂Canary | 10 Sep 2024 | ✅ |
| 🚂First Release | 10 Sep 2024 | ✅ |
| 🚂General Availability | 10 Sep 2024 | ✅ |
New or Improved:
- #24579: Enhanced Connection Error Handling: Users will now see a friendly warning message with the error code when a connection error occurs.
- #26772: Connection Info Screen Update: Renamed to Linked Project Info and now always accessible. Data is saved upon connection, allowing offline viewing, and automatically refreshes when reconnected.
- #27357: Improved speed of publishing resources.
Fixes:
- #26564: Fixed an issue whereby a user with access to the Microsoft tenant but no access to the default selected environment caused the the project selection screen spinner to spin indefinitely. This has been rectified and the user is now either shown no projects or informed they cannot connect to said environment.
2024.9.3.1
- main - 2024.9.3.1
| Environment | Release Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 🚂Canary | 4 Sep 2024 | ✅ |
| 🚂First Release | 4 Sep 2024 | ✅ |
| 🚂General Availability | Jan 2025 | ⏳ |
New or Improved:
- 27537: Performance improvement and optimisation for publishing resources.
Fixes:
- 27432: When unlinking a Microsoft Project from Altus and opting to delete the tasks, previously there was an issue whereby the task deletion would fail due to large schedules. This has now been rectified and also updated to provide the user feedback on the process of that task.
- 28619: Minor bugfix to allow unlinked projects which opt to keep their tasks in Altus to ensure they are editable.
2024.8.27.1
- main - 2024.8.27.1
| Environment | Release Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 🚂Canary | 27 Aug 2024 | ✅ |
| 🚂First Release | 27 Aug 2024 | ✅ |
| 🚂General Availability | Oct 2024 | ⏳ |
New or Improved:
- #26790: UX Uplift of the Connection Process screen.
- #27358 & #27359: Improvements have been made to speed up the publish operations.
Fixes:
- #26460: Disconnecting from Altus now shows the latest project name if it has been changed in Altus.
- #27517: Updated the user experience to warn that unlinking an external project with over 300 tasks can take up to 45 minutes.
- #28504: Resizing of disconnection modal for user interface improvements.
- #28510: Edge case was found whereby Projects with no names stopped the loading of projects, this has been rectified.
2024.8.20.1
- main - 2024.8.20.1
| Environment | Release Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 🚂Canary | 20 Aug 2024 | ✅ |
| 🚂First Release | 27 Aug 2024 | ✅ |
| 🚂General Availability | 27 Aug 2024 | ✅ |
New or Improved:
- #26446: When an MPP that has been set up with tasks and Altus Resources is connected and published to an Altus project on the same environment, any Altus Resources within the MPP will be identified automatically as Altus Resources by the Altus for Project.
Fixes:
- #26948: A Microsoft Project plan that has been connected to Project Online will inform the user it cannot perform a link to Altus and the link process will not continue.
2024.8.13.1
- main - 2024.8.13.1
| Environment | Release Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 🚂Canary | Aug 2024 | ✅ |
| 🚂First Release | Aug 2024 | ✅ |
| 🚂General Availability | Aug 2024 | ✅ |
New or Improved:
- #26781: Numerous small improvements to the publish screen including:
- Only one progress bar. Make it smaller both in height and length. Make the bar progress more evenly, in smaller but more frequent progressions.
- Once the publishing has finished. Change text to Publishing complete. Include the tick icon.
- For schedules with over 300 tasks, display a warning banner.
- #27214: Performance improvements to the build team screen; small changes now only take a short time to process and if not making any changes will complete almost instantly.
Fixes:
- #26796: Timesheet Actuals for a Task on different Timesheet Periods are Added together on the Import Timesheets Window.