• More comprehensive reporting on milestones from project

    In previous versions of the Fortes Change Cloud, it was already possible to have projects report on the milestones defined in the portfolio. Reporting on these milestones was limited to the planned start and end date, the percentage complete and delivery status. From now on it is also possible to…

  • Set baselines by portfolio item or milestone

    The use of baselines is an important part of the portfolio and project functionality in Fortes Change Cloud. It provides the ability to look back at the previous planning stages of the portfolio or project. A new feature has been made available on the portfolio here, which makes it possible…

  • Adding fields on Kanban cards on the portfolio/program/project

    It is possible to make fields visible at Portfolio, Program, and Project level on the cards in the kanban board. This allows essential information about the initiatives and projects to be seen at a glance. This interactive guide shows you how to:  

  • Kerberos authentication

     Take notice! Kerberos authentication is no longer supported for new on-premise installations. It is recommended to use SAML v2.0 (or ADFS for Microsoft Active Directory). Prerequisites Java 1.6 must be installed on the server machine. A domain account is available to setup the SPN (Service Principal Names) for pre-authenticaiton. Preparations Download and…

  • How to setup an LDAP server connection

    The Principal Toolbox can be configured for using LDAP. Users from the LDAP store, can be synchronised with the Principal Toolbox. LDAP synchronisation is a process that allows user information as stored within the customer organisation to be available within the Principal Toolbox. Optionally, the LDAP synchronisation can be used for…

  • How to use LDAP authentication

    LDAP can be used to authenticate users for Principal Toolbox login. Before the Principal Toolbox can authenticate against LDAP, you should have to setup the LDAP connection. To authenticate users against LDAP, set the login type as presented below: 1. Select User Login Settings on the system setting page. Edit the settings by…

  • Implement/Configure ADFS authentication

    Summarized HTTPS: Run tomcat in https.ADFS Server: Configure ADFS server, which is the Identity Provider (Idp).Principal Toolbox: Configure toolbox, which is the Relying Party (RP).create java key store (jks) -> store inexport .cer from jks -> use on ADFS serverget federation metadata from ADFS server -> store inconfiguration should be configured in login.properties. login-template.properties can be used as a starting point.Browser:…

  • What is ADFS/SAML

    What is ADFS? Some definitions: ADFS (Active Directory Federation Services) is a component in Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 R2 that provides Web single-sign-on (SSO) technologies to authenticate a user to multiple Web applications over the life of a single online session. See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc786469(v=ws.10)  AD FS is Microsoft’s implementation of the WS-Federation Passive Requestor Profile protocol (passive…

  • Expert Training (NL) – Release 8.5

    Download the Dutch version of the Principal Toolbox Expert Training (Principal Toolbox version 8.5) The expert training explains how to modify configurations of several parts of the Principal Toolbox. Always test new configurations on a test environment and if you have questions regarding the configuration changes, please contact our Support…

  • Expert Training (NL) – Release 9.0

    Download the Dutch version of the Principal Toolbox Expert Training (Principal Toolbox version 9.0) The expert training explains how to modify configurations of several parts of the Principal Toolbox. Always test new configurations on a test environment and if you have questions regarding the configuration changes, please contact our Support…