Release Notes 3.25.0 - Gifted Grapefruit

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API

NUC-16638 – Rating data and social interaction data (followers and likes) can now be retrieved via dedicated API endpoints. Previously returned as part of every standard element response, this data has been separated out to prevent performance issues on elements with high volumes of ratings or engagement. The new endpoints support filtering and pagination, making them more suitable for integration and reporting use cases.
NUC-17207 – A new optional RBAC-enforced API mode (opt-in) has been implemented which can be enabled to evaluate the application-level permissions of the requesting user for every API request – contrary to the legacy API permission mode (current default) which is controlled via dedicated API-level permissions.
NUC-17972 – A new PUT API endpoint for Roadmap data has been introduced, enabling automated external systems (e.g., SAP, PPM tools) to push updates directly into ITONICS roadmaps. The endpoint supports updating existing roadmap records, adding new elements to existing roadmaps, updating milestone data, and creating or removing connections including connection type and direction.
NUC-19181 – The API now supports the OAuth2 Authorization Code Grant flow as a new authentication option. This enables integrations to authenticate users through their existing identity provider, eliminating the need for separate API credentials for users who access ITONICS via SSO. Existing authentication methods are unaffected.

Campaigns

Permissions

NUC-13724 - The “Inherit submission-level permission” has been extended to cover export actions, ensuring Campaign Managers can export submission data without requiring a separate, manually configured role permission.
NUC-18275 – The Campaign permission model for Authors and Campaign Managers has been significantly improved by introducing an option to detach the submission permission of Authors from being tied to the original creator. Campaign Managers with the "Inherit submission-level permissions" option enabled now automatically receive full visibility of all custom submission fields, regardless of phase-specific visibility restrictions for their user role. A new "Sync field visibility with creator" option in the Authors field configuration ensures that Authors can see the same submission fields as the original Creator, including a fallback for external submitter scenarios where no Creator role exists. New submission fields now have all phases enabled in their Phase Visibility settings by default, reducing the likelihood of unintentional field access gaps.

Core

Entity Configuration

NUC-17083 – Administrators can now apply Entity Configuration permissions at the entity type level, enabling a more decentralized and scalable approach to managing platform configuration. This update is fully backward-compatible — existing setups are unaffected until explicitly reconfigured.

NUC-17928 – The Segment Field Configuration experience has been redesigned to significantly reduce the time and effort required to set up and manage segment hierarchies (before vs. after). Configuration is now unified in a single location under Entity Configuration > Segment Fields, eliminating the need to navigate between separate menus. Segment options are managed through a new split-panel modal with an interactive tree view on the left and an edit form on the right, supporting bulk actions, drag-and-drop reordering within groups, real-time search, and language tab-based translation management — all without requiring page reloads.

Permissions

NUC-13723 – Excel and PDF export permissions have been moved from the global permission level to the entity-type level, enabling more granular control over who can export data for each entity type. Roles that currently hold the global export permission will automatically retain the equivalent entity-level permissions for all existing entity types. A global administrative override remains available for roles that require export access across all entity types.

Rating Configuration

NUC-17929 – The Rating Configuration modal has been redesigned to improve usability and reduce visual complexity. Language fields are now managed through a tab-based selector rather than being displayed simultaneously, significantly reducing scrolling. Individual rating range options are collapsed by default, with an at-a-glance completion indicator showing whether required fields for each range are filled per language. The updated design applies consistently across regular ratings, aggregate ratings, and campaign rating configurations.

Integration

Mintel & Kantar Integrations *

NUC-18712 – The Integration Module has been extended to support Mintel and Kantar as new third-party data providers. Administrators can now configure connections to these providers alongside existing integrations, enabling automated data ingestion from Mintel and Kantar directly into the ITONICS platform.
Note: ITONICS does not provide a license for these tools — a valid subscription with the respective provider is required to use this integration.
NUC-18713 - Implemented a new Integration Credential Management page to allow for centralized managing of credentials of third-party integrations activated for your ITONICS system. Permitted administrators can add, update, and test integration credentials directly and independently — for example, replacing an expired API key without raising a support request.

Portfolio

Boards

NUC-15870 – Number fields, calculated fields, and date calculation fields can now be selected as dynamic card labels on the Board view. This allows users to display quantitative data such as NPV, scores, or calculated durations directly on Board cards, making it easier to assess and compare elements at a glance without opening individual detail pages.

Roadmap

Milestones

NUC-18261 – Milestones on the roadmap visualization can now be colored based on the value of a configured list field (e.g., Approval Status), following the same logic as existing element bar coloring. Administrators can define a default coloring field per milestone type in the roadmap configuration, and users can adjust the active color dimension during a session directly from the roadmap legend. Changes made in the legend apply only to the current session and revert to the default on the next page load.
NUC-18265 – A new Milestone Lock Mechanism has been introduced to protect finalized milestones from unintended modification. Administrators can designate any milestone field as a "Controlling Field"; once a value is saved in that field, the milestone becomes locked for users without the new "Lock/Unlock milestone on roadmap" permission. Locked milestones display a visual indicator on the roadmap visualization and in the milestone sidebar, and non-permitted users cannot edit, delete, or move them via drag-and-drop. Permitted users retain full edit rights. Lock and unlock events are recorded in the element timeline. The lock is also enforced for updates via Roadmap Excel import and the Roadmap PUT API endpoint.

Roadmap

NUC-18255 – A new Presentation Mode has been added to the roadmap toolbar, designed for management reporting and stakeholder communication scenarios where full label visibility is critical. In the standard roadmap view, element labels are constrained to the width of their bars, which can result in truncated titles and a dense layout that is practical for day-to-day planning but less suitable for reporting. Presentation Mode addresses this by expanding all element labels to their full text width and automatically distributing elements into separate swimlanes to ensure every title is fully readable at a glance. Standard editing interactions such as drag-and-drop and resizing are disabled in this mode to maintain performance. PNG exports of the roadmap automatically apply the Presentation Mode layout, ensuring exported images reflect the same uncluttered, fully labelled view.
NUC-18263 - Element titles on the roadmap visualization are now sticky and responsive to the timeline view. When scrolling or adjusting the timeline filter causes an element's start date to move out of view, the title automatically repositions itself to remain anchored to the left edge of the visible portion of the element bar. This eliminates the need to scroll back to identify elements that extend beyond the current view. The behavior applies consistently across the roadmap visualization and Roadmap Snapshots.

SSO/SAML

SAML

NUC-18697 – The SAML field option mapping configuration has been enhanced with support for flexible, configurable value mapping between source and target option values. Administrators can now define exact, partial, and pattern-based (regex/wildcard) mapping rules, with a clear evaluation priority applied in that order. New target option values can be automatically created when a mapping target does not yet exist, if enabled. All mapping logic is externally configurable without requiring code changes, and existing behavior is fully preserved when no new configuration is provided.

Workflow

Notifications

NUC-18080 – Workflow element notifications now support new tokens to reference the target element directly within notification message templates, allowing for more contextual and actionable notification content especially when an element is converted from one type to another.

Workflow Triggers

NUC-15711 – Mandatory field validation for Enrichment workflow triggers is now applied consistently across all trigger combinations. When an Enrichment trigger is combined with other triggers such as Value Change, Notification, or Rating, the workflow step now presents two save options: "Save", which requires all mandatory fields to be completed and fires all associated triggers, and "Save current changes", which allows partial progress to be saved without executing secondary triggers. This prevents workflow actions — such as status changes or notifications — from being fired before the required data has been provided.

3.25.1 (Released on 22nd of July 2026)

API

NUC-15974 - Timeline entries for elements and submissions created or updated through import now appear correctly in the single and all elements API responses.
NUC-17080 - The API now blocks element-to-roadmap connections to match the interface behavior, returning a clear validation message when an invalid relation is submitted.
NUC-17933 - The user field properties endpoint now returns all fields in a single response, removing unnecessary pagination that repeated the same results on every page.
NUC-17977 - Creating or updating elements through the API now enforces the full segment hierarchy, so a child segment can no longer be set without its parent.
NUC-18037 - Update requests through the API no longer raise false validation errors for mandatory User Group Search Fields that already hold a valid value.
NUC-19118 - Fetching elements through the API for an entity type that has a file field but no elements no longer returns a query error.
NUC-19374 - Workflow status change events now appear in the element timeline returned by the API, giving integrations a complete activity history.

Campaigns

NUC-14389 - Help text for the evaluator, author and tag fields now behaves consistently, showing a proper editable placeholder rather than fixed text.
NUC-14445 - The bulk rating icon no longer appears in always-on campaign phases where the user is not assigned as an evaluator for any submission.
NUC-15666 - The campaign Description field help text now shows the configured entity name correctly instead of an unresolved placeholder token.
NUC-16114 - Long phase titles now wrap correctly, so phases can be reordered by drag and drop and the rating permission save and cancel buttons stay visible.
NUC-18907 - Campaign dashboard like counts now decrease correctly when likes are removed, and likes from system accounts are no longer included in the totals.

Core

NUC-18277 - Creating an element with a very long title no longer triggers a server error, with title length now validated across the form, import and API.

Detail page

NUC-11357 - The comment Submit button now stays disabled until text is entered, even after using the paste as plain text option in the editor.
NUC-18385 - URLs containing spaces are now preserved in full, so links in reference, URL, and rich text fields open the correct page.
NUC-19067 - Element detail pages now open correctly when a URL field title contains special characters.
NUC-19145 - Saving a new element with an existing tag association now completes reliably, and the detail page loads without timing out.
NUC-19462 - Segment labels on the element detail page now show the correct entity type label when the same segment is used across multiple entity types.

Entity Configuration

NUC-13611 - Group fields that contain linked fields can no longer be disabled or removed, preventing the loss of their configured fields when re-enabled.
NUC-15917 - Enhanced the stability and performance of dynamic field creation and editing within Field Configuration for a seamless user experience.
NUC-17037 - The Review module can no longer be disabled while elements are still in Review status, with a clear validation message shown.
NUC-18996 - Deleting an entity type no longer causes an error when the same type is deleted from more than one browser tab at once.
NUC-19530 - Saving Segment Field configuration after editing the Title or Abstract now applies on the first click instead of requiring two.

Explorer

NUC-17927 - When adding fields through bulk edit, the Overwrite option is now selected by default instead of leaving no option chosen.
NUC-19471 - The last change date now updates correctly when an element is edited through bulk edit from the Explorer.

Export / Import

NUC-13493 - Error messages during comment and rating imports now appear highlighted in red, making failed imports easier to notice.
NUC-17078 - Column aggregation now appears in the exported xlsx file when a table with aggregation is exported from Explorer.
NUC-19215 - The non-functional "Disable header checking" checkbox has been removed from the Excel import configuration to avoid confusion.
NUC-19524 - Rich text content that includes HTML formatting now imports and exports through Excel consistently, without adding unwanted line breaks.

External gateway

NUC-11670 - External gateway submissions with first and last names at the maximum length now save correctly, showing a clear validation message when the limit is exceeded.
NUC-12676 - Configuring a duplicate URL for an external gateway now shows a clear validation message.
NUC-13911 - External gateway forms now display a validation message when the terms and conditions checkbox is left unchecked on submission.
NUC-17575 - Field labels under Automatically mapped fields in the external gateway configuration now appear in full on hover when truncated.

Filters

NUC-10194 - A Clear All Filters button is now available in the Campaign Management, Submissions and Signals tabs, letting users reset all filters at once.
NUC-13999 - Opening filter menus no longer reloads the page, keeping the filtering experience smooth and uninterrupted.

Landing page

NUC-13515 - Bullet and numbered lists in banner abstracts now display correctly in customized landing page widgets, including nested numbering.
NUC-18902 - Images used in landing page widgets now remain visible after their source entity is disabled or removed.
NUC-19005 - The home landing page menu now scrolls and keeps every tab accessible when many landing pages are configured.

Notifications

NUC-16016 - Users in a User Search Field are now notified when an element is shared with them using the Share URL button.
NUC-19263 - Push notifications for user assignments triggered by a workflow now reach the correct recipients when a user search field is used.

Parent child

NUC-18838 - Parent aggregate rating values now clear correctly when the child entity in a parent-child relationship is changed, preventing errors on the detail page.

Performance

NUC-19340 - Submission and element access for lower-permission users now scales reliably in environments with many campaigns, preventing errors when opening detail pages.
NUC-19517 - Removing a granted permission now completes faster.

Ratings

NUC-19212 - Aggregate ratings now recalculate correctly after a user who submitted ratings is deleted, preventing background errors on affected elements.
NUC-19087 - Deleting a rating criterion that is still used by a group rating criterion no longer causes an error during configuration.
NUC-19523 - The element detail page now displays all average ratings and the correct total rating count for every element.

Roadmap

NUC-18982 - Newly added roadmap elements can no longer be dragged on top of existing elements, keeping the roadmap layout consistent.
NUC-19295 - Archived roadmaps no longer appear in the roadmap visualization or selection list and are no longer accessible by direct link.
NUC-19383 - Dynamic labels remain available and selectable on the roadmap after a filter is applied, even across non-matching entity filters.

Tables

NUC-17834 - Element and user boxes now size to their content when a table has a single field column, removing excess empty space.
NUC-19341 - Table structure row titles now save and display correctly regardless of which position the default language holds.

Tag cloud

NUC-12829 - The tag cloud now adjusts correctly to the browser zoom level and window size, so tags display properly at any zoom.

Trendone

NUC-16223 - Child entities imported from TrendOne without a required parent are now created in Draft status instead of being published automatically.

UI/UX

NUC-12236 - The validation message shown when linking a child element to a parent with a long name now displays correctly without layout issues.
NUC-17889 - Special characters now display correctly in task configuration dropdowns, columns and filters.

User management

NUC-16852 – The mandatory profile fields popup now appears on any page after login, so users arriving through a direct or shared link can no longer bypass it.
NUC-17884 – Mandatory file fields in user profiles are now enforced in the login popup, including support for multiple file uploads.

Workflow

NUC-11198 - Renaming a date field now updates its label in the Date Value Change workflow trigger, keeping the configuration consistent.
NUC-14119 - Entity types used as the target of a Convert Entity workflow trigger can no longer be disabled or deleted without a validation message.
NUC-18846 - Translated phase titles now appear in the correct language in workflow notification emails, instead of defaulting to English.
NUC-18896 - Files attached to a read-only file field inside a workflow enrichment step can no longer be deleted, keeping the field truly read-only.
NUC-19156 - The receiver token now resolves correctly in workflow notifications when External Submitter is selected as the recipient.
NUC-19515 - Enrichment fields added to a workflow phase are now retained after saving, even when search text remains in the field search box.

3.25.2 (Released on 12th of August 2026)