Release Notes 15.0 (#17107)

* Release Notes 15.0

[#57861] 15.0 Release notes prepared

https://community.openproject.org/work_packages/57861

* OpenID and SAML

Text and Screenshot with links to the work packages

* project lists and email address permission

* design settings

* custom fields

* renaming of my account

* activity panel (started)

* small fixes

* Additions to the activity panel part

* more about the activity topic

* Update README.md

* typo fix

* Update README.md

docs/release-notes/15-0-0/README.md

@@ -8,16 +8,103 @@ release_date: 2024-10-31
 
 # OpenProject 15.0.0
 
-Release date: 2024-10-31
+Release date: 2024-11-13
 
-We released OpenProject [OpenProject 15.0.0](https://community.openproject.org/versions/2076).
-The release contains several bug fixes and we recommend updating to the newest version.
-In these Release Notes, we will give an overview of important feature changes.
-At the end, you will find a complete list of all changes and bug fixes.
+We released [OpenProject 15.0.0](https://community.openproject.org/versions/2076). The major release contains several bug fixes and we recommend updating to the newest version. In these Release Notes, we will give an overview of important feature changes. At the end, you will find a complete list of all changes and bug fixes.
 
 ## Important feature changes
 
-<!-- Inform about the major features in this section -->
+### Boost your communication with a better structured activity tab, real-time loading messages and notifications, emoji reactions, and more
+
+A major change in version 15.0 is the overall look-and-feel of the activity tab of work packages. Users will notice that the activity tab has a new design with additional options, and that emoji reactions are now enabled. Additionally, new comments will appear directly without having to reload. This also applies to the notification center, where new notifications will appear in real-time.
+
+This is a big bundle of new features that will greatly improve communication and interaction within OpenProject, making it more simple, more effective and more fun.
+
+Related features in 15.0:
+- [Change the design of the Activity panel to Primer](https://community.openproject.org/wp/54733)
+- [Emoji reactions to work package comments](https://community.openproject.org/wp/40437)
+- [Continuously update the notification center. Don't ask for loading updates.](https://community.openproject.org/wp/58253)
+- [Remove "Latest activity" section from work package "Overview" tab](https://community.openproject.org/wp/58017)
+- [On "Newest at the bottom" have the line touch the input box](https://community.openproject.org/wp/57262)
+
+Let's take a closer look at the three biggest changes concerning this feature bundle:
+
+#### A new timeline design for the activity tab of work packages
+
+Apart from some obvious design changes that all fit GitHub's Primer design system, users will benefit from some great new features, such as: 
+- The comment box being a fixed element anchored to the bottom of the split screen area.
+- Filtering the activity panel with options to either show everything, changes only or comments only.
+- Ordering to either newest on top or newest at the bottom
+
+![Screenshot showing the new activity tab with highlighted changes](openproject-15-0-activity-tab-highlighted-all.png)
+
+#### Emoji reactions to work package comments
+
+Many users have wished to be able to react to comments in work packages using emoji and with OpenProject 15.0 this is now possible. In order to still keep it clear and concise, we have limited the emojis to eight helpful reactions:
+
+![Example screenshot showing emoji reactions in OpenProject's work package comments](openproject-emoji-overview.png)
+
+Please note that emoji reactions don't trigger notifications. If you need your colleague to be notified about your reaction, leave a regular comment.
+
+#### Continuous update of the notification center
+
+Starting with version 15.0, the notification center will continuously update and new notifications will appear directly. This means no more blue flash message mentioning that there are updates and asking if you want to reload the page. The number shown next to the bell icon will also update immediately. This feature adds to our goal to enable smooth communication and information.
+
+### Benefit from easy Single Sign-On authentication settings with SAML and OIDC in your administration
+
+With OpenProject 15.0, particularly SaaS customers will benefit from our new user interface for SAML and OIDC. This means they can now set up integrations between OpenProject and SAML or OpenID connect stacks independently and offer users options for Single Sign-On (SSO). Before 15.0, SaaS customers had to contact the OpenProject support if they wanted custom integrations with their SAML or OpenID connect stacks. Now, they cannot only set them up on their own, but also have tools for debugging them if needed.
+
+Related features in 15.0:
+
+- [User interface for OIDC (OpenID Connect) provider configuration](https://community.openproject.org/wp/57677)
+- [User interface for SAML configuration](https://community.openproject.org/wp/40279)
+- [Show danger zone when deleting SAML or OIDC provider](https://community.openproject.org/wp/58451)
+- [Allow setting omniauth_direct_login_provider through UI](https://community.openproject.org/wp/58437)
+
+Under *Administration > Authentication*, admins can now set up [OpenID](../../system-admin-guide/authentication/openid-providers/) or [SAML providers](../../system-admin-guide/authentication/saml/). Here is an example screenshot for adding an OpenID provider:
+
+![Example screenshot of the administration screen if you want to add an OpenIDprovider in OpenProject](openproject-15-0-sso-administration-dropdown.png)
+
+Once set up, users can log in with their existing account, for example like shown in this screenshot:
+
+![Example screenshot of the log in screen with options to single sign-on](OpenProject_SSO_SAML_OpenID-highlighted.png)
+
+### Use the new 'Standard global role' and enable permissions to view email addresses
+
+With OpenProject 15.0, you get a new default 'Standard global role' that is automatically and permanently given to all users. If you are an administrator responsible for roles, please check this under *Administration > Users and permissions > Roles and permissions > Standard global role*. This role has several permissions to choose from, one being 'View users' mail addresses'.  Enable this permission to allow any user to see everyone's email address in autocomplete situations, such as when they select a work package assignee from a drop-down list.
+
+Before version 15.0, users could choose whether their email address was displayed. Now this is an administrative decision that applies to either everyone or no one.
+
+![Example screenshot of permissions view for the new Standard global role, with checkmark at 'View users' mail addresses](openproject-15-0-standard-global-role.png)
+
+### Enjoy easier navigation in project lists with quick action table headers
+
+With OpenProject 15.0, we are pleased to release another great feature for our project lists: Clicking on the table headers in a project list now gives you a quick action menu that not only allows you to sort in descending or ascending order, but also to filter or change, remove or add a column. While these features are not new and you can still find them in the top-right menu button, these actions are now much quicker to access.
+
+![Example screenshot of a project list with dropdown menu on a table header](openproject-15-0-project-lists.png)
+
+![Gif showing how quickly you can now change rows in project lists by clicking on the headers](quick_action_table_headers.gif)
+
+### Experience simplified design settings with fewer sidebar design variables needed
+
+Before version 15.0, the design configuration in the administration was very complex as there were many variables to be defined. This is why with OpenProject 15.0, the following design colors cannot be customized anymore:
+- Header font
+- Header font on hover
+- Header border
+- Main menu font
+- Main menu font when selected
+- Main menu font on hover
+- Main menu border
+
+All these colors will now be calculated depending on the brightness of the respective background to ensure a high-enough contrast. Font colors will either be black or white, and border colors will be set only if there is a bright background.
+
+### Reduce manual cleanup when adding a custom field to a type – no more auto-applying to all projects
+
+With OpenProject 14.6, we released a feature that allows you to enable or disable a custom field for multiple projects at once. This is why with OpenProject 15.0, we remove the automation to apply a new custom field to all projects where the respective type is activated. This reduces manual cleanup in case you did not want to activate the new custom field in all projects. If you do want that, you can use the feature we introduced last release and go to *Administration > Custom Fields* and click on the 'Add projects' button.
+
+### Improved navigation clarity – 'My account' is renamed to 'Account settings'
+
+In the personal menu that can be accessed by clicking on your avatar, we renamed 'My account' to 'Account settings', in order to give you a clearer understanding that this menu item contains settings. It now also differs more clearly from 'My Page' and 'My Activities‘, which provide personal data instead of settings.
 
 ## Important updates and breaking changes
 
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 ## Contributions
-A very special thank you goes to our sponsors for this release.
-Also a big thanks to our Community members for reporting bugs and helping us identify and provide fixes.
-Special thanks for reporting and finding bugs go to Bill Bai, Sam Yelman, Ivan Kuchin, Knight Chang, Gábor Alexovics, Gregor Buergisser, Andrey Dermeyko, Various Interactive, Clayton Belcher, Александр Татаринцев, Keno Krewer.
 
-Last but not least, we are very grateful for our very engaged translation contributors on Crowdin, who translated quite a few OpenProject strings!
-Would you like to help out with translations yourself?
-Then take a look at our translation guide and find out exactly how you can contribute.
-It is very much appreciated!
+A very special thank you goes to the City of Cologne for sponsoring parts of this release. Also a big thanks to our Community members for reporting bugs and helping us identify and provide fixes. Special thanks for reporting and finding bugs go to Bill Bai, Sam Yelman, Ivan Kuchin, Knight Chang, Gábor Alexovics, Gregor Buergisser, Andrey Dermeyko, Various Interactive, Clayton Belcher, Александр Татаринцев, and Keno Krewer.
+
+Last but not least, we are very grateful for our very engaged translation contributors on Crowdin, who translated quite a few OpenProject strings! This release we would like to highlight
+- [Alexander Aleschenko](https://crowdin.com/profile/top4ek), for a great number of translations into Russian.
+- [hmmftg](https://crowdin.com/profile/hmmftg), for a great number of translations into Persian.
+- [william](https://crowdin.com/profile/WilliamFromTW), for a great number of translations into Chinese Simplified and Chinese Traditional.
+- [Alin Marcu](https://crowdin.com/profile/deconfcom), for a great number of translations into Romanian.
 
+Would you like to help out with translations yourself? Then take a look at our [translation guide](../../development/translate-openproject/) and find out exactly how you can contribute. It is very much appreciated!