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Codebeamer 3.1 introduces a powerful shift toward scalable, reference-based reuse, enhanced variant management, and enterprise-grade compliance.
Codebeamer 3.1 Release

Codebeamer 3.1 Is Here: Enabling Scalable, Reusable, and Compliant ALM

 

What the latest release means for enterprise-grade ALM — and how NANGA SYSTEMS supports your upgrade

With the release of Codebeamer 3.1, PTC delivers one of the most significant functional and architectural upgrades to its modern Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) platform. Designed to support complex, variant-heavy, and regulated product development at scale, this release refines Codebeamer’s core capabilities and introduces entirely new concepts that elevate how development organizations can manage reuse, traceability, and compliance.

As a certified PTC Codebeamer partner, NANGA SYSTEMS is ready to help you adopt the latest release, plan your upgrade, and unlock the new architectural potential in real-world scenarios.

 

Reference-Based Working Sets: A New Foundation for Reuse

At the heart of Codebeamer 3.1 lies a complete rethinking of Working Sets. The traditional duplication-based approach has been replaced with smart, reference-based Working Sets, enabling better reuse without performance trade-offs.

Key advantages:

  • Instant loading, even for large-scale Working Sets

  • No data duplication — all variant streams reference core artifacts

  • Live consistency — changes to a master item immediately affect all linked views

  • Lower storage consumption and improved synchronization

For teams managing product line variants and cross-functional streams, this enhancement is transformative. At NANGA SYSTEMS, we’re already supporting customers with migration strategies from legacy Working Sets to the new model — including controlled clean-up, impact analysis, and validation.

 

Streams: Scalable Cross-Project Development

New in 3.1, Streams provide the ability to define shared Working Sets across multiple projects. This allows organizations to manage configurations and releases at the stream level, rather than duplicating structures for each project.

Streams help you:

  • Maintain consistency across shared components

  • Align development with modular product architectures

  • Scale reuse while preserving governance and control

NANGA SYSTEMS sees Streams as a major enabler for cross-product governance, especially in multi-team or platform-centric environments.

Baselines Per Stream & Filtered Views

Baseline management is more powerful and flexible in 3.1. Users can now:

  • Apply filtered baselines, viewing only the relevant artifacts

  • Manage baselines per stream, enabling better release traceability

  • Compare configurations across branches or streams with precision

This is especially useful in regulated industries where proving artifact state at time of release is mandatory. NANGA SYSTEMS supports customers in aligning this with compliance frameworks like ISO 26262, IEC 62304, and FDA CFR Part 11.

 

Enterprise-Ready Performance & Infrastructure

Codebeamer 3.1 extends its robust architecture with:

  • Improved tracker inheritance for large templates

  • Enhanced read/write performance

  • Support for PostgreSQL read replicas

  • Continued support for clustered, containerized deployments

For customers with high artifact volumes or distributed teams, these enhancements reduce latency, improve user experience, and enable high-availability scenarios.

 

Governance, Compliance & GDPR Enhancements

Regulatory readiness is critical in many industries — and Codebeamer 3.1 brings several improvements:

  • Managed field overrides control which values can be changed in variants

  • Suspect link enforcement to preserve traceability integrity

  • New GDPR features to support data protection and auditability

These features empower organizations to build compliant-by-design processes, which NANGA SYSTEMS supports through customized configuration and validation services.

 

Integration, Automation & Review Hub Extensions

Codebeamer 3.1 also strengthens integration and DevOps alignment:

  • Review Hub now supports extended filtering, statistical dashboards, and automation triggers

  • Review Hub API provides deeper integration into external tools and pipelines

  • State transitions can now be triggered automatically by Azure Repos events

  • Improved SSO support, including delegated access controls and pure::variants integration

These updates bring Codebeamer closer to a fully automated toolchain orchestration layer. As a partner, NANGA SYSTEMS helps you connect your ALM with PLM, DevOps, and variant management platforms like Windchill, Jira, or pure::variants.

 

Simplified Usability and Administration

While the focus of 3.1 is architecture and scale, usability improvements are also present:

  • Delegated UI access enables targeted role control

  • Reusable widgets across project views

  • Enhanced filtering and layout flexibility in trackers and dashboards

These changes help reduce administrative overhead and allow teams to focus more on content and less on configuration.

 

Upgrade Considerations

Upgrading to 3.1 introduces significant benefits — but also requires careful planning, particularly if your instance still uses the legacy Working Set model.

NANGA SYSTEMS recommends:

  • Migrating to 3.0 first, if you're on 2.x

  • Using the Working Set migration tool to convert existing structures

  • Validating baseline logic and artifact relationships

  • Testing reference behavior in sandbox environments before go-live

We assist clients throughout the process with tailored support — from initial assessments to technical execution and stakeholder training.

 

NANGA SYSTEMS: Your Codebeamer Experts

As an experienced PTC partner, NANGA SYSTEMS offers full lifecycle support for Codebeamer — from advisory and implementation to upgrades and integrations. Whether you're moving to 3.1 or planning your next-generation development platform, we help you unlock the full potential of your ALM landscape.

Let’s talk about how Codebeamer 3.1 fits your roadmap.

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