26.1.01 enhancements and patches
Review BMC Helix Portfolio Management 25.3 enhancements for features that will benefit your organisation and to understand changes that might impact your users.
| Version | SaaS | On-premises | Fixed issues | Updates and enhancements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.1.01 | ✅ | Known and corrected issues | 26.1.01 updates |
For a list of recent updates and enhancements across multiple versions, see Release notes and notices.
26.1.01 updates
Structure and align IT services with Service Design
The Helix Portfolio Management application includes Service Design capabilities, enabling organizations to structure, plan, and manage IT services in a customer-centric manner. Service Design provides a framework to define and organize service-related initiatives, ensuring they deliver meaningful value while aligning with business and customer needs. For more information, see Service Design Overview.
Model and visualize cross-entity connections with Relationship Overview
Helix Portfolio Management includes a Relationship Overview capability to define, manage, and visualize connections between portfolios, programs, ideas, demands, projects, and third-party entities like incidents or work orders.
By linking a root record to another entity, you capture real-world associations - such as an Idea belonging to a Portfolio or a Demand impacting a Project - to provide full traceability across the value chain.
Key Features:
- Automated Sync: System-generated relationships ensure hierarchical consistency.
- Manual Linking: Users can relate internal entities (Sprints, Projects) with external ITSM or third-party data.
- Multi-Type Modeling: Single records can maintain multiple relationships to map complex dependencies.
For more information, see Relationships Overview.
Plan workforce needs with Headcount Management
The Helix Portfolio Management application includes Headcount Management within Financial Management, enabling organizations to plan and manage workforce requirements across datasets. For more information, see Headcount Management Overview.
Structure real-world hierarchical portfolios
The Helix Portfolio Management application includes hierarchical portfolios, enabling organizations to model portfolio structures that reflect real-world business hierarchies. For more information, see Portfolio Management Overview.
View and manage connections with the Requirements Console
The Helix Portfolio Management application includes a Requirements Console, providing a centralized view to manage relationships across entities. The Relationship Console enables users to view, filter, and analyze relationships across portfolios from a single interface. For more information, see Requirement Management Console.