Merge branch 'development' into nc-olu-private-connectivity

Author: NicoletaComan

content/en/docs/control-center/entitlements/approval-requests.md

@@ -21,28 +21,18 @@ It is made up of the **Active Requests** and **Resolved Requests** tabs.
 This tab displays all requests that have not yet been acted upon, with the following details for each request:
 
 * **Request ID** – The unique identification code of the request.
-* **Request Type** – The type of request being submitted, which can be one of the following:
-
-    * **Plan Upgrade**
-    * **Private Connectivity**
-
+* **Request Type** – The type of request being submitted. 
 * **Requester** – The name of the person who made the request.
 * **Requested Date** – The date when the request was submitted.
 * **Actions** – Allows you to **Reject** or **Approve** the request.    
-    Click the **Details** button next to the request to access further details, such as the request description, and the environment for which the request was made.
-
-You can filter requests by status and type.
+    Click the **Details** button next to the request to access further details.
 
 ## Resolved Requests
 
 This tab displays all requests that have been acted upon, with the following details for each request:
 
 * **Request ID** – The unique identification code of the request.
-* **Request Type** – The type of request being submitted, which can be one of the following:
-
-    * **Plan Upgrade**
-    * **Private Connectivity**
-
+* **Request Type** – The type of request being submitted.
 * **Requester** – The name of the person who made the request.
 * **Requested Date** – The date when the request was submitted.
 * **Status** – The status of the request, which can be one of the following:
@@ -54,7 +44,7 @@ This tab displays all requests that have been acted upon, with the following det
 
 * **Reviewer** – The name of the person who reviewed and approved, canceled, or rejected the request.
 * **Resolved Date** – The date when the request was acted upon, and its status was changed.
-* **Action** – Click the **Details** button next to the request to access further details, such as the request description, and the environment for which the request was made.
+* **Action** – Click the **Details** button next to the request to access further details.
 
 ## Approving a Request
 

content/en/docs/deployment/mendix-cloud-deploy/change-plan.md

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ To change an environment's plan, follow these steps:
 3. On the **Environments** page, click the **Overview** tab to view your environments.
 4. Find your target environment.
 5. Use the **Expand** ({{< icon name="chevron-down" >}}) toggle to view detailed information about each environment, such as the environment resources and deployed package.
-6. In the environment resource section, click **Change Plan**. 
+6. In the environment resources section, click **Change Plan**. 
 7. On the left side of the form that appears, review your current plan details. These include:
     * **Name** – Plan name.
     * **Environment** – Plan environment (such as, staging or acceptance).
@@ -69,6 +69,23 @@ To change an environment's plan, follow these steps:
 Changing plan consumes [Mendix Cloud Tokens](/control-center/cloud-tokens/#cloud-tokens). Only one plan change request can exist per environment at a time. As a result, new requests cannot be submitted for the same environment until the current one is completed.
 {{% /alert %}}
 
+### Plan Change Request Status {#plan-change-status}
+
+This diagram illustrates the lifecycle of a plan change request, from its submission to its final resolution (rejected, completed, or failed).
+
+{{< figure src="/attachments/deployment/mendix-cloud-deploy/plan-change-status.png" >}}
+
+A Technical Contact initiates the process by submitting a plan change request.
+
+1. **Pending Approval** – After submission, the request enters a **Pending Approval** status. The request is then sent to a Mendix Admin for review.
+    * If the Mendix Admin rejects the request, its status changes to **Rejected**.
+    * If the Mendix Admin approves the request, the status changes to **Pending Schedule**.
+2. **Pending Schedule** – The plan change application is awaiting scheduling by the Technical Contact.
+3. **Scheduled** – Plan change is scheduled for the next maintenance window.
+4. **In Progress** – The plan change is actively being applied to the environment.
+5. **Completed** – Plan change was successfully applied to the environment
+6. **Failed** – The plan change did not complete successfully.
+
 ## Managing Plan Requests {#manage-plan-requests}
 
 The **Change Requests** tab allows Technical Contacts to view all submitted plan change requests (both past and current) and track pending request status.
@@ -79,15 +96,26 @@ To access it:
 2. Click **Environments** on your app.
 3. Open the **Change Requests** tab.
 
-For detailed information on the **Change Requests** tab, refer to the [Change Requests](/developerportal/deploy/environments/#change-requests) section in *Environments and Deployment*.
+Plan change requests have **Plan Upgrade** as the **Request Type**. For more information on the **Change Requests** tab, refer to the [Change Requests](/developerportal/deploy/environments/#change-requests) section in *Environments and Deployment*.
 
-This diagram shows the progress of the request status from plan change submission to fulfilled (approved, rejected, completed, or failed):
+### Plan Change Requests Details {#change-requests-action}
 
-{{< figure src="/attachments/deployment/mendix-cloud-deploy/plan-change-status.png" >}}
+Click **Details** on any plan change request to view the **name** of the requester, reviewer details and other request information, including:
+
+* Status of the request
+* Current plan
+* Requested plan
+* Reason for resizing
+* Date of request creation
+* Date the request was scheduled
+* Request ID
+* Request type
+* App name
+* Environment
 
-### Available Actions by Status {#available-actions-by-status}
+#### Available Actions by Status {#available-actions-by-status}
 
-Depending on the request's status, Technical Contacts can perform the following actions:
+In the **Request Details** page, depending on the request's [status](#plan-change-status), Technical Contacts can perform the following actions:
 
 * **Pending approval** – Click **Cancel Request** to cancel the entire request.
 * **Pending schedule** – Click **Cancel Request** to cancel the entire request, or click **Schedule Change** to set execution timing for when the approved plan will be applied. For more details on how to schedule a plan change, see [Scheduling a Plan Change](#scheduling-a-plan-change).

content/en/docs/deployment/mendix-cloud-deploy/environments.md

@@ -176,39 +176,15 @@ If you are the [Technical Contact](/developerportal/general/app-roles/#technical
 
 On the **Change Requests** tab, the Technical Contact can view details of all past and current [Change Plan](/developerportal/deploy/change-plan/) requests and perform certain actions based on the current request status.
 
-For each submitted plan change request you can see the following information:
+For each submitted request, the following information is available:
 
 * **Request Type** – Type of change requested
 * **Environment** – The environment the plan change was requested for (such as, acceptance or production)
 * **Current Plan** – The environment's existing plan
 * **Requested Plan** – The plan requested for change
 * **Submitted on** – Request submission date
-* **Status** – Current request state. This can be:
-    * **Pending approval** – Awaiting Mendix Admin review
-    * **Pending schedule** – Approved by Mendix Admin, but plan change application not yet scheduled by the Technical Contact
-    * **Scheduled** – Plan change scheduled for the next maintenance window
-    * **In progress** – Plan change is being applied
-    * **Completed** – Mendix Admin has approved the change, Technical Contact has scheduled and applied the changes, and the new plan has been successfully applied to the environment
-    * **Rejected** – Request was denied
-    * **Failed** – Plan change did not complete successfully
-* **Action** – Shows more details of each plan request and provides options based on the request status. For more information, see [Change Requests Action](#change-requests-action)
-
-#### Change Requests Action {#change-requests-action}
-
- Click **Details** on any request to view the **name** of the requester and the reviewer and other request details, including:
-
-* Status of the request
-* Current plan
-* Requested plan
-* Reasons for resizing
-* Date of request creation
-* Date the request was scheduled
-* Request ID
-* Request type
-* App name
-* Environment
-
-For more information, refer to the [Available Actions by Status](/developerportal/deploy/change-plan/#available-actions-by-status) section in *Changing Your Plan in Mendix Cloud*.
+* **Status** – Current request state
+* **Action** – Shows more details of each request and provides options based on the request status
 
 ## Cloud Settings{#cloud-settings}
 

content/en/docs/releasenotes/control-center/_index.md

@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ To see the current status of the Mendix Control Center, see [Mendix Status](http
 * We have introduced **Private Connectivity**, a zero-trust security infrastructure which helps you manage connections between your Mendix Cloud apps and internal resources, bypassing the public internet. It allows you to create secure networks through which your apps can safely access internal databases and services hosted on-premises or in cloud environments, without exposing them publicly.     
   Refer to [Private Connectivity](/control-center/private-connectivity/) for background details and architecture, then read through [Configuring and Using Private Connectivity](/control-center/configure-private-connectivity/) to learn how to create and manage your own private networks.
 
+### November 9, 2025
+
+#### Improvements
+
+* The [Approval Requests](/control-center/approval-requests/) page is now divided into two distinct tabs: **Active Requests** and **Resolved Requests**. This allows you to easily stay on top of all approval requests created for your company.
+
 ### September 29, 2025
 
 #### New Features