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Bart Metselaar
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Bart MetselaarUI/UX Designer
Styling update of the Universal GUIBlog

Now that customer success is the focus of the Universal GUI, we can prioritize User Experience too.This blog is the first step, introducing quick win UI Styling updates that require no Model changes or changes in User Experience. Later, we'll introduce and discuss Data Density improvements and more comprehensive UX & Universal Theme implementations.In the past years a lot of features have been added to the Universal GUI, but in the meantime the visual side of this interface hasn’t changed a lot. Comparing our Universal GUI to other enterprise applications, we do notice that our interface lacks a little conviction. We want to improve on this together with you, to ensure that our ideas support you and your users. So please, join in the conversation and let us know what you think.We took the Insights application as a benchmark.The Projects screen in the current Universal GUIThere is a lot going on in this screen, which means our users have a lot of elements to visually look through.We

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Jop ter HorstVanguard
 
Look-up value in cubeOn the backlog

I'd like to see the look-up value of a table in a cube. For example when I want to show the employee, now I have to use employee_name, thats fine. But often I'd like to create a reference between the cube/view and employee, so I have to add employee_id too, now we have two columns what could be one if the cube supported look-up values.

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Arie V
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Erwin EkkelModerator
 
Add run now button to system flows in IAMWorking on it!

Trouble shooting System flows is very time consuming. To make the process a bit more user friendly a "Run system flow now" button in IAM would be very helpful, so you don't have to wait for the system flow to start. 

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C. Lousberg
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C. LousbergCaptain
 
Assign theme in IAM to Application (instead of User Group or User)Open

Currently it’s only possible to add a theme to a “User” or a “User Group”.In our situation we have a theme for an application and platform.As we also have a lot of user groups it's quite a lot of work assigning the same theme to all user groups on all platforms (for our full DTAP we also have 4 IAM’s)So please make it possible to assign a theme on application level also add the possibility to differentiate on platform and set a default menu.Functionality can be placed as a detail tab under “General settings” at the application in IAM  

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Universal, when the error is too huge show a snippet insteadOpen

Some errors, especially on views can be huge. This will make it not possible to click on the show database event log unless you zoom out to a tiny zoom level. Please set a maxium for the information thrown. And when too large show a snippet instead. normal zoom:  Zoom level 33% will show the hyper links:  

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Selection multiple row: dark mode: the selected row not clearly visible

3 rows selected in this gridGUI versie2025.1.12.1.0When selecting multiple rows in dark mode, it’s almost invisible which rows are selected. We also tried changing the colors in “Themes”, but without any good results. Is there any other possibility to change the color palette for more visibility of the selected rows in a grid?   

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How to open reports in the browser instead of embedded in Universal GUI

After the last Universal GUI updates (we switched from 2024 version 3 to 2025 1.14), reports (like PDFs) are opened embedded within the application. We would prefer these documents to open directly in the browser (e.g., Microsoft Edge), like they did previously.Does anyone know how to configure this behavior — for example via path_spec, task action, or another setting — so that the report opens in a new browser tab instead of inside the GUI?

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Arie V
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Marius Korff
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Marius KorffCaptain
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Why does the SF block the import of model?

I would expect imports work within the same versions of 2025.1. Is there a reason why a different sub-version blocks this task? And is there an easy tool to upgrade a model without upgrading the whole environment where the model is exported from? ************************************* Thinkwise Software Error Message *************************************Datum: 19-6-2025 10:54:22GUI: 2025.1.13.0.NET Runtime: 4.0.30319.42000Database: IAM_SFLanguage: NLSoftware Factory version of the imported model does not match the Software Factory version. The import cannot be continued.Imported model SF Version: 2025.1Current SF version: 2025.1.14SQL:task_import_model

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Aggregation Sum on checkbox in Universal GUI

In Windows it is possible to do a sum on a “checkbox”, where the domain is INT   In the Universal GUI, this doesn't work Would be very nice if this option will also work in Universal GUI….ef_evnt_event_staff_planning?$apply=aggregate(count_using_dinner%20with%20sum%20as%20count_using_dinner_sum)Results in 500 error :-(.Is there a way to make that work?

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Marius Korff
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How to clear profile_picture & profile_picture_data in IAM using Indicium's API?

 When POSTing, the following works:"profile_picture": { "FileName": "name", "File": "file_data" }So setting a profile picture works. Now I’d like to remove/clear the profile picture of a user. I have tried the following JSON bodies in a PATCH, but none seem to work:{"profile_picture": { "FileName": "", "File": "" }}{"profile_picture": { "FileName": null, "File": null }}{"profile_picture": null}{"profile_picture": ""}{"profile_picture": { "FileName": null }}{"profile_picture": { "FileName": "" }}{"profile_picture": { "File": "" }}{"profile_picture": { "File": null }}{"profile_picture_data": null}How can I clear the columns ‘profile_picture’ & ‘profile_picture_data’ in the usr table in the IAM using a PATCH API call?

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New process flow connector import actionNeeds feedback

Create a new process flow action connector to import files to specific table. Setting up same import from gui. (open document) etc.

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Jeroen van den Belt
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C. Lousberg
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C. LousbergCaptain
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Application icon not working

Since some time we don’t see the application icon anymore in the Windows taskbar for the Windows GUI.This is for both the SF as our end-user applications.What we see is: This is already since a longer time, and we didn’t notice it straight away, so don’t know if it's related to some Thinkwise update or Windows update.Also changing the icon in the IAM Global Settings doesn't solve the issue….Any solution for this ?(we are working on the latest WIndows GUI and latest 2024.2 patch)

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Auto-edit grid can trigger process flow

I am working with a grid where auto-edit is applied. In the documentation (https://docs.thinkwisesoftware.com/docs/sf/process_flows_actions#add-row) it says the ‘add row’ process flow action should not be triggered, but it does when the row is added by pressing enter when the cursor is at the last column of the grid. Is this a bug? I would like the process action to be triggered when the row is added regardless, but I believe that should not happen as is explained in the documentation. What is the intended behavior here? And is there another way to trigger a process flow action when a row is added on an auto-edit grid?

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Freddy
FreddyThinkwise Local Partner Brasil
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Public API call - Can I require a select?

I'm looking at public API calls..   can I require a select or set it so that API call with select criteria returns no data?

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Arjan Sollie
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Arjan SollieThinkwise blogger
 
Change unit test objectNext release

Currently it is not possible to change a unit test it’s linked object. I would very much like a feature that allows me to change the object of a unit test. I can image that you are not allowed to change the object type.When do you need such a feature. For example if you split up a table into 2 tables. Or when you create a view of a table and you would like to also include unit tests from this table to be copied to this his new view.Or when you have to copy/split up a task. You would like to copy units or move them to the newly create task(s).It can also be very usefully when you only find out during running the unit test that you have linked to the incorrect object.As to be expected the output and input columns/parameters can only be preserved when they exists in the new object. 

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Arie V
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Setup localization settings as user preference in IAMPlanned

As discussed in: Influence numeric decimal separator display format | Thinkwise Community the current behaviour of the Universal GUI is that it takes the localization settings like decimal/thousand separator and date display formatting (as well as first day of week in the date picker) from the first preferred browser language.This is not ideal, because this way the localization settings are bound to a language while users might want to have English as their preferred language, but use their local localization settings. Therefor we would like a possibility to setup localization settings as user preference in IAM (not bound to the language setting in IAM). 

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Arie V
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mperrott
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mperrottHero
 
On Demand Push Notifications for UniversalPartially completed

We would like to have the ability to use Push Notifications on Demand to send custom messages to our users. Currently the only notification that you get from the Universal GUI is during a system Upgrade to a new version, or once asking you to install the app on your device. The Idea is to have a built in way for push notifications on demand to users fromwithin the build application  IAM Both the aboveSending a notification to users for critical items as per the developed application demands.Optional if possible to be able to select the delivery medium from:SMS iOS, Android, and web push Notifications

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Marius Korff
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Marius KorffCaptain
 
Context menu (Right-click) support for Universal GUIOn the backlog

Being able to right-click on rows would enhance the user experience a lot!Basically the same idea as what is currently working in the Windows GUI:  

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Arie V
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Arie V
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Arie VCommunity Manager
 
IAM Schedule log - Log all Process Flows and (optionally) all Process Actions tooOn the backlog

Currently IAM Schedule log gives us an overview of all System flows that ran, with very limited information. As an extension to this we would like to see:Logging for all Process Flows - also the User-invoked ones Logging for all Process Actions as a Detail table - allowing us to see start date / end date input/output variables, and status for each individual Process Action within the Process Flow. This will help us monitor, review, debug and improve Process Flows. Since for certain use cases the information contained in these variables might be sensitive, logging Process Actions should be optional.Note: due to this functionality currently missing within the platform, we have created our own smart dynamic logic to monitor our Process Flows and Actions. This comes with some limitations however, since we have no way to establish with 100% certainty the status and end date of a Process Action. We have to resort to using the start date of the next Action as end date for the previous Action.

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Remco Kort
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Remco KortAdministrator
 News & Blogs
Edit matrix data faster using the Editable pivot gridBlog

In an average Thinkwise application most data is displayed using a grid / form combination. For most data this makes sense, as you can search data in the grid and manage it in the form.Some data becomes clearer and easier to work with when visualized as a matrix, arranged in a grid of rows and columns similar to a table or spreadsheet. Unlike the standard Grid screen component, however, the rows and columns in an Editable pivot grid can be defined dynamically through data, offering much greater flexibility. The (previously well hidden) way to present matrix data in a Thinkwise application is using an Editable pivot grid.The Editable pivot grid has the following key characteristics:Quickly manage large amounts of data Recognizable to users because of similarity to tools like Excel Row and column values are defined in data. This allows for much greater flexibility than regular forms where columns are predefined.An example of how to use an Editable pivot grid to show matrix data is a prod

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tiagoCaptain
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Automatic data model creation

In our application designing process one person describes the model and of course, a crucial part of the description is the database model drawingWe discuss this and com to a version that can can be creted in the thinkwise SFI would like to know if there is an easy way to jump start this step (looking at the theme developing 10x faster) Two questions: about the ai generation, can please someone tell me what I'm missing? Is there a way to import some kind of database scheme? For example, I experimented with designing with dbdiagram.io/ that can export a creation script fror sql. If we could import that, that would save a considerable amount of time. I did see the option to create an AI generated model (which did not work for me for some reason  

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Determine filter condition in "Change filters" process actionWorking on it!

When using “Change Filter” in a process flow it always reverts to “Equals”, it would be more useful if the filter condition could be changed, to  “Contains” for instance.Also, the Docs article on the subject contradicts itself on this matter:Filter values on columns of a specific subject can be set with this process action. It can be indicated for each column which filter condition and which filter value must be used.However: The filter value that must be set on the column in question as an equal to filter condition. This parameter is present for every column of the subject.

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Arie V
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Freddy
FreddyThinkwise Local Partner Brasil
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DB markup language

We are looking at DBML a DB markup language that grows with you. Is that something that Thinkwise could support? Especially in scenario's you don't start with the Upcycler and you start building data structures together with a client. https://dbml.dbdiagram.io/docs

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selecting multiple rows and auto refresh that deselects them again.

I have an api that inserts/updates data on a regular basis (every few seconds it adds a record or updates one.This table is visible in the GUI so I've activated auto refresh with an interval of about 5 seconds.This works fine until the user tries to select multiple rows at the same time…Every 5 seconds the multirow select is deselected and only one remains selected…. I want the user to be able to select multiple rows to be able to fire of a task that does something with each of the selected records…I've tried to get the Refresh behavior to work but after setting the  GridEditUpdateUsingRefreshOption extended property in the SF >  I still cannot see the refresh behavior for the actions After insert, After copy, After update, and After deleteCan someone point me in the correct direction? 

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More options in Process flow action Change FiltersMerged

Currently the Change Filters-process action works with static values and ‘Equals’, as stated in the documentation:The filter value that must be set on the column in question as an equal to filter condition. This parameter is present for every column of the subject. It would be nice if there are more options, like ‘is not empty’, ‘starts with’ etc, just like the normal Filter function.  

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