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Captain
PeterKeerisCaptain

Separate role for error logOpen

Please create a separate role for access to the error log so that developers don’t need to become main administrator to access it. For reference: Could Debug center access to Error log do with lesser rights than Main Administrator? | Thinkwise Community

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|25 days ago
Robert Jan de Nie
Thinkwise blogger
Robert Jan de NieThinkwise blogger

Make Software Factory metadata available to AI so I can generate SQL templates from my IDEOpen

I want to use generative AI to draft the bulk of my SQL templates, directly from my own IDE (e.g., VS Code) together with tools like GitHub Copilot. For this to work reliably, the AI needs first-class context from the Thinkwise Software Factory (SF): the application’s model metadata and relevant UI information. The SF already maintains a rich, structured model of tables, columns, and references; exposing that to the AI is the missing piece.Why this metadata is essential for AI-assisted SQL When the AI understands my model, its output stops being generic and becomes project-specific:Tables, columns, PK/FKs – enable correct JOINs, WHERE clauses, and integrity-awareness. The SF’s data model explicitly defines these entities and relations, which the AI can use to pick the right join keys, respect cardinalities, and avoid hallucinated columns. Domains (user-defined data types) – domains act as abstract data types that drive constraints and UI defaults. Sharing domains helps the AI choose correct data types, casts, default values, and validation logic in generated SQL. UI semantics – properties like control type or visibility can guide the AI to prefer filtered queries (e.g., hide inactive rows by default) or to shape parameter prompts and WHERE clauses that match what end-users actually see. Template description & intent – short, descriptive text per template (purpose, invariants, edge cases) gives the AI the business intent it needs to generate more accurate and consistent code.How I propose to make this work Expose a compact model export for use in VS Code MVP scope: tables, columns (incl. nullability), primary keys, foreign keys, domains (name, base type, constraints). Optional scope: UI hints (visibility, control), default filters, and template descriptions. Delivery options (any of these would work): Indicium OData endpoint that surfaces a read-only view of the SF model (Indicium already provides an open API and can expose SF branches when configured). CLI/export task that writes JSON files into a repository (consumed by VS Code). VS Code extension that authenticates to the endpoint and injects the model as inline context for Copilot prompts. Use the model export as AI context in the IDE In VS Code, I want to select a template and have the AI read the JSON/endpoint to generate the initial SQL ready for review and refinement. Expected resultsSpeed: AI drafts 70–90% of the SQL, I focus on edge cases. Quality: Consistent use of keys, domains, and defaults; fewer “missing join” or “wrong column” errors. Discoverability: As Thinkwise continues to add AI-powered features (e.g., model enrichments and support for storing LLM embeddings), a model-aware export aligns with that trajectory. Future fit: Community use cases already show value in combining Thinkwise models with LLMs (e.g., natural-language search using embeddings), reinforcing the need for structured model access. 

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|25 days ago
Balazs Szeder
Apprentice
Balazs Szeder

Auto empty columns that were set hidden by a layoutOpen

Hi there, When I hide a column, I always have to write extra logic to empty that column’s value. This repeats the same work and wastes time.It is advised that layout logic should only control what the user sees, not change data. Data changes belong in default or business logic to keep things clear and safe.My idea is to add a feature that automatically empties hidden columns based on layout or subject settings, because what are the chances that I need the data in a column/parameter that is hidden? This would make development faster and easier.  

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Balazs Szeder
Apprentice
Forum|Forum|28 days ago
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Moderator
Erwin EkkelModerator

Set control to combo when creating domain elementsNext release

When creating a new column with domain elements you have to set the control to a type that can work with domain elements (like combo). If the control is not combo lookups using this domain won’t work properly in universal. However, why would you want to use domain elements without combo (or the other options like radio button and checkbox)? I would argue combo is the most used option. There is a validation for this, but I would opt to setting the value to combo by default, and the user can always deviate from this. To make the SF user friendlier and less complex. When you add a domain element and the control is empty set the control to combo instead. 

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Mark Jongeling
Forum|Forum|29 days ago
Balazs Szeder
Apprentice
Balazs Szeder

Get notified when Creation failedOpen

Hi there,I’m a developer who prefers screens without distractions. I hide the Menu bar on the left in the SF for more space. I can access it by pressing Alt + Q.However, I’ve noticed an issue. When I start the Generate Definition (GD) in the Creation tab and want to continue my work in the SF, the Search bar empties every time the GD refreshes.This might be an edge case, and it’s not my main request. I always have to return to the Creation tab to check my progress, regardless of whether it passed or failed.I also almost run the IAM Sync after each creation. Why can’t we automate that too?This wastes time and forces me to switch contexts. I’d like the SF to give me a notification when Creation is successful or fails.I understand that this might be tricky with the Validation tab, so I’d be okay with setting the check for the notification message out of the way. However, for the rest, it would be great if the SF could provide a notification. This would save me time and help me stay focused.

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Balazs Szeder
Apprentice
Forum|Forum|29 days ago
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Captain
Boudewijn

Combined filter : specify from GUI what to searchOpen

As a user, I'd like to be able to tick which columns the combined filter applies to. This as a subset of the columns that have been configured by the developer.In some screens I really like the simple effectiveness of the combined search, but is it not helpful because on of the search columns makes my search return irrelevant results, for example: In this case I only like to filter the roles on ‘azure’. I could use the filter screen of course, but in many cases that feels like overkill. Instead of the read-only informative yellow popup, it would have a popup like on the column headers, like this: Options for ‘date’ and ‘scope’ are bycatch in the screenshot; ‘date’ might be a possible addition as long as there is a well defined ‘inserted on’-date.  

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
Frank Wijnhout
Thinkwise blogger
Frank Wijnhout

Configure combined filter fields in user preferencesMerged

I would like to configure combined filter fields in user preferences. This way a user can determine in which fields an expression is searched.

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
Freddy
FreddyThinkwise Local Partner Brasil

Extend Custom Component Event data with (basic) authorizationsNeeds feedback

I've been playing a bit with Custom components and it's great and powerful, but it would be nice to have some info on authorizations so if we add a delete button for example we can upfront check if the logged in user can actually use it. 

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Remco Kort
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
Robbert van Tongeren
Thinkwise blogger
Robbert van TongerenThinkwise blogger

Automate generation, unit test etc.Open

Having the possibility to use indicium to automate generating / unit test / validation and all is very nice, as found here: https://docs.thinkwisesoftware.com/docs/sf/deployment_automationI think it would be a great addition the be able to schedule these from within the SF since from there we know the current project / project_vrs and the indicium we need.We want to schedule unit test and validations every night, it would be nice and quick if we can accomplish this within the SF with a simple click instead of having an external program running a schedule and retrieving the current active project_vrs to run the procedure.

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Rookie
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
SanderAdam
Captain
SanderAdamCaptain

Apply prefilters per variant in a process flowOpen

Hello everyone,I am in a situation where it would be super useful to create a task, and then use a process flow to change prefilters. But that can only be done using the main table. In my situation I have a few lanes with a variant of a table on each lane, and only the first lane responds to the changing filter. This is unfortunate, because now I have to solve this issue vastly differently and makes things, code and maintenancewise, a lot more complex. This is what I would like to see: I think it would be quite use ful to have a variant column beneath table as in some of the other options where you can pick a variant. 

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
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Vanguard
avanderveldenVanguard

User preferences - set Start Objects in UniversalPlanned

Can the configuration under User Preferences to set Start Objects also be made available in the Universal GUI, as it is in the Windows GUI?  

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
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Vanguard
MartinVanguard

Simplify IAM User Management for Customer Access through End ApplicationOpen

As a developer I want to simplify the management of IAM users within my end application,so that customer access to their data can be administered more efficiently, and user creation and permission assignment in IAM are automated. We have an application that we will make accessible to customers so they can view and retrieve their own data.Therefore, users need to be created in IAM with the appropriate permissions.I would like to simplify this process. I want to be able to provide (a JSON file for example) which users I have, their attributes, and the groups they belong to, and have IAM handle the process automatically.Currently, I need to figure out which IAM APIs are available and set up a mechanism to handle this. This is time-consuming and error-prone, so I think it would be ideal to develop standard functionality to optimize this process.

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
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Apprentice
Ricardo

(new) tsf_user function to return name/email instead of OpenID subMerged

When a user is created with OpenID and the identifying claim is set to 'sub' (which is preferred), this 'sub' value will be displayed in trace fields when that user makes changes in your end product; The idea is to modify the current/new 'tsf_user' function to return any other fields (based on what you configured in IAM) related to this user's information, such as First Name and Last Name or Email

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
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Rookie
Mathijn.SmitsRookie

Custom scheduling Unit test runsMerged

We would like to have the ability to assign a custom schedule to the unit tests within the Software Factory, so they can run as frequently as we need. Running all unit tests for every creation is no longer feasible, as we now have nearly 500 tests and the full suite takes more than fifteen minutes to complete.At the moment, we have solved this ourselves by creating a SQL Server Agent job that triggers the Software Factory task responsible for executing all unit tests. We are very happy with this solution, as it allows us to run all the unit tests every night.Several times already, the nightly run has revealed failing tests caused by code changes made the day before. Because we caught these issues early, we were able to resolve them quickly, ensuring that our sprint delivery was never at risk.Now that we have this setup and are very pleased with the results, we can easily imagine that other teams or companies who rely on regression testing would also benefit greatly from such a feature.

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
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Anne VriesPartner

Drag and drop - Drop on Empty and Drop on Row combinedOpen

Hello,I am working on a drag and drop interaction and I want to achieve the following:When dropped on a row the dropped item needs to be added to the row in question  When dropped in the empty area the item needs to create a new row and add itself to it. Now i have the drop on row functioning correctly if i drop it on the row i get the parameter of the target and source which i can use in my code. But when a row is present in the target table and i drop outside of a row i still get the target parameter which makes it impossible to detect in my code if im dropping on empty or dropping on row.  Drop on rowGets the parameter Drop outside of the rowStill gets the parameter :(Is it possible to achieve the desired behaviour? (to detect if a row is dropped on a row or on empty space?)Kind regardsAnne Vries

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
Freddy
FreddyThinkwise Local Partner Brasil

Upgrade rollbackOpen

When you make alterations to the model, especially the data part that results in an upgrade script, there a plenty scenarios that break at actual upgrade. Especially for new users, because it's not always that obvious.I would like to see the SF dealing with this scenario more elegant. And it should be not that hard to offer some kind of rollback. Because all the info is there to upgrade, so also all the info is there to return to start. I am thinking about:Making especially the upgrade part interactive. Especially to have before the deletion of the temporary tables the choice to delete or rollback, in case of any error occurred.  Or perhaps a separate task to reinstate the original tables, so you can fix whatever went wrong in the model and rerun the upgrade.Now you have to 'hack' your way through it via SMSS or go for restoring a backup.  Which would also be a good and probably simple addition to the SF. Every upgrade should have the option to automatically create a backup before execution. 

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Theo Neeskens
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
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Captain
PeterKeerisCaptain

UGUI: Task/Report/Prefilter group sub menuNext release

On subjects with many tasks, it is hard for the user to find the right task in the universal GUI. It is also impossible to show the tasks with name on the screen because it will never fit (and we don't want to put alsmost everything in the overflow menu).Adding a task group doesn’t really help since it only creates a splitter. Please add support for task-group sub menu to the universal GUI so that we can create a drop down with tasks. Example (this subject even has more tasks in the overflow menu and hidden by context): 

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
R
Hero
RolandHero

Connect software factory with local LLMCompleted

In conjunction with:It could be a good addition for the software factory to be able to connect to a highly specialized on-premise LLM instance for reviewing and writing SQL code. This LLM instance would have full access to our database but because it doesn’t need access to the outside world our data would remain safe.

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
Arie V
Community Manager
Arie VCommunity Manager

Use Subflows in regular Process Flows tooWorking on it!

Subflows are a great addition to the Platform in order to re-use parts of a Process Flow, instead of having to model the same set of Process Actions in multiple Process Flows. Subflows improve the re-usability of components, therefore we are eager to use this concept in regular Process Flows too!Can this functionality be extended to be available not only for System Flows, but also for regular Process Flows?

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
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Captain
PeterKeerisCaptain

Influence the Treeview row heightOpen

Is there a way to set the treeview row height?I was expecting the same height as the grid row height, but the treeview remains higher.

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Mark Jongeling
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
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Rookie
Gideon KraakRookie

Dynamic lookup in task parameterMerged

It would be nice if table valued functions could be used as a lookup for a task. So the lookup changes dynamically with the input given. For example:I want to limit the delivery weeks for a customer to choose from, depending on the delivery week of the active line the user is on. So if the user is on delivery week 202550, i want the ability to show the possible deliveryweeks 202548 till 202552 for example. A table values function could return this, based on the input param 202550. If there is another way of doing this, please let me know, but I can’t find it.Thanks in advance for the reply :-)Grtz, Gideon

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Anne Buit
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
Arjan Sollie
Thinkwise blogger
Arjan SollieThinkwise blogger

Lookup combo values based on table value functionOn the backlog

When adding or updating a record I often find myself in a situation where I would like the selection (combo lookup) of field C to be filtered based on values I have set in fields A and B. Currently the Software Factory only allows you to create such a behavior when you include fields A and B to the lookup reference column list. This poses a bit of an issue when for example you would like to filtered based upon a date field.There is a better way to create such behavior. If the Software Factory would allow you to determine the lookup combo values based upon a tabled value function. You could then include the values of fields A and B into the parameter set of the function. 

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Anne Buit
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
K.Bakkenes
Captain
K.BakkenesCaptain

Possibility to review more than just codeWorking on it!

We regularly see expression columns or prefilter with heavy constructs that effect the performance. So it would be nice if we can review expression columns and prefilter just like control procedures. Which would include the following features: · Approve/disapprove prefilters and expression columns · Add comments when disapproving prefilters and expression columns

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Balazs Szeder
Apprentice
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
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Captain
André RomijnCaptain

Action analysis in Universal GUIOpen

In the past, when we used the WebGUI, we used the IAM Action Analysis. After switching to the  Universal GUI we can't get any data from the Action Analysis in the IAM. For us, as a ISV, it is valuable for us to know how our application is used by our customers and users.

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Forum|Forum|1 month ago
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Rookie
PcardolRookie

possibility to transfer user groups through DTAPOpen

We are in the process of setting up roles and then creating user groups with the selected roles. We would like to fully test the user groups in the Acceptance environment before they are moved to the Production environment. However, it is currently not possible to transfer the user groups from the Acceptance environment to the Production environment. After approval, the user groups have to be recreated entirely in the Production environment. This results in a higher chance of errors and just unnecessary extra work. The question is whether this can be made possible.

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Remco Kort
Forum|Forum|1 month ago

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