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Moderator
Erwin Ekkel

Add type to the database event log.Open

The database event log used for universal is helpful but it can be quite a hassle to find the query you are looking for. What would help is to add the type and object like in the Windows GUI Debug mode. At the top is info you get from the database event log (cropped for privacy/security) And below the Windows GUI debug mode. The Windows GUI has the added type: lookup and objectname this makes it much faster to find something.  

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Mark Jongeling
Administrator
Forum|Forum|2 years ago
Harm Horstman
Superhero
Harm HorstmanSuperhero

Conditional formatting - Color and Font Settings by ExpressionOpen

Instead of having to create multiple layouts, we want to be able to control the background color and font settings using expressions or a selectable columns in the table.Our current solution is ok, but it is laborious for us as developers and limits freedom for end users. I don't know, but I can imagine that it also has consequences for the performance of the application if a topic has so many layout rules? How we do it now…  

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Mark Jongeling
Administrator
Forum|Forum|2 years ago
R
Hero
RolandHero

Expression list to complement or replace current expression fieldsOpen

We all know and use expression fields in tables to display additional information from other tables (for example a customer name in an order containing only the customer number). This works fine for a limited number of rows but as the list grows expressions hurt performance. This idea is to solve this performance hit by making set-based expressions without having to resort to views.Disclaimer: I haven't thought this through 100% but I think it could work. ;)Suppose you have a table “order” and a table “customer”. The orders contain a customer number but not the customer name. Now to add the customer name in the order list I imagine I could define table “customer” as an addtional entity under table “order”. In this entity I choose customer number as the reference column. In the next step I then add colums from table “customer” to table “order” where these columns don't physically exist in table “order”. Just like existing expression fields they could be marked in blue or some other color. In this particular example I’d add column “customer.customer_name” to table “order” as an expression.Under water the GUI adds table “customer” to the query of “order” using a left join. It might use alias t2 for “customer”. Then t3, t4 etc for additional defined entities. So in this case this would be select t1.*, t2.customer_name from order t1 left join customer t2 on t2.customer_id = t1.customer_id for the GUI.There probably should be a check on these defined entities to prevent duplication of rows from the main table within the grid.The reason for this idea is that we often use views for longer lists of data instead of tables with expression fields, for performance reasons. But this has obvious downsides too such as additional required functionality to make the data editable.Additional:After writing this I realized the idea could basically be seen as an expansion of lookup tables. Currently a lookup has a 1 on 1 column relationship: a column in a table is displayed with the value of a column in another table. This could be expanded to displaying additional columns of the lookup table. So in this example the order-customer reference would allow to add additional columns from lookup table “customer” to the data model of “order” in the form of expressions.

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Mark Jongeling
Administrator
Forum|Forum|2 years ago
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Captain
PeterKeerisCaptain

Make better use of multiple browser tabs with UniversalOpen

IntroductionUsing the Universal GUI in multiple browser tabs can be really powerful. For example to make use of multiple monitors or not to clog the 'Open documents' when you want to open multiple rows of the same subject. When using a html field that points to a deeplink proces flow, it is already possible to make a clickable link in the grid to open a subject row in a new window. This is beneficial over double-click tasks because it works with a single click and it shows as a hyperlink making it intuitive for the user. However there are a few things that could be improved.Suggestions1. Make the title of the website page dynamically and configurable per subject. For example as default I want to use 'subject_name lookup_field' (Product P65434), but for subjects that have a recognisable name I just want to use 'lookup_field' (PO-32423). This would also be very useful for floating-documents.Optional:-Make it possible to include the application name.-Make it possible to use the tab icon as page icon.-Use a similar configuration to show the title in 'Open documents' (Open document title in combination with lookup | Thinkwise Community (thinkwisesoftware.com)).  2. Make it possible to use html fields as a lookup field for foreign keys. Currently it doesn't work when the lookup field of a table is a html field (even when the reference field in the target table also is a html field). The only way around this seems by using an extra html expression field in the list and the just the actual lookup field in the form (but this limits the use of add/edit in grid). 3. For proces flow action ‘Open document’, add an extra option to open as a new browser tab page.4. Make it easier to setup html links (this could probably be done already with dynamic code): Add a checkbox to a table column to enable ‘link to page’. When this is enabled for one or more columns in a table (or variant), in the background a process flow should be created to open the document (form) as a deeplink. Another effect of this checkbox should be that the enabled column should be displayed as a html link that points to the process flow deeplink on the same server/application.An alternative (in combination with suggestion 3) could be to add a single-click option to tasks. This should underline the single-click-field and show it as a hyperlink so the mouse cursor is changed making it more intuitive for a user). Screenshot Example expression field lookup that links to the source table in a new browser tab.

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Mark Jongeling
Administrator
Forum|Forum|2 years ago
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Moderator
Erwin Ekkel

Simulate user in universal but still allow advanced debugging toolsOpen

For debugging purposes you sometimes need to simulate a user in universal. However the user menu shows the options based on the simulated login. This will not allow to use more advanced debugging options like Database log, process flow monitor, model insight etc. Some of these can be accessed from the indicium page, however model insight can not. I would like to have these tools available in simulation mode to make the debugging process more efficient. 

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Mark Jongeling
Administrator
Forum|Forum|2 years ago
Kevin Rosink
Sidekick
Kevin RosinkSidekick

Possibility to filter data showed on the map based on the current center coordinate and zoom levelOpen

When the document has a lot of data with coordinates to be shown on the map, the application performance is very slow. Like in Google maps, it would be nice to filter all data based on a maximum and minimum latitude & longitude and the zoom level. So the imput of this functionality would be like: Center coordinate: 52.0907, 5.1214Zoom level: 10 (should be mapped to a distance in meters) And the output would be like : min_lat …max_lat …min_lon …max_lon… The output coordinates can be calculated using the reversed Haversine formula. With this data, the dataset can be filtered and the data & map wil only show the locations within the current position of the map.

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Mark Jongeling
Administrator
Forum|Forum|2 years ago
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Vanguard
SuleymanVanguard

Role Simulation in IAMOpen

When modeling roles, you can easily verify this using Role Simulation in SF.It is very valuable to have Role Simulation function after IAM (No matter which GUI), just like the User simulation option we have now. In addition, it would be useful to have ‘User Group Simulation’ option. ​​​​​This enables our testers to efficiently test Role settings on Test Environment. Otherwise you are forced to use User Simulation and when there are multiple user groups or roles linked to a Test_user, you’ll need to assign / revoke user groups and roles repeatedly in order to test just one Role or one User Group.

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Marius Korff
Captain
Forum|Forum|2 years ago
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Captain
HarryACaptain

Add a Role view to IAM, where you can see which user groups are linked to a roleClosed

Every now and then we run into to the problem that there is no easy way to see which user groups a role is linked. You can easily see which roles are linked to a user group but ,for example, it’s currently not easy to find which user group have the role “Read Contracts” linked to them.  

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Mark Jongeling
Administrator
Forum|Forum|2 years ago
Harm Horstman
Superhero
Harm HorstmanSuperhero

Generated session variables for user time zoneOpen

Following session variables (similar to tsf_appl_lang_id) will help to make good performing queries that contain UTC to Local time conversiontsf_appl_time_zonereturns the end user time zone as is saved in IAMtsf_appl_time_zone_sqlreturns the end user time zone as is saved in IAM, converted to the time zone id in SQL Servertsf_appl_utc_offsetreturns the offset in minutes, between UTC and time zone that is set by the end user See also here:  

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Mark Jongeling
Administrator
Forum|Forum|2 years ago
Harm Horstman
Superhero
Harm HorstmanSuperhero

Eliminate duplicate Actions / TasksCompleted

In IAM and TSF a lot of duplicate actions and tasks exists which can be eliminated to make things much more clear.   Keep just one of each that works or merge functionality into one task with options 

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Jeroen van den Belt
Forum|Forum|2 years ago
Harm Horstman
Superhero
Harm HorstmanSuperhero

Optimize Login ProcessOpen

We see a number of points for improvement for the login process.1. Make the login screen clearer for end users  2. Simplify the logout processIf possible, only 1 step without options   3. Simplify the OpenID provider screen in IAM by omitting unnecessary fields, offer default providers (Microsoft, Google, Facebook) in a lookup or task. More default values, hints, tooltips. Wider fields etc... As has been discussed with a number of people recently. 

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Harm Horstman
Superhero
Forum|Forum|2 years ago
Mark Jongeling
Administrator
Mark JongelingSoftware Architect

Showing Caps lock warning when logging in on Web GUI applicationMerged

I would like to get notified that my Caps lock is on when I'm entering my password into a Web GUI application. This will make it inline with the Windows GUI.

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Mark Jongeling
Administrator
Forum|Forum|2 years ago
E
Moderator
Erwin Ekkel

Give a caps lock is activated warningOpen

Please add a warning if the Capslock key is active on the login screen. 

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Mark Jongeling
Administrator
Forum|Forum|2 years ago
Marius Korff
Captain
Marius KorffCaptain

Disable or hide copy buttonOpen

 @add_button_type tinyint output, -- 0 = enabled, 1 = disabled, 2 = hidden.@update_button_type tinyint output,@delete_button_type tinyint output,@confirm_button_type tinyint output,@cancel_button_type tinyint output,It would be great to have a @copy_button_type.At this time it seems it is only possible to disable the copy functionality on a whole table under Subjects > Settings > Permissions > Data manipulation.

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Marius Korff
Captain
Forum|Forum|2 years ago
Robert Jan de Nie
Thinkwise blogger
Robert Jan de NieThinkwise blogger

Remove 'Code review required' setting and require it always.Open

Code review is one of the most important methods to improve application quality. Code review, in my opinion is not an optional step. Therefore I think we should remove the option to disable code review. Non-reviewed code should always throw a validation message.For the people flying solo, at least use the AI code review feature…

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Mark Jongeling
Administrator
Forum|Forum|2 years ago
Balazs Szeder
Apprentice
Balazs Szeder

Enable CRLF Support in Snackbar Messages and TooltipsOpen

Hello everyone, I came across a feature that could enhance our user experience: adding CRLF (Carriage Return Line Feed) support to snackbar messages and tooltips.Currently, snackbars do not support creating new lines (as far as I am concerned), which can make messages with multiple points difficult to read. While popups do support multiline text, they can be too disruptive for simple notifications. Example:Instead of a single-line message in a snackbar like this:'’This is an error message because: - this is missing, - and this, - and this'’ We could format it as:'’This is an error message because:- this is missing- and this- and this'’ This format would also be beneficial for tooltips, providing more detailed information without overwhelming the user. Benefits:Enhanced Readability: Users can easily read and understand messages with multiple lines, improving overall clarity. Improved User Experience: Maintain the non-intrusive nature of snackbars while making them more informative. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and feedback! Kind regards,Balazs Szeder

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Mark Jongeling
Administrator
Forum|Forum|2 years ago
B
Warrior
BramGWarrior

Change detection causes screens to jump back to selected recordOpen

When the screen is refreshed bij change detection, scrolling through the list is pretty frustrating because the screen refocuses on the selected row. This makes it almost impossible to look at other records while the change detection is refreshing the screen. We would like to see that change detection refreshes the data, but not refocuses on a selected row, so that an end user can keep scrolling through data whilst the change detection is refreshing the screen.

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Mark Jongeling
Administrator
Forum|Forum|2 years ago
Harm Horstman
Superhero
Harm HorstmanSuperhero

Default Time zoneOpen

Add a possibility to flag a time zone as Default.This to avoid assigning new users to a wrong time zone

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Mark Jongeling
Administrator
Forum|Forum|2 years ago
Marius Korff
Captain
Marius KorffCaptain

Add more Universal Theme options in the SFOpen

Universal made its introduction a while back and it feels like the theme options in the SF have been forgotten. Universal themes lacks almost all theme options compared to the classic theme type.In the latest Universal GUI release there was an update on the custom CSS. However there is little to none documentation on this. Of course it is preferred that these changes are done via the SF instead of an CSS file. 

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R
Hero
Forum|Forum|2 years ago
R
Hero
RolandHero

Option to allow selected row to move out of sight after refreshOpen

In a new barcode scanning screen we’re constantly adding items to a list by scanning many barcodes in a barcode view. This barcode view receives updates at every scanned item which results in an insert statement to a table via an instead of update trigger on the view. The effect is that every action with the barcode scanner results in a new item in the list. New items are added from the top of the list.The problem is that as soon as the selected row reaches the bottom of the grid it stops going further down at consecutive scans. New items are still added but they aren’t visible without scrolling up. Because we want to minimize mouse actions during the scanning process to maintain workflow this effectively keeps new items invisible.This issue was already described in https://community.thinkwisesoftware.com/questions-conversations-78/barcode-input-2822 where an animated gif illustrating the issue can be found as well.The solution I would like to propose is an option in subjects to allow for a selected row to appear outside the view of the grid after a refresh. With that option enabled the selected row would effectively keep moving down in our case and new items would keep appearing at the top of the grid.Please note that I tried a process flow to move the row selection to the top after every refresh. This is not an option here as it moves the cursor away from the form in the barcode scanning tab. Scan actions need to be possible without workflow interruption and with minimal user action in the end-product.

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R
Hero
Forum|Forum|2 years ago
Ionut
Warrior
IonutWarrior

Web Connection Parameter Handle multiple typesOpen

It will be great to have the support for other data types than string for parameters in Web Connection.As a short explanation, we tried to upload some files to OneDrive through API using Web Connection, the thing was that whatever we tried the file was corrupted, the problem seems to be that we were passing a variable varbinary and the only accepted format is String for Web Connection Parameters.You can check the starting point of this idea on this page:Thanks!

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Mark Jongeling
Administrator
Forum|Forum|2 years ago
Dave Bieleveld Starcode
Vanguard
Dave Bieleveld StarcodeVanguard

Ability to stash branch changesOpen

New idea in consultation with Dave, written by Mark Jongeling:I would like to be able to stash any changes I made to a branch similar to how Git does it: Git - git-stash Documentation (git-scm.com)One way of achiving this is an additional option in the Revert branch task with which I can indicate that I want to revert my branch to a point in time, and that the current state of the branch is stored, or Stashed; for example as a new branch. This new branch is in essence a copy of my branch with all the changes, then after that branch is created, reverting my original branch to the indicated point in time. That will leave me with two branches; the original one which is reverted and the stashed one which has all of the changes I originally made.At a later time, I can then merge the stashed branch into my original branch, effectively applying my changes again.  Old idea:Long story short, I'd like to be able to set the origin model version during the creation of a merge sesion.Casus:Let's say I have a branch A. I've made some development during the period X->Y. Let's say I want to park my changes by creating a branch B and reverting branch A to timestamp X.Then, when I eventually want to merge branch B into A, the merge session wrongly assumes that all my changes are deleted in branch A, because branch A is relatively in the past to branch B. So we want to have both model A and B to have a same base origin model version for the merge. That way, the merge sees the delta actions for branch B as additions from B->A instead of A->B. 

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Mark Jongeling
Administrator
Forum|Forum|2 years ago
Marius Korff
Captain
Marius KorffCaptain

Hide lookup popup button in read modeOpen

I found a related topic but no idea:  I understand that this could be done using custom css, however, it would be great to be able to toggle this from the SF. This option is also preferred by on of our clients.This is not just a visual option, since users get confused by clicking the lookup icons and expect to be able to select things, which does not work since the form is still in read mode. Hide the highlighted iconThere could be a checkbox to hide lookup icon in read mode on one or different levels:Theme Table ColumnI would personally turn it off everywhere, since it confuses users.

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Mark Jongeling
Administrator
Forum|Forum|2 years ago
Marius Korff
Captain
Marius KorffCaptain

When using AI model enrichments, I'd like to be able to set a languageOpen

Currently the AI model enrichments only seem to generate in English. In a project at our client we use the Dutch language, which unfortunately makes the current implementation of ‘English-only’ model enrichments useless.An option to select a language would be perfect 😄: 

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Mark Jongeling
Administrator
Forum|Forum|2 years ago
Marius Korff
Captain
Marius KorffCaptain

Screentype option to move action-bar(CRUD-buttons) to tabs-barOpen

To use the available screen space more efficiently, I would like to be able to move the CRUD-buttons/action-bar to the tab-bar, instead of having a separate action-bar.In the example I moved the action-bar/CRUD-buttons up (The filter/search could be moved up as well). As you can see, this saves a lot of space. I believe it’s still clear what table is being edited/filtered since the current tab is colored and underlined.If the action-bar/CRUD-buttons won’t fit on the screen next to the tabs, I would expect it to fall back to the current situation and be placed below.​​I’m also curious of what you think of this. I currently see a lot of empty/unnecessary space that can be used to show more data. Do you think the same or do you think this possible solution makes things unnecessarily complicated? Current Example    

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Marius Korff
Captain
Forum|Forum|2 years ago

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