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PeterKeerisCaptain

Universal: Make combo value prefer exact matchCompleted

When pasting a value in a combo box, it selects the first value that partly matches the text. This is very annoying when you pasted the exact value that you want to enter. It forces you to manually scroll to the right record and select it or use the lookup window.If there is an exact match, it should prefer that over the first matching value.For example:  

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Arie V
2 months ago
Marius Korff
Captain
Marius KorffCaptain

Dark mode in Debug CenterOpen

I use dark mode in the Software Factory and SSMS. It’s great that since the Software Factory is available via the Univeral GUI, that it supports dark mode.However, the Debug Center is missing this feaute and is always in ‘light’ mode:It would be great if the Debug Center gets dark mode as well since it’s used a lot during development.Yours sincerely,My eyes

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Jeroen van den Belt
2 months ago
Captain
PeterKeerisCaptain

Make the activated detail tab smarter when switching rows to support different variantsNeeds feedback

Often there are situations where you want to show a different tab-variant as a detail tab based on a specific property of the selected row in the main grid. This is possible by making multiple references and let the context procedure only show the detail tab with the tab-variant based on the property value.When there are multiple detail tabs for the main subject, this has one major downside though: Normally the GUI remembers the activated detail tab when the user switches rows in the main grid. However when the context procedure switches the reference for a different tab-variant, it activates the first visible detail tab.This creates inconsequent behaviour for the user when switching rows in the main grid because sometimes it does keep the same detail tab activated and sometimes it doesn’t. From the user perspective, the different references to the same detail tab are the same thing.To improve the behaviour of cases when the activated detail tab becomes hidden by a context procedure, the GUI/Indicium should prefer activating the first visible detail tab of the same target table as the previous activated detail tab (before activating the first visible detail tab).An alternative (instead of checking if it is the same target table) could be that it activates the first visible detail tab with the same translation value. 

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Captain
2 months ago
Captain
PeterKeerisCaptain

Disable aggregations for groups for specific subjectsOpen

In Release notes Thinkwise Platform 2026.1.11 | Thinkwise Community aggregations for groups were added. Unfortunately there is only an extended property to disable this for all subjects.Please make it possible to disable aggregations for groups on specific subjects.   

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Captain
2 months ago
Raymond Gerritsen
Thinkwiser
Raymond GerritsenThinkwiser

Disable any development in Finalized branchesCompleted

When a finished branch gets merged to it's origin (non-reciprocal). It becomes finalized and, depending on selection, archived. Further merging into and from this branch is thereafter no longer possible. Yet, active development is still possible in a finalized branch (even after unarchiving). Wouldn't it make sense to completely lock development in a finalized branch as well? I have experienced a scenario where an unsuspecting developer was actively developing in a finalized branch (without knowing it was a finalized branch) and then find out way too late all of his work is for naught.

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Arie V
2 months ago
Marius Korff
Captain
Marius KorffCaptain

Give the developer more information when deleting a row in the Software FactoryCompleted

When deleting a row in the Software Factory, it currently shows the generic message:Usually you can see the selected row in the background, however, I’d like bit more assurance when deleting things in the Software Factory. It would be great if it showed for example (when deleting):Functionality: Are you sure you want to delete {control_proc_id} Branch: Are you sure you want to delete {branch_id} etc.

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Arie V
2 months ago
Rookie
Koen FrankenRookie

GUI does not support HierarchyidOpen

Hi Thinkwise community, We want to use the data type Hierarchyid. Hierarchyid is very useful for multi-level structures and is better for our performance. Now we use recursive methods but the bigger they get the slower they become and every time something changes you have to recalculate the entire tree.Unfortunately, this is not possible because the GUI does not support Hierarchyid. I saw a topic with a great solution by Anne Buit. Is it possible that Thinkwise can implemented this mapping? Thanks! Solution:“The hierarchyid is a type that does not have a direct mapping to any internal datatypes used by the technology of the GUI so a conversion must be made to a mappable type whenever this value is loaded into the memory of the GUi (e.g. to nvarchar(4000) and back to hierarchyid).” Topic:Support for System Data type - Hierarchyid

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Harm Horstman
2 months ago
Thinkwiser
ThijsThinkwiser

Allow manual execution of inactive dynamic proceduresNeeds feedback

We use several scripts that we run manually on the SF database. One example is a script that suppresses all validation messages for a branch. We run this immediately after creating a feature branch, so that open validation messages carried over from the development branch don't obscure new messages originating from the feature branch itself.We have included this script in our model as a dynamic procedure, which means it falls directly under model maintenance. The procedure has been marked as inactive, because it should not run during every deploy — we only want to execute it manually.However, for inactive procedures the execute button is also disabled. This means we have to activate the procedure first, run it, and then deactivate it again. A bit cumbersome.Idea: allow the execute button to remain available for inactive dynamic procedures, so they can be run manually regardless of their active/inactive status.

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Jeroen van den Belt
2 months ago
Moderator
Erwin Ekkel

Clear filters on detail when the main row is switchedOpen

Sometimes you apply filtering to a detail to get a certain result. Then you switch rows on the main list. And go to the same detail but the detail is still filtered on the previously used filtering so you don’t see any rows until you remove the previously used filtering. I find this very confusing please clear the filtering on a detail when the main row is switched. 

5
2 months ago
Captain
PeterKeerisCaptain

Add Notification type in-app popupOpen

For user notifications, please make it possible to send an in-app notification that is displayed as a popup message instead of a panel message. Panel messages are easily missed by the user, so by using a popup message the user actively has to close the message window.

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Thinkwiser
2 months ago
Marius Korff
Captain
Marius KorffCaptain

Indicium support for Odata operation: Batch processingOpen

I read that Indicium currently doesn’t seem to support $batch: https://docs.thinkwisesoftware.com/docs/indicium/api#supported-odata-operations I think batch processing might be useful and efficient: https://www.odata.org/documentation/odata-version-3-0/batch-processing/

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Marius Korff
Captain
2 months ago
Hero
Alban_THero

option to exclude archived branch/model from cleanupNeeds feedback

We have a few models that we are not actively using (mostly proof of concept) but want to preserve.Currently if we archive branches they will be removed after an x amount of days.This idea suggests an option to exclude a branch from the cleanup.

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Mark Jongeling
2 months ago
Arjan Sollie
Thinkwise blogger
Arjan SollieThinkwise blogger

Set hidden column to authorized on roleOpen

When a column is set to hidden and this column is not a PK, the column is often not supplied through Indicium. This is fine for most cases. However sometimes there are columns that should be hidden inside an application but should be available through Indicium. For example, an Interface ID column.Currently the only way to make this column available in Indicium is by setting the column to editable or read only and set it to hidden on grid, form and cardlist.I would like the option to enable a checkbox on role level that will make a hidden column authorized. This should result in the column being supplied through Indicium for this specific role.This way these kinds of columns can be made available to interfaces and remain hidden inside our application.

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Arie V
3 months ago
Arjan Sollie
Thinkwise blogger
Arjan SollieThinkwise blogger

Allow users to change their timezoneOn the backlog

Currently as a user you can change several settings related to how you would like to use an application. Which setting you can set, is configured through IAM.I am missing 1 important setting in this. A setting to change the Timezone I’m using. Since all other settings related to your location (date format, language, number format) can be changed through this window, I would expect that the Timezone can also be changed from within this window.

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Arie V
3 months ago
Sidekick
martijngaasbeek

Limit on the export that could be madeOpen

From a privacy and security perspective, it would be beneficial to introduce a limit on the maximum number of records that can be exported from the system.At present, exports can only be fully enabled or completely blocked. We would like the option to configure a maximum export limit—for example, allowing users to export no more than 100 rows per export. 

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Arie V
3 months ago
Superhero
Mark_Plaggenborg

Make Screentype (design) changes require an active "Save" actionClosed

When moving components around of a screen type it now is saved immediately. Please change it how it was in the older versions where an active “Save” was required to confirm your changes.When you now move a component and the result if the placement has an unintended result, your screen type is  now ruined. Since the order of how you move component can be quite important to not completely mess up the already setup specification in width/height, a mistake can happen quite easily.

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Arie V
3 months ago
htimmermans
Captain
htimmermansCaptain

Semi-colons separated attachments for SMTP-connector (Storage attachments path)Open

I might as well have used the title "Semi-colons separated attachments for Email-connector (Storage attachments path)”, as the problem exists for both cases.I've been directed the a similar idea for Disk files attachements. Initially placed in the community as a question, but now I made an idea for it. Probably this idea will be merged to the Disk files idea.We want to get rid of local file storage and completely move to cloud storage ( for uploads amongst others). So the idea of having to move one or more, sometimes quite large files, to a separate folder, ZIP it en then send the ZIP file as an attachment doesn't really appeal to us (and is not very professional, as the customer has to figure out what is what in the ZIP file). See also Semi-colons separated attachments for email-connector (Disk files) | Thinkwise Community and **SMTP connector: sending multiple attachments from an S3 file storage location?** | Thinkwise Community 

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Arie V
3 months ago
Superhero
Mark_Plaggenborg

Make the preview component abide by theme colourOpen

Have the preview component also abide by the theme colour it is set to.When there is no document/image to be shown or the size of it is way smaller than the component, it would be nice that the none relevant part of the component is actually similar to the theming colour.Working in dark mode and getting flash banged by the preview component is not fun.

1
Arie V
3 months ago
Superhero
Mark_Plaggenborg

Visualise "put to background" running Tasks / ReportsMerged

On a Task or Report you can set the “Await result” value to “Optional”, so a user can move the process to the background when he/she does not want to wait for the result. In the older GUI’s you had them available in the “Running tasks” window and could see then progress on them. Running tasks windows (Win GUI)Unfortunately this feature is missing from the Universal GUI. When you have put several processes to the background, you have no clear idea what is still running and what has already completed or maybe even failed. A notification is not a valid solution to this problem, so this idea is for the return of such a feature.I am all for it to being a configurable entity, so you can also decide not to support this window in your application.Maybe it should even support the “Await result” value “No” to appear here, but perhaps we could also have other users give their opinion about this statement.

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Arie V
3 months ago
Warrior
avanderveldenWarrior

Running task overview in Universal GUIOpen

The running task overview is not available in the Universal GUI. Can this be added as it is available in the Windows GUI.  

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Arie V
3 months ago
Rookie
MarcMeijerinkRookie

Push notifications IAM on provisioningOpen

As application managers / admins of a system it would be very helpful to know when a new user made their first login so you can assign them the correct rights. Having a push notification or alert come through would be a great way to achieve this.Please add a way to send push notifications for IAM to specific administrators in case of a provisioning event.

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Arie V
3 months ago
Superhero
Mark_Plaggenborg

Bring back the "..." additon to the action translation when it will not execute immediatelyOpen

When working with the Windows GUI, you had a “...” addition to the action name when it would not execute immediately, but requires user input and then an “Execute” or equivalent button.Example of a task in the SF: Windows GUI with ...Universal GUI missing ...It is a nice indicator to see when a press of a button would run immediately or when you would have another input before that, meaning potentially cancelling available. Especially when an action could have significant impact, it would be nice to know how carefree the pressing of the button is.To improve this from the Windows GUI, make it also show the indicator when a confirm window is relevant. i.e. a Task with hidden parameters, but still has the “Ask confirmation” checked.

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Arie V
3 months ago
Moderator
Erwin Ekkel

Add column calculation type to model insightsOpen

If you want to debug an end application having as much valuable information is helpful. Please make the calculation type visible in the model insights tool for universal. It would be very helpful information to know if a column is a regular or calculated/expression column. 

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Arie V
3 months ago
Superhero
Mark_Plaggenborg

In the SF enable certain tabs without the need for a certain indirect record to existOpen

The title might be a bit cryptic, but found certain tabs disabled until a record exists in a grid. A few examples are, in my opinion, a bit unnecessary.Data Model → Columns → Copy columnsI need to add one column before I get access to copy columns. There are situation where even my my first column is existing in another source and the copy would benefit me.Subjects → → Data → Prefilters → Prefilter groupsAs we use prefilter groups a lot, it is more fitting to create those first before starting the prefilters.Subjects → → Links → Tasks → Task groupsSimilar reason as for prefilter groupsSubjects → → Links → Reports → Report groupsSimilar reason as for prefilter groupsThe lasts three also make it impossible to delete an unused “group” when you have no prerequisite available anymore,There are probably more screens that could benefit from this idea, but at least these examples are an occurrence in my daily activity.

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Arie V
3 months ago
Ester
Moderator
EsterModerator

Automatically remove validation messages when the related SF object is deletedOpen

DescriptionWhen I delete an object in the Software Factory, any validation messages related to that object remain in the validation list. To get rid of them, I have to manually re-validate that specific item — an extra step that shouldn't be necessary.A concrete example: I have an "unused domain" validation message. I delete the domain to resolve it. But the validation message stays in the list until I explicitly re-validate the domain — which no longer exists. The message is now stale, but I still have to actively dismiss it.Desired behaviorWhen an SF object is deleted, its associated validation messages are automatically removed from the validation list — no re-validation required.Why does this matter?Validation results are a snapshot in time. Ideally, they would always be fully up to date. This request is a small step in that direction: when you delete something, the messages that are now irrelevant should disappear automatically.Current workaroundAfter deleting the object, manually re-validate that item to clear the message. It's just one click, but it's an unnecessary one — especially when cleaning up objects with multiple validation messages.

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Arie V
3 months ago
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