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John Sangers
Apprentice
John SangersApprentice

Flag for ChineseClosed

In GUI version 2019.1.16 flags for French, Spanish and Portuguese have been added. We would like to see a flag for Chinese added for the Chinese translation we made for our employees in China.

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Jeroen van den Belt
Administrator
5 years ago
Frank Wijnhout
Thinkwise blogger
Frank Wijnhout

Fill out Process flow HTTP connector parameters automaticallyClosed

It would be nice when the SF fills out Process flow HTTP connector parameters automatically after entering an URL. There are applications that are already able to do that.

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Jeroen van den Belt
Administrator
5 years ago
Rookie
Sander de RaadRookie

Better error handling IAM when connecting to closed IBM i target systemClosed

When our IBM i platform is closed (e.g. due to maintenance) and a user tries to connect from the GUI (front-end) to the database for verification purposes, this will result in a meaningless warning, this is not desirable. The expectation/assumption is, when the system is closed, this message always appears (with every SF version). After all, it is IAM that tries to connect to the target system in question. When this has to be adjusted, I expect that this is an adjustment within a procedure within the desbereffende IAM, there will have to be a better error handling regarding this point.

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Jeroen van den Belt
Administrator
5 years ago
htimmermans
Captain
htimmermansCaptain

New proces action to open filterClosed

Currenty on a table there is an option "Start empty with filter". We use this option in a scheduler scheduler screen, as for different users the number of rows can vary and have negative results on performance. But the majority of user only have a limited amount of resources to manage in the scheduler. So an idea to create a processflow to determain wheter we're looking at the data as a "power-user" or not and so starting with an empy filter or not is not possible in a processflow. So an extra process action would be appreciated: "Open Filter" or something like this. Also ordering alphabetically in the possible actions, or a pop-up would make life easier....

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Jeroen van den Belt
Administrator
5 years ago
Arjan Sollie
Thinkwise blogger
Arjan SollieThinkwise blogger

Simulate multiple rolesOpen

Since SF suite 2019.1 roles have to be configured from within the Software Factory, instead of the IAM application. In order to test your role configuration, it is possible to set a specific role within a run time configuration. What I would like, is the option to set multiple roles within a run time configuration. In most cases you would to test a set of roles combined, instead of a single role.

1
Jeroen van den Belt
Administrator
5 years ago
Jop ter Horst
Thinkwiser
Jop ter HorstThinkwiser

Productivity metrics in IAMClosed

I'd like to measure the productivity of SF developers (for example trainees) in the IAM. Now I can check the 'use log user actions' in IAM, or use the session/action analysis, but I'd like to see their activity on a day to day basis to see what they are doing and when/how long this takes. Maybe this can be solved with some default cube views on those analysis, but I think additional functionality (like a report) could give some usefull insights. Especially for the management of trainees, this can be a usefull tool. Not to 'spy' on them ofcourse, but to give insights and a topic of conversation during review meetings.

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Jeroen van den Belt
Administrator
5 years ago
htimmermans
Captain
htimmermansCaptain

IAM Copy rights from existing similar object (like a field or table)Open

Not sure if I am the only one having difficulty to keep rights to fields / files consistant with the original plan when upgrading a project. But each time I add a field to a table for instance, it's a hassle. It would be a great addition to be able to select an existing field to copy all rights from. This could be achieved by either a new task or having the field editable (see screenshot). in this example I've selected a similar existing field first and selected all Rolls with reading rights. Then start the task "Assign Rights". If the Column field (Kolom) would be a dropdown for instance life would become a lot easier. A task would be much nicer. Two variants come to mind: "Copy rights to" and "Copy rights from"...

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Jeroen van den Belt
Administrator
5 years ago
Captain
Andre te RaaCaptain

IAM copy rights from another object (table, column etc.)Merged

I would like to copy the rights from another object (of the same type?). When you use a "negative senario" (nothing allowed, unless), then it would be easier to copy the rights from another table or column.

4
Jeroen van den Belt
Administrator
5 years ago
Thinkwiser
Roland van AggeleThinkwiser

Providing insight into which tabs are in edit mode.Closed

For users it is useful to have clear insight into which tab(s) are still in edit mode. Can this be indicated by, for example, placing an exclamation mark next to the tab or in another way?

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Jeroen van den Belt
Administrator
5 years ago
Thinkwiser
Boudewijn

Propegating domain element translations to user applicationClosed

I often find myself adding notes in code to translate the domain elements to their meaning. Sometimes that means: disable customer VPN to enable network connections to our internally hosted SF, looking up the values and their meaning, and enabling the VPN again to continue troubleshooting the end application. Would it be a useless option to generate master data tables for the user application based on the domain elements and their translations, as part of code generation? Not just as a comment in the checks-codegroup, but as real tables and data? I am aware that it is of no use for the end user that already sees the translation in the application, but any application manager or support team would be helped by it. Developers for sure would be helped, because they do not need to query the SF to find the meaning of the domain elements and instead can join the master data to find the meaning of a value. To take this a step further: combined with inactive domain elements it would allow for user maintained domain elements (*). Domain elements have the benefit of enforcing data consistency, but the drawback of needing developer intervention to extend the number of elements. Therefore I often see customers asking to revert a domain with elements to a master table with a prefilter. Imagine a scenario where domains come with built in support for inactive domain elements. The database value of the element does not have a meaning (other than for ease of mind for the developer), so when requirements describe ten elements, we would create twenty, ten of which inactive and reserved for future use. Now when the application manager wants to add a new domain value, it will be taken from the reserved values without need for changes to the database. (*) user maintained domain elements still require developer intervention to update the name and translations of those 'new' elements in the SF/model. That is a solvable problem.

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Jeroen van den Belt
Administrator
5 years ago
Thinkwiser
luukschoutenThinkwiser

Code templates in multiple codegroupsClosed

It often happens that code templates can be shared between different code groups. An example of this is a try-catch template that can be used for tasks as well as procedures, or a check that can be shared by context and a task. Idea: Templates not per code group but generally weave.

3
Jeroen van den Belt
Administrator
5 years ago
Thinkwiser
Boudewijn

Runtime configuration switch between modal windows and modeless windowsClosed

Could the GUI support modeless mode? I get terribly frustrated at times by having to open multiple GUI's to an application, because a dialog is open in the first. I intend to keep that dialog open, but need to look up information in another screen to do side by side comparison, custom lookup or for a variety of reasons. This goes for task/report dialogs, lookup popups and the behaviour of multi-window documents (how is it called, when a tab is dragged out of the main window of the GUI? I'd like it to behave as a separate window, being raised when asked to do so when indicated by me and to stay low when not called upon, instead of all related GUI windows coming to the front when only one of them was clicked) For everyone who dotes on modal windows it could be the default, but I see no harm in a tiny switch in the runtime configuration that allows for 'modeless mode'.

2
Jeroen van den Belt
Administrator
5 years ago
Harm Horstman
Superhero
Harm HorstmanSuperhero

Badges on prefilter buttonsOn the backlog

It would be nice to have badges on Prefilter Buttons, for example when prefilter buttons are used to filter rows by status. In that case the user can simply see the number of rows with certain statuses, and push the button to see the those rows. The application can be made more intuitive by this.

3
Harm Horstman
Superhero
5 years ago
Jeroen van den Belt
Administrator
Jeroen van den BeltAdministrator

Being able to automatically assign a validation to a developerClosed

Sometimes we agree in my development team that specific validations should always be solved by the same developer. In that case we run the validations and assign them to the right person, using the assign task. Would you be interested in the idea to be able to arrange this in advance? We could add the developer field in the validation --> maintenance screen. When this field is filled, the validation task automatically assigns this validation to that developer. Of course you must be able to deviate manually afterwards for exceptions.

4
Jeroen van den Belt
Administrator
5 years ago
Mark Jongeling
Administrator
Mark JongelingSoftware Architect

Prefilter to hide Validations that have no result ((?) Icon)Completed

Currently I have defined a user preference Prefilter to hide these Validations from the list to prevent a long list of unchecked validations. Can we make this Prefilter standard available?  

2
Jeroen van den Belt
Administrator
5 years ago
Thinkwiser
Boudewijn

SF - conditional colouring of tabs not in currently selected project/versionMerged

Can we have coloured tabs in the SF? Based on whether or not the tab is in the context of the currently selected project/version?

5
Jeroen van den Belt
Administrator
5 years ago
Thinkwiser
Boudewijn

GUI - extension to developer modeClosed

I'd like three buttons added to the developer-toolbar:toggle layout-procedure calls on/off toggle default-procedure calls on/off toggle context-procedure calls on/off

7
Jeroen van den Belt
Administrator
5 years ago
Harm Horstman
Superhero
Harm HorstmanSuperhero

Option to place label behind a checkbox, instead of beforeClosed

Often it makes forms more clear for endusers when labels of checkboxes are placed behind the checkbox. See below:

2
Jeroen van den Belt
Administrator
5 years ago
Harm Horstman
Superhero
Harm HorstmanSuperhero

Select a saved environment on sync from SF to IAMMerged

I wish to save credentials (HOST, DATABASE, UID) per environment (TEST, PROD, etc..) , so that it can be selected in the Synchronize popup.

6
Jeroen van den Belt
Administrator
5 years ago
Moderator
Erwin Ekkel

New objects default sort by highest parent levelMerged

Currently the new objects screen is sorted alphabetically based on the object type. When assigning rights I feel like the logic way to work is from top to bottom, since the child rights function also assigns the child objects. Now you first get the columns and then the actual table it self. I would like the highest ranked objects at the top then the child level below etc. Example order :tabletable tasktable parametersetc.

2
Jeroen van den Belt
Administrator
5 years ago
Robert Jan de Nie
Thinkwise blogger
Robert Jan de NieThinkwise blogger

Change order(number) of requirementsClosed

A quick idea, when writing up requirements, it is sometimes useful to have them in a certain order. You can do this by changing the ‘sequence no’ field, but you can only re-arrange so much. I’d like to have options available similar to the ones to re-arrange the column order number of a table. So move up, move down and re-number. Be aware this request is not related to this one: https://community.thinkwisesoftware.com/ideas-18/renumber-requirements-task-230 Thanks!

2
Jeroen van den Belt
Administrator
5 years ago
Moderator
Erwin Ekkel

Add a validation for no platform set to project versionClosed

If you have no platform set up in Project versions the application when run against the SF gives you this error:  Error while opening 'get_gui_translations_nav': The stored procedure 'get_gui_translations_nav' doesn't exist. Since this error gives the user no clue what to do. Add a validation: No platform set up in Project version. 

2
Jeroen van den Belt
Administrator
5 years ago
Mark Jongeling
Administrator
Mark JongelingSoftware Architect

Filter in Process analysis treeview without losing parent nodesMerged

As discussed here https://community.thinkwisesoftware.com/ideas-18/filter-in-treeviews-without-losing-parent-nodes-279 it would be very handy that parent nodes stay in the treeview when filtering. I've had numerous occasions that I filter and lose all parent nodes and giving me no information about the parent or the parent of the parent. So I would like to see the parent nodes of entries whenever I filter in the way how Arjan described:  I usually solve this by using a hidden column, which contains the filter value of the parent node.    

2
Jeroen van den Belt
Administrator
5 years ago
Jop ter Horst
Thinkwiser
Jop ter HorstThinkwiser

Business process trace fieldsClosed

Within the new business process module in the Software Factory, you can't see who created or updated a process. I would like to see trace fields here.

3
Jeroen van den Belt
Administrator
5 years ago
Hero
RolandHero

Full model in IAMMerged

In IAM it's quite difficult to keep track of new development, especially items that are nested somewhat deep into the application such as prefilters and task parameters. There is a task to make a new table available for a role and all items directly attached to it such as prefilters, table tasks and of course columns which I use frequently. But what this task doesn't do is enable the task parameters of a table task. I would therefor like a screen in IAM that could produce a list of all table parameters inside an application as a simple overview so it's easy to enable all necessary parameters for each role without having to dive into parameters task by task. I would like a similar list for prefilters, table tasks and possibly a few other items I'm overlooking now. These views could be part of a menu item similar to the full model screen in SF. I read that assigning rights to roles will be moved to SF which I think is a great development. I do hope my suggestion here becomes part of the new setup in some form.

2
Jeroen van den Belt
Administrator
5 years ago
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