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Robert Jan de Nie
Thinkwise blogger
Robert Jan de NieThinkwise blogger

Create icon using AIOpen

I often have trouble finding the right icon. It would be great if I can describe the icon I want and have the Software Factory (using gen. AI) create an icon for me. Perhaps, as context, I should have a place where I can store the project guidelines for icon usage, for example colour usage, complexity, etc. This way, I get a more predictable outcome for the icon.In my mind the context given to the AI should be as follows: Object type (task, prefilter, table, etc.) Object name Object translation Object description (application specific) guidelines regarding icons Some sample icons coming from the current set Optional description of what I wantThe output should be a proposed icon (svg) that I can either: Accept and use Reply to and ask to generate a new icon

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|5 months ago
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Rookie
PcardolRookie

Always show record count in gridsOpen

Figure 1Figure 2As shown in the screenshots, the pagination bar in Figure 1 (e.g. “1–100 of 318”) is visible when multiple pages exist, but completely hidden when there is only one page (visible in Figure 2). This means users cannot immediately see how many records are present in smaller result sets. Although we can add an aggregated count field to display the total number of records, we would prefer to have the possibility to make the standard pagination bar visible instead for consistency and user convenience.

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|5 months ago
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Captain
PeterKeerisCaptain

Global search button indication for inputOpen

When the Global search field is shown as a button (without the text field), please make a visual indication when a search criteria is entered.   

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|5 months ago
SanderAdam
Captain
SanderAdamCaptain

Single click tasks for card lists on mobile devicesOpen

Hello all,We have a scenario where we want the user to navigate to a details tab, the user in this case is on a mobile device. While on a tablet, there are some options to make a detail tab appear on the side of the screen, this option is not doable for mobile phones. And some of our users are going to use mobile phones instead of tablets.We used a task link before, so the user can click on a task on a record, but this is not ideal. This is not the web and mobile way. As Nielsen and Norman's 10 usability heuristics put it: recognition rather than recall. On mobile and web applications (looking at apps like Outlook and Gmail) it is common to have a single click on a record. Just on the record, not on a task button integrated in the record.A user will recognise a single click on a card record to navigate to the details, rather than having to actively push an integrated button, link or a double click. This is all very Windows oriented and not quite how web and mobile apps are built. We find it to be inconsistent with web standards. So that is why I would like to request a single click option: as single click on a card record, like in Outlook or Gmail to get to a detail view of a said record via a task and (if necessary) process flow.Though I've seen merged ideas to the following idea: https://community.thinkwisesoftware.com/ideas/ability%2Dto%2Dshow%2Dtable%2Dtasks%2Don%2Dgrid%2Dline%2D518 This is not what we are looking for. This is still a new feature which is very Windows oriented. We don't want extra buttons in our records, we want the user to just click a record once and navigate to the desired details.This happens to fall nicely under the fourth Nielsen and Norman usability heuristic as well as the sixth:Consistency and StandardsUsers should not have to wonder whether different words, situations, or actions mean the same thing. Follow platform and industry conventions.Jakob's Law states that people spend most of their time using digital products other than yours. Users’ experiences with those other products set their expectations. Failing to maintain consistency may increase the users' cognitive load by forcing them to learn something new.Recognition Rather than RecallMinimize the user's memory load by making elements, actions, and options visible. The user should not have to remember information from one part of the interface to another. Information required to use the design (e.g. field labels or menu items) should be visible or easily retrievable when needed.Humans have limited short-term memories. Interfaces that promote recognition reduce the amount of cognitive effort required from users.At this point in time, we have quite a history of user actions on the internet, and the single click on a card record (like in Outlook or Gmail) is one of them. This would, instead of a new double click action, greatly increase usability of our software, especially for those that are not too well versed in computers and mobile devices.

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|5 months ago
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Captain
PatrickW

Support Image Paste (Ctrl+V) in Universal GUIOpen

In our daily work we frequently use Snagit to create and annotate screenshots for documentation, issue tracking, and clarifications. The workflow is very efficient: capture → annotate → Ctrl+C → paste it where you need it.However, when attaching the image in the Universal GUI, we currently need to: Save the file locally Open the upload dialog Browse to the folder Select and upload the file These extra steps slow down the process, especially when adding multiple screenshots per day.ProposalAllow users to paste images directly from the clipboard (Ctrl+V) into an attachment or image field in the Universal GUI.If the clipboard contains an image, the GUI should automatically upload and store it.This behavior is already common in many modern web applications and would significantly improve usability. 

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|5 months ago
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Rookie
Bob ZuidhoekRookie

Sidebar navigation menu: Reposition hamburger switcher + Make full collapsable state possibleOpen

Goals of this feature request:The sidebar navigation menu hamburger icon and screen name can be positioned more logically and consistently across all screen sizes (mobile / desktop). On expanding the menu from a collapsed state, the user currently no longer sees the screen name. Make this visible.  Introduce a fully collapsed menu state for maximum use of horizontal screen real estate.  The current sidebar states are as following:  We suggest to make the hamburger switcher stick to the left of the topbar. And then let the navigation sidebar work from below the topbar (it currently overlays it). Also introduce the possibility for a three-state navigation sidebar (instead of two-state) by clicking the hamburger icon (sequence 1 > 2 > 3 > back to 1): Fully expanded state  Partially collapsed state Fully collapsed state (maximum horizontal screen real estate In a sidebar collapsed state, the menu should expand when the user hovers over the hamburger icon (this is something currently missing as well). This behavior is required to expand the sidebar from a fully collapsed state, while still be able to collapse it again when the user leaves the hover-over.  This feature request also coincides with another feature that is already underway, and that is being able to use ALT + M shortcut to automatically set focus to the search field of the navigation sidebar.  For power users (which most users are using Thinkwise systems) the fully collapsed sidebar state in combination with ALT + M to quickly find the menu-item they know (and return to new screen with collapsed menu), provides them with maximum screen real estate to work on at all time while still attaining a fast navigation flow. The end result is also a consistent hamburger menu positioning and sidebar menu behavior across all device types.    

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|5 months ago
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Captain
PeterKeerisCaptain

Use auto-save in Software factory on most gridsOpen

With SF 2026.1 some changes were made with the use of auto-edit and auto-save on different subjects, but I feel like more screens could be improved with the use of auto-save on grids.For example: -Data model - Tables - Columns-Functionality - Templates-Roles - All detail tabs-Subjects - Columns, this is currently on auto-edit but since there is a form to edit and the only editable field in the grid is ‘type’, auto-edit is more confusing then helpful here. So I think auto-save would be better.-… basically everything that is edited through grids. 

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|5 months ago
Harm Horstman
Superhero
Harm HorstmanSuperhero

Prevent errors by not allow a dimension and a value in a cube view refer to the same fieldOpen

At the moment, it is possible in a cube view to define a dimension and a value that both refer to the same field in the underlying table. This is not logical, and a cube in which a value field and a dimension field both reference the same table field results in errors when opening the cube in the Universal GUI.My suggestion would be to implement a check constraint in the cube_field table of the model database to prevent this.  

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|5 months ago
P
Captain
PeterKeerisCaptain

Multiple selected row + edit button = mass updateOpen

The mass-update button is a bit hidden behind the three-dot button. Could the Edit button react based on how many rows are selected? So if you have one row selected and press the Edit button you get the current behaviour, but if you have multiple rows selected and press the Edit button it opens the mass-update popup.

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|5 months ago
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Moderator
Erwin Ekkel

Untranslated option for universal guiOn the backlog

In the windows gui you had the option to show the application without any translations. This functionality is missing from universal. For debugging purposes I would very much like this option to return. When I investigate a problem on an environment I don’t know I have to use the translated object, translate this to the database object. Then revert this to get the menu objects I need. I know application insights is a thing. But that doesn’t always work and is still not as fast as just showing the application without translation used to be. 

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|5 months ago
Robert Jan de Nie
Thinkwise blogger
Robert Jan de NieThinkwise blogger

Non‑numeric visual indicators for tabs and menu itemsOpen

 Currently, we allow numeric badges on tab pages and menu items. This works well for counts (e.g. number of records, open tasks).However, there are many situations where a number is not the right signal, but the user should still be visually alerted.The limitation of numeric badgesNumeric badges implicitly communicate:Quantity Work to be done BacklogBut sometimes the intent is different:“Something needs attention” “There is uncertainty or missing information” “This section contains an exception or warning”Using a number in those cases:Adds unnecessary cognitive load (“what does this number mean?”) Can be misleading (“do I really have 1 thing to do?”) Trains users to ignore badges if they are often not actionableProposal: Support symbolic / icon‑based indicatorsAllow tab pages and menu items to display non‑numeric indicators, such as:⚠️ Exclamation mark (attention required) ❓ Question mark (incomplete / unclear data) ⛔ Error icon (invalid or blocking state) ✅ Check icon (explicitly OK / completed) ● Dot indicator (something changed)These indicators would be data‑driven, just like numeric badges today.Why this is valuable1. Better alignment with user intentIcons communicate state, not quantity.This matches many real‑world business scenarios better than numbers.Examples:A tab contains inconsistent data → ⚠️ Required fields are missing → ❓ Validation failed → ⛔ Approval completed → ✅2. Faster visual scanningUsers don’t read numbers — they scan for patterns.Icons:Are recognized instantly Reduce interpretation time Draw attention without demanding actionThis is especially effective in:Complex screens with many tabs Role‑based applications where users need guidance Review or exception‑driven workflows3. Prevents notification fatigueNumeric badges can feel like “todo counters”. When everything shows a number, users start ignoring them.Symbolic indicators:Feel lighter Communicate importance, not volume Are less stressful and more selective4. Improves guidance without extra UIThis approach:Avoids adding extra columns, banners or messages Keeps the UI clean Uses existing UI real estate more effectivelyIt’s a low‑visual‑noise, high‑signal improvement.5. Backward compatible and complementaryThis would not replace numeric badges, but complement them:Numbers → “how many” Icons → “what kind of state”Developers choose the most appropriate signal per use case.Example use cases Customer screen “Details” tab → ✅ “Contracts” tab → ⚠️ (expired contract) “Documents” tab → ❓ (missing upload) Workflow‑driven application Menu item “Review” → ● (new activity) Menu item “Errors” → ⛔ (blocking issues) Master‑detail screens Child tab highlights issues without forcing users to open each tab Optional implementation direction (high‑level)Allow badge type to be: Numeric Domain with elements and Icon Icon visibility driven by badge logic / domain value Optional tooltip to explain the meaning

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|5 months ago
Robert Jan de Nie
Thinkwise blogger
Robert Jan de NieThinkwise blogger

Reorder favourite screens on loginMerged

Universal UI allows you to mark screens as favourites and automatically open them on login, which is great.However, the order in which favourite screens open cannot be changed.They always open in a fixed sequence.Why this mattersOften, I want:Context screens (overview, dashboards) to open first My main working screen to open last, so it has focus and I can start working immediatelyRight now, I need to manually switch tabs every time I log in.ProposalAllow users to reorder their favourite screens, so the login sequence matches their personal workflow.This would be a small UX improvement with a noticeable productivity benefit, especially for users who log in frequently and work from a primary screen most of the day. 

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|5 months ago
Arie V
Community Manager
Arie VCommunity Manager

Activate top-left Screen Component upon opening a screenPlanned

Upon opening a new Document in the Universal GUI the first value in the top left (at least for Western writing) Screen Component should be activated. This especially goes for the Grid component, where it seems as if the first Row is selected. In below example it took me 44 tabs to get to the first column value of the seemingly selected Row. Could the Universal GUI be a bit smarter here? 

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|5 months ago
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Superhero
Mark_Plaggenborg

Make "Close document" a possible starting point in a process flowCompleted

We use a lot of Modal document form in our application, which works great. There are however some situation where a process flow end with the opened document. After a user is done with the required actions we sometimes desire to take care of certain actions after or triggered by a closing of the document.Unfortunately this Action does not count as a starting point.A workaround for now is using a task in the screen that follows with a “Close document”, but the user often misses that. The “CLOSE’ button takes so much focus, that such a task would be missed. Also if the screen already has many tasks, it would not stand out that much anyway even when marked as primary. The idea is to make “Close document” a starting action in a process flow.The idea of course goes with a warning that the “Close” is always available on such a document, that one should be aware it could be pressed without actively having done anything in the screen and uses it as a cancel, but I think this should be the responsibility of the developer using such flows.

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|5 months ago
J
Vanguard
jkruterVanguard

Context parameters for badgesDeclined

As an alternative for this idea: Some improvements on visibility of open documents | Thinkwise CommunityI thought I might be able to use a badge to achieve the same result. I looked very promising, until I realized badges only know the context of the possible parent relations, not the subject itself (other than @variant_id).If we had access to the subject’s context, like the selected row’s primary keys, or the column filters (set by the “Change filters” process action), badges could be much more versatile.

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|5 months ago
htimmermans
Captain
htimmermansCaptain

Disable translation in Universal GUIMerged

In the Windows GUI a developer could choose to disable translations of domains and fields. This comes in as very handy when one wants to see which field is shown in, for example, a form. In my case, depending on what box is checked, a field called supplier_no is shown or homedealer_supplier_no: Switching on / off for translations in Windows GUI: I have not yet found the same functionality in the Universal GUI. Perhaps something to support in the future?

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|5 months ago
C. Lousberg
Captain
C. LousbergCaptain

Login-option based on network-locationOpen

it would be great if Universal GUI/Indicium can determine if the user is on the local network or somewhere ‘outside’.In case we can determine the inside or outside location, it should be possible to configure the “login verification” at the user (or maybe application ?) per location.E.g.LAN login verification: “Password” Non-LAN login verification: “Password and TOTP token”This will make it possible to setup MFA for external usage, and avoid the additional factor in case working on the LAN.

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C. Lousberg
Captain
Forum|Forum|5 months ago
Harm Horstman
Superhero
Harm HorstmanSuperhero

Execute Hotfixes from inside IAM/SFOn the backlog

Can you please add an option to execute hotfixes from inside the hotfix screen, without the need of download and install a installation package.   

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Harm Horstman
Superhero
Forum|Forum|5 months ago
E
Moderator
Erwin Ekkel

Make IAM great again: redesign screens to use less detailsCompleted

Now that customer success is the focus. Can we also put some love and care into IAM? A lot of the screens are loaded with detail upon detail upon detail. Here is a small snippet of one of these monstrosities. Working on a laptop screen using Iam is next to impossible. Using less details and maybe aggregate some information into 1 view instead of a lot of details would greatly benefit the useability. Or add AI so I can ask IAM if a certain user has access to a certain menu sub item.   

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|5 months ago
A
Captain
Andre te RaaCaptain

I would like to know the selected date in the schedulerNeeds feedback

When I use the scheduler, I can set the date in the date picker or I can scroll in time. When I start a task for a resource, I would like to know the value of the selected date.   

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|6 months ago
Harm Horstman
Superhero
Harm HorstmanSuperhero

Enable additional time scales option for schedulerOpen

We need more options to set up the time scales in the scheduler to see more details per day.Currently, the possibilities are too limited, and the behavior is not as expected.Time scale options in the software factory make it seem possible, but the end result looks very different and some combinations do not even work. We need additional options like these.    It is also desirable to be able to set that the current date is on the left side of the screen when starting  See also here: 

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Harm Horstman
Superhero
Forum|Forum|6 months ago
Freddy
Thinkwiser
FreddyThinkwise Local Partner Brasil

Scheduler: Extend date chooser / Go to Prev/next activityCompleted

The sliding scale selector is nice,, but I would like it to have a popup to go to a more distant date more quickly. Or even some smart buttons here to go the previous / next event…   Scheduler always starts on current date, and I would definitely prefer if the system does that only when there is no activity planned yet..  in all other cases it should go the first activity planned.   

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|6 months ago
Freddy
Thinkwiser
FreddyThinkwise Local Partner Brasil

Scheduler: Bounded Plan Frame and show planner dateCompleted

The current scheduler always start on the current time. This is unwanted. I want to be able to programmatically set the start date. There are a few ideas around this concept:Overrule start-view with custom date.  Bound the plan-scale with start / end-date  (for example when you plan an event) Hide non functional days/hours (holidays, weekends or other defined dates.. and hours that cannot be planned…  )

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|6 months ago
B
Thinkwiser
BasBrugmanThinkwiser

Working days & working hours Universal schedulerCompleted

For a customer I have created a scheduler in Universal. However, the customer indicates that she would like to set working days and working hours. This means that in certain scheduler views some end users have to scroll a lot to see the desired results. In the Windows scheduler it is possible to set working days and working hours. Could this setting also be applied to the Universal scheduler? This would be an additional reason for the customer to switch to Universal (earlier).

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|6 months ago
M
Sidekick
Marco KleiwegSidekick

start and end time in the schedulerMerged

In the Resource Scheduler for the Universal GUI it would be handy to enter a start and end time for a day, so that not all the hours of a day are shown in the scheduler? For example, for suppressing night hours.

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Arie V
Community Manager
Forum|Forum|6 months ago

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