Thinkwise Platform release 2023.3

Hello everyone, The highlight of this release is the introduction of generative AI in the Software Factory. We have added four Large Language Model connectors that you can use in your system flows. This opens a world of new possibilities.Some other important features are the improved merging process, the introduction of public API roles, and the possibility of encrypting key values in a runtime configuration. From IAM, you can now send email notifications to users.In this summary, you will read about some of the key features of this release. Read all the detailed release notes in the Thinkwise Documentation. ContentsContents Highlights of this release Generative AI in process connectors Generative AI in the Thinkwise Platform Branching and merging Public API roles Other new and changed features Email notifications from IAM Encryption of key values Questions or suggestions? Highlights of this releaseGenerative AI in process connectorsAs mentioned in the introduction, generative AI is now available in the Software Factory. To support you in using generative AI in your applications, we have added four Large Language Model connectors that you can use in your system flows.Generative AI is a class of artificial intelligence techniques and models that is designed to create or generate new content, such as text, images, music, and more, by learning patterns and structures from large datasets.A Large Language Mode (LLM) is an example of Generative AI. LLMs are large neural networks that are trained to predict the next token (word, punctuation, etc.) given some text. They are trained on very large amounts of data. You can instruct an LLM on what to do with your text.The new connectors open a world of new possibilities. You can use them, for example, to: Generate text based on a few keywords  Summarize text Classify text (extract the subject or tags from a text) Analyze the sentiment of a text Answer questions Translate text to another languageThe new connectors are:LLM Chat completion - use this connector to build a chat conversation between a user and a Large Language Model (LLM). LLM Completion - this connector can suggest how to complete a provided text. You can use it, for example, to complete product descriptions, draft emails, or generate code. LLM instruction - this connector can transform text following your instruction. It can, for example, summarize, translate, change the formality of, or remove sentiment from a text. LLM embedding - this connector can find semantically related texts.  Share your use cases and inspire others in the Thinkwise Community!The place of Generative AI and LLMs in the AI landscape Generative AI in the Thinkwise PlatformUsing the new LLM connectors, we have introduced AI in the Software Factory and the Upcycler.(available soon) In the Software Factory, you can use AI to perform a code review on any control procedure automatically.  This feature is intended to supplement human reviewers and should be used to assist in the review process. You can still deactivate the AI review if you prefer a manual review.In the Upcycler, AI is now available to enhance the enrichment capabilities. Upcycled applications typically contain code that is written in a different programming language, is missing comments, or contains comments in another language. With Ai integration, you can now use OpenAI to, for example, add comments to existing code, add descriptions for any object in the model, or replace existing code concepts with new ones.To use these features, you must enable AI for the Software Factory or Upcycler. Branching and mergingWe changed the detail screens of the merge process to improve the process and the conflicts overview.Tab Conflicts is now called Active conflicts. It contains a list of all conflicts that have been detected after you started the merge session. On the new detail tab Compare [object type], you can quickly identify and focus on specific conflicts. It also provides historical context so you can resolve conflicts more efficiently. Tab Actions is now called Advanced. It contains a complete overview of all generated delta actions. For more complex merge sessions, you can select here if and how actions should be applied or ignored. Tab Merge impact is new. It contains an overview of all the actions that will be done during the execution of the merge session. You can use this for a full review.In addition, merge sessions now also create and automatically resolve conflicts for duplicate update and delete actions in the source and target branches. This was already available for duplicate insert actions.The new tab Merge impact Public API rolesTo integrate your application with other systems, you can use Indicium calls with authentication, for example, as a client application or with an OpenID provider.However, systems like webhooks or subscriptions do not always allow authentication.In these cases, you can now make the API call public for access without authentication. You can use this for actions like processing appointments and emails with Microsoft Graph. To set up a public API call in the Software Factory, you must assign a role to the object, such as a subroutine, and make it public with the new checkbox Allow as public API. The next step is activating or deactivating a public API role in IAM. Other new and changed featuresEmail notifications from IAMYou can now send email notifications from IAM to users. Use this, for example, to inform users of an application about planned system downtime. Template for an email notification Encryption of key valuesYou can now encrypt key values in a runtime configuration for a File storage location, Email provider, Generative AI provider, or OAuth server.In addition, we have improved the encryption process when you switch to another type of email provider or file storage location in the Software Factory or IAM. This improvement gives you more control over the use of encryption. Questions or suggestions?Questions or suggestions about the release notes? Let us know in the Thinkwise Community! 

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Release notes Universal GUI 2023.2.12

September 1, 2023Full release 2023.2.12 Fixed: Sometimes, the Add row or Edit row process actions could cause issues if they were preceded by an Activate detail process action. This has been fixed. If a small HTML control had the Show action button set to Never, the Universal GUI would still reserve space for the pop-up button. This has been fixed. Hello everyone,In this sprint, we have added support for drag and drop for records in a tree, task parameters for drag and drop, icons on detail tabs, and more. We have also fixed a number of smaller issues. DemoAs always, we have made a demo for you: try it here . Before trying it out, press 'Clear Cache' on the login screen.Read the Universal GUI  user interface guide to get familiar with the GUI. Universal GUI version 2023.2.12For more information about setting up the Universal GUI, see the Universal GUI setup  guide.Note:Use a modern browser to access the Universal GUI, e.g., a recent version of Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Safari mobile. Deploy the Universal GUI on the same server as Indicium or an allowed origin in appsettings.json. The Universal GUI only works with version 2022.1 and up of the Thinkwise Platform. Run all hotfixes on IAM and the Software Factory that you plan to use for the Universal GUI. Use the latest version of Indicium.Download the Universal GUI version 2023.2.12 here  ContentsDemo Universal GUI version 2023.2.12 New Insert functionality Detail icons on tabs Scheduler sliding timescale window Support for drag and drop in trees Drag and drop supports filling in task parameters Support for configurable export Support for more Cube group intervals Support for 'Open as floating document' Support for cube view filters Minor fixes and tasks What we will be working on next sprint Questions or suggestions? NewInsert functionalityYou can now support inserting a new record based on the currently selected record.If the user clicks Add in a subject, all fields that have been marked with 'Include in insert' (set in the menu User interface > Subjects > tab Columns > tab Form) are taken into account when adding the new record. At least one of these fields must be part of the current sorting/grouping of the subject. The fields marked with 'Include in insert' are automatically filled in the new record, resulting in the record being 'inserted' near the current record.For example, a new record can be automatically added to the same parent as the selected record if the parent_node_id field is set to 'Include in insert'. Detail icons on tabsYou can now add icons to detail tabs (menu User interface > Screen types > tab Design).If a tab container has a vertical orientation and at least one of its detail tabs has an icon, icon space is reserved on every other detail tab in that container as well, even if they do not currently have an icon. Scheduler sliding timescale windowThe scheduler definition in the Software Factory (menu User interface > Schedulers > tab Scheduler > tab Schedule views) now contains the checkbox Sliding pagination.With this checkbox, you can set the timeframe to use the current date as the starting point for projecting a timescale into the future. For example, if it is November, you will see November, December, January, February, and so on, so that you can look beyond the new year. It does not yet allow you to configure how much of the past you would still like to see. Support for drag and drop in treesWe have added support for dragging and dropping to and from the tree component. This includes dropping items on specific nodes in the tree.The Software Factory developer determines where an item can be dropped by defining tasks associated with drag-and-drop actions. The item to be dragged and the record on which to drop it are included as parameters. Drag and drop supports filling in task parametersWe have added support for showing the task pop-up after dragging and dropping a row. This makes it possible to fill in additional parameters if needed. In addition, the Software Factory setting Popup for each row (menu Processes > Tasks > tab Tasks > tab Settings > tab General) has been implemented in case you drag and drop multiple rows.If there are no visible parameters, the drag-and-drop task is executed automatically. Support for configurable exportWith the Export option, you can configure how to export the data of your subject. You can find the Export option in the overflow menu of a subject.You can configure the following:Whether you want to export all rows or only the selected rows.Select rows to exportWhich columns to export, and their order.Select columns to exportThe file format (.xls, .xslx, or .csv).Select output file formatSupport for more Cube group intervalsWe have added support for more cube group interval types. The interval types can be found in the Software Factory in the menu Subjects > Components > tab Cube > tab Cube fields.The following interval types have been added:Day of month: To get the day of the month. For example, 20 October will result in 20. Day of week: To get the day of the week. Weekdays are counted from 1 (Sunday) through 7 (Saturday). Support for 'Open as floating document'The open document process action now listens to the 'Open as floating document' parameter of the process flow action. When this parameter is set to 'Yes', the document is opened in a new browser window.The process flow does not continue in the floating window. Support for cube view filtersWe have added support for cube view filters. The cube view filters can be found in the Software Factory, in the menu User interface > Business Intelligence > tab Tables > tab Cube views. You can add filters on different cube fields, and you can also filter on the same field multiple times. In this way, you can tailor the cube view to include only the data that is relevant to your situation.Add a filter to a cube fieldMinor fixes and tasksPreviously, in the chart view, you could encounter the label 'undefined' in the data description on the axis. This has been fixed. When using an 'activate detail' process flow, the detail tab would be shown even if no record was selected or the detail tab was disabled for the selected record. This has been fixed. Previously, password controls were auto-filled. This could cause the user's password to be filled into any field in any application with a password control. Now, only the password field on the login page can still be auto-filled. Previously, the lookup autocomplete input would change size on load. This could cause task and report forms to jump in size. If multiple lookups were in a pop-up in the same column, this issue would cause that pop-up to resize multiple times while it was loading. Now, a pop-up shows a loader until the lookups for that task or report are loaded. Lookup fields show a loader until all required calls are done. The forms no longer change size during loading. The Zoom document process action did not use the correct tab and tab variant. This has been fixed Previously, even if the grid's add or edit settings were disabled, it could still be forced into add mode or edit mode respectively by a process action. It would then lock up, and you would have to force a refresh. This has been fixed. Errors could occur when using a Time control on a DATETIME or DATETIME2 datatype of the database. The problem has been fixed. When navigating to an unrelated detail tab that uses a variant, the root configuration was used. This has been fixed. When using a formlist, the fields were presented as editable, even if form update permission was turned off. This has been fixed. Certain detail icons in the document menu did not respond to size formatting, resulting in a disproportionate shape. This is now fixed. We have fixed a bug where the splitter was wrong when two bars (for example, toolbar and taskbar) were placed side by side. Previously, if the text in a detail tab overflowed where a badge was present, the badge would be pushed out of view, potentially causing the user to miss important information. The text now overflows while still allowing the badge to be displayed correctly. When DateTime was made a primary key, errors would occur if a user had a Timezone set in their user profile The DateTime would be incorrectly converted back to UTC, and the correct record in the table would not be found. This has been fixed. If you created a report with multiple rows selected, the report would only be generated for the first record. Now, the reports are generated for each row, and the resulting reports are zipped and then downloaded. Previously, in a resource scheduler component with many timescale headers, the text might overflow its slot and become unreadable. Timescale headers now accommodate the full width of all text. The checkbox control had a styling issue where it would show a small dot in the upper-left corner. This has been fixed. When deleting a row in a formlist via a task, the deletion would be successful, but a warning error would be thrown that the resource could not be found. This warning error will not be shown anymore. Sometimes, the Add row or Edit row process actions could cause issues if they were preceded by an Activate detail process action. This has been fixed. If a small HTML control had the Show action button set to Never, the Universal GUI would still reserve space for the pop-up button. This has been fixed.What we will be working on next sprintThe next sprint we will be working on: User preferences: change language. Freely positionable filter bar. Support for the import wizard and all its options. The import wizardQuestions or suggestions?Questions or suggestions about the release notes? Let us know in the Thinkwise Community! 

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Release notes Windows GUI and Web GUI (2023.2.12)

Hello everyone,In this sprint, we have fixed a couple of issues.You can read more about the Windows and Web GUI's features, in the user interface guide .Download Windows GUI 2023.2.12 here. Download Web GUI 2023.2.12 here.ContentsFixed Fixed behavior of 'Tab' key in grid Fixed search using quotation or apostrophe characters Fixed caching problem for file storage locations Fixed selection of lookup value in grid Questions or suggestions? FixedFixed behavior of 'Tab' key in gridWindows GUIIf the user grouped multiple headers on a grid and used Tab to move to the next cell, the grouped columns were skipped. This problem is now fixed. Tab always moves to the next column in the grid.Fixed search using quotation or apostrophe charactersWindows GUI Indicium BasicWe have fixed an issue where the user would enter quotation marks (") or apostrophes (') characters in the filter (such as combined filter, quick filter and filter), and the search returned no results.Fixed caching problem for file storage locationsWindows GUI Indicium BasicWhen using Indicium Basic, a problem could occur in IAM: file storage folders could change in a model while its GUID stays identical. This could happen because the information about file storage folders is loaded and cached to decrease startup time.We have added two global extended properties to circumvent this issue. Both properties are set to 'false' or 'no' by default, which is the current behavior.If you encounter the problem above, you can use either extended property to solve it: IndiciumModelContainsFileStorageFolders - If set to 'yes' or 'true', the GUI will assume that the model contains file storage folders that can change, and it will not cache information when starting the application. This leads to a structurally increased startup time but is guaranteed to work around issues with file storage folders.  IndiciumIncludeApplicationIdInCache - If set to 'yes' or 'true', the GUI will add an application ID to the GUID to identify local caches. This prevents the issue, but only if file storage folders do not change for an application after it has been published. The issue will again occur if you change file storage configurations in IAM for a live application. In such cases, generate a new model GUID to ensure that local caches are invalidated. This is a manual action and is not done automatically in IAM.Fixed selection of lookup value in gridWindows GUIIf the user was editing a grid inline and selected a lookup value using the lookup dialog, the selected value would not be shown in the column. This has been fixed. Questions or suggestions?Questions or suggestions about the release notes? Let us know in the Thinkwise Community!

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Release notes Indicium (2023.2.12)

Hello everyone,In this sprint, we have added support for filtering date and time-based filters based on the control ID of the corresponding column.You can read more about Indicium's features in the Indicium user manual.We will keep you updated regularly about Indicium's progress. About IndiciumTwo types of the Thinkwise Indicium Application Tier are available:Indicium: for use with the Universal GUI and via APIs. This version uses the full range of Indicium functionality.Download Indicium release 2023.2.12 here . Indicium Basic: for use with the Windows GUI and Mobile GUI. This basic version does not support features such as system flows and OpenID. There is no Indicium Basic release for 2023.2.12. ContentsAbout Indicium Changed Date and time-based filters take ‘control_id’ into account Minor fixes and tasks Questions or suggestions? ChangedDate and time-based filters take ‘control_id’ into accountDate and time-based filters now take into account the control ID of the corresponding column. Consider the situation where a DATETIME column has a DATE control ID. Only the date portion of the value will be filtered in this case, not the time portion. Furthermore, Indicium ensures that the filter is applied in such a way that it covers the user's intent.Given the example of a DATETIME column with a DATE control ID, the filter conditioncolumn eq 2023-08-21T01:01:01Zis interpreted as "column equal to 2023-08-21", and Indicium creates a filter condition similar toWHERE column >= '2023-08-21 00:00:00' and column < '2023-08-22 00:00:00'in order to match all values on that day.This feature is not yet supported by the Universal GUI, but it will be in the near future. Meanwhile, for API calls you can opt in to use this feature by adding the following query string parameter to your GET requests?useControlBasedFiltering=true Minor fixes and tasksWe have fixed an issue where the Check password process flow action did not recognize the algorithm returned by the Hash password process flow action. Questions or suggestions?Questions or suggestions about the release notes? Let us know in the Thinkwise Community!  

Related products:Indicium Service Tier

Release notes Universal GUI 2023.2.11

August 7, 2023Full release 2023.2.11 Fixed: Dropping on a row was not working properly. The drop task would be performed on the active record instead of the record on which the item was dropped. This has been fixed. There was a performance regression in the 2023.2.11 Beta version, which led to the Universal GUI feeling slower, e.g. when opening a subject. This has been fixed. The Read-only input control setting in the Software Factory was interpreted incorrectly. For example, 'false' was interpreted as 'true' and vice versa. This has been fixed. Hello everyone,In this sprint, we have added support for drag and drop for rows in a grid, add and copy while in edit mode, added a menu switcher to the application switcher, and more.We have also fixed a number of smaller issues. DemoAs always, we have made a demo for you: try it here. Before trying it out, press 'Clear Cache' on the login screen.Read the Universal GUI user interface guide to get familiar with the GUI. Universal GUI version 2023.2.11For more information about setting up the Universal GUI, see the Universal GUI setup guide.Note:Use a modern browser to access the Universal GUI, e.g., a recent version of Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Safari mobile. Deploy the Universal GUI on the same server as Indicium or an allowed origin in appsettings.json. The Universal GUI only works with version 2021.2 and up of the Thinkwise Platform. Run all hotfixes on IAM and the Software Factory that you plan to use for the Universal GUI. Use the latest version of Indicium.Download the Universal GUI version 2023.2.11 here ContentsDemo Universal GUI version 2023.2.11 New Drag & Drop for rows in a grid Add and copy while in edit mode Hide and show action buttons in form fields Menu switcher Changed Add platform to target as a class using custom CSS Extended properties improvements Group multiple snack bar messages together Minor fixes and tasks What we will be working on next sprint Questions or suggestions? NewDrag & Drop for rows in a gridWe now support the first version of Drag & Drop for rows in a grid. If you add drop tasks to a row, a drag handle will appear next to the row. While dragging, blue dotted lines visually indicate that dropping is possible.Drag & drop is only available for the Universal GUI on the Thinkwise Platform version 2023.1 and up.To enable Drag & Drop, you need to configure it in the Universal GUI's config.json:"enableDragDrop": trueIn this first version, we support the following:Dragging from one table to another. Dragging between browser tabs. This also works cross-browser, for example, from IE to Firefox. The task will be executed based on the user who has logged in in the dropped browser. Selecting, dragging, and dropping multiple rows. Dragging over tabs. The drop tab will be activated automatically. Dropping items on a specific row.Partially implemented:Synchronizing between browser tabs.Not yet supported:Refreshing specific items. Currently, the entire screen's dataset is refreshed. Dragging items from a tree (dropping items on a tree is supported). Parameters for a drop task. Drag and drop on mobile.Add and copy while in edit modeWhen a user is working on a grid or form in edit or add mode, the buttons Add and Copy remain available.Add and Copy buttons in edit mode (leftmost)When the user clicks the Add or Copy button, the Universal GUI tries to save the current record if it is in edit mode. If saving is not allowed, the corresponding errors are shown, and the add or copy action is canceled. If saving succeeds, the user can edit the new record immediately.Hide and show action buttons in form fieldsWe have added support for showing or hiding action buttons in form fields for tasks and reports (menu Data > Domains > tab Form > field Show action button).You can use this, for example, to hide the action buttons for read-only fields. You could select the option When editable in that case.This option was already available for HTML fields.Note that the choice for Always only works if the triggered action is functional in non-edit mode. For example, an action button for a barcode scanner will not be shown, but an action button for emailing will. The icon for showing a password  is only available in edit mode.Menu switcherWe have added a menu switcher to the existing application switcher.Each available application in the application switcher now has an expand  button if it contains multiple available menus.You can use the menu switcher to open a different menu, regardless of whether it is a Listbar, Tree, or Tiles menu. ChangedAdd platform to target as a class using custom CSSYou can now prefix your CSS with the platform for which you have started Universal. This means you can now support different CSS styles for Windows, Web, Mobile, and Universal. CSS classes are case-insensitive.The new class has been added to the `html` tag. The platform option names are:windows web universal mobileExampleIf your CSS selector was:main > headerYou can now make this more specific by prefixing it with the platform, for example:.windows main > headerExtended properties improvementsWe have made some improvements to extended properties in Universal:The casing of the extended property name no longer matters. Underscores are now removed, so DisableZoomIn is now the same as disable_zoom_in. Some boolean properties only accepted either 'True' or 'Yes'. Now they accept both values, as well as '1': HideMenuImageUpload DisableZoomIn RefreshOnDocumentSwitch Some boolean properties only needed to exist. Now their value is checked so you can turn them on or off in IAM: HideOfflineTasksReadonlyParameters OpenLinksInUrlControlOnSameTab Group multiple snack bar messages togetherWhen multiple snack bar messages are shown simultaneously, the messages disappear faster than you can read them. Now, only one message will be shown instead, with the text 'Multiple messages have been received'. Click on the Show button to view all these messages in a popup.This mechanism works on a set of individual requests.You may still encounter stacked snack bar messages when, for example, a task is executed for several records simultaneously. Minor fixes and tasks Reports now listen to the Enable for empty subject setting in the Software Factory. In some instances, the content of an HTML editor could overlap the lookup button, or get really close to the title. This has been fixed. Previously, the lookup dropdown filter did not refresh its options when the dataset was changed. Now, newly added rows are immediately visible. The Update now button could be hidden under the text in the update notification. This has been fixed. If you switched between light and dark modes in the Resource scheduler or the grid, conditional layouts were not immediately updated when navigating away. This has been fixed. There is still an issue in the grid if you switch between dark and light modes multiple times without navigating away An error sometimes occurred when switching between open documents using the Back button. This has been fixed. If a process flow performed a delete row action on an empty table, errors would occur. This has been fixed. The action buttons for DATETIME and TIME controls jumped when clicked. This has been fixed. After saving a record, the grid would navigate to an incorrect URL. It would still show the URL for the Indicium resource staging feature, which no longer existed after saving the record. This has been fixed. The extended property RefreshOnDocumentSwitch did not work when an existing open document was activated by clicking a menu item instead of an item in the Open documents area. This was not convenient for users if another extended property hid this area because, in that case, navigating through menu items was the only option. This has been fixed. If a file with a document file extension (.pdf or .docx) was uploaded to an image control, an unknown_image_type message would be shown in a snack bar. This message was inconsistent and different from the other snack bar messages. This has been fixed. When navigating to an empty detail grid with aggregations in dark mode, a grey line was visible that did not reach the end of the grid. We have removed this line. In edit mode, you cannot click on a hyperlink in the HTML control to open it. To open the hyperlink, use one of the following options instead: Right-click on the link and select your browser's option to open the link in a new tab. Press Ctrl while clicking on the link. If you were in grid edit mode and no records were found because they were all filtered out, the Add button disappeared, and only the Cancel button remained available. You had to cancel editing records to add a new row. This has been fixed. Previously, even if the grid's add or edit settings were disabled, it could still be forced into add mode or edit mode respectively by a process action. It would then lock up, and you would have to force a refresh. This has been fixed. It was impossible to click on the entire header to sort the data when it was right-aligned. This has been fixed. Previously, the unordered list was aligned left instead of having an indentation. This has been fixed. What we will be working on next sprintThe next sprint we will be working on:Drag & Drop with user parameters. Drag & Drop from trees. Scheduler sliding year timescale. Questions or suggestions?Questions or suggestions about the release notes? Let us know in the Thinkwise Community! 

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Release notes Windows GUI and Web GUI (2023.2.11)

Hello everyone,In this sprint, we have added the possibility to hide tabs from inactive applications, and we have changed the user agent for the HTTP request on the HTTP connector.You can read more about the Windows and Web GUI's features, in the user interface manual. Download Windows GUI 2023.2.11 here. Download Web GUI 2023.2.11 here.ContentsBreaking Changed user agent for HTTP request on HTTP connector New Hide tabs from inactive applications Questions or suggestions?  BreakingChanged user agent for HTTP request on HTTP connectorWindows GUIPreviously, the user agent for the HTTP request on the HTTP connector was the application name.This has been changed to ThinkwiseWinGUI/{GUI version}. NewHide tabs from inactive applicationsWindows GUIYou can now hide open documents when you switch to another application in IAM. When you return to your previous application, these open documents will be visible again.This is useful if you have multiple models with the same name but for different customers or with different data. For example, if both applications have the document Orders open, it might be difficult to distinguish between them.You can enable this feature by enabling the extended property HideDocumentsOfInactiveApplication in IAM (menu Settings > Global configuration > tab Extended properties). Set this property to 'Yes' or 'True' for on, and 'No' or 'False' for off. Questions or suggestions?Questions or suggestions about the release notes? Let us know in the Thinkwise Community! 

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Release notes Indicium (2023.2.11)

 Hello everyone,In this sprint, we have added support for searching without accents and case sensitivity and a {url} parameter for reset password and two-factor authentication emails.You can read more about Indicium's features in the Indicium user manual. About IndiciumTwo types of the Thinkwise Indicium Application Tier are available: Indicium: for use with the Universal GUI and via APIs. This version uses the full range of Indicium functionality.Download Indicium release 2023.2.11 here. Indicium Basic: for use with the Windows GUI. This basic version does not support, for example, system flows and OpenID. 2023.2.11 is not available for Indicium Basic. ContentsAbout Indicium New Ignore accents and casing {url} parameter available for reset password and two-factor authentication emails Minor fixes and tasks Questions or suggestions? NewIgnore accents and casingIndicium now supports searching without accents and case sensitivity. It works the same way as in the Windows GUI: just add the IgnoreDiacritcs extended property to your application.For more information, see the Extended Properties guide.{url} parameter available for reset password and two-factor authentication emailsWe have added a new parameter to the mail templates for the reset password and two-factor authentication functionality in IAM (menu Settings > Global settings > tab Email templates). The {url} parameter contains the full URL to the reset password or two-factor authentication page, with the query strings filled in. That way, the user does not have to fill in the reset or the two-factor code.If Indicium is hosted with two or more different domains, the {url} parameter will return to the domain from which it was called. So, if reset password or two-factor authentication is called on the URL www.thinkwisesoftware.com, then the {url} will also refer to www.thinkwisesoftware.com.The previously available parameters will still be available, and this new one will make it easier to create a link in the email without creating the whole URL manually. Minor fixes and tasksWe have fixed an issue that would occur if a column in the base definition of a table had a `default_value` (with a database constraint) and that same column did not have a `default_value` in a variant definition of that table. When inserting a record via the variant with a `NULL` value for that column, the default value would still be applied by the database server, because the column was omitted from the insert statement. Now, the column will no longer be omitted from the insert statement in this scenario, causing the `NULL` value to be inserted explicitly. Questions or suggestions?Questions or suggestions about the release notes? Let us know in the Thinkwise Community!. 

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🚀 Platform improvements for week 30

Hi everyone!We’ve released the following platform improvements this week: SF & IAM 2022.1 and up20230724 - Prevent returning default editable setting when not allowed When preventing users from editing the grid by overwriting the Allow edit setting or by role rights, the Universal GUI would still receive the stored state of the Grid default editable setting. This could cause issues within the Universal GUI due to the clash between the user not being allowed to edit the grid and the grid also being default editable. This has been resolved. SF 2023.1 and up 20230724 - Use non-default runtime configuration settings when updating data migration source When updating the source version of branches, runtime configuration settings are loaded into the update process. In two scenarios, only overrides were loaded, resulting in either a missing server name or database name. This has been fixed. SF 2023.220230726 - Configure extension whitelist for file storage In the 2023.2, it was only possible to add extensions to the file storage extension whitelist when an extension was already present. When no extension was present, the tab would be set to 'hidden', making it impossible to add a first extension to the whitelist. This has been corrected, the whitelist tab is now always visible again. IAM 2023.2 20230726 - Return variant data for variant froms A couple of columns used for variant object forms were using base object data rather than the variant data. In some scenarios, this could result in form fields being effectively hidden whilst they should be shown. This has been fixed.

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🚀 Platform improvements for week 29

Hi everyone!We’ve released the following platform improvements this week: SF & IAM 2022.1 and up20230717 - Scheduling correction When a schedule was configured to run on an hourly interval and the start time was configured for specific minutes or seconds, or a schedule is configured to run on a minute-interval and the start time was configured on specific seconds, the end time of a schedule could be ignored in certain situations. This would cause executions of this schedule outside of the start- and end time window and would show erroneous information in the upcoming schedules. This problem has been resolved. SF 2023.220230714 - Prevent trigger execution when unarchiving branch When unarchiving a branch, data is reinserted from the history tables. During this process, triggers were also executed, which could cause issues. To prevent this, we disabled these triggers for the specific branch during the unarchiving process. IAM 2023.2 20230720 - Report property rights on upgrade When upgrading IAM to 2023.2, a situation could occur where users would be unable to login to the API or via Universal.  Indicium logs would show an error with the following message: API model - Invalid report_id: {report id of a report with report properties}. This has been resolved for both upcoming 2023.2 IAM upgrades as well as for existing IAM environments that have already been upgraded.

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Release notes Universal GUI 2023.2.10

July 7, 2023Full release 2023.2.10 Hello everyone,In this sprint, we added new features like hiding breadcrumbs, support for case types, and background picture fit options.In addition to this, we have added support for new features in the Thinkwise Platform 2023.2 release. DemoAs always, we have made a demo for you: try it here. Before trying it out, press 'Clear Cache' on the login screen.Read the Universal GUI user interface guide to get familiar with the GUI. Universal GUI version 2023.2.10For more information about setting up the Universal GUI, see the Universal GUI setup guide.Note:Use a modern browser to access the Universal GUI, e.g., a recent version of Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Safari mobile. Deploy the Universal GUI on the same server as Indicium or an allowed origin in appsettings.json. The Universal GUI only works with version 2021.2 and up of the Thinkwise Platform. Run all hotfixes on IAM and the Software Factory that you plan to use for the Universal GUI. Use the latest version of Indicium.Download the Universal GUI version 2023.2.10 here ContentsDemo Universal GUI version 2023.2.10 BETA Contents New Hide breadcrumbs on main screen Configure allowed protocols in HTML control Support for Case Type property Changed Set visibility of double-click tasks Support for background picture fit options Support for Thinkwise Platform release 2023.2 Minor fixes and tasks What we will be working on next sprint Questions or suggestions? NewHide breadcrumbs on main screenThinkwise Platform 2023.2It is now possible to hide the breadcrumbs on a main screen. You can use this, for example, for cubes. In a cube, showing the current record is not useful.The setting is available in the menu User interface > Screen types > tab Form > tab Screen types > group Settings.Example of a screen without breadcrumbs  Configure allowed protocols in HTML controlThe Universal GUI filters HTML to prevent some types of attacks by malicious input or scripts. Protocols for links in, for example, the HTML control are filtered, too.You can now change and add allowed protocols to the filter. You can use this to allow more applications, such as Viber or VSCode.  To allow more protocols, add the following option to the Universal GUI's config.json:allowedHTMLURIPrefixes: "vscode, viber"An uriWhitelist with a comma-separated string is optional.The following protocols are added automatically:HTTP HTTPS mailto tel sms cidYou do not need to add these to the config.json file. Support for Case Type propertyWe have implemented support for the Case type property so you can select a case type for text field input.You can transform your text to the following case types:Uppercase Lowercase Proper case Sentence caseNote that this setting is not applied to HTML-type fields.This setting is available in menu User interface > Subjects > tab Default/Variant > tab Columns > tab Form > tab Column > field Case type. ChangedSet visibility of double-click tasksThinkwise Platform 2023.2You can now choose to hide or show tasks that are used as double-click tasks. Previously, they were always hidden.To change the visibility of a task, go to the menu Processes > Tasks > tab Default/Variants > tab Table task and change the Display type.This setting is set to Hidden during the upgrade to ensure that the behavior of the end application is not changed. Support for background picture fit optionsThinkwise Platform 2023.2The Universal GUI now supports all the background picture fit options (menu User interface > Themes > tab Themes). Support for Thinkwise Platform release 2023.2We have added support for the following:Setting for floating labels strategy - Configure for a model whether the label width should be included if the input control uses a floating label. Options for a read-only field in edit mode - Display a field as read-only or a label. New process action: Copy to clipboard - Allows a user to copy a value to the clipboard New domain control: Copy to clipboard - Form fields using this control will show a copy icon to copy the field's value to the user's clipboard. 'Match all' and 'Match any' in prefilter groups - Allows multiple active prefilters in one group. Tab page group as fallback - Set up a fallback group that will show details for which the Detail group is not available in the screen type.See the Thinkwise Platform release 2023.2. Minor fixes and tasks For mandatory DATE, TIME, or DATETIME controls, an error label would be placed on top of the entry. This has been fixed. It is now placed below the control. The grid would sometimes display the rows with smaller heights than configured. This has been fixed. When adding a new record to the tree component, the tree would disappear. This has been fixed.  What we will be working on next sprintThe next sprint we will be working on:Drop on grid record Dragged records can be dropped on a specific row. The key of this row will be passed to the backend task. Drag from tree Drag a tree node on to a different subject. Allow add and copy while in edit mode Allows the user to start a new add or copy action while in add/edit mode, so that they can quickly add multiple consecutive records.  Switching menu Allows the user to switch to a different menu when multiple menus are available.  Questions or suggestions?Questions or suggestions about the release notes? Let us know in the Thinkwise Community! 

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Thinkwise Platform release 2023.2

Hello everyone,The 2023.2 release of the Thinkwise Platform is now available! As usual, it contains a lot of features and improvements.In this summary, you will read about some of the key features of this release. Read all the detailed release notes in the Thinkwise Documentation.One of the most visible changes is, that we have improved and revised the Result tab in the Functionality screen. Custom components have been replaced with tasks that call jobs executed by Indicium. The Code overview screen has been similarly modified.And because we value your input, this release includes 29 community ideas representing 390 votes!Highlights of this release Branch diagram Optimistic locking 'Result’ tab in Functionality screen changed Match any (OR) in prefilter groups Optional default statements for handlers Email provider for a branch Encrypted key data for file storage, email provider, and OAuth server New process flow actions Variant effective rights Questions or suggestions? Highlights of this releaseBranch diagramAn idea that received many votes from the Community was the addition of a Branch diagram for your models in the Software Factory. It provides a graphical overview of all the branches within a model and how they interact (menu Models > Model overview > tab Branch diagram).A branch diagram for your models in the Software Factory Optimistic lockingYou can now mark a column or domain with the setting Use for optimistic locking. Optimistic locking prevents multiple users from editing the same record at the same time.When you select it for a column, Indicium includes it in a comparison that determines if the record has been modified while being edited. You will be notified if the row has been edited.If you select it for a domain and use the domain for a column, the column is automatically selected. 'Result’ tab in Functionality screen changedWe have improved and revised the Result tab on the Functionality screen. To better reflect its use, it is now called Deploy (menu Business logic > Functionality > tab Deploy).This tab still contained custom GUI functionality for generating control procedures and executing program objects. We have replaced this functionality with tasks that invoke jobs that are executed by Indicium. As usual, the history of a job is available to any user on the Jobs screen.This change has many advantages; for example, the headers of any program objects already present in this tab are automatically refreshed. It is no longer necessary to re-generate the code group for a model change when deploying code in this way.The tab now also includes tasks to jump directly from an object, such as a table or task in Functionality, to the Code overview and vice versa. This is also available on other screens, such as from Data model to Subjects and vice versa.An example of the redesigned Deploy tab in the Functionality screen Match any (OR) in prefilter groupsAnother popular Community idea was to add the Match any (OR) option to the prefilters. Match all (AND) was already available.When multiple filters are enabled, you can now choose whether the resulting dataset must match all of the selected conditions or at least one. This allows you to set up combinations of prefilters that were not possible before. Optional default statements for handlersWe have simplified the use of handlers by offering the option to automatically generate the default statement. When using this, you only need to add your own logic if necessary.Previously, you had to add the default statements manually.Tip: You can use handlers to replace the default CRUD actions of the GUI. If you only use the default statement for a handler, its behavior will be the same as that of the CRUD button (for example, 'delete' means delete a record in both cases). If you deviate from the default in a handler, you can change its behavior (for example, 'delete' causes a record to be archived instead of deleted). Email provider for a branchSimilar to, for example, File storage locations or OAuth Servers, we have added Email providers to the list of settings you can configure for a branch (menu Model overview > tab Branches > tab Email providers). In this tab, you can set up your preferred email protocol with settings such as the server address and port, username, and password. The authentication options available depend on the provider you select.Set a default email provider Encrypted key data for file storage, email provider, and OAuth serverYou can now securely store key data in the database for file storage locations, email providers, and OAuth servers. Previously, the key data were stored in the database in plain text, so anyone with access to the database could get them. Now, you can choose to store them encrypted, and only Indicium can decrypt them.Note: Encryption is only available in a 3-tier setup, where the Software Factory and IAM are used in the Universal GUI. It is not available for the Software Factory and IAM for the 2-tier Windows or Web GUIs because it requires Indicium support and configuration. New process flow actionsAs always, new process flow actions are available:Copy to clipboard - allows a user to copy a value to the clipboard. The value can be a regular field, an expression field, or a calculated field. Email connector - allows you to select an email provider from a list of previously configured email providers. The advantage is that you do not need to set up all the generic parameters again for each process flow. Instead, you can select a predefined email provider with all its settings. Timeseries forecasting - allows you to run a time series forecast in a system flow. You can use it to predict stocks, for example.Tip: Applications built with the Thinkwise Platform can use machine learning techniques to perform calculations that are difficult to write manually. This is possible because historical data are usually available to train a model. Examples include pricing, risk assessment, automated ticket assignment, predicting project cost, effort, and profit, and assigning quality labels. Variant effective rightsAn object can now be unavailable in its base object but hidden and thus available in its variant. This reduces the redundant model information in GUI and increases security. Questions or suggestions?Questions or suggestions about the release notes? Let us know in the Thinkwise Community! 

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Release notes Indicium (2023.2.10)

Hello everyone,In this sprint, we have added UI and HTTP license endpoints for licensing an IAM environment. We have also added support for the upcoming Thinkwise Platform release 2023.2. In addition, support for versions 2021.2 and 2021.3 has ended.You can read more about Indicium's features in the Indicium user manual. About IndiciumTwo types of the Thinkwise Indicium Application Tier are available: Indicium: for use with the Universal GUI and via APIs. This version uses the full range of Indicium functionality.Download Indicium release 2023.2.10 here. Indicium Basic: for use with the Windows GUI. This basic version does not support, for example, system flows and OpenID.Download Indicium Basic release 2023.2.10 here. ContentsAbout Indicium Breaking Support for Thinkwise Platform releases 2021.2 and 2021.3 has ended New License endpoints Questions or suggestions? BreakingSupport for Thinkwise Platform releases 2021.2 and 2021.3 has endedIndicium Indicium BasicIn accordance with our Lifecycle Policy, we have ended the support for platform versions 2021.2 and 2021.3 as of this release. NewLicense endpointsIndicium Main AdministratorWe have added UI and HTTP endpoints for licensing an IAM environment. Users can use these endpoints to update the license information of their IAM environment without having to log into IAM.The UI page is available at <Indicium URL>/license for logged in users who are a Main Administrator. You can also access this page by clicking on the License link on the root page of Indicium.The UI endpoint pageIf Indicium detects that the environment is not registered, it displays the link Register environment. Afterward registering your environment, you can check for an updated license without restarting Indicium.The /license HTTP endpoint can also be used to fetch a JSON representation of the current status of the license. Make sure to include an Accept header containing application/json in your GET request to the endpoint:GET /licenseAccept application/jsonExample responses:// If unregistered200 OK{ "state": "Unregistered", "refresh_on": "2023-06-27T08:54:56.92Z", "valid_until": "2023-06-27T09:04:56.92Z", "is_updating": false, "registration_url": "http://tcp.thinkwise.app/<rest of url>"}// If valid200 OK{ "state": "Valid", "refresh_on": "2023-07-27T08:53:51.1337524Z", "valid_until": "2023-09-25T08:53:51.1337529Z", "is_updating": false}// If stale because the refresh date has been passed200 OK{ "state": "StaleByDate", "refresh_on": "2023-07-25T08:53:51.1337524Z", "valid_until": "2023-09-25T08:53:51.1337529Z", "is_updating": false}// or if the IAM contains a model that wasn't part of the current license200 OK{ "state": "StaleByGuid", "refresh_on": "2023-07-27T08:53:51.1337524Z", "valid_until": "2023-09-25T08:53:51.1337529Z", "is_updating": false}// If expired200 OK{ "state": "Expired", "refresh_on": "2023-06-27T08:53:51.1337524Z", "valid_until": "2023-07-25T08:53:51.1337529Z", "is_updating": false}You can also trigger the check for an updated license by making a POST request to a /license/update endpoint. Use this together with the Licensing:ScheduleUpdate setting to, for example, disable the hourly update schedule and have a CI environment perform the update at a specific time of the day instead.The procedure for this is as follows:POST /license/update// If the update completes within 10 seconds, which it should in most cases, you will receive the same response data as with a GET request to /license e.g.200 OK{ "state": "Valid", "refresh_on": "2023-08-27T08:53:51.1337524Z", "valid_until": "2023-09-25T08:53:51.1337529Z", "is_updating": false}// If it somehow takes longer than that, the client will instead receive a 201 Created response with a Location header that points to the /license endpoint.// The idea is that now, to prevent queuing another license update, the client must poll the /license endpoint every so often until it confirms that the "is_updating" property specifies false.// For example// It took longer than 10 seconds to perform the license update201 CreatedLocation <Indicium>/license// Poll /licenseGET /licenseAccept application/json// If not done updating200 OK{ "state": "Expired", "refresh_on": "2023-06-27T08:53:51.1337524Z", "valid_until": "2023-07-25T08:53:51.1337529Z", "is_updating": true}// When done updating200 OK{ "state": "Valid", "refresh_on": "2023-08-27T08:53:51.1337524Z", "valid_until": "2023-09-25T08:53:51.1337529Z", "is_updating": false}Questions or suggestions?Questions or suggestions about the release notes? Let us know in the Thinkwise Community!. 

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Release notes Universal GUI 2023.1.18

June 19, 2023Full release 2023.1.18 Fixed: When navigating with a keyboard in a tree view, it was not visible which item was selected. This has been fixed. An "Unknown error" snack bar would be shown when working offline and starting an offline task. When reconnecting, a crash would occur. These issues have both been fixed.  Clicking this part of the image control did not open the “choose-file” popup: This has been fixed. Known issues: Date/time controls button jumps on click. Tree node alignment changed. Hello everyone,In this sprint, we have added support for using icons in radio button components and for the extended property FloatingDocumentSize. We have also fixed a number of issues. DemoAs always, we have made a demo for you: try it here. Before trying it out, press 'Clear Cache' on the login screen.Read the Universal GUI user interface guide to get familiar with the GUI. Universal GUI version 2023.1.18For more information about setting up the Universal GUI, see the Universal GUI setup guide.Note:Use a modern browser to access the Universal GUI, e.g., a recent version of Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Safari mobile. Deploy the Universal GUI on the same server as Indicium or an allowed origin in appsettings.json. The Universal GUI only works with version 2021.2 and up of the Thinkwise Platform. Run all hotfixes on IAM and the Software Factory that you plan to use for the Universal GUI. Use the latest version of Indicium.Download the Universal GUI version 2023.1.18 here ContentsDemo Universal GUI version 2023.1.18 BETA Contents New and changed Radio button control supports icon Support for extended property ‘FloatingDocumentSize’ Minor fixes and tasks What we will be working on next sprint Questions or suggestions? New and changedRadio button control supports iconPreviously, there was no support for radio button icons, the domain element translation would be shown.The radio button control now supports icons. You can configure them in the Software Factory, in the menu Data > Domains > tab Elements > field Icon.The icons are currently always resized. We will look into providing support for larger icons in the future.Radio buttons with text next to radio buttons with iconsSupport for extended property ‘FloatingDocumentSize’If you use press ALT and double-click on a detail, a new window opens as a floating document with the subject in focus.We have implemented the extended property FloatingDocumentSize so you can configure the dimensions (height x width) of a floating document.You can customize the dimensions of a floating document in the menu Models > Model content > tab Runtime Configurations > tab Extended Properties. Minor fixes and tasksWhen running a process flow with an OAuth login connector, the "retry" popup did not always close automatically when the login was successful. This has been fixed. If a screen was opened that directly showed a detail, lookups sometimes would not be displayed due to a timing issue. This issue also caused prefilters that are ‘on’ by default (but not locked) not to be applied sometimes. We have fixed the timing issue. When editing a record in one tab and switching to another related tab, the layout of the second tab would still use the 'old' record from the previous tab. This has been fixed. The Universal GUI incorrectly assumed that the size of fixed-size screen components was always denoted in pixels. Setting a component to a fixed size means that the splitter cannot be moved. If you set a fixed-size component to take up 50% of the screen, it would be interpreted as 50px instead. This has been fixed. Aggregation on a grid column showed a domain element translation instead of the calculated total. This has been fixed. Dropdowns in a form sometimes showed an empty tooltip. This has been fixed. When navigating with a keyboard in a tree view, it was not visible which item was selected. This has been fixed. An "Unknown error" snack bar would be shown when working offline and starting an offline task. When reconnecting, a crash would occur. These issues have both been fixed.   What we will be working on next sprintThe next sprint we will be working on:Drag and drop - Drag records from the grid and drop them in a different context. This will not yet allow a drop on a specific record. Tree multi-select - So far, trees are single-select. They will become multi-select. Hide or always show action buttons - Hide action buttons or show them always in non-edit mode. Force case in text editors - Forces either uppercase, lowercase, initial caps, or proper caps casing in text fields. Conditional layout on progress bars - Progress bars were ignoring conditional layouts. Add and copy in edit mode - Start a new add or copy action while in add or edit mode to add multiple consecutive records quickly.  Switching menu - Switch to a different menu when multiple menus are available. Questions or suggestions?Questions or suggestions about the release notes? Let us know in the Thinkwise Community! 

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🚀 Platform improvements for week 24

Hi everyone!We’ve released the following platform improvements this week: SF and IAM 2022.1 and up20230609 - Start process flow on activate detail This fix contains the groundwork which ensures the correct metadata is made available to Universal to be able to support Activate Detail as start action for a process flow. Note that this fix does not directly enable the functionality - this will be done in a future release of Universal. 20230614 - Include in insert support The interfaces providing the model to Indicium have been updated to provide information about insert-functionality, which allows developers to copy information of the previously selected row when the user adds a new row. This is required for implementation of this functionality in Universal. SF and IAM 2022.1 20230612 - i_ui_menu platform update Version 2022.1 of the Thinkwise Platform did not provide the correct metadata for the Universal GUI to be able to implement switching between menus. This has been resolved. IAM 2023.120230612 - Application column preferences For the Windows and Web GUI, it is possible to apply Application Preferences in IAM. These are capable of globally hiding columns, task- and report parameters within an entire application. This feature only worked partially when using the Intelligent Application Manager version 2023.1. This has been resolved.

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