SubForm control is used quite often in the eForms development. It is a composite control which can hold multiple rows of records where each row can contain multiple sub-controls. Use of SubForm control is quite common in a Master-Detail kind of forms where user has to interact with multiple rows and columns of set of…
Author: Nishant Shrivastava
Introducing App Categories
With the rise of low-code platforms, building apps has been widely accessible for both professional developers and citizen developers without putting high engineering efforts. As enterprises accelerate their digital transformation programs, the number of enterprise applications will significantly increase. So, how does one manage and organize this vast expansion of apps portfolio? With AgilePoint NX…
Bulk Update Records with a List View Control
Have you ever needed to update a field on a set of records shown in a List View control of a Form Based App? Navigating to and updating each individual record could be very time consuming. We’ll show you how to do it swiftly from the List View control provided it is using AgilePoint Data…
AgilePoint NX Connector for ServiceNow
As part of the series of product update videos on AgilePoint NX v8.0 release, the next one I would like to share is about the ServiceNow Integration. The following workflow actions have been added Add Attachment Create Record Delete Attachment Delete Record Get Record Query Multiple Record Update Record ServiceNow provides dozens of products and…
New Process Activities for AgilePoint NX Data Entities
AgilePoint NX currently offers 8 workflow activities to interact with AgilePoint NX data entities/picklists via process. AgilePoint NX v8.0 release takes the total number of data entities workflow activities to 17 by introducing 9 new activities. The focus of the new additions is picklists, entity records and permissions. Here is a complete list of new…
Introducing Excel as a Data Source for Your Applications
In this article, we are going to see how to create AgilePoint NX Apps with Excel as a data source. Many businesses today run significant part of their business on Excel sheets. Even in large enterprises, lot of structured information is stored in Excel files. The problem with using Excel is it doesn’t scale well….
Google Chrome Browser Changes Privacy and Security Controls in Incognito Mode Affecting Rendering of Office 365 App Parts
The Chrome 83 release, changes the default third party cookie policy while rendering pages in incognito (private) mode. This change enhances security and privacy, but affect rendering of some pages in incognito mode. This has affect on Office 365 App Parts in particular because Microsoft loads most of its Office 365 apps using a provider…
Analytics Center Overview – Part 6 – Sample Reports
A good practice while rolling out new platform-products is to provide working example or ready to use templates along with the product offering. AgilePoint already provides industry standard applications which can be downloaded from the App Store. For the upcoming Analytics Center release, we will also be providing sample dashboards and reports. The key ingredient…
Analytics Center Overview – Part 5 – Administration
Administrative UI makes it easy to configure Analytics Center for your users. It takes implementation headaches off your technical team with our end-to-end configuration screens that eliminate code-level complexities, reduce time to market, and minimize maintenance. You get full control over the self-service analytics functionality you expose to your application’s end users. The admin can…
Analytics Center Overview – Part 4 – Create Your First Dashboard
Continuing on from my previous blog post on Analytics Overview series, in this post, I am going to walk you through the process of building a comprehensive report and dashboard involving lots of charts involving data from multiple tables. Some of the key features for dashboard designer are: Interactive Ad-Hoc Dashboards – Building dashboards in…
Analytics Center Overview – Part 3 – Create Your First Report
Continuing on from my previous blog post on Analytics Center Overview series, in this post, I am going to walk you through the process of building a medium complexity report involving couple of charts and a pivot table involving data from multiple tables. This will walk you through the report design experience and see some…
Analytics Center Overview – Part 2 – Report Designer Features
Now that you have good overview of the powerful features of the new Analytics module in AgilePoint NX 8.0, let’s dive a little deeper into the report designer features and user experience. The first thing you will notice is the seamless experience the Analytics module presents to self-service BI users. In the report builder the…
AgilePoint Unveils its Next Generation Analytics Platform -Delivering Actionable Insights Across Applications
Over the past few years, Low-Code platforms have experienced unprecedented growth and have evolved into a strategic focus for most companies. Throughout our conversations with our customers, one thing has stood out: With Low-Code platform becoming a strategic priority comes increased expectations. Organizations have a need to be able to quantitatively measure and validate the business impact…
Restricting API Access for Anonymous Forms
As part of AgilePoint NX v8.0 release announcements, the next feature we are going to take a look is around advanced security management features for Anonymous Forms. As you might already be aware, Anonymous Forms feature is used by application designers to create customer facing apps and expose them to the users outside your organization…
New Rich Text Editor for AgilePoint NX eForms
The next feature that we would introduce as part of AgilePoint NX v8.0 is a new Rich Text Editor control for AgilePoint NX eForms. This new Rich Text Editor control has been made available since it provides many new features when compared to the existing Rich Text Editor. The new Rich Text Editor has a…
AgilePoint NX Connector for JIRA
As part of the series of product update videos on AgilePoint NX v8.0 release, the next one I would like to share is about the JIRA Integration. The following workflow actions have been added Add Assignee Add Attachment Add Comment Create Issue Create Project Delete Issue Get Issue Details Update Issue Update Issue Status This…
Mobile App Accelerator Gets New Look
Continuing from my previous blog post ‘AgilePoint NX Gets New Look’, today I will showcase the Mobile App Accelerator module. Key points: The entire Mobile App Accelerator UI has been updated to follow the new UI branding to match rest of the product. Support for Windows Mobile OS has been DROPPED, as Microsoft has withdrawn…
Form Based Applications – Oracle Database
In this article, I am going to show, how to create a Form Based App on top of already designed database tables in your backend Oracle database. Data in form-based applications can originate in any SQL database (Oracle, MySQL, MS SQL Server, etc.). Support for Oracle is a very important aspect of Form Based Apps…
End of Support for Internet Explorer
AgilePoint NX is announcing the removal of support for Internet Explorer effective AgilePoint NX v8.0. Microsoft Edge is the path forward to use AgilePoint NX if you prefer, or are required, to use a Microsoft browser. What is changing in terms of browser support? Our current release in the market, AgilePoint NX v7.0 SU2.5, supports…
Turn Spreadsheets Into Data Tables with Data Entity
In today’s world of sophisticated software solutions, sometimes it’s those that are simple, yet powerful, that stand the test of time. Since its inception many years ago, Excel has emerged as one of those tools preferred by business users (whether used as intended, or not!). From pivot tables to visualizations, Excel is used pervasively throughout an organization. With…