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…
Category: eForms
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…
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…
Giving Your eForms a Makeover with a New Base Theme
The look and feel and UI is one of the first things an end-user will notice about your application. The first few moments are make or break – will the user get frustrated and give up, or will they instantly fall in love and contribute to viral success? As we improve the UI/UX in AgilePoint…
Changes to Default behavior of Date and DateTime controls
There has been an important change made in the default behavior of Date and DateTime control which previously prevented it from working properly with externally bound data sources. This does not break any backward compatibility for existing applications which were not data bound even if that behavior was incorrect. Please read this carefully and if…
Global CSS for eForms
In this article, we are going to look at the Global CSS feature. This has been a highly sought-after feature within customer base and I am pleased to announce that starting AgilePoint NX 7.0 Software Update 2, AgilePoint is going to support applying a global CSS to all your forms. Global CSS Styles is a…
eForms Performance Tuning Tools
In this article we are going to cover some to the tools which you can use to fine tune the rendering time of your AgilePoint NX eForms. eForms performance can be dependent on various factors like Network Latency Browser Performance eForms Design Since forms are major part of the user experience layer, with each release…
Auto Generation Of Related Entity Lookup
In this article, we are going to look at how a lookup can be auto generated when a field in child entity which is related to a field in parent entity is dragged onto the form designer. This is more of a usability feature. Before we get into the details, lets first understand what is…
eForms Theme Templates – AgilePoint Store
Forms are a critical part of most of the business applications. As the web standards are getting evolved so is the expectation around user experience. Keeping up with the pace at which styling is evolving can be quite challenging for citizen developers who might not have the skill sets for creating custom CSS files. Keeping…
Barcode and QR Code Scanner Support in AgilePoint NX eForms
I am pleased to announce that starting AgilePoint NX 7.0 SU2, AgilePoint NX mobile apps will include a new feature of scanning Barcode and QR code images, which allows the scanning and reading of Barcodes and QR Codes directly in eForms on iOS and Android apps for AgilePoint NX. This has been a highly sought…
Building Public Facing App In 30 Minutes or Less
In this article we are going to look at how to create public facing form based applications on the AgilePoint NX platform. Form based applications and Data Entity modules were introduced in AgilePoint NX v7.0 release during summer of 2018. These have been the most awaited features in v7.0 where you could create standalone data…
Advanced AgilePoint NX Application – Build from Scratch
As part of a recent analyst briefing, I created a fairly comprehensive application with multiple integrations from scratch in less than 60 mins which is shown in the video at the end of the post. If you’ve never heard of the low code approach to app development before then get ready because you’re about to…
Form Based Applications – SharePoint Data Source
In this article we are going to look into form based application using SharePoint as a data source. This has been the most awaited feature in v7.0 where you could create standalone data driven applications which do not need a process model and replace the OOTB SharePoint ListForm. The OOTB SharePoint ListForm is single column…
Offline eForms With AgilePoint NX – iOS Devices
In one of my previous blog posts, I described how AgilePoint eForms can be accessed in Offline mode and also explained all the key features for Offline eForms. In case you have not looked at it, you can refer to the following link Offline eForms With AgilePoint NX – Android In this article, I would…
Offline eForms With AgilePoint NX – Android
With 7.0 we would be opening up one of the most awaited features in the product i.e. Offline eForms capability. The offline capability is available not just for new request but also the task forms as well. It is a more advanced implementation of Offline compared to some of the other products with following features…
Form Based Applications – Creating Customized Widgets and Portlets
With the introduction of Page Builder module in AgilePoint NX, customers can create nice looking portal pages by simply dragging and dropping widgets onto the page designer. We have tried to cover most common widgets which will help a designer create rich and powerful home page, dashboard etc. in the portal but we also realized…
Form Based Applications – Adding a Custom Search View
Search screens are integral part of the overall end to end solution for any application created and you would hardly find any application which will not require a search screen to have quick reporting on already existing data. Though it was possible to create search screens in past in Process based apps as well, with…
Form Based Applications – Custom Database as Data Source
In the previous article I covered how to create Form Based App (FBA) using Salesforce entities and also gave a detailed overview of what is Form Based App. 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 SQL database. Data in form-based…
Form Based Applications – Data Entities as Data Source
In the previous article I covered how to create Form Based App (FBA) using Salesforce entities and also gave a detailed overview of what is Form Based App. In this article, I am going to show, how to create a Form Based App on top of already designed data entity in AgilePoint NX. In one of my…
Form Based Applications – Salesforce Data Source
In this article we are going to look into next big feature which was introduced in AgilePoint NX v7.0 release which is Form based application which is also commonly known as Form as a Service (FaaS) or Data Driven Apps. This has been the most awaited feature in v7.0 where you could create standalone data…