Release Notes v2.3, Dated: 02-Mar-2021
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    Release Notes v2.3, Dated: 02-Mar-2021


      Article Summary

      Improvements in the Web Application

      UI/UX improvements in Tasks

      We have made significant changes to the user interface and added multiple new functionalities in the Tasks page.

      Multi-select checkboxes added in tasks

      We have added checkboxes to tasks to select multiple tasks at once, as shown in the image below.

      When the user selects a single task, action buttons related to that task will display on the screen's right (Actions column), as shown in the image below. Users can click on the action button to perform the task directly from this screen.

      When the user selects multiple tasks, the user will see Reassign button in the Actions column, which is used to assign the selected tasks to another user, as shown in the image below.

      Provision to see User Name and Created Date in Task Name column

      Users will be able to see the

      1. Profile picture and name of the user who created the task.

      2. The date on which the task is created, as shown in the picture below.


      Provision to see Task Status

      Users will now see the different colors for the task status according to its stage. There are three different status stages, as shown in the picture below.

      Open (Light Blue Color): The task status will be open if the task deadline is still not reached.

      Completed (Green Color): When the task is completed. Along with the task completed status, users will see the Turn-Around-Time below the completed status, as shown in the below image.

      Overdue (Red Color): The task status will be Overdue when it crosses the deadline.

      There is a separate column in the task grid to show the due date and delay time, as shown in the image below.

       

      Provision to see App/Workspace info

      Users will also be able to see the

      1. App Icon and App Name from which the task is created.

      2. Workspace Name, as shown in the image below.

       

      Provision to add more columns to the task's Grid

      With this enhancement, users will now add multiple columns to the task's Grid on the My Tasks page.

      The 3 fields selected in an app while the app publishes by the app-builder (i.e., Select 3 Field Elements to show data in tasks) will display as shown in the image below. The selected fields in app publish options will add to the task's Grid.

      Provision to Group the tasks

      Users can Group tasks based on the available values, as shown in the image below.

       

      Users can select the values and group the tasks accordingly, as shown in the image above.

       

      As shown in the image above:

      1. Users can re-arrange the groups by holding the re-arrange icon provided.

      2. Users can delete the configured groups one at a time by clicking on the delete icon.

      3. Users can clear all the configured groups at once by clicking on the Clear All option.

      The tasks which are grouped according to the selected value are shown in the image below.

      Provision to Filter the tasks

      Users can Filter tasks based on the available values, as shown in the image below.


      Users can select the columns (values) and filter the tasks accordingly, as shown in the image below.

       

      As shown in the picture above:

      1. Users can define the filters using the different conditions provided.

      2. Users can delete the applied filters one at a time by clicking on the delete icon.

      3. Users can clear all the applied filters at once by clicking on the Clear All option.

      The tasks which are filtered according to the selected value are shown in the picture below.

      Provision to Sort the tasks

      Users can Sort tasks based on the selected fields, as shown in the image below.


      Users can select the fields and Sort the tasks accordingly, as shown in the image below.

       

      As shown in the picture above:

      1. Users can re-arrange the Sort by values by holding the re-arrange icon provided.

      2. Users can delete the sorted values one at a time by clicking on the delete icon.

      3. Users can clear all the sorted values at once by clicking on the Clear All option.

      The tasks which are sorted according to the selected value are shown in the picture below.

      Provision to manage team tasks

      Assume any user is a manager in an organization with employees reporting to the user. In that case, the manager will now have a new option, My Team Tasks, to manage his/her team tasks directly on the My Tasks page, as illustrated in the image below.


      In My Team Tasks, the manager will have the provision to perform tasks on behalf of his employees or reassign the tasks to other employees.

      Provision to Manage Tasks

       If a user is an organization admin or workspace admin, the admin can see the tasks of all the users present in that organization or workspace. The admin can either close any task or reassign the tasks to other users, as shown in the image below.

      Provision to create multiple views from tasks list using groups, filters, and Sort

      Users will now have an option to save a custom view.

      1. Users can Group, Filter, or Sort the tasks according to their requirements.

      2. The tasks are grouped according to the user who created the task, as shown in the picture below.

      3. Users can save the customized view. Whenever the user opens the tasks page, the saved view will open on the task page.


      Users can see the saved view under the My Tasks drop-down, as shown in the picture below.

       

      In the saved view page, users can make changes in the saved view and use the option Save As from the 3-dot menu to save the changes or rename the saved view or delete the saved view.


      Users can now configure to place the saved views on the dashboard as dashlets, as shown below.

      1. Users should select the Dashlet Category as Tasks.

      2.Users will find the saved view in the Select Sub Type drop-down.

      Users can see the saved view on the dashboard.

      https://images.quixy.com/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes2.3/26.png

      Hidden Field property option added for the Grid form element

      Users can now check the hidden field property to hide the Grid Element irrespective of the elements that you select in the Grid.

      This property will enable the app-builder to pull the Grid data in an app to process, but it will not allow the Grid to be visible to the users who are using that app.

      https://images.quixy.com/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes2.3/27.png

      New option in App Notifications to configure conditions

      The Organization Admin will now have an Add Rule button option to configure conditions in the app notifications. With this, now, notifications will trigger the configured condition if the condition is true.

      https://images.quixy.com/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes2.3/30.png

      The conditions pop-up will display on the screen as shown in the image below to configure the conditions.

      https://images.quixy.com/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes2.3/31.png

      Performance Improvements in App Creation and App Usage

      From now, users will experience application performance improvement by 3x times faster while Creating an application, publishing an application, testing an application, editing an application, updating an application, viewing an application, adding a record to the application, and adding a record through List Screen.

      Multi-Lingual support while adding info to create a user

      Admin Users can now use multiple languages while adding information to create a user except the email id, which should only be in English. All the details of the user will display in the same used language across the platform.

      https://images.quixy.com/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes2.3/32.png

      An option provided to delete multiple records in the data table

      Quixy has now added a checkbox for every record and a delete button on the data table page for users to select multiple records and delete them at once.

      https://images.quixy.com/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes2.3/33.png

      Enhancement in E-Signature Form Element

      Previously, the E-Signature form element was never used to show the signature captured in it on the add record page after adding a record.

      https://images.quixy.com/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes2.3/34.png

      Quixy has now been enhanced to show the signature captured in the E-Signature form element on the add record page.

      https://images.quixy.com/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes2.3/35.png

      Enhancement in the Admin Menu (User Menu)

      BEFORE

      https://images.quixy.com/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes2.3/36.png

      AFTER

      A new option, User Roles added under Users Menu in Admin Menu.

      https://images.quixy.com/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes2.3/37.png

      We have made changes to the Roles option. The Roles option will redirect the page to the Roles list page rather than the User Roles page, as shown in the image below.

      https://images.quixy.com/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes2.3/38.png

      Required Field property added for Output Reference File Upload Form Element

      We have added the Required Field Property to the File Upload form element in the scenario, where the File Upload Form Element is retrieved onto the Form Builder by taking it as an output reference element.

      Users can select the output reference elements while creating the data table functions, as shown in the image below.

      https://images.quixy.com/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes2.3/39.png

      The selected output elements will display on the form builder when retrieved from a data table, as shown in the image below.

      1. Output Elements.

      2. Required Field property is added in the Properties of File Upload Element.

      https://images.quixy.com/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes2.3/40.png

      New Features in Mobile App

      We have added a new sublime feature in Quixy mobile application. Users can now use the mobile App in Offline mode (with out internet).

      Offline mode for Mobile Application

      Available Offline option in App Creation (Publish Step)

      Admin Users can now select the Available Offline option in the publishing step of the app creation process to access the mobile app in offline mode (without internet access).

      Available offline option in the publish step will enable only if the app does not have Data table Reference function: Cascade or anyone, Data source reference, External app reference, Date Range, and report in the app.

      https://images.quixy.com/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes2.3/41.png

      Mobile mode switch from Online to Offline and Offline Dashboard

      In this module, users will be able to choose and download the apps published as offline apps. Quixy mobile app will save these downloaded apps in the offline apps section. When the user loses internet connection on his/her mobile phone, the Quixy mobile App will switch automatically to the offline mode from online mode.

      https://images.quixy.com/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes2.3/42.png

      The Quixy App will redirect the current page to an offline dashboard page automatically where the users will see the offline summary, as shown in the image below.

      https://images.quixy.com/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes2.3/43.png

      In the Menu option of the offline dashboard, users will find

      1. The offline apps.

      2. Offline Initiated option (Users can find the offline app data)

      3. Offline Drafts option (Users can find the draft records)

      4. App Add Record page, as shown in the image below.

      https://images.quixy.com/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes2.3/44.png

      Users can initiate and submit records to offline apps any number of times before synchronizing the offline data. Users can also edit the submitted record from draft apps before synchronizing the offline data.

      https://images.quixy.com/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes2.3/45.png

      Mobile mode switch from Offline to Online

      In this module, when the user's mobile connects to the internet again, the Quixy mobile App will automatically switch to the online mode from offline mode. It will redirect the current page to a screen where users can see the offline data synchronizing to the cloud.

      When the offline data is synchronizing to the cloud, users cannot perform any actions on the Quixy application.

      Once the synchronizing completes, the Quixy mobile app will summarize the synced data, as shown in the image below.

      https://images.quixy.com/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes2.3/46.png

      Fixes

      Fixed few known issues.


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