Dear Aware IM users, this is your chance to influence the contents of the next release. Please indicate which new features you would like to see in the next release. Please start with the bigger ones. If it's easier for you please send your list to support@awareim.com

Actually we'll setup an application where you can add your features, bugs and annoyances and see the status of them. Watch this space.

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I have a requirement (replacing a system that has this) to have a filter perform the search after each character is typed. I.e. if I have a filter on 1st name, when I type B all names starting with B are selected, then when I type an R all starting with Br are selected... And, I am still waiting (patiently) for a Non-persistent LoggedInRegularUser that persists only during the session. For temp variables, etc. with NO need to read / write to the back end database. Bruce

[quote="BLOMASKY"]I am still waiting (patiently) for a Non-persistent LoggedInRegularUser that persists only during the session. For temp variables, etc. with NO need to read / write to the back end database.Bruce[/quote] Bruce, thats a perky & awesome request! I hope that gets stuck in. Over the years, several people have had issue with having to create fields in LIRU just to use for temp storage... a great use to pass a simple value to another process and in some cases, it might be a several-1000-byte field if you needed to hold a combo box list, or JSON string, etc. etc. All that data gets constantly transferred (unnecessarily) when aware does "Select * from RegularUser" tons of times behind the scenes. Having another BO like "SystemVars" (to go along with SystemSettings & RegularUser) where we can define fields and, since its NP, disappears when the session ends would be great.

Not in a rush, but i think the following would be nice. 1. An AwareIM licensing server so we can migrate our licenses without the need to manually request. Purely so that when its 1:00am on Saturday..we have a method. :) 2. Rehash on the licensing methods.. ie Developer but with the ability to run two config tools without the need and limitations of a single user license. 3. a method where we could hook/lock custom plugins (from developers) to AwareIM instances. IE: If i write some custom ubeat jar that 'does something special' , id like to be able to request from the customer a code... then they supply it to me and i compile that code into the jar to keep the plugin with that installation.

- Better mobile app features, options and especially for native app building. The current version for Aware is great as it can be customized for web (including accessing webapp on tablet/mobile) but when it comes to actually creating real, professional etc. native apps on IOS/Android, I think it´s limited. I have not dabled a lot with the current options though but think I know what can be done and is not enough for most scenarios I have. I am not entirely sure what can be done in terms of "native app builder" but some builder where we can in a visual way possibly create an entire native app (UI so entire app UI + logo + startup screen + colors etc. etc.) and where we can click and choose which native features the app should use e.g push notifications, camera, contacts, calendar, swiping, top device info bar integration, full screen option etc. etc. etc. etc. + better offline management + better security/login/profile e.g local on device saved credentials and profile so the user downloads and installs app and then configures it with credentials and the credentials is saved locally i.e the user then just opens the app and is already logged in etc.. + better online/offline detection/notification i.e when the user has no internet, a nice customisable notification is used and the app is closed of something like that + x, y and z. - - - -

[quote="BLOMASKY"]I have a requirement (replacing a system that has this) to have a filter perform the search after each character is typed. I.e. if I have a filter on 1st name, when I type B all names starting with B are selected, then when I type an R all starting with Br are selected... And, I am still waiting (patiently) for a Non-persistent LoggedInRegularUser that persists only during the session. For temp variables, etc. with NO need to read / write to the back end database. Bruce[/quote] The vast majority of my LIRU needs would be removed by the ability to have VP Listener panels. At the moment a Panel can drive Output to another Panel. Which is fine as long as you only have one Panel driving one other Panel. In instances where you have multiple Panels that are driven by a master record you have to rely on Auto Refresh of Panels and either an ID attribute or an Object recorded in the LIRU. If Panels were able to listen to another panel (or auto refresh based on the contents of that master Panel changing and being able to capture the new object in that Panel). It's possible at the moment, but requires a lot of processes.

Is there a way to implement a push message to logged in users? Using the strategy developed in the example CRM application, I’m contacting the server every 30 seconds to update badges in my top menu. I don’t even have any users running in production, and if you look at the server output there’s a long line of indications of that process hitting the server. When 10 to 20 users are logged in, and you look at the server output window, it’s going to be a steady stream of lines getting posted to it as sessions are banging the server to see if they have an updated badge. While this was good years ago, and from a marketing perspective, it made the CRM app look cool, is there now not some better technology ( i.e. a push technology) to use instead of all the users constantly hammering the server? Note: in the grand scheme of things, this really may not be an issue. One query per user pulling up 20 items probably has more impact on the server than 20 users updating a badge count. But I would still think it makes sense to have a way to push a message to a user session built into aware. This includes one user process doing something that would send a message to another logged in user. Like when an incoming email comes in to a user, send a message to that session that an incoming email has arrived. It may not be that frequent. But in order to program for it, you would have to hit the server every minute of the day when 99% of the time there isn’t going to be a new email waiting.

I need a built-in way attached to a control, especially a combo box, to clear the value in that field. … Other than using the escape key. Or, an improvement to the “include empty text” option, which currently puts an undefined option at the bottom of the list. If this could be the word or something similar at the top, that would probably suffice.

Which features do you want in the next release?

aware_support

Plus it'd be impossible you wanted to do like 4-5 little notifications as they work through a form, like a sort of wizard helper, it'd just be a big info dump when they hit save at the end.

On second thoughts, this might be possible if we allow DISPLAY MESSAGE to be used in rules of an object, but only if rules are dynamic and are not executed on a server (only on a client) -

PointsWell

When I am creating processes I make a lot of use of sub processes to keep things really simple. Unfortunately when you create a new process you can't just save it without anything in it.

This has the slightly disruptive effect of putting me into a bottom up development where I start with a process then realise I need a sub process, so go create a sub process but have to put some detail into it, end up writing most of the sub process then realise I need a sub process to that process and end up in a recursive loop.

I'd like to be able to write a process then be able to generate a stub process with a general name StubProcess for example, continue writing the rest of the process and then move to StubProcess, rename it appropriately and then write that process in its entirety.

If you are writing a complex interaction you end up writing the first bit then dropping into the depths of the others before you can come back to the surface and finish the initiating process.

customaware

1++++

In addition..... that placeholder automatically be Under the parent process.

aware_support

I usually create a sub-process and put some garbage action there like REPORT ERROR 'Not implemented it'.
Creating a blank process with no actions is very error-prone and difficult to implement internally.

PointsWell

aware_support wrote
I usually create a sub-process and put some garbage action there like REPORT ERROR 'Not implemented it'.
Creating a blank process with no actions is very error-prone and difficult to implement internally.

If you could automate that with the Report Error that would fix it.

rob_h7

aware_support wrote
Plus it'd be impossible you wanted to do like 4-5 little notifications as they work through a form, like a sort of wizard helper, it'd just be a big info dump when they hit save at the end.

On second thoughts, this might be possible if we allow DISPLAY MESSAGE to be used in rules of an object, but only if rules are dynamic and are not executed on a server (only on a client) -

That'd be lovely.

Jaymer

aware_support wrote
I usually create a sub-process and put some garbage action there like REPORT ERROR 'Not implemented it'.
Creating a blank process with no actions is very error-prone and difficult to implement internally.

I, like PointsWell, have this EXACT scenario come up - fortunately, the Eclipse editor will allow me to click NEW Process in the tree, and add a Rule.
I have a Process AAA.
So I just type in "AAA" into the "placeholder" rule so I can quickly save it and then go back to adding my button to call that process, or continue my parent process.

Similarly, If I'm making some Pulldown Menus... to visualize structure and indicate future features, I have a Grid Query with a Custom header that says "Feature Coming Soon" and I can plug that into the Pulldowns. It helps a menu not just have 1 item in it. Thats also a reminder of future Queries that I need when I get around to it. Its faster than making a menu option of HTML text that says "Coming Soon" and then having to change that to a Query later.

gijsvb

eagles9999 wrote
What about this.....

https://openiban.com/

Tried this one, but the only response when requested from AwareIM is an error 1010. requesting with cURL works perfect, but the same URL in AwareIM only returns 'Error 1010'. (HTTP status 403 / Message 'Error 1010')

f.i. curl https://openiban.com/validate/NL36RABO0310308267

returns:
{
  "valid": false,
  "messages": [
    "Validation failed."
  ],
  "iban": "NL36RABO0310308267",
  "bankData": {
    "bankCode": "",
    "name": ""
  },
  "checkResults": {}
}

Which is OK, the account number is incorrect.

The only response I'm getting from AwareIM with the same base URL (https://openiban.com/validate/NL36RABO0310308267) is: Error code 1010.

For now no parameters involved, it should be dead simple.......

ddumas

a FOUND_FLAG or FOUND_COUNT, similar to @@Rowcount after a SQL query which returns the number of rows found or "touched". This would aid useability in processes that FIND xxx data.
Dave

BobK

@[deleted]

To get https://openiban.com/validate/NL36RABO0310308267 working within Aware:
In your BO that implements REST, add the following to the "Request HTTP Headers"

Accept /
User-Agent Mozilla/5.0
Cache-Control no-cache
Host openiban.com
Connection keep-alive

I added all 5 and it worked, but I do not know which one actually fixed the issue.

BobK

ddumas wrote
a FOUND_FLAG or FOUND_COUNT, similar to @@Rowcount after a SQL query which returns the number of rows found or "touched". This would aid useability in processes that FIND xxx data.
Dave

Take a look at the SEARCH_COUNT function in the User Guide

customaware

Would really like to see better TIME functions.

I do quite a few apps that require intense Time and Date manipulation.

We have a DATE_PART function but no TIME_PART function.

I would like to be able to do this type of thing....

MyBO.MyTimestamp=DATE_PART(SomeTimeStamp)+TIME_PART(SomeOtherTimeStamp)
or
TimeString = AS_TIME(TIME_PART(SomeTimeStamp)
or
TIME_PART_OF(MyTimeStamp)='22:35"

etc etc.

At the moment..... having to mess around with Hour and Minute strings is tedious and time consuming.

gijsvb

BobK wrote
@[deleted]

To get https://openiban.com/validate/NL36RABO0310308267 working within Aware:
In your BO that implements REST, add the following to the "Request HTTP Headers"

Accept /
User-Agent Mozilla/5.0
Cache-Control no-cache
Host openiban.com
Connection keep-alive

I added all 5 and it worked, but I do not know which one actually fixed the issue.

Thanks, this works. I'm sure I did test some HTTP header params, but it must have been incorrect values in the params.

@vlad: The CHECK_IBAN function isn't that important anymore 🙂

PointsWell

Ability to right click on a category folder and add the relevant object type (e.g. BO, Process, Query) and have it prepopulate with that category.

customaware

Yiou can just drag a BO, Process , Query to a Catagory now. That is certainly easier than it used to be.

PointsWell

eagles9999 wrote
Yiou can just drag a BO, Process , Query to a Catagory now. That is certainly easier than it used to be.

It is but the pain is the hunt and search for the BO root when you are screens and screens down in the process section. Also I often either forget to put a category on and then have to drag or re-edit or worse I put it into the wrong folder when quickly adding from the drop down list (Contact and Contract are quite similar but quite different).

Rennur

Ability to create, listen to and process webhooks.
e.g. https://webhook.site/

Jaymer

eagles9999 wrote
Would really like to see better TIME functions.
At the moment..... having to mess around with Hour and Minute strings is tedious and time consuming.

true dat!
I have a Punch In/Out Timecard system.
Screen Shot 2020-02-03 at 11.52.39 AM.png

Aware uses the Timestamp datatype, even though I'm only asking the user for time (the date is Today).
I found I had to use this widget for the best end-user experience:

Screen Shot 2020-02-03 at 11.56.27 AM.png

Problem is that when I INIT it to CURRENT_TIMESTAMP and the user only is only entering a Time portion (the date is not shown), when the user saves, the Date portion doesn't get POSTed back to aware:

Got XML request <root><post_form_data_action object_name="TimeCard" object_id="-1159095502" object_version="1" form_name="PunchIN" form_context="create" screen_width="1686" screen_height="991" screen_orientation="landscape" >
<post_attribute_data attribute_name="TimeIn" >11.51 AM</post_attribute_data>
</post_form_data_action>

Only the Time comes in (even though its a TimeStamp field) making my TimeStamp's date be 1/1/1970, so I must manipulate that.
A perfect place for TIME_PART but no such luck.
Tedious is the right word - not the end of the world, but could have been easier.

jannes

Webhooks!

Calculoid support responded : The webhooks, for now, send the data in application/x-www-form-urlencoded content-type/format. Unfortunately, there is no other option.

It would be a nice add-on when Calculoid-forms could be used.
I asked Vlad to look also.. hope it helps...

= Jannes

UnionSystems

Exposure of BSV elements as Read Only objects inside AwareIM

Low priority, nice to have if easy for Vlad to deploy....

For example AwareIM Queries could be visible in AwareIM as AIM_Query with attributes Name and Category which would enable the BSV to have a FIND Action like

FIND AIM_Query WHERE AIM_Query.Category='Admin User'

This would enable dynamically managed control to access certain BSV functionality.

Could also be handy for controlling access to document templates via a AIM_Document object.

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