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Changes
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Features / Improvements
Applications
The user can now set up multiple applications.
Every application can have its own set of menus which can be displayed at the top of the screen. Menu can be set as a default for desktop devices and for mobile devices. The appropriate menu will be displayed according to the user's device. If only one menu is specified, it will be the default for desktop and mobile.
Users can also choose any other menu from the new list of Applications and Menus available through the new icon at the top left corner of the screen. The list allows launching Applications using the same window, new window or new tab (available through the context menu - right-click).
Another way of launching selected Application and Menu is typing its name at the end of the URL and prefixing them with the '#' character. The Menu name should be separated by the '/' character. An example URL would look like:
- www.phixflowexample.com - no Application specified.
- www.phixflowexample.com#App1 - the 'App1' Application will be launched with the default menu (if specified).
www.phixflowexample.com#App1/Menu1 - The 'App1' Application with the 'Menu1' will be launched.
(This release contains more changes which affect the URL. See Upgrade Notes for details)
Dashboards
Resizing Dashboards
Dashboards can now be set up so that their content automatically resizes as the Dashboard resizes. This means that Dashboards can be configured so that end users can adjust the size of the Dashboard for their screen and the contents will adjust their widths and height automatically.
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- Add Vertical Bar: Splits the pane left and right
- Add Horizontal Bar: Splits the pane top and bottom
- Delete Pane
- Layout Options: Opens a form allowing the user to specify
- Maximize the pane content
- Fix the pane width
- Fix the pane height
Views
Pivot Views
It is now possible to configure a 'pivot table' stream view in which values in a nominated value attribute are broken out into one of many view columns based on the value in a nominated pivot attribute.
The pivot view columns can be
- all values in the view data
- the result of an expression (which can in turn refer to a lookup pipe on the source stream)
The latter method allows more control over the order of columns and the ability to present columns even if no data values are present.
Pivot column headers can be derived automatically from data values using date/time and number formats on the view attributes, or from label attributes.
Selection Views
Selection Views now use the selected attribute instead of first attribute of the view.
There is a new 'Show Attributes' option in the Stream Views list context menu which shows Attributes of the selected Stream View.
System Administration
Email Account Configuration
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Existing email settings (inbound and outbound) are not automatically migrated into new version (see Upgrade Notes for details). |
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Scripting
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- Add Vertical Bar: Splits the pane left and right
- Add Horizontal Bar: Splits the pane top and bottom
- Delete Pane
- Layout Options: Opens a form allowing the user to specify
- Maximize the pane content
- Fix the pane width
- Fix the pane height
There is a new menu item under Admin button - 'Manage Email Accounts'.
Clicking on that opens a list of Email Accounts which allows adding, updating and removing existing Email Accounts.
- Outbound accounts are used to send emails from PhixFlow. There can be only one enabled outbound account.
- System fetches emails from all enabled inbound accounts. There can be more than one active inbound account.
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Internal Variables
General Variables
Instance name is now accessible in all expressions as _system.instance
File Collector Variables
Internal variables are now available also from normal File Collectors:
- _fileName
- _modifiedDate
- _path
- _rootDirectory
- _subDirectory
- _size
- _lineNumber - not available in 'File Details Only' File Collectors
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See here for details.
Stream Index Scheme
It is now possible to change the stream index scheme while the stream contains data. Changing the index scheme optimises the stream for reading from individual steam sets or from all stream sets.
System Indexes
Indexes and primary keys on core tables have been reviewed and deleted / added where appropriate.
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Selection Views now use the selected attribute instead of first attribute of the view.
There is a new 'Show Attributes' option in the Stream Views list context menu which shows Attributes of the selected Stream View.
Functions
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now take expressions, not just
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literal values.
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Instance name is now accessible for expressions as the "_system.instance".
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Privileges
The list of Privileges is now sorted alphabetically.
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The "Grid" Stream View definition form now shows all properties of the view attribute (not just its name). The Stream View Attribute definition form now shows a box indicating the size of the field on a form i.e. there is now a visual indicator of the meaning of a width of (say) 100 pixels. | ||||
| The 'Repair Configuration' admin function has been renamed to 'Cleanup Configuration'. | ||||
Dashboards can now be set to open in a maximized state by default. The option is available through the Dashboard editor. | ||||
A new button is available under the User menu (top right corner). It allows switching between a Design and App mode. Design mode allows the user to see design functions of PhixFlow, the toolbar on the left in particular. App mode hides configuration features of PhixFlow. The default mode of the user can be set through the user editor. Users need to have a permission in order to use the design mode. If the user has no permission to use the design mode, the app mode is launched. The selected mode can be specified also through the URL, by adding a "design=true/false" attribute. A list of attributes should be prefixed with a '?' character. For example:
The user can now set up multiple applications. Every application can have its own set of menus which can be displayed at the top of the screen. Menu can be set as a default for desktop devices and for mobile devices. The appropriate menu will be displayed according to the user's device. If only one menu is specified, it will be the default for desktop and mobile. Users can also choose any other menu from the new list of Applications and Menus available through the new icon at the top left corner of the screen. The list allows launching Applications using the same window, new window or new tab (available through the context menu - right-click
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| The | 'App1' Application with the 'Menu1' will be launched.
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(This release contains more changes which affect the URL. See Upgrade Notes for details) |
Upgraded selected external packages.
DATE and DATETIME columns are being exported to Excel in the same format as they appear on the Stream View.
It is now possible to configure a 'pivot table' stream view in which values in a nominated value attribute are broken out into one of many view columns based on the value in a nominated pivot attribute.
The pivot view columns can be
- all values in the view data
- the result of an expression (which can in turn refer to a lookup pipe on the source stream)
The latter method allows more control over the order of columns and the ability to present columns even if no data values are present.
Pivot column headers can be derived automatically from data values using date/time and number formats on the view attributes, or from label attributes.
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