New and Improved Features

Training Video

New Features

• DAP-1701 - Introduce Formula Builder for Field-Level Arithmetic Calculations
• DAP-3897 - Introduce Signature Capture Ability in Web
• DAP-3829 - Display Guide Note Icon in Web
• DAP-4015 - New "UsersbyGroup" System DataSource (Corporate + Current Location)
• DAP-3886 - Changes to App Widget with Options "Modify," "List" and "New"

Mobile

• MP-6372 - Support App Builder (v19.2.1) in Android Native Mobile Pro App 

Technical Changes

• DAP-3811 - Enable New Data Persistence Feature
• DAP-3804 - Performance Improvement - Home Page, Details, List Screens, PDF and Excel Exports 

Enhancements

• DAP-3691 - In Apps List screen, the column header should freeze when scrolling down through the record list
• DAP-3788 - Enhance the System ID format to include location name
• DAP-3755 - Configure a system default mobile summary with top five fields
• DAP-3827 - Correct the auto search engine flaw to exclude the value IDs
• DAP-3693 - Ability to populate the default status as "Open" for an action item created in App Builder
• DAP-3711/ DAP-3896/ DAP-3821 - Action Item Changes - Enable Action Item ID, Asset and Department fields for app builder moduleDAP-3928 - Changes to the department data source in app builder to show only departments type with "BU"

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 DAP-1701 - Introduce Formula Builder for Field-Level Arithmetic Calculations

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• Configure a formula for controls: Numeric, Date, Time and Textbox. 
• Here are the list of supported formulas By-Control: 

  1. Numeric:

     1. Difference of two time fields - Output format: Numeric (In Minutes)
     2. Difference of two date fields - Output format: Numeric (In Days)
     3. Support evaluating expression with (+,-,*, /) and braces"()". Ex: ((F1+F2) /F3)* 100

  2. Time:

     1. Time field + Number of Minutes (integer) - Output format: Time

     2. Time field - Number of Minutes (integer) - Output format: Time

  3. Date:
     1. Date field + Number of Days (integer) -Output format: Date
     2. Date field - Number of Days (integer) - Output format: Date
     3. Date field +- Numeric Field (Format: Integer) - Output format: Date
  4. Textbox:
     1. Day of the week (Monday, Tuesday...) - Textbox Control
     2. Day of the month (Day1, Day2, Day3...) - Textbox Control
     3. Day of the Year (Day1, Day2, Day3...) - Textbox Control
     4. Week of the Year (Week1, Week2, Week3...) - Textbox Control
     5. Month (January, February...) - Textbox Control
     6. Year (2018, 2019...) - Textbox Control
• Formula can be set for controls in the repeater section. 
• User would be able to set formula for Maximum and Minimum values. 
• User will be able to set action conditions based on formula values. 
• If any control used in the formula is removed from a formula, it will deleted from the app, the formula is show in strike-out mode. 
• If the formula is modified, existing data will not be disturbed. Value will be calculated based on new formula for records created thereafter. 

Impacts on existing forms: None

Available in Mobile: Yes

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 DAP-3897 - Introduce Signature Capture Ability in Web

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Impacts on existing forms:  No impact. 

Available in Mobile: Yes

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DAP-3829 Display Guide Note Icon in Web

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Impacts on existing forms: No impact

Available in Mobile: Yes

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DAP-4015 - New "UsersbyGroup" System DataSource (Corporate + Site + Current Location)

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Impacts on existing forms: No impact. 

Available in Mobile: Yes

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DAP-3886 - Changes to App Widget with Options "Modify," "List" and "New"

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• On hover, user would be able to see all options for each app - "Modify," "List" and "New" based on his form permissions. 
• On, click he would be able to navigate to respective screens. 

Impacts: None

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 MP-6372 - Support App Builder in Android Native Mobile Pro App 

Existing System: We currently support a web-view for android. 

Purpose: Improve the usability

Enhanced System: User would be able to:

• Access all apps in native version of android. 
• Users would now be able to access key features like Signature, QR Scan and offline support. 
• However, there would be few UI gaps (when compared to iOS app) which are listed below:
  1. Record Count for each app in mobile "Home" screen
  2. Enable save options to select either Card or List view on "Home" screen
  3. Landing Page for Apps in Mobile
  4. Summary Page for each record.
  5. Two-column display support mobile list view. 
  6. Toggle button style changes in the form details
  7. A pronounced section separator in the form details
  8. Show progression bar in form details
  9. Show "Guide Note" for a field in form details
  10. Color coding for Segmented control in form details
  11. Showing icons for fields in form details
  12. Strikeout support for Inactive lookups in the list screen and show as disabled in the form details

Impacts on existing forms:  No impact. 

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DAP-3811 - Enable

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Data Persistence Feature

Existing System: We currently don't have this feature.

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Impacts on existing forms: We have ensured the data is not impacted even though there are structural changes. 

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DAP-3804 - Performance Improvement - Home Page, Details, List Screens, PDF and Excel Exports 

Existing System: We are facing issues with performance on few forms.  

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Impacts on existing forms: No impact

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DAP-3691 - In Apps List screen, the column header should freeze when scrolling down through the record list

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Impacts for Existing forms: No impact.

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DAP-3788 - Enhance the System ID format to include location name

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Impacts on existing forms: No impact

Available in Mobile: Yes

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DAP-3755 - Configure a system default mobile summary with top five fields

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Impacts on existing forms: This change will apply to all existing forms where users haven't configured any fields for the summary screen display.  

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DAP-3827 - Correct the auto search engine flaw to exclude the value IDs

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Impacts on existing forms: No impact

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DAP-3693 - Ability to populate the default status as "Open" for an action item created in App Builder

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Impacts on existing forms: Existing records which are currently in open status and showing blank in app builder would be updated to "Open".

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DAP-3711/ DAP-3896/ DAP-3821 - Action Item Changes - Enable Action Item ID, Asset and Department fields for app builder module

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• Action Item ID to uniquely identify an action item. Sample format is: US-WESTLAKE-2020-APP-10001 
• Enable department field which would be non-mandatory 
• Enable Asset field which would be non-mandatory 

Impacts: Mobile, Reports and BI

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Existing System: Currently, we are showing departments of all types. 

Purpose: To improve performance. 

Enhanced System: User would be able to:

• See only departments with type "BU" in the system data source "Departments". 
• Even in action item department field, user would see departments with type "BU". 

Impacts on existing forms: No impact

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