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New and Improved Features


New Features

  1. Data Source Management
  2. Data Source Filters
  3. Customize the System/Auto Generated ID
  4. Introduce new control - Tree view for showing the department hierarchy
  5. Introduced - Summary Builder (Mobile)

  6. Enhance Mobile List View Builder to support two-column display - With Action item counts
  7. Color coding for Segmented control
  8. Information Guide Note
  9. Ability to select "Icons" for fields

Improved Features

  1. Record Level Permissions (Self & Others)
  2. Ability to sort and save the forms displayed on the apps home
  3. Persist the view(Card or List) selection by user the apps home
  4. Hiding a form in mobile and display only on the web (restricted access of apps)
  5. Adding roles as a data source and adding Role Id column to user data source
  6. Inactive lookups should show as strikeout in the list screen
  7. Show Record Created By and Date, Updated By and Date in the list view along with the location
  8. Enhance Image control to support uploading attachments

Usability Changes (Mobile)

  1. Show progression in an app
  2. Landing Page for the app
  3. Reviqo Apps Page with the record count
  4. Make more pronounced section separator
  5. Show location name in All Screens
  6. Calendar Icon to all pages except details
  7. Dropdown control redesign
  8. Toggle Button style changes
  9. Show Only 5 Icons in Portrait and 6 in Landspace in a row for iPads with larger Image

Usability Changes (Web)

  1. Toaster Pop-Up - It would now allow the user to do other actions without having to close it

Technical Enhancements 

  1. Data Source Structure/Data Flattening
  2. App builder micro services de-monolith changes.


Data Source Management

Existing SystemThere is no UI to manage all data sources. 

Purpose: To improve usability and enhance the features. 

Enhanced System: User would be able to 

  • Add a multi-column data source.
  • Easily access/add/manage all the data sources from "Manage Data Sources" screen.
  •  Enhanced Import data source feature. 
  • Ability to build dependencies for custom data sources. 

Impacts to existing forms: 

  • None.

Navigate to Manage Data Sources:


Manage Data Sources List: 


Add/Edit Data Source: (Note: Only Custom Data Sources can be edited/added)

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Data Source Filters

Existing SystemWe currently don't have this feature. 

Purpose: Ability to filter the data source values. 

Enhanced System: User would be able to 

  • Add filters to a control by selecting the values from the data source fields.
  • Can apply filters on both system and custom data sources.

Impacts for Existing forms: 

  • No impact for existing forms as the filters would be blank. 

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Customize the System/Auto Generated ID

Existing SystemCurrently, it appears as  <Formcode>-<YYYY>-<DAP>-<timestamp> - Example: "PTW-2020-DAP-0120020156499"

Purpose: Ability to configure the system generated ID as per business needs. 

Enhanced System: 

  1. User would be able to configure the format using the below options
    • Country
    • Location Code
    • Form Code
    • Calendar Year
    • Fiscal Year
    • Timestamp
    • Sequence Number by Form
    • Sequence Number by Form by Location
    • Sequence Number by Form by Location by Calendar Year
    • Sequence Number by Form by Location by Fiscal Year
  2. For new forms, the default format would be "@@Formcode-@@CalendarYear-@@Timestamp".

Impacts to existing forms: 

  • The default format for existing forms would be "@@FormCode-@@CalendarYear-DAP-@@Timestamp". 
  • As it the current format, so there is no impact to existing forms data. 
  • If user changes the format, it would apply to the records created going forward. 


Configuring ID Format in Builder:


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 Introduce new control - Tree view for showing the department hierarchy

Existing SystemCurrently, it appears as a flat list in the drop-down

Purpose: To provide flexibility to user to select the right value using the hierarchy. 

Enhanced System: 

  • User would be able to see the data in hierarchical view. 
  • Currently, this control would be only for single selection. 
  • User would be able to select either the parent or child departments. 

Impacts to existing forms: 

  • As this is a new control, user has to add this to the form to see it.
  • Any other control configured with department control would behave as earlier as a 

Configuring the control in the form:


Selecting a department in Web:

Display on the form: 

Display in List:


Mobile:

SelectionDetails Display


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 Introduce - Summary Builder (Mobile)

Existing SystemCurrently, we don't have summary screen for apps

Purpose: To provide a summary of the record without having to navigate to the details screen. 

Enhanced System: 

  • User would be able to configure the fields which they want to see on summary. 
  • User would also be able to see the Attachments, Action items, Repeaters and Related Data. 
  • There would be additional options in the summary
    • Export PDF
    • Duplicate
    • Email me a Copy. 

Impacts to existing forms: 

  • All the fields configured for display in the List would come in the summary too. User can change this by form. 
  • All the action buttons would be by default turned on. 
  • (Attachment, Action Item...) Cards wouldn't be turned on.


Configuring the Summary in App Settings: 


Summary Page Display on Mobile:

Summary PageEllipse Options

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 Enhance Mobile List View Builder to support two-column display - With Action item counts

Existing SystemCurrently, we don't have two column support for apps mobile list

Purpose: To improve the usability. 

Enhanced System: 

  • User would be able to configure the fields in a two-column format. 
  • User would also be able to see the counts of Overdue and Open Action items. 
  • There would be additional icons 
    • Pin icon  - To denote if there are attachments associated with that record. 
    • Sync icon -  To denote if the record is not yet synced to server.  

Impacts to existing forms: 

  • All the fields configured for display in the List would come in the summary too. User can change this by form. 
  • All the action buttons would be by default turned on. 
  • (Attachment, Action Item...) Cards wouldn't be turned on.


Form Builder Configuration: 

Mobile List Display: 

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 Color coding for Segmented control

Existing SystemCurrently, we don't have color display for options in segmented color 

Purpose: To improve usability. 

Enhanced System: 

  • User would be able to configure colors for each of the individual values. 
  • On selecting a value, user would be able to see the color configured. 
  • Default color would be "Standard Blue".
  • This color configuration would be possible only in case of single selection. 

Impacts to existing forms: 

  • All the existing forms segmented control colors would be defaulted to "Blue".


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 Information Guide Note

Existing SystemCurrently, we don't have option to configure guide note for any field

Purpose: To improve usability. 

Enhanced System: 

  • User would be able to configure guide note for the controls. 
  • Except Section, Repeater, Attachment controls, guide note can be configured for all the other controls. 
  • We have an option either to select "Custom Text" as a guide note or "URL". 
  • Guide notes would display only in Mobile and not on web forms. 

Impacts to existing forms: 

  • No impact.


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 Ability to select Icons for fields

Existing SystemCurrently, default icons are assigned to each control

Purpose: To improve usability. 

Enhanced System: 

  • User would be able to configure icons for the controls. 
  • A library of icons is available for user to choose the icons. 

Impacts to existing forms: 

  • All default icons are assigned to existing controls.

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 Record Level Permissions (Self & Others)

Existing SystemCurrently, there is no record level security applied to apps

Purpose: To enhance the security of apps. 

Enhanced System: 

  • Admin user would now be able to further split permissions into "Self" and "Others" to view apps data. 
  • The same would be applied for form share as well.
  • When "Others" permission is selected, the respective permission from "Self" would also get applied. 

Impacts to existing forms: 

  • Both Self and Others would be selected for all the apps.

Security → Roles: 


Form Share:


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  Ability to sort and save the forms displayed on the apps home

Existing SystemCurrently, all apps are sorted by created by date

Purpose: To improve usability. 

Enhanced System: 

  • Admin user would now be able to sort the forms as per his preference.
  • Once saved, the apps would be displayed to all users in the same order.  
  • Any new form created would be appearing on the top of the list.

Impacts to existing forms: 

  • Current apps would still be sorted by created date.


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