List of updates:

New application templates

Portal updates

Now you have the option to use the portal user data as the default value for the field. Thus, when a user adds a new record to the database, some fields will be pre-filled with values that are taken directly from the user's account.

To provide more flexible access rights, we have added a new "Read and Edit" role for portal users and user groups. If you set this role, the user will be able to view and edit records, without the ability to delete or add new ones.

A new option has been added for the Relationship field: Show 'Add' link in portal (enabled by default). By disabling this option, portal users will not be able to add new records through the associated form in the popup window, even if they have access. To enable or disable the option, open the field settings edit page and go to the "Relationship settings" tab:

Search by portal users in a group

Search for users by group became available in the portal. You can use the search if there are 5 or more users in the group.

New QuintaDB API Features

New functions for newsletters and notifications

Now, using newsletter automation, you can set the exact date for the launch of the mailing. To do this, just select the appropriate item when you creating or editing a task:

We have added the ability to insert a link to perform "Actions" for all types of E-mail and SMS notifications. We are sure that you will find many ways to use this new feature in your business processes. You can see a detailed example of using the link to launch an action by this link.

New task for the "Action" field

The Action field now has a new task: "Open Form or URL". After performing the action, you can open the specified URL or open the form of the current application. In addition, you can pass parameters to prefill the fields of the opened form. 

Update for Record Owners

• Values from the Record owners column can be used with passing parameters, including webhooks;
• You can set the record owner using the Action field;
• You can use record owner in Formulas and Scripts;
• Added new search by record owner criterion: "is not";
• Added the ability to group by record owner.

Subform updates

Now, when you filling out the main form, Conditional Actions are also launched from all added subforms.
A new option: Show column names in table header is added in the Subform field settings . If you activate it, the subform columns names will be displayed only in the table header.

Percentages and values on a Pie chart

Now you can display values and percentages on a Pie chart. They can be displayed both on the diagram itself and on hover. The options can be activated in the Chart Module, in the "Settings" tab.

Updating the "Files" module

Now for the Files module, statistics and a backup files are available. To make a backup, go to the Files module and call the context menu:


To restore files from a backup, open the side menu on the left and select Restore files. Please note that files will not be restored if they are in the "Trash".

Widgets updates

At the request of many users, we added the ability to use the design of the Form/Table/Report widgets in the Customer portal with authorization enabled.

First you need to customize the widget's appearance in the "Design" tab in the Form widget or Table widget menu. You can activate the "Use widget's design" option in the portal's "Menu".

The following design settings apply:

Form Widget

• Fonts
• Name and Description
• Labels
• Borders
• Submit button
• Form Width
• CSS file

• Colors
• Fonts
• Name and Description
• Margins
• Header
• Borders
• Links
• CSS file

Redirect to record page after update

The option to enable/disable redirect to the record page after editing has been added for the Table/Report Widget. By default, the redirection to the record view is enabled. To disable this option, open the Table widget menu and click on the "Edit" icon. On the next page, you can change the name of the link and the "Edit" system column and enable or disable the Redirect to the record page option.

Form submit button

Now you can not only change the name of the form submit button, but also completely hide it. This can be handy as another way to close a form for filling out, or if you use the form just for calculations. Leave a comment below this post if you are interested in learning how to create an advanced online calculator using formulas and functions based on a web form, and we will definitely prepare instructions.
To hide a button on a form, go to the Form Builder and click on the Edit button name button:

Search updates

Now you can change the location of a message after searching in the "Records" menu and in a portal with authorization enabled. You can change the alerts position in the Table Widget menu, "Search" tab.

New functions for working with the table

1. Added new option: Refresh page on update (enabled by default). If you leave the option enabled, the page will be updated with the new values each time you edit the data in the table.
2. Added the ability to change the width of the columns using the drag and drop method for the internal tables of the Subform and Linked records.

New PDF export options

Now you can set up PDF export for a single record. To do this, go to the "Records" menu and select "Export" - "Export Settings".
Also, it became possible to export images to PDF, if a link points to it.

Empty value for Radio button field

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