v0.8.13 Release Notes

Release Date: September 6, 2024

🚀 New Features and Template Enhancements

• Member Field as Recipient: You can now select member fields as recipients for sending emails and creating missions.
• Import Feature: Supports importing Excel and bikefile files.
• AI Application Creation: Build applications tailored to scenarios through AI conversations.
• Template Publishing: Package resource nodes into templates and publish them to the template center.
• AI Dialog Markdown Support: Messages now support Markdown format.
• Dashboard Widget Navigation: Supports navigation to the corresponding database.
• Enhanced Variable Selector: Supports retrieving output data from "Run Script" action.
• New Action "Loop": Currently only supports use with "Find Records" action.
• New Field Types: Supports "Email," "Percentage," and "Currency" fields.
• Template Updates and Additions:
  • Scrum Standup Template: Supplemented with documentation and guidance mission.
  • WeCom Scheduled Notifications Template: Certified and launched.
  • Send Emails in Bulk Template: Documentation updated.
  • AI Project Issues and Tickets Template: Improved report readability and added issue type field.
  • 7-Day Automated Email Marketing Template: Added example emails.
  • Weekly Meeting and DingTalk Reminder Templates: Added FAQ.

✨ UI/UX Improvements

• Automation Action Configuration: Automatically selects available Integration instances.
• JSON Input Box: Improved user experience with additional help text.
• Resource Editor: Newly added fields are marked as required by default.
• View Filter Control: Adapted for different screen resolutions.
• Homepage Announcements: Adjusted text width to prevent overlap with illustrations.
• Empty Folder Prompt: Friendly prompt displayed for empty folders.
• Variable Editor: Compatible with special characters.
• Permission Popup: Updated illustrations for enhanced aesthetics.
• Excel Import/Export: Optimized text and icons.
• Confirmation Box: Optimized style.
• Send Email Action: Improved style and layout in the automation interface.
• Help Documentation Links: Support opening in a new tab.

🔧 Fixes

• Resource Editing: Fixed issue preventing form resources from being edited.
• Automation Configuration: Disabled "Run Test" button for "coming soon" actions/triggers.
• Resource Node Creation: Fixed issue where the editor wouldn't disappear.
• Third-Party Account Unlinking: Prevented ghost account creation.
• AI Dialog Message Glitch: Fixed issue with multiple messages causing playback errors.
• Page Crash Issue: Resolved crash when configuring the "Create Record" action.
• Multi-Select Field: Fixed incorrect default text display.
• Database Pagination: Fixed pagination malfunction.
• Permission Issues: Resolved unauthorized access to create/delete menu options after disabling global resource management permission for space members.
• Date Format Display: Corrected date display not following settings.
• Unexpected Single-Select Result: Fixed issue with unexpected results after creating records.
• Mirror Link Access: Fixed link access issues without source database access permission.
• Resource Node Deletion: Resolved unresponsive deletion operations.
• Field Deletion Tooltip: Fixed issue with content exceeding prompt window.
• Resource Node Creation: Fixed inability to create resources.
• Expand Menu Issue: Resolved menu not collapsing automatically.
• Record Deletion: Fixed inability to delete existing records.
• Initial Field Issue: Fixed malfunction of initial multi-select fields in a new database.
• Template Configuration Viewing: Fixed filter conditions visibility.
• Member Avatar Display: Fixed display issue in mission detail modal.
• Selector Focus Issue: Fixed search box losing focus.
• Markdown Hyperlink Issue: Fixed text loss in variable editor.
• Permission Information Display: Fixed display issues on the "Share and Permissions" modal.
• Resource Node Icon Issue: Fixed inability to change icons.
• Illegal Option Creation: Fixed creation of illegal options in single and multi-select fields.
• Mirror Node Issues: Fixed record creation and sharing display problems.
• Automation Node Creation Permissions: Fixed visibility of "Create" button for unauthorized members.

🎁 Miscellaneous

• Translation Update: Improved translations for product and template.
• Initial Mission Title Optimization: Enhanced readability.
• Edit Automation Page: Added hover tips for buttons.
• User Wizard: Fixed dialog flashing and repeat issues.
• Telegram Action Issue: Fixed narrow message input box.

🚧 Refactoring

• Multi-Select Control Initialization: Now includes initial values.
• AI Message Support: Added SSE message support.
• Automation API: Supports creating nested actions.

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