v0.8.18 Release Notes

Release Date: October 10, 2024

🚀 New Features and Template Enhancements

• Document Resource Node: Added document resource node, supporting real-time collaborative editing in Bika

• Shortcut Feature: Introduced "Shortcut" feature, allowing members and space administrators to add specific resource nodes to the "Shortcuts" category for easier access

• File Information: Added "File Information" option in the context menu of node resources to check creator and creation time

• Template Installation Optimization: After template installation, a folder is created instead of a template instance, improving flexibility

• Open API Release:

  • Compatible with APITable JS SDK, baseURL: https://bika.ai/help/guide/developer/apitable-compatible-openapi
  • Supports Custom OpenAI BaseURL, allowing you to customize the base URL of OpenAI. All AI model APIs compatible with OpenAI will be supported. (e.g., Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, Doubao, Kimi)

• Database Enhancements:

  • Added "Grouping" feature, supporting group management of row data
  • Added support for copying entire row data
  • Added "Required Field" setting option in field configuration interface

• Automation Feature Enhancements:

  • Enhanced "Loop" action functionality, supporting iteration over array-type fields such as "Member", "Attachment", "Link", and "Multi-select"
  • View editor's sorting control now supports "Link" fields as sorting conditions

• Report Management: Support one-click marking of batch reports as "Read"

• Export Function Optimization: When exporting folder resources, support simultaneous export of all attachments in databases

• Search Optimization: Template center supports Chinese word segmentation and pinyin search, improving search efficiency

• New Dashboard Component: Added "Statistics" widget to display key data prominently

• New Template Launch: "Beginner's Playground" template officially launched

✨ UI/UX Improvements

• File Menu Optimization: Optimized file information icons and multilingual display in the right-click menu

• AI Launcher Optimization: Improved scrolling area in AI Launcher interface

• Variable Selector Optimization: Enhanced interaction experience of variable selector panel

• Invitation Pop-up Optimization: Improved instruction text in "Invite by Email" pop-up

• Form Node Style: Optimized and restored form node style

• Data Table Operation Enhancement: Support copying and pasting values of "Attachment" field cells in database interface

🔧 Fixes

• Data Table Field Issue: Fixed an issue where preset fields in newly created databases could not be deleted

• Data Import Issue: Resolved import failure when importing bikafile databases with "Include Data" checked

• Action Issue: Fixed an exception in the "Loop" action

• AI Launcher Issue: Fixed shortcut key listening problem in AI Launcher interface

• Workflow View Issue: Fixed missing connections in some "Workflow Views"

• Automation Issues:

  • Fixed an issue preventing users from filling in email sender name in "Send Email" action
  • Fixed incorrect report format generated by "Send Report" action
  • Fixed non-functioning "CC", "BCC", and "Reply To" parameters in "Send Email" action

• View Editor Issue: Fixed issue where sorting rules set in view editor only took effect after manual refresh

• Template Issue: Fixed page error when clicking "Edit" button in toolbar view of "AI Automation Work Order Demand Report" template

• Resource Node Issue: Resolved issue of inability to switch nodes in resource node list under certain circumstances

• Data Table Issues:

  • Fixed incorrect "Copy Row" button icon in databases
  • Fixed incomplete loading of associated database dropdown content in "Link" field editor
  • Fixed issue where "Lookup" field values weren't automatically updated after "Link" field value changes
  • Resolved issue of incorrect formula cell value parsing during incremental Excel import
  • Fixed issue where "Attachment" field cells couldn't correctly display data

• Invitation Link Issue: Corrected issue where invitation type (guest or member) wasn't displayed in invitation links

• Personal Info Card Issue: Resolved issue of unclear avatar display in personal info cards in light/dark modes

• Guest Permission Issue: Fixed issue where guests couldn't obtain "Editable" or higher permissions

• Form Editing Issue: Fixed issue where form descriptions couldn't be edited

🎁 Miscellaneous

• Multilingual Support: Supplemented multilingual text for view editor panel

• Pricing Page Updates:

  • Updated pricing page information, added descriptions for exporting Excel and .bika files
  • Added benefit item prompts in feature descriptions on pricing page

• Guest Permission Restriction: Limited guests' ability to view on-site organizational member information in database member fields

• Permission Management: Support removing permissions for entire address book members in node settings

• Data Table Operation Restriction: Prohibited deletion of the first column in databases

🚧 Refactoring

• Interface Refactoring: Refactored the node resource list on the left side of the interface

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