v0.9.0 Release Notes

Release Date: November 22, 2024

🚀 New Features & Template Enhancements

• New APIs and Actions:

  • Added "Update Record" API to Bika OpenAPI
  • Added "Update Record" action and "Create Record" action to Bika App on Zapier
  • Added two new triggers to Bika App on Zapier

• Template Updates and Additions:

  • Updated "Beginner's Playground" template with more widget examples in the dashboard
  • Updated "Auto email form submission" template with more sample data
  • New template "Contractor Time Tracker" launched
  • New template "Instructional Design Management" launched

• New Features:

  • "Move to" modal now supports path display and search functionality
  • Member fields now support sending notifications to selected members
  • Added "Bar Chart" and "Pie Chart" to dashboard chart widgets
  • Added support for "Statistics of Specified Fields" in dashboard chart widgets
  • Global search now supports searching content within databases
  • "Date" and "Date Range" fields now support configuring whether to display timezone information in cells

✨ UI/UX Improvements

• Interface Optimization:

  • Optimized the style of the formula modal window
  • Optimized the interface style of the AI Writer
  • Optimized the highlight display of search keywords in global search
  • Adjusted the style of the "Move to" modal window
  • Redesigned the space details page
  • Optimized the interaction of the folder editor, with a prompt message when exiting with unsaved content
  • Added "Add Record" button under each group in the "Kanban" view for quick creation of categorized records
  • Optimized the widget modal window, adjusting container size to match the editor style
  • Updated official website content

• Icons and Toolbars:

  • Changed the icons in the view toolbar of databases
  • Moved the "Resource Type" dropdown in the resource editor to the top of the configurator

🔧 Bug Fixes

• Automation Related Fixes:

  • Fixed localization notifications in email messages for automation failures
  • Fixed issue where referenced values would not display in cells after creating a "Lookup" field
  • Fixed issue where data would not refresh after deleting views or fields in the database editor
  • Fixed issue where field ID would display in the display box when inserting a "Formula" field
  • Fixed issue where the cursor would overlap with characters when hovering in the middle of a character in the "Formula" input box
  • Fixed issue where the step name of a failed operation was not retrieved in the failure email for automation runs
  • Fixed issue where clicking "..." menu in the trigger and executor cards of automation to view help documentation would cause the page to crash

• Miscellaneous Fixes:

  • Fixed issue with connecting to IMAP mailboxes containing Chinese characters
  • Fixed issue where the "Embed Web Page" widget in the dashboard could not display content at 100% width
  • Fixed layout errors on the pricing page and hierarchy display errors in the member dropdown list of the permissions window
  • Fixed issue where the selection range of the beginner guide box for "Missions" was incorrect
  • Fixed issue where opening the "Record Detail" modal window would cause the page to crash in certain situations
  • Fixed issue where the text color in the personal information card of the collaboration avatar was unclear
  • Fixed issue where the statistical count was incorrect after moving folder nodes in the resource list
  • Fixed issue where default fields were displayed in English when creating tables in a Chinese environment
  • Fixed issue where hiding fields in the view editor would not take effect in the toolbar
  • Fixed issue where some components in the dashboard could not be added or saved
  • Fixed issue where the "Record Details" modal window could not be closed in certain situations
  • Fixed issue where the Kanban view would not function properly after the field used for grouping was deleted
  • Fixed issue where the page layout would be disrupted after selecting multiple members in the permissions modal window
  • Fixed issue where no error message was thrown when adding non-read-only permissions to the guest group

🎁 Miscellaneous

• Automation Quantity Adjustment: Increased the maximum number of action in automation to 99

🚧 Refactoring

• Formula Field Refactoring: Supports multi-line editing, error validation, and fuzzy matching of input keywords

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