v0.9.8 Release Notes

Release Date: January 17, 2025

🚀 New Features and Template Enhancements

New Features

• The comment date in the record now supports displaying the complete date and time when hovering the mouse, which improves the display effect of time information
• "Kanban View" now supports group editing, making it easier to add records and hide groups
• "Create Mission" action in automation now supports variable insertion in task names, adding more flexibility

New Templates

• "Lightweight product R&D management" for more streamlined project tracking in product development teams
• "Team Task Distribution & Reminder Automation" to help teams effectively manage project tasks
• "Project Progress Management" to support efficient project planning and progress tracking
• "Sales Contract Automation Management" to simplify contract management workflow
• "AI Sales Report" to improve decision-making through automated sales analysis reports
• "HTTP Monitoring" for network request monitoring and management

Template Updates

• "Send Emails in Bulk" documentation now includes video demonstrations for better visual guidance
• "Contractor/Freelancer Management" optimized with multilingual support
• "Onboard & Engage: New User Welcome Automation" enhanced with multilingual configuration
• "IT Assets Management & Reminder" added tutorial with images for better understanding
• "AI Project Issues and Tickets" enhanced with multilingual support
• "Stakeholder Analysis" updated with optimized formula fields for improved calculation accuracy

✨ UI/UX Improvements

• Enhanced automation page styling with clearer step card visuals
• Improved toast notification style for database record changes
• Enhanced scrollbar visuals in databases for better usability
• Optimized dashboard modal window styling
• Improved "Single Select" field styling to hide "+" when default value exists

🔧 Bug Fixes

• Fixed "Attachment" type dimension not being filtered in dashboard chart widget
• Fixed date picker styling issues in filter components
• Fixed value update issues in record details after cell data entry
• Fixed occasional text loss when writing space announcements or folder descriptions
• Fixed saving issues with "Text Block" widget in dashboards
• Fixed incorrect field appearance after clicking "Add Field" in "Create Record" action
• Fixed formula calculation issues for new records in databases imported from .bika files
• Fixed cell selection count showing 0 when selecting cells bottom-to-top
• Fixed optionID display issues when pasting multiple non-existent options in Single/Multi Select fields
• Fixed value filling errors when drag-filling link field values
• Fixed issue showing all fields after record selection in "Update Record" action editor
• Fixed alignment issues with options in "Multi Select" field cells
• Fixed email binding failure when registering new accounts through space invitations
• Fixed operation freeze after creating record notifications
• Fixed navigation issues after viewing records through "Create Mission" action
• Fixed data loading for shared databases when accessed without login
• Fixed unresponsive link fields in "Create Record" action editor
• Fixed value reset issues in "Update Record" action editor
• Fixed persistent menu display after selecting "Link Existing Record" in record detail modal
• Fixed auto-closing attachment box when uploading multiple files
• Fixed calculation issues with formula fields in chart widget
• Fixed data compatibility issues with "Mirror" resources
• Fixed missing required field validation in "Send HTTP Request" action
• Fixed missing error notifications when changing JSON format to text in "Send HTTP Request" action
• Fixed text misalignment issues with native line breaks in formula field editor
• Fixed member ID display issues in "Lookup" member fields
• Fixed hidden default fields issue when importing .bika files
• Fixed 500 error when uploading images
• Fixed display issues with "Lookup" fields referencing attachment fields
• Fixed null filling issue when number field value is 0
• Fixed incorrect grouping dimensions for checkbox fields in dashboards

🎁 Miscellaneous

• Updated Bika app on Zapier to version 0.1.17 with fixes and enhancements

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