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Changed the record import subsystem by upgrading it with the new data transformation framework. The change was made to optimize the process of importing records by making it more stable, efficient, and capable of handling large amounts of record imports (399f9a7).

Fixed record import not importing anything with no reported errors. The fix was made by fixing the file management to correctly report rows and counts The issue was caused because the state wasn’t reset correctly after performing a preflight to analyze and count records (532e1ac).
Fixed undefined property error in the developer console when removing a page block (1476). Read more

Planet Crust releases Corteza 2023.3.7

October 4, 2023/0 Comments/in Corteza, Crust, Releases /by Mariya Koleva

Planet Crust, the driving force behind Corteza, has released a new update of Corteza that includes new features, changes and fixes.

Release notes:

Added the option to delete a preset filter from filter preset dropdown in a record list for administrator roles. The change was added to provide all administrator role users with the option to permanently delete a preset filter (1449).
Added the option to sort the system fields (ownedBy, createdBy, updatedBy, and deletedBy) as well as user and record fields and in record lists. The change was added to make sorting/viewing data easier for the user (1449).

Changed option to clone a page layout by adding two sub options – for cloning a page with page block reference and for cloning a page without page block reference. When cloning by reference, configuration changes that are made to the original page’s blocks are also reflected to the copied page’s page blocks. And when cloning without reference, the changes made to the original page’s blocks are not reflected to the copied page’s page blocks. The change was made to provide the user with the option to choose whether the copied page’s block configuration should be shared among pages (1444). Read more

Planet Crust releases Corteza 2023.3.6

September 13, 2023/0 Comments/in Corteza, Crust, Releases /by Mariya Koleva

Planet Crust, the driving force behind Corteza, has released a new update of Corteza that includes new features, changes and fixes.

Release notes:

Added splice function in workflows that can change the contents of an array by removing or replacing existing elements of different types like strings, numbers, etc. and/or adding new elements in place. The change was added to provide the option to easily add/remove elements from an array (7bc36eb).
Added the option to fetch data for a geometry page block when clicking on the refresh button in the page block or after a set by the user amount of time. The change was added to provide the option to easily fetch data for the page block (f189c43).
Added a dropdown to look up the permissions of a concrete module, page or page layout. The change was added to provide the option of viewing permissions of a resource without having to visit it (7fdc854).

Changed general ui/ux improvements:
- Fixated the save button in Admin’s permissions list so user doesn’t have to scroll to the bottom to save their changes
- Removed additional padding on the top of a record page block field when it is being edited and not aligned horizontally
- Hide the option to show time values in a generic chart if such value aren’t used in the chart (d924903, 65b6db3, fd5afbb).

Fixed invalid username and password combination error on sign up caused when trying to create a user with a handle that already exists (1413).
Fixed prefilter in progress bar page block not returning any data if records are filtered by record id (1414).
Fixed being redirected to list of namespaces/pages/modules instead of the previous page after clicking on the Save and close button when creating/editing a namespace/page/module (1387, abe1eb6).
Fixed side menu with reports not opening in Reporter when hovering over its ‘opening’ bars icon (1425).
Fixed incorrect number of pages shown when the full page navigation and show total number of records options are enabled in a record list (1417).
Fixed triggering of unsaved changes message when trying to leave the Compose settings page in Admin after making changes to the user interface settings (1429).
Fixed missing page layout permissions for authenticated and administrator roles. The fix was made by adding the permissions to the roles (2c7e972).

View the full changelog.

How to install Corteza

You can follow the offline deployment instructions for a local development or demonstration instance of Corteza. If you want to set up a live deployment, check out the extensive online deployment instructions. If you have questions, you can engage with other community members on the Corteza forum.

How to upgrade your Corteza instance

To upgrade your instance to the latest version of Corteza, follow our Upgrade Guide.

About Planet Crust

Planet Crust is the creator of and driving force behind Corteza, a 100% open-source low-code rapid application development, business process management and integration platform for software vendors, system integrators and internal development teams. For more information or to try Corteza on the cloud, please visit www.planetcrust.com.

About Corteza

Corteza is a 100% open-source low-code rapid application development, business process management and integration platform for software vendors, system integrators and internal development teams. Corteza comes with an Apache 2.0 license, and all code is published and can be reviewed at https://github.com/cortezaproject. All Corteza code is contributed to the Commons Conservancy Software Foundation. To stay up-to-date on the project, follow @CortezaProject on Twitter.

Planet Crust releases Corteza 2023.3.5

September 7, 2023/0 Comments/in Corteza, Crust, Releases /by Mariya Koleva

Planet Crust, the driving force behind Corteza, has released a new update of Corteza that includes new features, changes and fixes.

Release notes:

Added the option to configure whether module field value is on the same row as its label in the page block. The change was added to provide the user with the option to set the position of a field value (1339).
Added case insensitive search in a record list if MySQL database is used. The change was added to make searching of records easier by returning similar results to the searching criteria (1355).

Changed page navigation to stop loading previous resources in case we’ve navigated to a new page. The change was made to reduce the amount of needless processing since the old resources would be discarded right away (638ba17).
Changed general ui/ux improvements:

– Adjust the element styles in the topbar of all web applications to improve the UI for current and older browser versions (db740f7).

Fixed long texts to no longer overflow in Low Code (895796a).
Fixed compose sub-pages not being shown when configuring a navigation page block (1359).
Fixed module field labels shown underneath delete button when bulk editing a value (6f6df66).
Fixed drill-down option in the metric page block not working if the metric label wasn’t provided (95ae09e).
Fixed memory leak issue for Low Code when switching between different pages (95cf245).
Fixed not being able to save a page after removing a page block from a tabs page block (5addb87).
Fixed conditional fields being displayed when viewing records even though their condition evaluates to false (e081faa).
Fixed not being able to create a record in a modal because the view opens behind the modal Now, the view opens in the modal and a record can be created in it (ac9bc74).
Fixed namespace sidebar not being hidden/show correctly when creating a new namespace because it was pinned (ac9bc74).
Fixed error for stale data showing if a report data source is misconfigured in Reporter (773beaf).
Fixed not being able to search for a record by record id in a record list using ‘Like’, ‘Not like’, and ‘Not equal’ conditions (1354).
Fixed not being able to edit a workflow expression after clicking on a browser tab/window (56264e1).
Fixed the visibility of the inline record editor option in a record list to hidden if a module isn’t provided (b96ea0e).

View the full changelog.

How to install Corteza

You can follow the offline deployment instructions for a local development or demonstration instance of Corteza. If you want to set up a live deployment, check out the extensive online deployment instructions. If you have questions, you can engage with other community members on the Corteza forum.

How to upgrade your Corteza instance

To upgrade your instance to the latest version of Corteza, follow our Upgrade Guide.

About Planet Crust

Planet Crust is the creator of and driving force behind Corteza, a 100% open-source low-code rapid application development, business process management and integration platform for software vendors, system integrators and internal development teams. For more information or to try Corteza on the cloud, please visit www.planetcrust.com.

About Corteza

Corteza is a 100% open-source low-code rapid application development, business process management and integration platform for software vendors, system integrators and internal development teams. Corteza comes with an Apache 2.0 license, and all code is published and can be reviewed at https://github.com/cortezaproject. All Corteza code is contributed to the Commons Conservancy Software Foundation. To stay up-to-date on the project, follow @CortezaProject on Twitter.

Planet Crust releases Corteza 2023.3.4

August 16, 2023/0 Comments/in Corteza, Crust, Releases /by Mariya Koleva

Planet Crust, the driving force behind Corteza, has released a new update of Corteza that includes new features, changes and fixes.

Release notes:

Added a button that allows the user to edit record values in a record block list without having to open the record in edit mode. The change was added to give the user the ability to easily edit a single field when viewing a record (1282).
Added options to zoom in and download a file from a record. The change was added to give the user the flexibility to preview and download files when viewing a record (1310).
Added new ways of displaying Select module fields allowing you to show configured options as check boxes or radio buttons. The change was added to provide the user with an additional ways to view for the Select field value/values (1301).
Added the ability to use a record value in a record page title. The change was added to give the user the freedom to customize a record page title using record values (1332).
Added the option to display a checkbox as a toggle switch. The change was added to give the user another way of interacting with the checkbox field (1286).

Changed role un-delete operation to dispatch role update events on the event buss. The change was made to keep it consistent with other resource operations (6558efc).
Changed the Corteza authentication flow to skip unneeded screens and get the user directly to the requested web application as soon as possible. The change was made to improve the authentication user interface and experience (1284).

Fixed input parameter handling for the integration gateway proxy filter Now, the entire integration gateway pipeline scope can be used in the proxy filter (1e82fc0).
Fixed wrong condition priority when filtering the record list with the Not equal operator (1300).
Fixed the Low Code namespace changed alert prompt only when we’re leaving the page and unsaved changes are present Before, it the alert would prompt after saving changes when creating or updating a namespace (1298).
Fixed role members not showing when viewing or editing a role (1296).
Fixed an error preventing users from navigating back to the role list after viewing/editing a contextual role (1307).
Fixed record list export not including all of the active filters which resulted in inconsistent output (1318).
Fixed not being able to magnify unsaved page blocks (1289, 1291).
Fixed module field select translations not being saved when configuring the field (311c879).
Fixed module field validations for unique values not being saved when configuring the field (295defc).
Fixed date and time value not being saved when creating an auth client (1337, 3ed432e, bd0a941).
Fixed the position of the actions menu (three dots) in compose chart, module, and namespace list to be always visible on hover even if the list column isn’t visible (1331).

View the full changelog.

How to install Corteza

You can follow the offline deployment instructions for a local development or demonstration instance of Corteza. If you want to set up a live deployment, check out the extensive online deployment instructions. If you have questions, you can engage with other community members on the Corteza forum.

How to upgrade your Corteza instance

To upgrade your instance to the latest version of Corteza, follow our Upgrade Guide.

About Planet Crust

Planet Crust is the creator of and driving force behind Corteza, a 100% open-source low-code rapid application development, business process management and integration platform for software vendors, system integrators and internal development teams. For more information or to try Corteza on the cloud, please visit www.planetcrust.com.

About Corteza

Corteza is a 100% open-source low-code rapid application development, business process management and integration platform for software vendors, system integrators and internal development teams. Corteza comes with an Apache 2.0 license, and all code is published and can be reviewed at https://github.com/cortezaproject. All Corteza code is contributed to the Commons Conservancy Software Foundation. To stay up-to-date on the project, follow @CortezaProject on Twitter.

Planet Crust releases Corteza 2023.3.3

June 28, 2023/0 Comments/in Corteza, Crust, Releases /by Mariya Koleva

Planet Crust, the driving force behind Corteza, has released a new update of Corteza that includes new features, changes and fixes.

Release notes:

Added a warning message that notifies the user if they try to leave a page with unsaved changes on it. The change was added to prevent losing changes that haven’t been saved yet (1051).
Added the option to add custom styles to all of the web applications. The styles can be added via the user settings in Admin. The change was added to provide the user with more freedom to style the applications as they see fit (1262).

Changed general UI/UX improvements:
Hid the button for editing a namespace from the public view in the sidebar when the option to show that namespace isn’t visible
Highlighted the row of a translation when viewing subtitle/description namespace translations as it’s done everywhere
The styles in file page block so when a gallery of images is viewed, the positioning of each image won’t be on top of the previous image’s name
The color of the sidebar text items and the functionality to show the text item on hover
Overlapping of the ‘more’ menu in a record list in Low Code (1254, 1255, 1244, 1274, 5fa587f).

Fixed not being able to view a map if the value for latitude or longitude isn’t provided in the map configuration (1032).
Fixed error in console when trying to add a module constraint without providing a value (1281).
Fixed unsaved changes warning triggered after a namespace has been saved and you want to visit it (aa7cdf2).
Fixed the labels updated at and deleted at not showing after an Admin application was updated or deleted The labels provide additional information as to what types of changes have happened to a resource (ce541cd).

View the full changelog.

How to install Corteza

You can follow the offline deployment instructions for a local development or demonstration instance of Corteza. If you want to set up a live deployment, check out the extensive online deployment instructions. If you have questions, you can engage with other community members on the Corteza forum.

How to upgrade your Corteza instance

To upgrade your instance to the latest version of Corteza, follow our Upgrade Guide.

About Planet Crust

Planet Crust is the creator of and driving force behind Corteza, a 100% open-source low-code rapid application development, business process management and integration platform for software vendors, system integrators and internal development teams. For more information or to try Corteza on the cloud, please visit www.planetcrust.com.

About Corteza

Corteza is a 100% open-source low-code rapid application development, business process management and integration platform for software vendors, system integrators and internal development teams. Corteza comes with an Apache 2.0 license, and all code is published and can be reviewed at https://github.com/cortezaproject. All Corteza code is contributed to the Commons Conservancy Software Foundation. To stay up-to-date on the project, follow @CortezaProject on Twitter.

Planet Crust releases Corteza 2023.3.2

June 8, 2023/0 Comments/in Corteza, Crust, Releases /by Mariya Koleva

Planet Crust, the driving force behind Corteza, has released a new update of Corteza that includes new features, changes and fixes.

Release notes:

Added option for transparent color in the color picker used in Admin, and Reporter. The change was added to give users more configuration options when selecting color or background color for an element (1211).
Added the option to set a record list filter as a preset filter for a user. The filter can be applied using the ‘Filters’ dropdown menu. The change was added to give the user the ability to pick a pre-configured filter (1227).
Added menu with ‘more’ options (delete, un-delete, and permissions) to resource lists in Low Code, Admin, Reporter, and Workflow. The change was added so the user doesn’t have to scroll horizontally to access all resource options (46f5455).
Added a stale data error in case resources like workflows are updated whilst a different user is editing the same resource. The change was added to help reduce configuration errors due to multiple people editing the same resource at the same time (2529cf3).
Added button to select all records in a record list and preform the actions edit, delete, un-delete as well as executing workflows. The change was added to provide the user with an easier way to edit, delete, un-delete, and execute workflows on records across multiple pages (89f621c).

Changed the way reminders in Low Code look and behave which provides an easier way for the user to work with. The change was made to be consistent with the rest of the Corteza UI and improve the UX (1239).
Changed the feedback email domain in the page header of every Corteza web application from crusttech to cortezaprojectorg (0072a4b).
Changed reminders to clear out the snooze count after editing and modifying when the reminder should prompt (256dd59).
Changed the format of displaying the total number of record list items – if N is number of records, then the new format would be N items to N records (0fcbec0).
Changed the block magnify query param that keeps track of which block is magnified (zoomed in). The change was made to ensure that any future code implementations don’t collide with the block magnify query param (5fde4c9).
Changed the value of the SMTP_FROM variable in the server .env variables. Previously if a value was set in the .env file, it wasn’t respected. The change was made to give developers the option to configure SMTP setting not only from the UI but also though the env file (d2b389b).
Changed default workflow and trigger action severity to notice to keep it consistent with other resources in Admin. The change was made to make create, update, delete, and undelete actions visible in the default production ruleset of the actionlog (31f7e14).

Fixed multiline privacy request comments displaying as inline comments. The fix was made by adding support for multiline comments in privacy requests (1214).
Fixed Low Code broken public icon url for page, namespace, and custom app icons after changing the Auth JWT secret. The fix was made by adding an exception for the namespace icons, page, and icon attachments (1219).
Fixed available and selected fields not scrollable in safari due to set max height in the item picker component This issue was present in Low Code and {APP_NAME_PRIVACY} (1221).
Fixed funnel chart labels being hidden after hovering over them (1222).
Fixed the functionality to expand text in the description field used in Workflow’s error step (84215c0).
Fixed automation sessions list sorting parameter in Admin The parameter was excepting the incorrect type of value (1141).
Fixed copy of page layout in Low Code A page with layout couldn’t be copied because of duplicate page handle value (1230).
Fixed page blocks disappearing from the page builder after being removed from tabs configuration (c939015).
Fixed connection map not showing in {APP_NAME_PRIVACY} on mobile devices (ca12cc9).
Fixed overflowing text in the Record Organizer component (f09f1fa).
Fixed known concurrent map read/write issues for Integration Gateway profiler and workflow pre-processing (3703598).
Fixed missing sessionID parameter in automation session search The sessionID value wasn’t taken into consideration when filtering an automation session list (3703598).
Fixed compose page not being accessible unless the sub pages option is enabled (ed0ac43).
Fixed error for not included page layout resources when exporting namespace configuration. The fix was made by including page layouts to the namespace export logic (4ad1217).
Fixed error preventing user from being able to add a non numeric value to gauge chart dimension labels in Low Code (f9b9661).
Fixed the setting of workflow and trigger IDs after creating action log events (03806a2).

View the full changelog.

How to install Corteza

You can follow the offline deployment instructions for a local development or demonstration instance of Corteza. If you want to set up a live deployment, check out the extensive online deployment instructions. If you have questions, you can engage with other community members on the Corteza forum.

How to upgrade your Corteza instance

To upgrade your instance to the latest version of Corteza, follow our Upgrade Guide.

About Planet Crust

Planet Crust is the creator of and driving force behind Corteza, a 100% open-source low-code rapid application development, business process management and integration platform for software vendors, system integrators and internal development teams. For more information or to try Corteza on the cloud, please visit www.planetcrust.com.

About Corteza

Corteza is a 100% open-source low-code rapid application development, business process management and integration platform for software vendors, system integrators and internal development teams. Corteza comes with an Apache 2.0 license, and all code is published and can be reviewed at https://github.com/cortezaproject. All Corteza code is contributed to the Commons Conservancy Software Foundation. To stay up-to-date on the project, follow @CortezaProject on Twitter.

Planet Crust releases Corteza 2023.3.1

May 18, 2023/0 Comments/in Corteza, Crust, Releases /by Mariya Koleva

Planet Crust, the driving force behind Corteza, has released a new update of Corteza that includes new features, changes and fixes.

Release notes:

Added ability to drill down metrics, by clicking on a data entry inside the metrics block. Based on the configuration it can either filter an existing record list on the page, that is showing the records from the same module as the metric, or open a new record list in a modal. The change was added to make it easier for users to filter record lists based on metrics data, in order to view the details of said data (1184).
Added support for opening geometry and record organizer page block records in a modal. The change was added to give users the ability to open records in a modal without leaving the page that they are on (1177).
Added support for error handling message inside workflows by letting configurators access the context of the error message. The change was added to give user more freedom in defining error handling and to know where and on which step the error occurred (1088).
Added http prefixes to all URL input values across Corteza if it is not provided by the user. The change was added to make it easier for users to define URLs with leaving out the http:// part (1188).

Changed record selector value resolution fetching per page block instead of per field so no redundant fetches are done. The change was made to improve performance on slower connections/systems. The change was made by moving it to per page block instead of per field as it was previously (1176).
Changed the sidebar of Low Code and Reporter to be scrollable just on items and the search bar and public/admin page button to be always on top. The change was made to improve the accessibility of the the search bar and the buttons for public and admin page. The change was made by making the sidebar components stick to top (1189).