Table Builder for App Engine release notes

  • Release version: Store
  • Updated August 3, 2023
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    Summary of Table Builder for App Engine Release Notes

    The Table Builder for App Engine application, available to App Engine v2 licensed customers, provides a centralized and modern interface for creating tables, forms, and managing data. The release notes detail updates and enhancements made in recent versions, improving usability and functionality.

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    Key Features

    • Version 24.0.1 (August 2023):
      • Introduced preferred reference tables that are now grouped and displayed first for easier selection.
      • Updated UI theming colors and added placeholder text for clarity in data views.
      • Notification popups for record updates and improved column header visibility during role additions.
    • Version 23.1.1 (May 2023):
      • Added Spreadsheet view for enhanced data interaction, enabling add/edit/delete capabilities on records.
      • Introduced Schema View functionality for better visualization of relationships and advanced filtering options.
    • Version 23.0.3 (February 2023):
      • Introduced Schema view for data relationship visualization and table extension recommendations.
      • Enhanced PDF extractor for user guidance and multi-select capabilities.
    • Version 22.1.1 (November 2022):
      • Launched PDF Extractor, allowing users to convert PDF fields into tables easily.
    • Version 22.0.0 (August 2022):
      • Modernized the Table Builder interface, centralizing functionalities that previously required multiple navigations.

    Key Outcomes

    These updates enhance the user experience by streamlining data management tasks, improving accessibility to common features, and enabling users to efficiently build and interact with custom applications. Customers can expect a more intuitive interface, improved data handling capabilities, and comprehensive tools that simplify complex processes.

    Version history for the Table Builder for App Engine application on the ServiceNow Store.

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    Version history

    Version 24.0.1 - August 2023
    • New: Preferred Reference Tables: When configuring Reference field types, preferred reference tables are grouped and displayed first in the list of options for the field to make it easier to choose commonly-selected reference tables.
    • Changed: Theming colors in the UI have been updated in Table Builder. Placeholder text was added for empty records in data views to clarify which fields do not contain data. Hover text was added for records that cannot be edited in data views. When you update data in a field record, a popup will notify you that the record has been updated
    • Fixed: Column headers stay in a pinned position when adding roles and scrolling within Table Builder.
    Version 23.1.1 - May 2023
    • New:
      • Added Spreadsheet view a new way to see and interact with your data
        • Add and edit new datarecords
        • Filter and sort your datarecords
        • Added the ability to add/update/deletecolumns and tablerecords
        • Pin columns
        • Rearrange columns via drag anddrop
        • Set column visibility (hide and unhide)
      • Add Schema View functionality:
        • View your base table and extended relationships up to N-1.
        • Expand and collapse table nodes
        • Filter, group and sort your fields globally
        • View a guidance legend
        • Use granular, node-level filtering, grouping, and sorting of fields
        • Open your records within a node
    • Changed: Spreadsheet view will now be the default view when users create a table.
    • Removed: Redundant search field in Schema View
    Version 23.0.3 - February 2023
    • New:
      • Schema view allows visualization of data relationships for tables in the application.
      • Table recommendations are now available during table extension.
      • Data mapping is available when extending a table from a spreadsheet to allow users to select desired data mapping fields or add additional fields before importing spreadsheet data.
      • User guide was added to PDF extractor to educate users on navigating this interface.
    • Changed:
      • The Table tab has been renamed to the Data tab to encompass broader actions under this tab. It now contains Fields and Schema views.
      • List Field Type support added to PDF extractor to allow the configuration of fields linked to records in a selected reference field.
    • Fixed: Added multi-select capabilities to reference table popup.
    Version 22.1.1 - November 2022
    New: The PDF Extractor is an interactive, no-code tool that enables users to create a table by selecting fields on a PDF and extracting them for use in the table. It's integrated with Table Builder for App Engine and enables users to easily upload and convert PDFs to tables in custom applications.
    Version 22.0.0 - August 2022
    • Table Builder for App Engine application is a modern, centralized way to create tables, forms, display logic, and flows. This premium version of Table Builder for App Engine is available only to App Engine v2 licensed customers.
    • With a modern UI and centralized functionality, developers can perform tasks such as creating new fields on a table, dragging and dropping fields from referenced tables onto a form, configuring field metadata (such as adding choices to a field), adding display logic to a form, and building flows that run when records on a table are created and updated tasks that previously required developers to navigate to multiple different builders in the ServiceNow platform all in one place.
    • Table Builder for App Engine is the premium version of Table Builder (previously AES Table Builder) for App Engine v2 licensed customers.