Apps Release Notes

Last modified: November 29, 2024

These release notes cover changes to the app management functionality and other features of the Apps.

To see the current status of the Mendix Portal, see Mendix Status. Here you can also see planned maintenance and past incidents.

2024

December 1, 2024

Improvements

  • We expanded the response of our Projects API to include details on the company owning a particular app.

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where revisions on the Team Server page would not redirect to stories associated with a commit.
  • We fixed a tiny but annoying issue where the description of a new app would not accept special characters properly.

November 28, 2024

New Features

November 14, 2024

Improvements

  • We have improved Mini Surveys as follows:
    • Mini Surveys now features an updated onboarding flow that guides you step by step through the installation process.
    • You no longer need to restart your application to switch surveys, as we have changed the module to use the survey location instead of linking it to a survey ID.
    • We have simplified the process of creating a new survey by introducing a wizard that walks you through each step.

November 7, 2024

New features

  • We made it possible for you to integrate your portfolio with Jira! This means now you can link Jira projects to your portfolio, assign Jira epics from these Jira projects to portfolio initiatives, and also track their progress. We offer this functionality as a beta version and welcome your feedback!

November 3, 2024

New features

  • We have added two more endpoints to Projects API to help you manage your project roles. More are on their way!

October 27, 2024

Fixes

  • We have resolved an issue that was causing duplicate email notifications to be sent after the completion of the migration to Git.
  • We have resolved an issue that prevented teams from modifying their roles after migrating to the centralized company roles.

October 17, 2024

New features

  • If you are new to the Portfolio Management tool, you can find a demo portfolio in the My Portfolios section. This demo serves as a playground for you to experiment with all the features of a portfolio. However, you will not be able to invite users or change the portfolio’s settings.

Improvements

  • In Portfolio Management, we replaced the introduction page for new users with a more streamlined introduction banner.

September 29, 2024

Improvements

  • We centralized the management of team project roles in Control Center. This improves access governance across all Mendix projects and streamlines the setup process for app access. You can migrate your project roles to the centralized company-level project roles to benefit from this improvement. We expect you to complete the migration by January 1, 2025.
  • We made it possible for you to add external team members to your app via the Projects API. This mimics the functionality that is already in place through the user interface.

Fixes

  • We fixed a bug where the commit dates for git-enabled apps on the Team Server page were not correctly localized in some cases.

September 26, 2024

Improvements

August 25, 2024

Improvements

  • We took the first step towards a complete overhaul of the App Buzz page and added some basic information to the top of the page. This information gives you a quick and clear overview of the app’s features, functionality, and the latest updates on the Team Server.

Fixes

  • We fixed a bug where the commit dates for git-enabled apps on the Team Server page were not localized.

August 22, 2024

New features

  • In Portfolio Management, you can now enter a value in the Percentage Completed field to indicate the progress made on any ongoing initiative. This field provides a clear way to track how much work has been completed. The Percentage Completed is visible in both the list view and the planning view, giving you an easy overview of your progress at a glance.

August 1, 2024

New features

  • In Portfolio Management, now you can drag and drop initiative cards in Kanban view. This allows you to drag initiatives to a different stage or change their sequence within the same stage.

Improvements

  • In Portfolio Management, when a Portfolio Manager approves the access request of a user, now they can assign an access role different than the one the user requested.

July 31, 2024

Fixes

  • We fixed a bug that caused story points in your Epics to reset to zero when you changed the status of the story in the Stories Pane.

July 28, 2024

Improvements

  • We have greatly simplified the process of creating an app from Apps, making it easier and quicker to start working on your new app.
  • When you are invited to collaborate on an app by someone from outside your own company, the pending invitation will be visible on the top of the My Apps page.

June 30, 2024

New features

  • We have added a new endpoint to our public Projects API. This enables you to automate changing existing team member’s role assignment or update your pinned apps overview.

June 27, 2024

New Feature

  • We added the Insights page in the Portfolio Management app. It is a dashboard that provides critical data and visualizations to help you gain insights into the portfolio.

June 14, 2024

New Features

  • We have launched the beta version of Software Composition, which provides visibility into component dependencies for every Mendix application environment. You can access the feature in Control Center and Apps navigation pane. This feature is available for select Studio Pro versions for free and licensed applications deployed on Mendix Public Cloud and Mendix for Private Cloud.

Improvements

June 9, 2024

Improvements

  • When you open the Developer Portal, you can now see these tabs: My Apps, Company Apps, and Pending Invites. For details, see Developer Portal.
  • On the top bar of some pages in the Developer Portal, you now see Apps instead of Developer Portal. This way the presentation of our information architecture is more consistent.

May 16, 2024

Improvements

  • In Portfolio Management, you can now see the prioritization score instead of the department name on an initiative card in the Kanban view.

May 5, 2024

New features

  • We have released a public beta version of a brand new Projects API. This API will help you automate managing your projects on the platform. Some of its key features are as follows: creating and deleting projects, and managing your project’s team. We will add more features in the coming months. This is an important self-service feature. All feedback is welcome!

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where app team members were unable to download documents uploaded to the Developer Portal.
  • We fixed an issue where the app administrator was not able to change the logo of an app.
  • We fixed an issue where under certain circumstances the Technical Contact of an app was not displayed correctly.

May 1, 2024

New Features

April 25, 2024

Improvements

  • The Feedback API now returns the list of tags linked to a feedback.
  • It is now possible to retrieve all feedback through the Feedback API for a certain email address.
  • Feedback is now exported in a CSV file format.

April 4, 2024

New Features

Improvements

  • In Feedback, we have fixed an issue where the reporter’s name appeared empty on the Contact Reporter tab. Now if there is no reporter’s name available, their email address will be shown instead.
  • We released the following improvements for Mini surveys:
    • We improved your experience of copying the generated API key by implementing a new widget on the Settings tab of the Survey Overview page.
    • We improved our error messages by providing more details.

March 28, 2024

New Features

  • We made the following improvements to Portfolio Management:
    • On the Archive page, you can now filter and export the archived initiatives.
    • We have extended the existing filters for initiatives.
    • We added a new field Location to initiatives, which shows where the department of the requester is located. Now you can also see this field in the Excel file when you export initiatives.

March 21, 2024

Fixes

  • We have fixed a bug in Epics that caused the cursor in text editors to jump to a different place unexpectedly. This problem happened in text editors for story descriptions, epic descriptions, and comments.

    There is a small trade-off though, since we replaced the text editor widget completely, it will not be possible to link stories using a # anymore. Your existing links will become plain text that still contain story ID and title. Copying and pasting the link to the story can be used as a workaround in the meantime.

March 16, 2024

Improvements

  • We added the Contributor access role in Portfolio Management, and we renamed the User access role to Viewer.

March 6, 2024

Deprecations

  • Feedback API v1 is deprecated, and it will be turned off completely on September 30, 2024. To ensure a seamless transition, Mendix strongly recommends migrating to Feedback API v2 for all your feedback-related operations, including retrieval, creation, and updates.

February 29, 2024

Improvements

  • The Feedback API has been improved. We are happy to release our new REST Feedback API. The new API will replace the existing SOAP API, but it also comes with extra functionality like being able to retrieve the screenshot for a feedback item. Check out the docs for more information. The following changes have been made:
    • We now send information on the priority status of a feedback item through various calls.
    • We have optimized the GET call.
    • We have better error logs for various calls.

Fixes

  • We fixed a bug where the sidepanel would flicker upon loading either Mini Surveys or Feedback.
  • In Feedback, creating, archiving, and deleting feedback items should now show the correct pages.

February 8, 2024

New Features

February 1, 2024

New Features

  • In Feedback, you can now message the reporter on the Contact Reporter tab on the side panel after you open a feedback item.

Improvements

  • Errors are now gracefully handled when a mini survey submission is sent outside the boundaries of the survey runtime window.
  • We fixed an issue where some users were unable to close feedback items.
  • We fixed an issue where some users were encountering an error when navigating back to the Feedback home page.

January 25, 2024

New Features

  • Besides the already existing private and restricted portfolios, we now introduced open portfolios. An open portfolio is discoverable within your company portfolios and accessible for all company members.

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where under certain circumstances the Manage Users overview of the app access management would not show.

January 18, 2024

Improvements

  • We released a few improvements for Feedback:
    • We converted Inbox and Archive pages into two tabs on the homepage.
    • We introduced a bulk action bar where you can link, move, archive, and delete items as well as assign item status and create stories in bulk.
    • We now save your filters on Inbox and Archive tabs until the page is refreshed.

January 11, 2024

New Features

  • We added the following new features in Portfolio Management:

    • You can now check initiatives in the planning view. In this view, the initiatives are shown on one timeline, with each timeline bar presenting an initiative.

    • You can now link multiple apps to an initiative. It is also possible to link epics from different apps to an initiative.

Improvements

  • Epics, our new agile planning tool has replaced Mendix Stories. We have added the option to export data from the Story Archive in batches, for those of you who had a lot of stories to export.

    You will need to export everything you want to keep before 1 October, 2024. After that, old data will be deleted.

2023

December 14, 2023

New Features

  • We added the following new features in Feedback:

    • App team members now can assign priority to feedback items and filter feedback items by their priority.

    • It is now possible for the reporter of the feedback item and the assigned team member to upload images when they send each other messages.

Improvements

  • We display a warning sign on the Settings page in the Developer Portal if an app has no Scrum Master or if a licensed app has no Technical Contact. This can happen if a person with those roles submits a “forget me” request with us.
  • We merged the History tab on the Teams page and the History tab on the Settings page into one and we made sure you can download the history log. This is to prepare for the implementation of an audit trail retention policy sometime soon.
  • If you have connected your project to a Jira board, you can now alter the settings without having to deactivate the connection first.
  • We have stopped support for IBM as a cloud target. All projects currently deployed to the IBM cloud have been enabled for the Mendix Cloud.

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where the invitation wizard would not give the inviter feedback that the invitee was invited already (and has not accepted yet).

December 7, 2023

Improvements

We have made the following improvements to the Access Management page in Portfolio Management:

  • On the Members tab, the Status column in the list now shows whether a user is active or deactivated. Moreover, you can remove all the deactivated users from a portfolio in one go.
  • All the pending invites now appear on the Pending Invites tab.

November 23, 2023

New Features

November 17, 2023

Improvements

  • In Epics, we added a filter on the Epics page, allowing you to sort and view epics based on their status. We also add a mini survey on the filtering experience – tell us what you think!
  • In Epics, on the Board page you can now see the total number of stories in each swimlane – it is displayed right next to the name of the swimlane.

Fixes

  • We fixed a bunch of bugs in Epics, mostly related to the dark mode.

November 16, 2023

Improvements

  • We made some minor adjustments to the Jira Connector based on your feedback. The list of Jira issues in Studio Pro is now ordered by the story key, instead of the Jira rank attribute. We also made the configuration pop-up window that appears when setting up your Jira connection more clear.

Deprecations

  • We removed Company Buzz.

November 9, 2023

New Features

  • In Feedback, we implemented a rich text editor in the text box of Team Comments and the text box where the feedback reporter and team members send messages to each other.
  • In Mini Surveys, if you now click an individual response in the list at the bottom of the Responses tab, you can see the details of the response on a side panel.

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue in Feedback where tags could be incorrectly duplicated.
  • We fixed an issue in Feedback where deleting tags or statuses caused errors.

November 2, 2023

Improvements

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where under certain circumstances some attributes were not exposed in the Feedback API.

October 26, 2023

New Features

  • We released a feature in Feedback to allow you manage tags there. You can now create, delete, and rename a tag, and change the color of a tag.

Improvements

  • We have improved the formatting on all Feedback notifications.

Fixes

  • We fixed a bug in Feedback where a small number of users were experiencing an error when converting a feedback item to a story.
  • We fixed an issue where deactivation of some apps led to unexpected errors.

October 19, 2023

New Features

  • We added the following features to Epics:
    • We added the new section Audit Trail to the story details page to log the information on all the updates related to the story, including who updated the information and when.
    • We enabled filtering both on the Board page and the Planning page. You can filter stories by story title, story ID, epic name, or assignee. You can also filter by any tag and combine the results.

Improvements

  • We improved the Sprint filter in Story Archive so that you can now type the Sprint name in a text box.

Fixes

  • In Epics, we fixed the following issues:
    • We fixed an issue that stories were not getting removed from the board after a Sprint is completed.
    • We fixed an issue regarding dark mode where the screen would flicker.
  • We fixed an issue where the last Scrum Master could be removed from an app with API keys.
  • We fixed an issue that allowed new members to accept an invitation to an app multiple times.

October 12, 2023

New Features

October 1, 2023

Improvements

  • We improved the migration flow to make it as easy as possible for you to move your data from Stories to Epics.

Deprecations

  • Stories is officially retired and Epics is the only official Mendix agile planning tool now. You can still migrate all your data from Stories to Epics.

September 28, 2023

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue in Feedback where a feedback item with other feedback Items linked to it could not move between inbox and archive.
  • We fixed an issue for the legacy Feedback widget in Feedback, where it would error if you had too many user roles.
  • We fixed an issue in Feedback where the Feedback widget could not send items due to the incorrect pre-populated app ID value.

September 21, 2023

New Features

  • We released a few new features for Epics:
    • We have added a new section named Revisions in the story details dialog box, which shows the revision history of a story. This feature is only available for apps that use Git for version control.
    • On the Planning page, you can now export stories to an Excel file.
    • If you export archived stories on the Archive page, you can find two new columns in the Excel file: Assigned to and Archived by.
    • On the Planning page, you can now type bug or feature in the search bar to filter on the story type so that it only shows bugs or features. More ways to filter out stories are coming soon.

Deprecations

  • We have done all the preparation work for retiring Stories (remember it will happen on October 1, 2023). After that date, you will still be able to go into Epics and migrate all your stories, comments, attachments, and more, but Stories will not be available for any app anymore.

September 7, 2023

Fixes

  • We fixed feedback items not being sent from Native Templates to Feedback in App Insights.
  • We fixed an issue where trying to close a feedback item threw an error.

Deprecations

  • We deprecated the numerical 1-10 rating question option in Mini Surveys in App Insights.

August 24, 2023

New Features

  • We added the following features to Feedback and Mini Surveys in App Insights:

    • In Feedback, we added a new filter called “status” on the Inbox page and the Archive page.
    • In Feedback, we introduced a tag called “Handled” for migrated feedback items that were already handled. You can search for feedback items using this tag on the Inbox page.
    • We added documentation links on the home page of Feedback and Mini Surveys.

Improvements

  • We improved the Feedback in App Insights as follows:

    • When you manually create feedback items, you can now leave your email address.
    • You can now archive multiple feedback items in one go.
    • You can now download the attachments of feedback items that reporters have uploaded.
    • If you have the right permission, you can now delete comments on the side panel of a feedback item.

  • We fine-tuned our Jira integration support for Scrum boards. The Stories pane in Studio Pro now shows all stories belonging to the active Sprints of your board (this used to be all open Sprints with a limitation of 50 stories)

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where new users who were trying to access Feedback for the first time via a URL would be presented with an error.
  • We fixed an issue where special characters in the email address of a feedback submitter would not be properly supported.
  • We fixed an issue where users would get an error when using the URL provided by the Share Link button on the survey details page.
  • We fixed an issue where users would not be brought to the Developer Portal home Page when clicking Developer Portal within the MxDock.

August 12, 2023

New Features

  • We released App Insights for GA as a brand new suite that enables you to collect, analyze, and act on the input of your users while innovating faster. App Insights includes two tools: Feedback and Mini Surveys.

  • The new feedback management tool Feedback does the following:

    • Allows you to add tags to feedback items so you can see patterns more easily
    • Enables you to define custom statuses for feedback items – you can create your workflow, your way
    • Supports identifying which environment the feedback item comes from (for example, production or test environment)
    • Search more easily – you can now filter on environment, submission dates, and assignees
    • Supports linking feedback items together, so that if multiple users report the same bug, you can treat and update all their feedback as one
    • Enables submitters to see and update their feedback items in the Developer Portal
    • Supports linking feedback items with Jira – for all of you who make use of our new Jira connector

    You can find all your existing feedback data already in the new Feedback tool. If you have set up Epics or Jira as your project management tool, Feedback is already linked to your tool. In other words, you do not need to do anything, just try it out and tell us what you think.

  • Complementing Feedback, Mini Surveys helps you to set short, effective surveys to gather diverse feedback, and enables data-driven decision-making to improve app and features. Mini Surveys does the following:

    • Enables easy configuration of a survey questionnaire with up to three questions in any desired format
    • Allows you to tailor the survey setup to specify its display location, trigger timing, and target user group
    • Supports defining the duration of the survey
    • Offers the toaster feature for you to designate the survey’s on-screen placement
    • Allows you to select your preferred survey format from options including rating scales, multiple choices, open questions, and net promoter score (NPS)
    • Supports recording all survey responses, even if a customer does not complete the entire survey
    • Offers the test mode functionality for you to experiment prior to deploying the survey to a broader audience
    • Provides a comprehensive view of responses for in-depth analysis

August 10, 2023

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue with Jira connector where sub-tasks in Kanban boards in Jira would cause duplicate entries in the Stories pane in Studio Pro, causing it to throw an error.
  • We fixed an issue where under certain circumstances, it was possible to remove the last Scrum Master of an app.

August 8, 2023

Improvements

  • We released the Webhooks API for general use. This API allows you to manage webhooks for actions which are performed on your Mendix apps.

July 27, 2023

Improvements

  • In Mendix 10, we have combined the strength of Mendix Studio and Studio Pro – they are not separate anymore, so we have removed the last links from the Developer Portal to Studio.
  • We have improved the information regarding the sunsetting of Mendix Stories (remember, that will be October 1!).
  • We are preparing the platform for the big upgrade of the Feedback management experience. The new Feedback management and Mini Surveys are a part of our brand new product suite called App Insights. The date for upgrading Feedback management is August 12. If you are using the current Feedback management tool, you will have received more detailed information in an email sent on Monday, July 24 (subject line: “Upgrade to new Feedback Management”).
  • You asked, we listened: In Epics, you can now see who created a story on the story details page.

July 13, 2023

Improvements

  • We have improved your ability to create stories within Epics. You can now add a new story directly from any swimlane.
  • To streamline your app editing process, we have added a new Edit in Studio Pro button in Epics. With a single click, you can open your app directly in Studio Pro, similar to the rest of the platform.
  • In Epics, you now have the ability to sort your story and epic comments based on their time of submission, either showing the newest or the oldest on top.

Fixes

  • We fixed a bug where we accidentally tried to migrate stories that were marked for deletion from Mendix Stories to Epics. (They were not actually migrated, but they ended up as errors in the migration log.)

June 29, 2023

New Features

  • With both Epics and Jira connector as new options to plan your work, we are getting ready to say goodbye to Mendix Stories on October 1, 2023. As of today, once you switch to Epics or Jira, we will archive all your work in Mendix Stories and you will not be able to switch back to Mendix Stories anymore. The Scrum Master of your team can choose the right project management tool for you on the Project Management tab on the General Settings page.
  • To highlight the story tool you choose for your app, we gave it its own section in the navigation, called Project Management.
  • With these changes, navigation in Epics works a bit differently than before: the navigation items are on a pane on the left now instead of at the top, so it is easier for you to get from one part of the Developer Portal to another. (If you need more space on the screen, you can always collapse the navigation pane.)
  • Speaking of Epics, we have released the new public API. You can find all the information in our documentation.

June 22, 2023

New Features

  • Jira is here! You can now assign your Studio Pro commits to user stories in your Jira board. We offer this functionality as a beta version and welcome your feedback. Read all about the features and how to set it up in Jira connector.

Improvements

  • Our Portfolio Management tool is now released for GA. At the same time, we also made a few improvements to the tool:
    • We renamed Projects to Initiatives.
    • You can now request access to restricted portfolios in your company.
    • Filters in the Initiatives Overview are now preserved when switching views.
  • We simplified the app invitation flow. If someone from your own company invites you to an app that also belongs to your company, you will no longer have to accept the pending invitation. Instead, you will be immediately added to the team.
  • You can now see everyone who was invited to the app and by whom. You will find this information on the History tab of the General Settings page.
  • We had a close look at the messages we post on the History tab of the Team page and revised some of them to make them more readable.
  • You can now see all pending invitations to your app on the Team page.
  • We fixed an issue where, under certain circumstances, the app logo was not updated in Studio Pro after you changed it in the General Settings page.

June 15, 2023

New Features

June 1, 2023

Improvements

  • We improved the user experience of the Git migration. In case of any issues, we now provide information about why your project could not be successfully migrated from Subversion to Git and which specific branches might be the reason.

May 18, 2023

Improvements

  • We changed the default app logo.

May 16, 2023

New Features

May 4, 2023

New Features

  • In Epics, you can now select multiple stories on the Planning page, and then move them to a different category, archive them, or delete them in one go.
  • In Epics, you can now use keyboard shortcuts to select stories on the Planning page.

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where under certain circumstances you were not able to retry to migrate your repository to Git if the first try resulted in errors.
  • We fixed an issue where a redirect to a user story that is linked to a feedback item would result in an error if this story is hosted by Epics.

April 20, 2023

Improvements

  • We added a pre-condition check to the Git migration process. We will inform you of any errors in the check, so that you can resolve them before proceeding with the migration.
  • If your app is between versions 9.0 and 9.11, we now alert you to upgrade and become eligible to migrate. You see, we really want you to migrate to Git!

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where authors of a feedback item would receive notifications on that item even though they specifically set the system not to send any notifications.

April 13, 2023

Improvements

  • We added the following features to Epics:
    • You can now add, rename, and delete tags, as well as change tag colors (21 colors to choose from!).
    • You can now create, link, or remove stories directly from an epic.
    • The address bar in your browser now shows the link to the exact board, story, and epic, so you can bookmark individual pages and easily come back to them.
    • If you use Scrum, you can now see a summary of your completed Sprint on the archived Sprint details page. You can see how many stories were completed and uncompleted, as well as the breakdown of completed points in the Sprint.
    • You can now import and export stories using Excel files.

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue that prevented some apps from being migrated to Git.
  • We fixed an issue that incorrectly removed Team Server access for some app team members when changing the permissions of an app role.

April 4, 2023

Improvements

  • We have made the option to migrate your app to Git more prominent. The banner is now displayed on all pages within the Collaborate section of the Developer Portal. Read more information on how to migrate and if you are eligible to migrate here.
  • Have you tried Epics yet? You should! It is awesome if we do say ourselves. We are also working in the background to make it possible to connect your Mendix apps to your Jira boards – stay tuned!

March 23, 2023

Improvements

  • In preparation for the merging of Studio and Studio Pro, we removed the Edit in Studio button. You can still open your app in Studio via the More Options ( ) button in the app tile on the My Apps page.
  • After the big overhaul we released on February 13th, our logging showed a decrease in the overall performance of Stories. We took some counter-measures and made performance improvements.
  • We made some minor improvements to the flow for inviting app team members. For example, when you invite someone new to your app, the default role will be Business Engineer (as long as this role exists in your app).
  • We made some improvements to the layout of the App Buzz page so that it displays better on small screen resolutions.
  • The navigation pane is now collapsible, which makes for a far better experience on small screen resolutions.
  • We are preparing the Developer Portal for a brand new feedback experience. Please stay tuned!

March 16, 2023

Deprecations

  • We have deprecated General Settings > Webhooks for stories and Sprints. You can now set webhooks for building and deploying your app. These are described in Webhooks.

March 9, 2023

Improvements

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where the users you administered for your app’s environment were not displayed in the correct order.

February 23, 2023

Fixes

  • We fixed a performance issue that occurred when opening an App Buzz page for an app with a large team. We now show no more than 25 team members in the team list in the right corner at a time.

February 16, 2023

Improvements

  • We enabled more options for search in Epics. On the Board page, you can now search stories based on tags, epic name, assignee (and unassigned stories), story title, and story ID. On the Planning page, you can search stories based on tags, epic name, assignee (and unassigned stories), status name (only in the Scrum workflow), story title, and story ID.
  • The Epics listed on the Epics overview page now have visible tags.

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue in Epics where the unsaved changes pop-up window did not take you to the correct story after clicking Leave.
  • We updated the text in the notifications when a story is assigned to you in Epics.

February 13, 2023

Improvements

  • We overhauled the entire Project Management to a completely new design. This design brings the benefit of using the full body width of your screen, scales much better across several devices and screen resolutions, and is dark-mode ready.
  • Have you lost track of where your apps live? We now display the cloud plan on the app tile in My Apps.
  • We simplified the team member invitation flow from a multi-step wizard to a single page.
  • We moved the Pending Invites to a tab on the My Apps page. You will find both the pending invitations to apps that you have received (which you can Accept or Decline) in addition to the invitations you have sent.

Fixes

  • We fixed a performance issue on the Team page.

January 26, 2023

Improvements

  • We fixed an issue where the story description did not appear in Studio Pro.
  • Epics now have different colors so that you can distinguish between them more easily. The color is currently assigned randomly (as is done with story labels), but we may add management functionality at a later point.
  • If you practice Scrum, you can now see the status of the stories in your active Sprint on the Planning page.
  • Sprint details are now editable, so you can change the date, name, and goal of your Sprint after you start it. Use this power wisely, as committing to a Sprint goal is important, so only change the goal if there really is no other option.
  • We have implemented the new Mendix Feedback module, so now you have much better screenshot functionality. Do send us feedback, we love hearing what you think. And also try out the new Mendix Feedback module in your own apps, it’s awesome!

2022

December 21, 2022

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where some users were not able to open the Sprint Status page.

December 13, 2022

New Features

  • We have released the beta version of Product Insights, which is a new way for you to proactively get feedback from your users. The functionality consists of a tool for setting up mini surveys in addition to the Product Insights - Mini Surveys Marketplace module, which you can add to your app to set up the exact targeting criteria for a survey.

    A survey can have a maximum of three questions that appear in your app based on the implemented criteria. You can choose between four different question types (rating scale, multiple choice, open question, and NPS question), and you can place the survey toaster in any of corner of the page. You can also preview exactly what the survey will look like.

    This feature is in beta, so we would very much appreciate your feedback. If you have any questions or suggestions for improvement, just reach out via the Feedback widget on the Product Insights page in the Developer Portal.

December 1, 2022

Improvements

  • We released a new version of Epics, our brand new Agile planning tool, for general availability! We made the following improvements:

    • It is possible to migrate all your data from Stories into Epics. For details, see the Data Migration section of Epics.
    • You can link a feedback item to a story in Epics. If you accept feedback, the story with the feedback ID and the link to the original issue will show up in your backlog.
    • If you type # and then start typing a story name, you can link a story in the description of another story. This is handy for showing dependencies or other relationships between stories.
    • Mentioning app team members with @ is available in story and epic descriptions as well as in comments. If someone @ mentions you, it triggers a notification on the Mendix Platform and/or an email, depending on your notification settings.
    • We have added emoji reactions to comments, for those times when there is no need to bother typing a message because a simple thumbs-up says it all.

    From this point on, Epics is the default project management tool for all new apps.

November 30, 2022

New Features

  • The new Portfolio Management tool allows portfolio managers, business stakeholders, and developers to stay informed about projects and manage them in the different development stages. By providing everything you need to collaborate effectively in one place, it is now easier than ever to bring project ideas to the Mendix Platform.

    In Portfolio Management, you can do the following:

    • Control and manage digital project initiatives in one overview (via Kanban and list views)

    • Prioritize project initiatives by industry standard prioritization methods:

      • Weighted shortest jobs first (WSJF)
      • Reach, impact, confidence, and effort (RICE)

    • Sort, filter, and search project initiatives on fields such as Tags, Owners, Departments, and Dates

    • Add attachments, link Mendix apps, and assign owners to a project initiative

    • Archive and restore project initiatives

    • Invite users to dedicated portfolio boards (both internal to your organization and external)

    • Easily manage portfolio users via Access Management

    • Get notified when you get assigned to a project initiative or someone commented on a project initiative you own

November 21, 2022

New Features

October 20, 2022

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where the story name in the revision history was not visible when you link a commit to a story in Epics or Jira (beta).

October 6, 2022

Improvements

  • You can now see your app history under the General Settings page. Previously this was located under the Stories page.

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue which could occur when you try to accept feedback items with a long description.
  • We fixed an issue where the feedback description was not always scrollable.

Deprecations

  • All Mendix Feedback widgets with versions lower than 8.4.0 are disabled. The feedback provided via a widget version lower than 8.4.0 is no longer sent to the Feedback section of the Developer Portal, but your app will keep working as usual. Please download and replace your current Mendix Feedback widget with version 8.4.0 or higher. If you are using the Native Mobile Resources module (which also includes a version of the Mendix Feedback widget), please upgrade to version 3.5.1 or higher of that module.

September 28, 2022

New Features

  • We replaced the widget used in story description in Epics with a new one, which fixes the bug you might have been experiencing. This replacement also comes with the following changes:
    • You can use @ to mention someone in the text of story description or epic objective. The mentioned person will get a notification once the text is saved.
    • You can copy the link to a story or an epic on the upper-right corner of the story details dialog box or the epic details dialog box.
    • Story and epic details now appear in a dialog box instead of a side pane.
    • The widget styling is now slightly different.
  • We added a Project Buzz button on the Board page. Clicking the button brings you to the Buzz page of the specific app in the Developer Portal.
  • We added an error page in case you access Epics with no apps enabled.
  • We made it possible for you to link commits from Studio Pro to stories in Epics.

Improvements

  • We improved some empty states in the story details dialog box, epics details dialog box, archived Sprint details dialog box, and archived story details dialog box in Epics.

September 15, 2022

New Features

  • We added the option to watch and unwatch an app. You can find this option on the General Settings page for an app as well as when you click More Options ( ) in an app tile on the My Apps page. Watching an app means that you will receive feedback notifications for this app, while unwatching an app turns off the notifications.

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where users were not able to delete an app, if other users were still members of this app.
  • We fixed a navigation issue that would occur when users click Go to Environments in Cloud Settings.

August 25, 2022

Fixes

August 22, 2022

New Features

  • We introduced a separate session duration of one hour for users logging into the platform using SSO with their companies BYOIDP, so session management can be better controlled by their IDP.

August 11, 2022

New Features

  • We simplified the process of inviting other users to your projects. Now you do not need to add a personal message to the invitation anymore and the whole process can be completed on a single page.
  • We added a banner about Epics, our new tool for Agile planning, on the Stories page. This banner provides more information about Epics and makes it easier for Scrum Masters to enable it for their projects.

July 21, 2022

Improvements

  • We removed My Activity Overview from the Account Settings page.
  • We redesigned the Pending App Invites section and added it as a new menu item to the Account Settings page.
  • We improved the warning messages when you leave or delete an app.

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where apps on the Company Apps page would not be displayed properly.
  • We fixed an issue that would cause an error when you edit a very long app name or description on the General Settings page.

July 14, 2022

Improvements

  • We made some small improvements to the General Settings page.

July 7, 2022

New Features

  • We released Epics, our brand new tool for Agile planning, for beta usage. Epics has many features. For example, you can:

    • Map your exact development process with fully customizable swimlanes
    • Use Scrum or Kanban – we support both!
    • Set Sprint goals and see all the basic Sprint information on the board – if you are using Scrum
    • Drag and drop stories on our brand new project board
    • Format stories in any way you want – for example, adding headers, links, and code blocks, linking specific stories, and using @ to mention people (notifications for this coming soon!)
    • Clone stories
    • Create and track the progress of epics
    • Archive single stories or whole swimlanes
    • Easily search through your completed stories and get an overview of completed Sprints in the archive

    You can try it out for any Mendix app. Your Scrum Master just needs to enable Epics in the General Settings. Please note it is not yet possible to migrate the data from Stories into Epics, so Mendix recommends using it for new projects or iterations first – in this way you do not have to worry about the stories in your current backlog.

June 30, 2022

Fixes

  • We introduced improvements in the performance of the Feedback API.

New Features

  • We redesigned the General Settings section to make it more intuitive and user-friendly.
  • We prepared the integration of Studio Pro with our new project management tool, Epics (coming soon!).

June 16, 2022

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where users could have a duplicated project membership, resulting in two identical projects in the Developer Portal.

June 9, 2022

Improvements

  • From now on, the free Mendix Cloud environment of an app will be deleted whenever the app is deactivated or deleted.

May 19, 2022

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where replies on Feedback emails were not correctly processed into comments.

Improvements

  • We added a download button for Feedback images, so that you can see them in full size more easily.

May 5, 2022

Fixes

  • We fixed a known issue where not all app images were displayed correctly on the My Apps page. (Ticket 148379)

April 21, 2022

Improvements

  • We removed the old Stories UI in preparation for a brand new Mendix tool for Agile project management that will eventually replace Stories completely – stay tuned!

Known Issues

  • Under certain circumstances, the app image is not displayed properly on the My Apps page.

March 24, 2022

Improvements

  • As of today, we send all app invites, Buzz notifications, and the Daily Digest from a no-reply email address. You can still reply to Buzz notifications, by the way.
  • We have started sending the Daily Digest in a slightly different markup.

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where the submitter of a feedback item was no longer able to comment on that issue after they left the app.

March 10, 2022

Fixes

  • We fixed a bug where screenshots posted through the Mendix Feedback widget could be viewed in thumbnail size only. It ain’t much, but it’s honest work. (Tickets 143368, 143399, 143435, 143505, 143526, 143602, 143657, 143681, 143782, 143818, 143838, 143919, 143924, 143965)

Improvements

  • The apps displayed on the My Apps tab that appears when starting Studio Pro are pulled from the My Apps page in Developer Portal. In Studio Pro versions below 9.6.0, the My Apps tab will no longer display Git for version control apps, as Git integration is not supported. In Studio Pro 9.6.0 and above, both Git-enabled and SVN-enabled apps are displayed.

February 10, 2022

Improvements

  • In our continuous effort to change the Developer Portal from a monolith into microservices, we have taken a big step in giving company data its own service. This paves the way for an updated password maintenance experience, which we will release soon.

Fixes

  • We fixed a bug where editing a new task while creating a story threw an error.

January 18, 2022

Improvements

  • We improved the platform navigation. The Switch to menu on the left side of the top bar now also provides access to your recently used apps.

2021

December 23, 2021

Improvements

  • During the last release, we introduced an issue where the Developer Portal exposed apps without a repository to Studio Pro. We patched this issue on December 17, 2021 with a band-aid. This release sees a more permanent solution.

December 2, 2021

Fixes

  • We fixed an error where it was not possible to edit a comment under a Feedback item. (Tickets 134179, 136172)

November 18, 2021

Improvements

  • The arrival of Git support means that a new version of the Platform SDK is in order. We made some changes to the Developer Portal to accommodate this new version, which is currently being tested and will be published soon.
  • We introduced a new version of the Feedback API that will be used by a new generation of Feedback widgets coming to the Marketplace soon.
  • Until now, you were not able to delete or deactivate an app if it was still deployed to an environment, regardless of whether it was a licensed environment or a sandbox for a Free App. We changed this behavior so that the only check is on whether the environment is licensed. A consequence of this change is that the cloud icon on the app tiles on the My Apps page is only displayed if your app is deployed to a licensed node.

November 4, 2021

Improvements

  • We redesigned the Stories archive page to allow you to more easily search through completed stories by ID, name, description, or Sprint.

November 1, 2021

Update of *.mendixcloud.com SSL/TLS certificate

  • We have renewed the SSL/TLS certificate for \*.mendixcloud.com. Browsers like Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer automatically trust the new certificate. In that case, there is nothing you have to do. If you run services that connect to a \*.mendixcloud.com endpoint and use a static or outdated trust store, we advise you to update their certificates. The new SSL/TLS certificate can be downloaded here. This can be done from today, you do not have to wait for the old certificate to expire.
    • Current certificate details:
      • Subject: *.mendixcloud.com
      • Issuer: C = US, O = DigiCert Inc, OU = www.digicert.com, CN = RapidSSL TLS RSA CA G1
      • Validity: Sep 12 00:00:00 2019 GMT - Nov 10 12:00:00 2021 GMT
      • SHA-256 Fingerprint: AE:55:1D:88:32:E1:7E:BF:AB:0D:F3:2F:57:57:C8:98:8D:87:3F:E8:F6:5F:A6:09:82:EA:37:F7:12:25:A5:D3
      • SHA-1 Fingerprint: 5E:4D:05:9B:FE:54:3F:B6:D8:A4:D7:86:7F:3B:50:9A:EE:09:35:8F
    • New certificate details:
      • Subject: *.mendixcloud.com
      • Issuer: C = GB, ST = Greater Manchester, L = Salford, O = Sectigo Limited, CN = Sectigo RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA
      • Validity: Oct 29 00:00:00 2021 GMT - Oct 29 23:59:59 2022 GMT
      • SHA-256 Fingerprint: BF:AE:01:9F:93:5A:D9:92:35:B5:BA:9F:E4:AE:56:99:21:17:44:51:56:17:A2:11:A1:FE:3B:42:9C:B4:B6:70 * SHA-1 Fingerprint: 0F:3B:31:9F:86:6E:65:2D:5F:7A:EF:35:64:04:45:67:58:E4:ED:11

October 21, 2021

Improvements

  • The app Team overview now shows deactivated users. These users can no longer sign in to the Mendix Platform or contribute to the app, and they were until now hidden from view. By showing deactivated users, app administrators have the opportunity to remove them from the app team.
  • During our continuous monitoring, we noticed that creating an app during peak hours caused performance issues and sometimes resulted in timeouts. We mitigated these problems by restructuring the app creation process.

Fixes

October 14, 2021

Improvements

  • We noticed our API Keys overview was not telling the exact truth and made some changes accordingly. Because API keys are cached by our user-provisioning system, when you revoke an API key, it takes a certain amount of time before this is reflected across the platform. A new confirmation message warns you of this.
  • We added a Team Server revision history overview page for your Git-enabled apps. This allows you to have an overview of the last 40 commits made in your app. You can filter the overview per branch. When a revision is linked to a user story, the Team Server page can bring you to the story details page.

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where you could not see the story details if one of the tasks had a title that was longer than 200 characters.

September 23, 2021

Improvements

  • We simplified the drag-and-drop behavior on the Stories Overview page (for both the new and old UI) to make it more stable.
  • We added support for adding labels to stories on the Stories Overview page.
  • It is now possible to add labels and tasks as well as assign a team member when you create a story.
  • Thanks to a lot of feedback from the community, we have improved the new stories functionality to the point where we feel comfortable removing the old UI. Because of this, we will be deprecating the old UI on December 31st, 2021.
  • We improved the look and feel of the story detail page, and we removed support for the old version of this page.
  • We made further preparations for the support of Git-enabled apps.
  • We finished a year-long project where we modernized the way the Developer Portal communicates internally. This meant we removed a long-running internal platform app, which had a great run, but now it is time to say goodbye. This app has been replaced with business events based on Kafka.

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where an error was shown when a Sprint was created from the Stories page.

September 2, 2021

Improvements

  • We removed the Burndown Chart and the Release Plan from Stories. We are working on reintroducing solutions for project analytics and release planning in the future.
  • We implemented context deep links to all main app pages on the Developer Portal so you can easily share references.
  • We increased the performance of opening the My Apps page

Fixes

  • We fixed a bug where the pop-up window with pending invitations shown twice.
  • We also fixed a layout bug on the invitation pop-up window that we accidentally introduced during the last release.

August 19, 2021

Improvements

  • We implemented the first batch of endpoints for mobile, in preparation for something cool coming your way.
  • We improved the way the Developer Portal shares data across its several components.
  • We made small improvements to the look and feel of the Developer Portal.

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue with the app’s Team page where Mendix Admins could not add or remove team members.

July 14, 2021

Improvements

  • We updated the look and feel of the Documents page.

June 30, 2021

Improvements

  • You can now assign team members to a user story.
  • We moved the old version of the Stories UI. You can now access it via the More button on the Stories page.
  • We removed the Team read-only overview page and send you straight to the Manage Team page.
  • We moved the API Keys page to the General Settings page.
  • We implemented a new responsive search panel.
  • We will remove the Burndown Chart and Release Plan tabs from the Developer Portal on August 31, 2021.

June 15, 2021

Improvements

  • Git is coming: we have prepared the Developer Portal for the handling of Git-supported apps.
  • We added a button to the Stories overview that allows you to create a new label.
  • We made some minor changes to the look and feel across the Developer Portal.

Fixes

  • We fixed a broken link to the documentation on the Team Server page.

June 1, 2021

Improvements

  • We are deprecating part of the options to create an app based on an app template. As of June 20, 2021, you can no longer create apps through the Projects API or the Developer Portal using app templates created in Desktop Modeler version 7.23.14 or below. Please update your templates to 7.23.15 or above before creating apps based on those templates.

May 17, 2021

Improvements

  • We made some minor changes to the look and feel over several pages, buttons, and UI components in line with the recent redesign of Mendix Developer Portal.

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where you could not always see the avatars of other users in the same app.
  • We fixed an issue where there were styling glitches visible when adding a description to a newly created story.

May 7, 2021

New Features

  • It is now possible to create a new app with the workflows functionality more deeply integrated in the creation flow.

Fixes

  • We fixed the page title of the Mendix Studio landing page.
  • Page links now open in the correct tab.

March 30, 2021

Improvements

  • We have released our new platform navigation solution with these main features:
    • The Switch to menu on the left side of the top bar provides access to different parts of the Mendix Platform.
    • The top bar contains sub-navigation items (for example, Company Buzz).
    • Clicking the + button on the right side of the top bar will create a new app from anywhere in the platform.
    • Under your avatar on the right side of the top bar, there is an option to switch off the new navigation, which will be available for a limited amount of time.
  • We improved the search experience and added a full page of search results that can be accessed by clicking View Search Results Page at the bottom of the search drop-down menu or by pressing Enter after typing a search query
  • We changed the My Apps page and moved your favorite apps to the Pinned tab. This will become the default tab on this page, making it easy to quickly access the apps you care about the most.
  • You asked and we listened: We added new label colors for labels in Stories. There are now 15 different colors to choose from, specifically selected with accessibility in mind.
  • We made some big changes to the look and feel of our Developer Portal:
    • We reshuffled the navigation items in the App Buzz to a more logical order, based on our research insights. Now, there are two main sections: Collaborate and Deploy.
    • We updated the look of various navigation items (Feedback, Planning, Team Server, General) to our new design.
    • We removed the grey background with white card content in all pages.
    • We replaced the breadcrumbs in the top left corner of the project navigation with the app name and icon.

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where sending feedback from Studio Pro resulted in an error. (Tickets 113634, 115031)

March 26, 2021

Improvements

  • We made some small improvements to the App Templates page.

March 15, 2021

Fixes

  • We fixed a bug where it was not possible to open a version 6 Desktop Modeler from the Developer Portal.

March 10, 2021

Fixes

  • We fixed a bug where selecting an IBM or SAP template in the Create App flow did not direct you to the right page.

March 4, 2021

Improvements

  • We made some minor changes to the look and feel over several pages, most notably the General Settings page.
  • We made some preparations for Git support.
  • We improved the sharing of data across the Developer Portal so that it is more stable and secure.

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where the Add image icon was missing when posting a comment on the Buzz. (Ticket 109481)
  • We fixed an issue where creating API keys appeared in the audit trail. (Ticket 116182)

February 25, 2021

Improvements

  • We optimized the App Templates page for a better experience. We also improved the search function on this page.
  • There is now better performance for building your app after you select a template.

February 9, 2021

Improvements

  • We improved the speed of the App Templates page. After you click Create App, the templates appear instantly now.

February 5, 2021

Improvements

  • It is now possible to add or remove labels in the Story Details page.
  • We added a link to your app’s environments in the app tile on My Apps.

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where new Mendix Admins did not get access to environment nodes. (Ticket 114913)

February 4, 2021

New Features

  • We released the Mendix Control Center, which provides governance and control features for Mendix Admins (formerly known as Company Admins).

Improvements

  • We moved the existing Company Admin features in the Developer Portal to Control Center.

January 24, 2021

Improvements

  • You can no longer create new polls on the company or app Buzz page. Existing polls can still be answered.

Fixes

  • We fixed several minor issues with the My Apps page.

January 15, 2021

Improvements

  • We redesigned the My Apps page.
  • You will now see labels when you are editing a story using the new Stories UI. We will enable the editing of story labels and label colors in a future release.

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where newly-added Company Admins did not get access to edit user groups in the Marketplace.

2020

December 23, 2020

Improvements

  • We tweaked the styling of the Stories > Project History page.
  • We made moving a story to another app more intuitive.
  • We removed the Model page, which contained tips on how to get started creating your apps.

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where replies to Buzz notifications were not properly processed into comments on your app Buzz page. (Ticket 111076)

December 2, 2020

Improvements

  • We changed the home page of the Developer Portal to My Apps.

November 4, 2020

Fixes

  • We fixed a bug where a change of company name was not properly distributed along the platform.
  • We fixed a bug where drop-down menus were cut off on the story details page.

October 9, 2020

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where team members were not displayed in the Team overview.

October 4, 2020

Improvements

  • We redesigned the story details page and made it available for beta usage. You can use the new design when the new story UI is enabled. Please note that it is currently not possible to add or manage labels with the new UI; this functionality will be released in the future.
  • When you add a task to a commit of your app model, we now show the revision in the revision overview of the story details. Clicking the task will bring you to the story details page to which the task belongs.
  • We simplified the Company Settings tab of the Company page by removing some barely used attributes.

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where the default avatar of a team member who committed a revision was not properly displayed in the revision overview of the story details.
  • We fixed an issue where a Company Admin was no longer able to open the General Settings of an app they for a team in which they were not a member.
  • We repaired a dead link to the documentation on the App User Management page.

August 25, 2020

Improvements

  • We reintroduced the read-only authorization for the user story overview.

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where, under certain circumstances, email notifications were not sent on story comment updates.

August 11, 2020

Improvements

  • We made some small performance improvements.

Fixes

  • We placed a deprecation warning in a file hosted by the Developer Portal that is used in old versions of the Mendix Feedback widget. As of October 1, 2020, we will end support for Mendix Feedback widget version 5 or below. Please always keep your Feedback widget up-to-date to ensure the best experience for your users.
  • We fixed an issue where you could move a user story to a different Sprint without specifying the target Sprint.

July 28, 2020

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where email notifications on feedback items were not sent under certain circumstances.

July 13, 2020

Improvements

  • We increased the performance on opening the buzz page.
  • We changed the default avatar of a user profile from the Mendix logo to an industry standard user-icon.

Fixes

  • We fixed a bug where, under certain circumstances, the “View App” was disabled even though it should have been enabled.

June 28, 2020

Improvements

  • We implemented the second increment in renaming the default End-user team role to Guest.

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where it was possible to change the end date of a closed Sprint.

June 15, 2020

Improvements

  • The new Stories UI has been improved with various sections. The old Stories UI will be made unavailable soon. We encourage you to turn your tasks that are still available in the old Stories UI into new stories before the old UI is inaccessible.
  • We improved performance on story-related actions such as drag-and-drop and status changes on large apps with many deleted items.
  • We renamed the default End-User team role to Guest to better distinguish team roles from app user roles.
  • We removed the list appearance of the My Company’s Apps page.

Fixes

  • We fixed a bug where the background did not display properly on mobile browsers.
  • We fixed a bug where changes to a story title or description were saved when clicking Cancel.

May 27, 2020

Improvements

  • When you delete a story or task on the Stories page, it is now irreversibly removed from the system.
  • We removed the ability to revert story-related changes in an app’s history.
  • We removed the ability to delete several stories at once on the Stories page.
  • We simplified story maintenance by preventing nested tasks.
  • We removed the read-only permission on the stories board to bring the Developer Portal in line with industry standards.
  • We made small improvements in the look and feel of the Developer Portal.

Fixes

  • We fixed a bug where the calendar icon ( ) on date/time input fields was not displayed properly.
  • We fixed a bug where the star icon ( ) on your favorite apps was not displayed properly.

May 22, 2020

Improvements

  • The Stories template functionality has been replaced with the Clone functionality in the new UI option (beta).

May 7, 2020

Improvements

  • We added a new story action called Clone to the new beta UI. For more information, see the New UI Option (beta) section of Stories.

February 21, 2020

Improvements

  • We fixed an issue where favorited apps still showed up in the favorites view on the My Apps page after being deleted.
  • We made performance improvements to the My Apps page.
  • We fixed an issue where the description field did not expand properly when creating a new story.

February 6, 2020

Improvements

  • We implemented a new design for the Create App flow.
  • When creating a new app, you can now search through templates for feature demos, academy training apps, and ready-made apps.
  • After selecting an app template, you can now choose a nice icon for your app.

2019

December 23, 2019

Improvements

  • We made minor improvements to the process of creating a new app.

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where you were redirected to the Comments page from the Stories page.

December 18, 2019

Improvements

  • We made some minor improvements to the style of the Stories beta version. This release fixes issues regarding batch actions.

December 13, 2019

Improvements

  • We redesigned the Stories page with a brand new UI and improved stability. The new UI can be accessed by clicking Enable new UI. This is a beta version.

December 5, 2019

Improvements

  • We made some minor styling improvements on Buzz.

November 21, 2019

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue that prevented the Edit in Studio Pro functionality in the Developer Portal from opening Studio Pro.

November 1, 2019

Improvements

  • We introduced the ability to favorite apps from the My Apps page and to filter on favorite apps. This is helpful when you have a large number of Mendix apps.

September 24, 2019

Improvements

  • We fixed an issue that would prevent users from inviting email addresses that contain capital letters.
  • We fixed an issue that occasionally triggered an error message during signup.
  • We made various small performance improvements on the Developer Portal.

September 19, 2019

Launchpad Removal and App User Management Update

  • We removed the old launchpad page, as we have moved to a new SSO architecture. The old URL launchpad.mendix.com now links to your My Apps page.
  • We moved the App User management functionality of the launchpad to the General app settings in the Developer Portal. For more information, see the Managing App Users section of How to Manage General App Settings.

August 9, 2019

App User Management Improvements

  • We redesigned the UI for managing app users and improved the performance of loading manageable app environments and users.

July 25, 2019

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue where updates to decimal constants in the Developer Portal were limited to 2 decimal places. This has been increased to 8 decimal places. (Ticket 85507)

May 2, 2019

UI Improvements

  • With the beta release of Mendix Studio and Mendix Studio Pro (Mendix 8), we have updated all mentions of Web Modeler to Mendix Studio and Desktop Modeler to Mendix Studio Pro across the Developer Portal.

April 8, 2019

Webhooks Available

  • We have added the ability to create webhooks for stories and Sprints for your apps. These webhooks can be configured to send information when Sprints change and/or stories change.

April 5, 2019

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue with the Developer Portal where the memory utilization was not optimized and could cause system instability. This change does not affect memory utilization by customer apps.

March 15, 2019

Fixes

  • We fixed an found issue where you were not able to change your password on the Password Has Expired page. (Tickets 80828, 80882, 80884, 80888, 80997, 81005)
  • We fixed an issue with retrieving stories in the Desktop Modeler. (Tickets 80618, 80623, 80636, 80665, 80685, 80705, 80726, 80738, 80780, 80833, 80834, 80854, 80866, 80935, 81008)
  • We fixed an error that occurred when importing stories from Excel in certain situations.
  • We fixed an issue where you unable to invite referrals to the Mendix Platform.

March 14, 2019

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue that sometimes caused the Technical Contact information to be hidden on the app’s General page in the Developer Portal. (Tickets 70285, 77387, 80269, 80929)

March 7, 2019

Fix

  • When building a mobile application package for a new project, the default for permissions is now disabled. These are the set of permissions that a mobile (Phonegap) app requires and, previously, all permissions were enabled for new projects by default. This caused Push Notifications to fail if no further configuration was provided.

March 6, 2019

Feedback and Support

  • We removed the Mendix Feedback widget from the Developer Portal. If you want to report an issue or ask a question, please submit a ticket at Mendix Support.

January 3, 2019

Fixes

  • We have updated the links to the tutorials in Mendix welcome email, so that new users of our platform can be guided better. (Ticket 77158)
  • We have fixed integration issues that affected some Developer Portal users while managing application members. (Ticket 77386)

2018

December 12, 2018

Improvements

  • We improved the performance of the My Apps page for users who are a member of a large number of teams.
  • We updated the look and feel of the My Company’s Apps page to be more in line with the My Apps page.
  • We improved the look and feel of the emails that are being sent by the Developer Portal.

Fixes

  • We fixed the broken deep link to the Stories page of your apps.

December 1, 2018

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue that sometimes caused the team member with the Technical Contact role to be hidden on the Node Permissions tab of the Security pages. (Tickets 69085, 69150, 69419, 69440, 69458, 69585, 69592, 69783, 69884,70131,70228, 70285, 76152)

November 1, 2018

Improvements

  • We made improvements in the communication between the Web Modeler and the Developer Portal.

October 17, 2018

Fixes

  • We fixed a memory leak problem that caused Developer Portal to have longer response times.
  • We addressed and fixed an issue that caused some Developer Portal users to see empty dialog boxes instead of error message content. (Tickets 67626, 69363)

October 16, 2018

Fixes

  • It is now possible to go to a Mendix community member’s new Mendix Profile directly from the Buzz and People pages. (Ticket 69702)

October 11, 2018

Improvements

  • Several UX updates were made to Developer Portal pages:
    • The My Apps page has been redesigned, and you can now toggle your app list views.
    • The App > General page has been redesigned.

October 1, 2018

Web Modeler Improvements

The Web Modeler can now be enabled for all types of apps. You can do this on the Settings > General page of your app. If you have a licensed app, you will also need to choose your deployment environment.

Fixes

  • For a while, the Show activity for filter buttons on the company Buzz page were broken and displayed nothing. They now work again.

September 10, 2018

Improvements

  • An application created through our APIs now has the Web Modeler enabled if the template on which the app is based is suitable for use in the Web Modeler.

Fixes

  • We have loosened an unnecessarily strict constraint on email domains during signup. You can now sign up with email domains with single-character sub-domains. (Tickets 68210, 68386)

June 26, 2018

Improvement

  • We implemented the new Mendix header.

May 23, 2018

Improvements

  • Company Admins can now export three reports to Excel: active users, app permissions of active users, and apps. This enables managing users and their permissions at scale.

Fixes

  • The Revisions tab on the Story Details page now shows the avatar of the committer instead of the app’s avatar.

May 8, 2018

Improvements

  • You can now assign colors to your labels on the Stories page: Mendix Blue, Firetruck Red, Goldfish Orange, and Tulip Green.
  • The Story Details page now has a new tab that shows the revisions related to the story.

Fixes

  • On the Feedback Details page, the Move to app drop-down menu is visible again.
  • Special characters like & are now displayed correctly in the subject of Buzz notification emails.
  • The green call-to-action button in Buzz notification emails will now also work in Outlook for Windows. (Ticket 63452)
  • If there is a lot of activity in a Buzz thread, each notification email now displays the correct thread history, instead of each email containing the same comments.
  • We fixed two documentation links.

April 9, 2018

Fixes

  • It is now possible to assign an empty value for application constants that have string as the data type.
  • The loading pop-up window text shown while retrieving branches is now fixed.
  • The bug that prevented some users from viewing the list of running requests of their applications is now fixed.
  • The bug that prevented users from deactivating their projects is now fixed.

March 16, 2018

Improvements

  • We changed the browser title from “Mendix App Platform” to Mendix Platform to be consistent with our messaging and documentation.
  • Hybrid mobile improvements: you can now generate icons and splash screens, add custom loader and error images, and add custom HTML and CSS. We also added a new theming section for minor color tweaks.

Fixes

  • The Deploy and Operate deep links were not available in the Security menu for user groups without monitoring access. This has been fixed.

February 15, 2018

Improvements

  • We introduced a beautiful new design for the notification emails you receive when someone replies to your Buzz posts.

Fixes

  • We addressed an issue that prevented the Daily Digest email from being sent.

January 25, 2018

Improvement

  • It is now possible for you to change the Technical Contact of your applications by yourself.