2020 Apps Release Notes

December 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 2020

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 2020

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 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 2020

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 2020

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 2020

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 2020

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 2020

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.