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As you do that, take a sneak peek at what we have in store for you : Fresh Features to add that extra flair to your app, Future Features set to elevate your app experience with enlightening Video Tutorials, and insightful Blog Posts guiding you through each step of the way.

Don't miss these game-changing enhancements! Dive in today to see your app shine in the competitive landscape.

Stay motivated, savour the adventure of app crafting, and brace yourself for more exciting updates heading your way soon! 🚀

Happy New Year! 🎉🥳 May the coming year bring you joy, success, and new adventures!

📰 What's New?

New features, Latest developments & Updates!

🎨 Unique Badge Colours

What's this Feature All About?

 

This feature allows you to employ unique badge colours for each record value in the Data Table/Data Group or any other location, particularly supporting colours in Reference Fields options.

 

Benefits:

 

• You can enhance visual clarity.
• You can customise and apply colours to Reference Fields.

   

   

   

   

 

 

 

💮 Appwrite Integration

What's this Feature All About?

 

You can use AppWrite as a back-end platform with DrapCode as a 100% front-end builder. All data is pulled and pushed from AppWrite via the Rest APIs. 

Benefits:

• You can make it easy to manage data between the front and back of your app.
• You can focus on how it looks without worrying too much about the technicalities. 

 

♻️ Data in All Environments

What's this Feature All About?

 

This feature enables you to create a record that exists across all environments - alpha, beta, preview, and production. 

Benefits:

 

• You can create data which is needed in all environments, in a single click, like Users, Roles, Permissions, etc. 
• You can easily avoid errors.

   

   

   

   

   

 

📚 JS Wrapper for API

What's this Feature All About?

 

 

This feature lets you interact with DrapCode REST API using pre-defined Javascript SDK to access developer API. You can enjoy benefits such as simplified access to APIs through the library (https://www.npmjs.com/package/drapcode-developer-sdk), rather than dealing with raw APIs directly. 

 

 

 

Benefits:

• You can access APIs via the library.
• You can streamlines API access and save time.

 

 

🐞 Bug Fixes & Improvements

 

• Fixed a bug: Environment variables were not showing up in the Properties Popup in External APIs.
• Fixed a bug: Fetching a Single Record via External API to display the pre-filled data on the Modal Popup was not functioning correctly.
• Fixed a bug: Environment variables are not appearing in the Properties Popup for External APIs.
• Fixed a bug: The JSON modal for viewing item data does not display reference data.
• Fixed a bug: The 404 error page was not being displayed with user-defined changes on Preview/Publish.
• Fixed a bug: Inconsistent Item UUIDs were getting mapped with the action button/link in the Data Table component.
• Fixed a bug: Validation was not working in Apple iOS.
• Fixed a bug: The Code export download button was not functioning.
• Enhancement: Permission support needs to be added to the TenantRoleMapping field.
• Enhancement: Support for time slots in the date format derived field is required.
• Enhancement: Change from Parent Component to Data Table/Group.
• Enhancement: Enhancement: Improve the UI of the new client dashboard application.
• Enhancement: Do not display '_id' anywhere on the builder.
• Enhancement: Implement trimming of values wherever required throughout the application.
• Enhancement: Upgraded calendar data search form.
• Enhancement: Fixed misleading event action name.
  
  

🎦 Video Tutorials

Watch and learn all about the Builder!

In this video tutorial you will understand how to schedule appointments and events based on available slots. You can customise it by setting start/end times for the user's day, determining displayed time slots and specifying whether to allow or disallow overlapping events. 😃😃

In this video tutorial you will know how to display data, such as events and tasks, similar to the Google or Outlook calendar.  😃😃

Upcoming Features 

Here are some of the upcoming features that are in pipeline!

This feature lets you decide where you want to host your application and your database, giving you full control over the infrastructure.

This feature lets you create a collection item and reference all associated collection items in a single event. For example, when creating a Person, it will automatically generate Education, Employment, and Family collection items within the same event. 

Blogs & Insights 😀😀

Read & learn about no code & low code in depth.

What is the impact of Rapid Application Development (RAD) and why is it essential in today's software development environment? Read more

Which no-code app builders stand out for ensuring HIPAA compliance in healthcare? Read more

 

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