Release Notes

Release 5.0.0

New features:

• Added new Data source control to display items of any data source on the form.
• Now end-user can initiate document generation on the form.
• Input parameters now available not only for Workflow but also for Expression buttons.
• Style of the buttons on the form is now customizable and dynamic.
• Added ability to customize visibility of the File columns.
• Now you can use Moment.js to work with dates in expressions.
• You may select fields of the user information list (which is now automatically imported as a data source) in the “User/Group” filters.

Bug fixes:

• Error on opening end user form form SharePoint list view in some browsers.
• Filling of the Lookup and User/Group fields doesn’t work in mobile view.
• The condition on the create form does not work depending on the field filled with the default value.
• The entered value in the field is being cleared for the references.
• Availability settings doesn’t apply to Yes/No columns of the List.
• Horizontal mode doesn’t work for the List.
• Validation error message overlaps the field below.
• Close button renamed to Cancel on the end user form.

Improvements:

• Properties panel for Button is redesigned.
• Added ability to sort parameters of the Workflow and Expression buttons.
• Updated design of the “Value” tab of the control settings panel.
• Default sorting added to Lookup and User/Group items on the form.
• Added Multiple property in read only mode for Lookup and User/Group fields.
• Required property is removed from Yes/No fields.
• Form editor and navigation pane are redesigned.
• Form editor usability improvements.

Release 4.1.0

Features:

• Import and export of the forms is now available.
• Added new types of workflow parameters to run workflow button:

• Now embedded functions can be used in lookup filters.

Bug fixes:

• Values in the columns are not saved if a new field added to the parent list.
• Error when opening end user form if any List or File field has a String type.
• Error when drag and dropping a grid if it has selected cell.
• Visibility expressions for list columns don’t work with Flag fields.
• Can’t match the current user with the user selected in User field on the form.
• “Not equal” doesn’t work in lookup and user field filters.
• Choices are not updated when Choice type is changed to Multichoice.
• Text field can’t be put into another cell if cell’s width can’t be extended.
• Validation error of “Connected to” property doesn’t appear if the type of the field is changed.
• Not all buttons are visible on the end user form in some cases.
• Html field is not correctly rendered in the List field on the end user form.
• Links are not saved properly in Html fields on the end user forms.
• Dates have incorrect time zone on the end user form.
• Can’t delete added buttons in form editor in some cases.

Improvements:

• Usability improvements of the expression editor – added syntax highlighting, code validation, string numbers, IntelliSense (code complete).
• The value of the Flag fields is now being converted if saved into Text fields.
• Link to Help pages added to designer menu.
• Minor improvements in design of the end user form.

Release 4.0.0

Features:

• New design of the form editor.
• New grid behavior on adding or deleting cells.
• Now it is possible to change the width of the cells on the form.
• Moving of controls, cells and grids from tab to other tab is now supported.
• Responsiveness of the end user forms on different devices is significantly improved.

Bug fixes:

• Incorrect user permissions check on the edit form.
• Error on license activation on the root site.
• Publish error if the form editor is on the root site and is opened with direct url in browser.
• The type of the field is not updated on data source import if the type is changed in SharePoint.
• Validation of the required fields is not applied for Multichoice fields.
• Some buttons are not shown on the command panel of the end user form if there is no space on the screen to show them.
• It is possible to clear title and name in control’s property panel.
• The condition or expression is cut to 256 symbols if edited in input field in properties panel.
• The field can’t be filled correctly if connected with several controls on the form.
• Validation is not properly working in some cases.
• Incorrect width of the end user form.
• Form gallery page is scrolled up after publication of the form.
• Duplicated appearance of the welcome page in designer in some cases.
• Incorrect Text control width on the end user form.
• No spacing below Html field on the end user form.
• Duplicated scroll on the end user form in some cases.
• Validation message is cleared if “Required” is changed to “Required by condition” in property panel.
• Incorrect message on the license activation page if trial license is active.

Improvements:

• Added name of the linked data source for File and List fields on the data source edit page.
• Title of the data source is now also updated on import.
• Publish button availability behavior improvements.

Release 3.0.0

Features:

• Added new controls to the form designer:

• Changes are now not applied to the end user’s forms until published.
• Now the forms for the modes can be set in the data source editing dialog.
• Deleted fields are no longer available for adding to the form after refresh/import.
• Filters can now be applied to «User/Groups» columns of the List fields.

Bug fixes:

• Validation for File fields is not working properly in some cases.
• The form is hanging when running the workflow.
• Publish errors if there are many content types in the source list.
• Created item doesn’t have correct content type.
• Scrolling is not working on the forms that don’t have navigation groups.
• Form designer doesn’t allow to place fields below List field.
• Incorrect validation text if there are empty required fields on the form.
• Filters are empty on first load of the Forms page.
• The form name disappears from the breadcrumb after refresh of the page.
• Name of the group wraps to the next row when focus is set to the group.
• Error when clicking “ZForms” in breadcrumb.
• Language switch is not working properly on the Welcome page.
• Не работает переключение языка на странице приветствия.
• Localization errors.

Improvements:

• Localized and corrected field types in designer.
• Workflow buttons properties are now applied after form publishing.
• Реализовано обновление перечня значений для поля типа «Множественный выбор» при публикации формы (если значения изменены в SharePoint-списке).
• Options for multichoice fields are now changed after form publishing (if changed in SharePoint list settings)..
• Data sources, Forms and Form designer pages are redesigned.

Release 2.1.0

Features:

• Form editor can now set both “Required” and validation expressions for List fields.
• Lookup fields in child tables now support filters.

Bug fixes:

• Import fails if web site has too many lists (over 100).
• License activation page is not shown in some cases.
• Validation expressions don’t work on inactive tabs.
• Cell’s content is not properly deleted when the number of columns in grid is decreased.
• Error on the form if an Expression button is added for the List field.
• Data is not stored in List field columns that were added when List field is already on the form.
• Add and Delete buttons of a List field are available even if the List field is disabled.
• Items in child tables have wrong order.
• Properties of the List field columns are cached.
• Can’t see the whole list of data sources in the new form dialog.
• Incorrect sorting on “Data Sources” and “Forms” pages.
• Arrow buttons in the columns selection dialog of the List field are not displayed properly if there are columns with long names.
• The run workflow form is not showing properly if contains over 10 input parameters.
• The height of the run workflow form is incorrect in Internet Explorer 11.
• Minor localization mistakes.
• Minor fixes in the form editor.

Improvements:

• Now designer correctly works in multiuser mode. User will receive warning message if there is a conflict with another user’s changes.
• Tabs that have validation errors now have indicators on the end-user forms.
• Added ability to change the type of the button.
• Added information about the product features on the license activation page.

Release 2.0.0

Features:

• Now user can start trial and request commercial subscription from the app.
• The access to designer is now prohibited to the users who doesn’t have Manage Lists permission at the web site level.
• The fields of type File now also have visibility settings.
• Lookup fields properties are now updated with the refresh of the data sources.
• Partial support for Internet Explorer 11.

Bug fixes:

• Publication settings do not apply for some modes.
• Delete of the form does not release its url.
• Error after re-installation of ZForms.
• Import does not update List fields.
• Refresh all return exception if there is a data source linked to deleted list.
• Error when changing the title of the List and File fields in data source editor dialog.
• Error when saving the form if its URL contains «_».
• Error when saving the form if a text field contains «year».
• Error in some cases when redirecting from view to edit mode.
• Required html-field is unavailable if validation message shown.
• Data sources list is not updated when the field type is changed.
• New, Delete, Rename buttons are enabled for disabled File field.
• Welcome page is not opening if the web site language is not Russian or English.
• Minor bugs in Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Safari.

Improvements:

• Hide by condition and Disable by condition properties are renamed and inverted.
• Form editor usability improvements.
• Unsupported data sources are excluded from import.
• Show the title of the SharePoint Online web site in breadcrumb and menu of the designer.
• Localized end-user forms to Russian and English.

Release 1.1.0

Features:

• Added properties to the List fields and the columns of the List fields.
• It is now allowed to reference other columns of the List field to set its value.
• Now you can filter forms by data source on forms page.
• You can now specify modes and urls for the form in the publication dialog.
• Start mode option added to Workflow button properties.

Bug fixes:

• The initialization of the app is not performed at the first opening of designer.
• Incorrect import of the default value for Boolean fields.
• Default value is not generated for the User fields.
• Some properties are not updated for the List fields and their columns during the refresh.
• The field is not marked as added to the form in the form editor if it is added not to the currently displayed tab.
• Can’t delete value from required text/number field.
• A height of the title for the File and List fields is changed if the field is required.

Improvements:

• Welcome page added at the first opening of designer.
• Components page renamed to Forms.
• Left navigation links changed to reflect actual pages and their titles.
• Now you can select data source for the List and File fields from a dropdown list on the data source editor form.
• JavaScript expression to get user name became a bit less complex.
• Navigation to SharePoint Online web site is now to available in breadcrumb and designer menu.
• Updated look and feel of the properties panel.
• Updated look and feel of the data source editor dialog.
• Minor localization improvements.
• Now you can delete a field on the form by drag and dropping it back to the left panel of the form editor.

Release 1.0.0

Features:

• Added mass import of the SharePoint Online web site lists and libraries on the data sources page.
• Import now updates the properties of already added fields.
• Now you can construct filters in condition builder for Lookup fields.
• Added ability to automatically fill in the fields with values from the item referenced in the lookup field.
• Now you can define expressions for default values of the fields.
• Support for the Date type is added.
• Now you can copy forms on the forms page.
• Now when the end-user closes the form, he or she is automatically redirected back to the page they came from.

Bug fixes:

• Unique values are not generated in some cases.
• Visibility properties work incorrect for Workflow and Expression buttons.
• Error starting the workflow that has parameters if “Save before run” is enabled.
• Error if more than 255 symbols typed in the text field.
• «Cancel» and «Delete» buttons are not visible in the view mode.

Improvements:

• The name of Choice type is changed to Select.
• Visual indicators are added to the fields in the form editor.
• Now you can change the title of the form.
• Added ability to change the order of the groups in Scroll Navigation in the form editor.
• Minor usability improvements in the form editor.
• Minor localization improvements.