In this article we will see how you can make your active directory authentication with AgilePoint NX more secure using a Bearer token. Before we dive into this topic, lets understand the terminology around Bearer tokens and JSON Web Token (JWT) token as they are used interchangeably. JWT is an encoding standard for tokens that…
Global CSS for eForms
In this article, we are going to look at the Global CSS feature. This has been a highly sought-after feature within customer base and I am pleased to announce that starting AgilePoint NX 7.0 Software Update 2, AgilePoint is going to support applying a global CSS to all your forms. Global CSS Styles is a…
Miscellaneous Enhancements as Part of 7.0 SU-2 Release
In this article, I am going to cover some of minor miscellaneous enhancements which have been added as part of AgilePoint NX 7.0 SU-2 release. These include following features Download Tasks as CSV Enhanced Process Viewer Navigation Reassign In Queue Tasks Open eForms Report View from Manage Center Make the Previously Published Version of App…
Sample Page Templates in Page Builder
Page builder which was introduced as AgilePoint NX 7.0 release is used for designing customized portal experience for your organization. This is a heavily sought after feature among the customer base. However we were seeing some demand within our user base to provide some kick start templates or sample pages which can help the web…
Session Management in AgilePoint NX
Session Management feature lets a tenant/system admin monitor and protect your AgilePoint Tenant by reviewing active sessions and session details on the Session Management page in Manage Center. This page provides you various views based on sessions active during last few mins, between selected time span, by client type, by user name, sessions in last…
eForms Performance Tuning Tools
In this article we are going to cover some to the tools which you can use to fine tune the rendering time of your AgilePoint NX eForms. eForms performance can be dependent on various factors like Network Latency Browser Performance eForms Design Since forms are major part of the user experience layer, with each release…
Read And Write To Excel Tables Using Excel Connector
As the name indicates, this feature allows reading of multiple rows into AgilePoint NX process data and writing back process data into multiple rows of the selected Excel. The operations that happen on the Excel, happen on a specified table in the selected Excel. Prior to this feature being introduced in AgilePoint NX 7.0 SU2,…
Auto Generation Of Related Entity Lookup
In this article, we are going to look at how a lookup can be auto generated when a field in child entity which is related to a field in parent entity is dragged onto the form designer. This is more of a usability feature. Before we get into the details, lets first understand what is…
eForms Theme Templates – AgilePoint Store
Forms are a critical part of most of the business applications. As the web standards are getting evolved so is the expectation around user experience. Keeping up with the pace at which styling is evolving can be quite challenging for citizen developers who might not have the skill sets for creating custom CSS files. Keeping…
Custom Columns and Tabs in Work Center
Starting AgilePoint NX 7.0 Software Update 2 release, AgilePoint has announced general availability of the Custom Column and Custom Tabs feature is AgilePoint OnDemand environment. As most of you are already aware, this feature has been in the product for last 2-3 Yrs but was mainly delivered as a paid Add-On. With this release, we…
Configure Mobile App Using QR Code
Mobile experience has has been one of the top priorities at AgilePoint. A few months back we introduced the concept of Mobile App Accelerator using which enterprises can create custom branded mobile apps where all the mobile app settings can be pre-configured by admins including the images and styling of mobile apps. However we still…
Custom Announcements Through AgilePoint NX Portal
Every system administrator, at some point, needs to make few key announcements to the entire user base. Today most system admins make use of emails or company announcement systems to send such notifications but there are very high chances that users do not pay attention to such notifications. It is better to show notification to…
AgilePoint’s Webhooks – Are Your Apps Listening?
Before we deep dive into this topic, lets first understand what are Webhooks. Webhooks are automated messages sent from apps to pre-configured endpoints when something happens. They have a payload that is sent to a unique URL. They’re a simple way your online accounts can talk to each other and get notified automatically when something…
Barcode and QR Code Scanner Support in AgilePoint NX eForms
I am pleased to announce that starting AgilePoint NX 7.0 SU2, AgilePoint NX mobile apps will include a new feature of scanning Barcode and QR code images, which allows the scanning and reading of Barcodes and QR Codes directly in eForms on iOS and Android apps for AgilePoint NX. This has been a highly sought…
AgilePoint NX Connector for Blue Prism RPA
AgilePoint’s NX solution combines all the features and components of RPA, DPA and Business Process Management (BPM) into a single, future-proof digital transformation platform that allows critical business applications to evolve and adapt at the same pace, while it supports trending technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and Internet of Things without the need to…
Display Scheduled Maintenance Notification on AgilePoint Portal
Every system administrator, at some point, needs to take an important service like AgilePoint NX server and portal offline temporarily, for scheduled maintenance or for upgrades. This article provides guidance on what to include in a downtime announcement and how to communicate upcoming maintenance windows to your users. If at all possible, give your users…
Governance Apps Using AgilePoint NX
In this article, I am going to cover how to use AgilePoint NX to design your system and user governance applications. User provisioning and governance applications gives a single point of maintenance to manage user access to IT applications. Companies need these governance programs to maintain organized records of user information such as personal information,…
Building Public Facing App In 30 Minutes or Less
In this article we are going to look at how to create public facing form based applications on the AgilePoint NX platform. Form based applications and Data Entity modules were introduced in AgilePoint NX v7.0 release during summer of 2018. These have been the most awaited features in v7.0 where you could create standalone data…
Advanced AgilePoint NX Application – Build from Scratch
As part of a recent analyst briefing, I created a fairly comprehensive application with multiple integrations from scratch in less than 60 mins which is shown in the video at the end of the post. If you’ve never heard of the low code approach to app development before then get ready because you’re about to…
Form Based Applications – SharePoint Data Source
In this article we are going to look into form based application using SharePoint as a data source. This has been the most awaited feature in v7.0 where you could create standalone data driven applications which do not need a process model and replace the OOTB SharePoint ListForm. The OOTB SharePoint ListForm is single column…