10 New Features for Richer Apps

By On November 14, 2011 · 6 Comments · In Product News

You asked. We answered. Caspio Bridge 7.2 contains a lot of little improvements requested by you — our customers. These features are designed to improve the navigation and usability of your Caspio-powered applications so you can create richer, more user-friendly apps.

New Caspio Features

Click image for an interactive demo of the navigation and usability features.

New Features in Caspio Bridge 7.2

The latest enhancements are intended to help you improve your applications in the eyes of your end users. Here are some of the new ways you can customize your apps for better usability:

  1. “Sort By” Dropdown – Add an interactive “Sort by” dropdown to the top of your reports so users can refresh the data based on suggested sorting options.
  2. “Show Per Page” Dropdown – Include an interactive dropdown for users to control the number of records displayed per page.
  3. “Search Again” Navigation – Use the “Search Again” link to easily return to the search form from any page of your reports.
  4. “Next/Previous” Navigation on Details Pages – Quickly navigate between individual records on the Details Page.
  5. “Jump to” Navigation – Skip to a certain record or page by entering the number in the paging controls.
  6. “Delete Record” Options – Enable the “Delete record” option to allow users to permanently delete records from the database on all types of reports, including Details Pages.
  7. New Icon Actions with Localized Text – Display action links (Search, Details,  Delete, etc.) with both an icon and localized text.
  8. Truncate Long Text – Optimize the app layout by limiting the amount of long text displayed, allowing users to expand the text interactively.
  9. AutoComplete Fields – Display a suggestion box while the user types keywords and recommend matching values already in the database.
  10. New and Improved Styles – Utilize five new Styles optimized for the latest interactive features.

For details on these and other features in Caspio Bridge 7.2, read the release notes.

Let us know what you think about the updates by leaving a comment below.

 

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  • http://denr.sd.gov Ron

    The new features are very nice additions – thank you. You may want to consider an option to allow placement of the navigation controls above the content shown on the details page. Often the content on my detail pages varies in length which moves the navigation controls up and down the page as it refreshes. The controls at the top of the page may remedy that issue.

  • William

    Is there a way to permanently link to the results of a specific search or to a specific DataPage even after the app session that created the result group expires?

  • http://www.caspio.com/support Caspio Support

    Ron, The navigation position is customizable in the Style. Edit the style and in the settings screen under Form/Details >> Navigation >> Layout Options you can change the position from bottom to top.

  • http://www.caspio.com/support Support

    William,

    Yes, you can have a permanent link to another DataPage set up as a default-criteria report with static criteria. This URL can be bookmarked and viewed anytime without worrying about being expired. If you want to have several links with different criteria, you can set up the filtering to receive external parameters from the URL. Hope this helps!

  • http://FindSolarPro.com Hadley

    Very nice upgrades which will enhance the databases we deploy! I’ve been a Caspio customer for over nine years and have always appreciated the high quality of products and services.

  • http://www.caspio.com Valaine Anderson

    Thanks Hadley! We always appreciate your feedback and personal insights as one of our most valued long-time customers.