- Support for Date and
Time Field. Previously only Date Field was supported. Now we also support Date and Time Field.
- Support for Saving a View in Live Mode. In views your can either do a search or sort to filter the data. When you want to retain the modified view you can use the Save As feature to save your view.
Sep. 10,
2007
Enhancements
to Deluge Scirpting - Enable and Disable form fields in scripts. When a user want to disable a form field, they have to hide the field from others. With Enable and Disable Form, one can make a form field non editable but still visible to others.
- New function round() for rounding numbers.
Aug. 25,
2007
Additional Field
Types - Image field
- URL field
Aug. 10,
2007
Enhancements to
Deluge Scirpting - Support for "On Delete"
action
- Support for accessing old values in "On Update"
script. (i.e) provision is given to access the old
value that is being modified.
Jul. 25,
2007
Support for Charts
in ZohoCreator Support for 15 types of
charts in the first phase:
- Column, Stacked Column,
Column 3d, Stacked Column 3d - Bar, Stacked Bar,
Bar 3d, Stacked Bar 3d
- Line, Step
- Pie, Pie 3D
- Area, Stacked Area
- Web Chart
Jul. 11,
2007
Zoho Creator integrated
in Facebook. -
Now you can access databases created using Zoho Creator
in Facebook. http://apps.facebook.com/zohoapp
Jun. 15,
2007
Zoho Creator 2.0 Release
- Edit Mode Revamped
- New Script Builder and Form Builder
- Layout Customization and revamp of sharing UI
Jan. 20,
2007
Bulk Edit Bulk edit allows you to
apply same value to multiple records. For eg: If you
want to edit the 'Region' column of all the records
with 'North America'. You can do it in few clicks
now.
Jan. 10,
2007
Form Embedding
- More Customizing options - Color Customization to match your
website
- Customize Button Labels
- Customize Success Message
- Customize Next URL
- Display or hide 'Form Name'
Nov. 18,
2006
Search Records
- Enhanced Now you can get the records
you are looking for quickly. We have enhanced search
within records by providing various search conditions
like 'Is, Is Not, Starts with, Ends with, Contains,
Not Contains, Like, Is Empty, Is Not Empty....' to
give you better results quickly.
Importing data
to an existing application- Enhanced For eg: You have a form with 'Fruits' picklist
and its values - 'Apple, Banana, Orange'. And you
wanted to import data which has an additional entry
'Grape' to the 'Fruits' field.
We have enhanced this importing scenario where in
Zoho Creator will automatically add 'Grape' to the
form.
Oct. 22,
2006
Duplicate Records 'Duplicate Records' helps
you cloning one or more records in single mouse click.
To duplicate, select desired records and click 'Duplicate'
button on the view header. You can duplicate records
in a list view.
Calendar Date
Component When your application has more than one date
field. Now you can display the calender view, based
on the date of your choice.
Auto Increment
ID Your records will have a unique auto incremented
id. This id is useful for 'Issue Tracker' kind of
applications where each issue is assigned a unique
id, which helps in tracking a particular issue later
on.
Sep. 10,
2006
Create Ajax Forms Make your forms more powerful.
Automate form validation based on the entries. Modify
contents of the form and field values based on the
user action. Related
blog post >
Update data in
related forms With 'Update field task' Deluge script will
provide you the ability to update data of one form
when the data in another form is modified. Related
blog post >
Iterator Task Useful when you wanted to perform actions
on collection of data. Now you will be able to perform
iterative task based on data.
Help Doc here >
Aug. 08,
2006
Create
Form by pasting .xls .csv and .tsv data Earlier you were able to
import spreadsheet data to an application only once
ie., in the create application window. But now you
can import data to an already existing application
too.
In the 'Create Form' window. You will be shown two
options 'From Scratch' and 'Paste Your Data from .xls
.csv file'. Select 'Paste Your Data...' and paste
the data copied from the spreadsheet file in the area
provided.
Hide Tabs Now you can display the tabs you use regularly
and hide that are used occasionally. For
hiding the tabs, just click on (
) visible on the right corner of the tab. You will
get a 'Tab Properties' menu, click on 'Hide this tab'.
The tab will hidden in the live mode.
You can make the tab visible again by clicking on
'Show this tab' from the same 'Tab Properties' menu.
Jul. 23,
2006
View
new UI View has under gone few
effective UI changes.
- View display type:- List View, Summary View, Calendar
View.
- More Actions:- Embed view in your website, Export
Data, Column Display/Rearrange, Remove Sorting.
- Filters, Add, Delete, Search Records and pagination
- Aligned left.
- Alternate row colors for better readability.
- Number records right aligned.
Read our blog
post on this.
Public/Private
permalinks for views Apart from downloading the data, you will
now have a permalink for all the export types and
feeds. In fact, you can filter, search and then get
filtered permalink also.You can also generate
private links for private views.
Base Criteria Now you can define conditions
to display only the records that you want to see in
the GUI mode also. If the base criteria is not specified,
all the records will be seen.
Sorting Now, whenever you sort any
column it will be saved automatically. You can also
remove saved sort order and restore to default (sorted
by last added entry).
Currency Zoho Creator now supports
94 currencies.
Getting
Started Four start-up pointers which
will be helpful for the first time users to create
application with ease.
Jul. 10,
2006
Form Actions You can write “on submit”
and “on success” action scripts by clicking
on the “Form Actions’ link present at
the bottom of the form.
Constraint
Editing Now you can write Deluge
scripts associated for individual fields. Just click
on respective (
) icon of the field and write “on change action”
script.
Read our blog
post on this.
JSON Feed Now Zoho Creator supports
JSON Feed - a lightweight data-interchange format.
Create Application
- New UI
Create application window is revamped for better user
experience. Now different methods for creating application(from
scratch, from template, importing xls and Deluge script)
sports unique and colorful icons.
Jun. 22,
2006
Summary View -
new display type for the View In additional to the existing
View display types - Tabular and Calendar we have
added 'Summary' now.
You can opt for 'Summary View' for better readability
when the View has got more columns and each field
has got many lines of data.
Move Form/View
to another tab We are getting closer to
eliminate the pains while creating an application,
with our each updates. This would be the most requested
feature by many users. They all would feel sigh of
relief now :)
Now after creating Form/View on any tab you can move
it to any other tab you want, off-course inside that
particular application.
Embed Form/View
as Java script snippet We have added another way
to embed Form/View to your website/blog - "Embed
as Javascript snippet".
Just another way to make your website dynamic!
Record summary
When you have hidden few columns display in the View,
but want to see detail of the record including the
hidden columns, use the latest added feature - Record
Summary. Just click on the icon (
) which appears on rollover of the record.
RSS Now you can grab the feed
for your Views and stay up-to-date with the new entries
added to it.
May. 19,
2006
Field Type change If you've ever wanted to
change a field type from ‘Picklist’ to
‘Checkboxes’. You did not have any choice
but to delete and add it again.
But now you can. Edit field
configuration of an existing field and select the
desired field type you wanted from the ‘Field
Type’ picklist. You're done.
Import Data Now you can import bulk
data to the Form easily. You can import data from
.xls and .csv files.
Export Data- more
options Now you can take away your
data in HTML and PDF formats in addition to .xls .csv
and .tsv formats.
ZohoCreator Forums. We have set up ZohoCreator
Forums to discuss technical issues, exchange suggestions
for resolving problems, and share ideas with other
ZohoCreator users. Our engineers will answer your
questions and help to solve your issues. Welcome to
the forum!
April. 05,
2006
Create application
by importing .xls .csv and .tsv file To manage your data collaboratively
over the web, import data from your .xls .csv or .tsv
file into ZohoCreator. ZohoCreator will create an
application with required fields and entries based
on the data automatically.
You can import data by simple copy and paste or by
importing the file.
Know How >
Embed Forms and
Views in your external website Create Form and View in
ZohoCreator and embed it in your external website.
You can either embed Form and View in your website
or link to the Form and View from your website. Know
How >
Export Data as
.xls, .csv .tsv file Now you can take away data
with yourself. Export data from the View in .xls .csv
and .tsv formats.
New skin Continue your blast! Dress
up your applications with yet another skin - 'Professional
Blue'. Go make an impression.
Mar. 03,
2006
Create application
using a template Good news! You can now create
exciting applications using templates like CRM-mini,
Help Desk-mini, To Do ... and many more. All you have
to do is customize the template to your needs and
start using.
For those who want to create applications from scratch
we have added another time and click saving feature,
'Generate auto Form and View'. This will create a
blank Form and View for you. Go ahead give it a shot!
Filter, Search
and Rearrange Columns in Views If you've ever wanted to
see only 'High Priority' items in your 'To Do' application?
Your wish is now granted! Create a Filter in the View.
Eg:- Priority -----> equals -----> High
Other new stuff! Now you can search inside a View,
by clicking ()
on the View column header.
More new stuff! Rearrange your column display orders
by clicking ()
on the View column header. In addition to this, you
can also deselect a column if you wish not to display
it.
Skins Have a blast! Dress up your
applications with two new unique skins. Go green
with 'Fun Green' and make an impression with 'Professional
Grey'
New UI - It's
fresh and green After many color trials,
we felt that 'Mint Green' would make your stay at
Zoho Creator more refreshing and lively. Oh so fresh!
Jan. 21,
2006
We had many things going on
here during the last couple of weeks. Hope these new features
will enhance your experience.
Search Have integrated 'Search'
to help you to find the right application for your
needs.Our quest continues to make it even easier for
you to discover some of the useful applications posted
by our users.
Tags New stuff! Now you can add
tags to your applications to make it easy for you
to find it them later. Tagging is a great way to organize
the application.
You can add tags - one at a time, or several by separating
them with spaces.
Paging and Sorting
in Views To ensure you
see a sophisticated View, we have included paging
and sorting.
Jan. 9, 2006
Embed
forms and views in YOUR html page Make your html pages
more interactive
Embed forms and views created using Zoho Creator into
the html page
Host the web pages in Zoho Creator and get going!
Note: We are reworking on this feature to make it
more usable.
Dec. 29,
2005
Copy Applications Yippee! When you see an
application you like, you can make it your own.
All you need to do is to click on 'Copy this application'
and then customize it as you like.
Imagine how happy Craig McDermot of 'XYZ Logistics'
would be to copy CRM-mini into his account and start
managing his business information. All in a span of
just few minutes.
Auto View A View gets created automatically
when you create a Form. Just keep the option 'Generate
Auto View' checked in the 'Create Form' window.
Calendar View You can view your records
as a 'Calendar View' when you have a date field on
your form.
Calendar view makes it easy to keep track of events.
Dec. 20,
2005
Demo Login Now you can play with Zoho
Creator without signing up. This will give you a chance
to test how Zoho Creator works. Go on! try creating
a creating a variety of applications.
Dec. 19,
2005
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