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M-Files Process Maps 2.0

Release Notes

M-Files Process Maps 2.0 is now called the ‘Add-on for visual thinkers’. It helps to deliver information in a visual context, making it easier to understand. Graphical process maps combine and connect process flowcharts with relevant data and documents. Maps can offer Job aids, home maps for visual navigation and workload dashboards to provide insight and guidance, when users need it.

  • Adaption to current 2022 M-Files App Design Rules (Color Set, Simple round Icons, clean LATO typeface, simplify the UI) including support for new Desktop UI 2022
  • New Type of SmartNode that shows the content of a referenced map. There are two use cases
    • MapByRef MAP – show the content of a referenced map
    • MapByRef MENUE – show the content reduced to a viewport of another map. This can for example be used to have centrally editable menu, that is repeatedly used in many maps.
  • New Storage Pane – allows to organize re-usable content and adapted symbols, corporate design etc… a big improvement to speed up and standardize the creation of maps.
  • Smart Node Gallery – simplified, allows search by name, shows sections and a visual representation of all chart types.
  • 3 New Chart Types: (Total now 14)
    • Gauges
    • XY Plot
    • Funnel Charts (make sense for visualizing workflows)
  • New Chart functions
    • All Charts are now available with an interactive Filter definition.
    • Date-Management on all charts. Charts can deal with dynamic date axis now
    • Value Ranges for many chart types (i.e. Colors on a speedometer gauge)
    • Cut-Off values (Minimum, Maximum)
    • Categories based on Value lists can now be sorted (i.e. workflow states).
  • A New Command is available: “Inject a Path into a Smart Node”.
  • Drag a View from the View tree onto the Canvas = Button to navigate/show in Shell Listing
  • Dashboards: Connect multiple Smart Nodes to a fully automated and interactive dashboard. Allows to dynamically drill down with filters.
  • Filters have been enhanced:
    • Filter entries (from value lists) can be flexibly chosen at design time. Entries can be disabled and sorted to only provide a reduced set.
    • Flexible Time Filters: Automatic to days, months, years FROM Today TO Today…
    • Filter by By Name: Text entry and Search-Execution built into the Smart Node
  • Interact with the shell Listing / show search results
    • Click into segments of a charts and see the results in the shell listing.
    • Show sliced and diced results in shell listing when clicking in dashboard/filter or dynamically grouped results
    • Show View Command shows the content in same window (=Shell Listing) as default, when FastNav is available
  • New Triggers and new options for showing a map
    • Show when view is entered
    • Show when View is selected (not entered)
    • Show with OBJECT CLASS (Lazy load)
    • Show with Workflow State
    • Show in Perstistent TAB
    • Show as SVG (loads 10x faster) and make interactive only on demand
  • Dynamic colors for Workflow State Symbols can now be freely chosen
  • Simplified Design-Options:
    • ALIGN, Resize and DISTRIBUTE Objects
    • COPY FORMAT, PASTE FORMAT
    • Simplified (Powerpoint-like) handling of text labels and the formatting
    • Access to all ICONS in the MATERIAL FONT AND FONT SOME.
  • Support for Custom Palettes Colors. By default, the M-Files App Design Framework color set is available.
  • Minor topics: UI optimizations
  • Ability to configure the size of command icons, configure size of MF-Object icons (setting per map)
    • Workflow Maps: Added support for WF State icons. Also, workflow states in the Library can be sorted by ID or name.
    • Optimized handling of context menus in designer (now menu entries can be fully used on the bottom half of the screen).
    • Viewports can be named and as result they can be easier addressed and selected, where formerly only the GUID was shown.
    • Added command execution indicator GIF. It gives feedback right after invoking a command – therefore asking the user to wait.

Technical Notes and Requirements

  • required M-Files version: M-Files 22.5, Recommended M-Files version 22.10 or later
  • Supported M-Files Functions: Fast Browsing Mode, Multi-Server Mode, M-Files Classic Web, M-Files Cloud.
  • Not yet supported M-Files Functions: New Web Access, mobile and offline Availability
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