Release Notes for App Builder

The global header has been updated to include new icons for Intercom and to give feedback about App Builder. The Resources Menu has also been updated to provide quick access to help with App Builder.

The Workflow tool configuration design has been updated. You can now scroll through a list of all of your workflows and search for a specific workflow using the search bar.

App Builder now supports datasets stored in PDS enabled workspaces with Azure ADLS or ABFSS storage. You can connect directly to these datasets through the Load Dataset tool or connect to Designer Cloud workflows using those datasets through the Workflow tool.

App Builder now handles datatype interpretation:

Example applications open a fully orchestrated and designed app for a particular use case to help new App Builder users understand how to build their own app. You can make changes to the example app and save and publish those changes like any other app. For more information on example applications and to see what example applications are available, go to Get Started with App Builder.

When there are tools that were added to the Orchestration of an app that are available to use in the Workflow Tools palette, a notification indicator appears on the Workflow Tools icon and next to the available tool categories. When all tools have been added to the Design canvas, the notification indicator disappears. If a tool is removed from the canvas, the notification indicator reappears to indicate there is a tool available for use.

These connectivity based cloud connectors are available in App Builder:

Undo or Redo up to 10 changes with the Undo and Redo options in the Edit menu or through common keyboard shortcuts.

Multiple enhancements were made to improve the save experience in App Builder:

Custom spacing is available for all Display and Interactive workflow tools, as well as all Building Blocks, in App Builder. Change the spacing of your app elements in the Design tab. For more information on spacing, see Components in App Builder or Design Workflow Tools.

App Creators can now publish an app to indicate it is ready for others to use.

For more information on publishing apps, see App Builder User Interface.

Use the new Function tool to create a new column of data that contains the result of a mathematical formula. You can use parenthesis, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction, and concatenation operators in the function.

When enabled, tool descriptions appear when you hover over a tool in the Orchestrate or Design lists or over the question mark in the tool configuration window. To enable tool descriptions, use the Tool Descriptions toggle in the View menu.

View your data in App Builder in the Interactive Results Grid, located below the canvas. To view data, select a tool or anchor in the data flow. The data from the tool or anchor is displayed in the Results Grid.

Column to Column comparison has been added to the Filter tool in App Builder. Now, you can filter by comparing columns in addition to looking at values in a column.

A new Aggregate tool is available for Data Manipulation and contains a sub-set of functionality that are similar to the Designer Desktop Summarize tool. Use the Aggregate tool to calculate cumulative values from a dataset. See Aggregate tool for more information.