Release of Unifinity 4.0
Thank you for using Unifinity Platform.
We are pleased to announce that on April 23, 2021, we will be releasing an updated version of the Unifinity Platform, version 4.0 (official version number is 4.2).
This is a major update featuring "enhanced data integration functions," which many customers have requested, and adds services that contribute to faster development of practical business improvement applications, such as "CData integration functions" that facilitate integration with various services and "UniBaaS DB," a database unique to Unifinity Platform. The new version adds services that contribute to the rapid development of practical business improvement applications.
With the update to Unifinity 4.0, we will also implement changes to the specifications from the previous version (3.9), including changes to the UI of Unifinity Studio and the integration of the UniBaaS corporate administrator license. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to customers using the Unifinity Platform.
Please read this article for information on new features and specification changes in Unifinity 4.0.
Unifinity 4.0 Overview
This article provides information on the following
- What's new in Unifinity 4.0
- Specification changes since Unifinity 4.0
- Support for "Ver 3.x (current version)
1. What's new in Unifinity 4.0
Unifinity Studio] Welcome Screen
Starting with Unifinity 4.0, this is the first screen that appears when you start 【Unifinity Studio】.
This feature was developed in response to one of the issues that had been raised in previous versions of Unifinity Studio: customers wanted to be shown what to do after launching Unifinity Studio.
In this [Welcome Screen], you can create a new project, call up the created project in an easily identifiable position, download the template app provided by our company, and also perform shortcuts to deployment, which is a support function that allows you to quickly start application development.
*Screenshots are under development.
Unifinity Studio] Control Set
A new set of controls will be added to Unifinity Studio.
In Ver 3.x, only simple controls such as buttons and text were arranged, but in Unifinity 4.0, in addition to the conventional controls, controls with a set of inputs and outputs such as "camera shooting," "date selection," and "data transmission" will be added as presets. When this new control set is deployed, the processing logic for output is also automatically added, eliminating the need to deploy related controls and implement processing, and customization can still be done from the [Screen Design] and [Processing Design] stages, contributing to further development efficiency.
*Screenshots are under development.
Unifinity Studio] Excel import function
The "Excel import function" provided as a "UniForm Plug-in" in 3.x is now available as a standard feature in Unifinity 4.0.
As in the past, screens and controls are automatically generated by creating "form sheets" and "definition sheets" in Excel and importing them from Unifinity Studio.
Please help us convert the forms currently used in our business into applications.
The "UniForm Server" provided in the "UniForm Plug-in" will be discontinued and integrated into the "UniBaaS DB".
Unifinity Studio] CData linkage function added.
A separate contract is required to use this function.
Starting with Unifinity 4.0, Unifinity Studio will have the ability to read "data sources" created with CData.
CData is a no-code REST API generation service and data integration solution that facilitates connectivity with Salesforce and Kintone. Tables and logic are automatically generated simply by retrieving and loading OData (Open Data Protocol) created on CData from Unifinity Studio.
This feature will contribute to the development of more flexible mobile app solutions in response to customer requests for easier integration with other services.
For an overview of CData, please refer to the link below.
https://www.cdata.com/jp/apiserver/
*Screenshots are under development.
Unifinity Studio] UniBaaS DB linking function added.
A separate contract is required to use this function.
UniBaaS DB" will be released as an original service of Unifinity Platform.
UniBaaS DB is a service that enables the creation of schema-less databases in the cloud, allowing registration by simply sending JSON-formatted data without having to configure the database structure.
Unifinity 4.0 has a dedicated configuration function that automatically generates the communication logic (CRUD) simply by performing this configuration.
This service frees customers from "API development" in data integration and allows them to develop practical applications that can store data in a short period of time and with no code.
*Screenshots are under development.
Unifinity Studio] UAP Upload Function
Unifinity Studio in Unifinity 4.0 will add "UAP Upload Function" to UniBaaS.
This facilitates the transfer of apps created by the user for verification on each device to ensure that they are working properly.
Unifinity Portal
We will add a web content called Unifinity Portal on UniBaaS.
This release includes download links for our products and the ability to download and automatically deploy template applications provided by us. We will continue to update the space so that in the future it will be a centralized space of useful information for our customers.
The URL will be posted here at a later date.
*Screenshots are under development.
2. Specification changes from Unifinity 4.0
Unifinity Studio] Addition of authentication information input screen
Starting with Unifinity 4.0, Unifinity Studio will also have an authentication screen. The authentication screen is displayed the first time Unifinity Studio is launched in Unifinity 4.0.
This is a necessary specification for using the new functions, "CData Linkage", "UniBaaS DB", and "UAP Upload Function".
Therefore, a regular network connection is required to use Unifinity Studio.
*Screenshots are under development.
UniBaaS] Authenticated User Integration
With the release of Unifinity 4.0, the "Enterprise Administrator" account, which is a dedicated UniBaaS account, will be discontinued and integrated into the same user license as the Unifinity Application Player.
Access to UniBaaS will be provided by a new "Administrative Group" and users belonging to the "Administrative Group" will be able to access UniBaaS. The "Administrative Group" settings are made on the UniBaaS "User Management" screen.
User accounts currently registered as "company administrator" will be migrated by us with the release of this specification. At that time, a password initialization e-mail will be sent to the account (e-mail address) registered only as the "Company Administrator".
Change in logging functionality
The company from which we collect product usage logs has changed as follows.
Current (Ver 3.x or earlier): Google Analytics (Universal Analytics)
- 4ks84szofi.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
- www.google-analytics.com
Future (Unifinity 4.0 or later): BigQuery
- bigquery.googleapis.com
This change is intended to allow for more extensive and detailed logging for troubleshooting and crash report collection, which Google Analytics does not allow for, and to gather information to quickly resolve any issues that may arise when using our products.
Although this change will not affect normal use of the product, customers who need to check the communication destination of the product for internal security purposes should be aware of the change as described above.
3. Support for "Ver 3.x (current version)
install
When you install Unifinity 4.0, it will overwrite your existing 3.x installation.
UAP Compatibility
Please be assured that applications developed with Unifinity Studio Ver 3.x will work with Unifinity 4.0.
However, the Unifinity Application Player must be updated to use apps developed with Unifinity Studio in Unifinity 4.0.
Ver 3.x support
In the future, support for Unifinity Platform Ver 3.x will be discontinued. As of March 2021, support is scheduled to end in 2022. We will announce the date as soon as it is determined.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you and ask that you install Unifinity 4.0 as soon as possible.