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Resources on Appway 6

Get an overview of all resources on release 6 of the Appway Platform. Browse through documentation, recipes, tutorials and more about new or improved features and extensions. See the release highlights for an overview of changes and detailed release notes.

Release Notes

Announcements of all official and patch releases of the Appway core.

Appway 6 - Release highlights
Official release: Appway 6.1.1
Announcing the Arrival of Appway 6.2
Patch Release: Appway 6.2.10
Patch Release: Appway 6.2.11
Patch Release: Appway 6.2.12
Patch Release: Appway 6.2.13
Announcing Appway 6.3
Upgrade to Appway 6.x

Major new features include responsive layouts and support for multi-node architectures. Features incompatible with cluster environments or mobile devices have been replaced and require adjustments during the upgrade process.

System Upgrade: 5.3.x to 6.1
Data home conversion for upgrade from 5.3.x to 6.x
System Migration: Single-Node to Multi-Node
System Upgrade: 6.1 to 6.2
Runtime Data to Data Store migration
Mail adapter to Mail extension migration
Comparing functions across Appway installations
System Upgrade: 6.2 to 6.3
Migrating Screen Components with the Migration Tool
Migration of the Date Picker Screen Component in Appway 6.3
Migration of the Dropdown List Screen Component in Appway 6.3
Installation and Administration

Appway 6 can be installed on a single server or on a multi-node cluster. Business Objects and runtime process data are now stored in a virtual Cluster Storage directory. We’ve also enhanced the Deployment extension, which provides additional deployment capabilities for administrators.

System Installation: Technical Requirements
System Installation (Appway 6)
System Startup and Shutdown
Error
Assessing memory use
Deployment Extension (v7.1.2)
Updating a Process Instance Attribute in All ...
Choose a single node to execute an operation
System Administration: System Health
Screen Design

Several new or improved Screen components are available to steer your app's layout. They automatically adapt to the size of the display device. The Workspace's default CSS has also been revised.

Appway 6 - Screen Design Demo
Workspace Design for Appway 6.2
Optimizing Appway Solutions for Mobile Devices
Working with Appway 6's Adaptive Flow Layout
Blocking user interaction
Design patterns for replacing modal windows
Displaying Links in the Sidebar
Changes to the Table Component in Appway 6
Screen Components

Guide users through your interface with the new "Tooltip" component and "Block User" action. There are also several new or improved components to manage images and icons.

Screen Component: Tooltip
Screen Component: Dynamic Grid Layout
Screen Component: Border Layout Manager
Screen Component: Adaptive Tab
Using the Float Layout component
Screen Component: Header
Screen Component: Data Table (for 6.2+)
Status Button Screen components
Screen Component: Card Layout
Data & Integration

Load and save files through a virtual directory, and cache business data using local or distributed caches. Automatically synchronize selected data entities with a NoSQL database using Entity Stores.

Data Management
Data Management: Direct SQL Database Access
Data Management: Files
Integration Link (6.0)
Executing Long-running Scripts in Parallel
Web Services Extension
POI Extension (6.0)
POI Extension (6.2)
Workspace Collaboration & Notifications

Enable users to communicate with other users through chat and discussion messages within the Workspace, and use notifications to seamlessly share information.

Workspace Notifications
Workspace Collaboration — Release Highlights
Workspace Collaboration
Extensions

Several extensions have been updated for Appway 6.

Portal Worklist Extension 4.0
Process Audit Trail (v2.2 for 6.2)
DataAuditTrail Extension
Actions Extension
Web Services Extension
Charting Extension 3.x
Cluster Tools Extension
Business Activity Monitoring (BAM)

We've enhanced the Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) extension. It allows you to collect and analyze process data with or without defining service-level agreements.

Appway Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) 2.0 and 3.0
Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) 2.0 / 3.0 – ...
Appway Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) 3.1
Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) 3.1 — Release Highlights
Appway Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) 3.2
BAM Dashboard Customization: Apply Solution Template
Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) 3.3 Now Available!
BAM: Migration Guide BAM 3.2 to BAM 3.3