1 What's New in Release 2.3.0
Here’s an overview of new features and enhancements added to Oracle Visual Builder Add-in for Excel in Release 2.3.0. Take note also of some limitations when using the add-in.
New and Changed Features
- Perform coordinated download, upload, and clear operations by linking layouts across multiple "dependent" layouts for business objects with multi-level hierarchies. See Use Multiple Layouts for Multi-level Business Objects.
- Option to hide the Design tools, so users who don't need access to those tools can disable them during installation. See Install the Oracle Visual Builder Add-in for Excel.
- Control capabilities to perform various standard and custom actions in a layout by enabling or disabling capabilities supported in a layout. See Manage Layout Capabilities.
- Configure a business object to use a base path different from the one shared by business objects in the "Catalog". See Override a Business Object's Base Path.
- Add filters to a list of values, so your users can filter a field's list of values. See Configure Filters for a List of Values.
- Perform custom actions on a form row in a Form-over-Table layout. See Use Custom Actions in a Form Row of a Form-over-Table Layout.
Known Limitations
Be aware of these limitations when using the Oracle Visual Builder Add-in for Excel.
- Review View and Edit Data in an Excel Workbook for guidelines on viewing and editing data in an integrated Excel workbook.
- Review REST Service Support to understand limitations around data type support.
- Review Use Lists of Values in an Excel Workbook to understand limitations around using lists of values.
- Review Custom Actions to understand custom action support.
- Workbooks created or modified with version 2.3 are generally considered to be incompatible with prior versions of the add-in.