1 What's New in Release 4.7.0
Here’s an overview of new features and enhancements added to Oracle Visual Builder Add-in for Excel in Release 4.7.0.
New and Changed Features
Table 1-1 New and Changed Features
| Area | Feature | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| List of Values | Default value for fields with LOV | Default Values for Business Object Fields |
| List of Values | Ability to clear the selected choice in the search windows | |
| List of Values | Enhanced List of Values designer | |
| List of Values | "Select Single Value Automatically for Create" check box moved to menu | |
| Form-over-Table | Ability to navigate to form issues (upload and data entry) from the status viewer | |
| Form-over-Table | Next / Previous Issue now includes issues in the form region | |
| Descriptive Flexfields | FND_ACFF_IsRequired x-hint is now used to help determine required-ness for polymorphic segments | |
| Polymorphic Fields | Added publish option that deletes all global and context-sensitive polymorphic segments from the workbook | |
| Row Finders | Cached finder variable values are now cleared when the finder definition is altered | |
| Data Entry | Ability to resize the current layout to fit the current data |
Fixed Issues in Release 4.7
These issues in prior releases have been fixed in version 4.7:
- Form issues lost on save-close-reopen (VBAFE-405)
- Validation for LOV missing in search and other windows (VBAFE-976)
- Designer tab names getting clipped (VBAFE-1560)
- Focus rectangle clipped in network monitor (VBAFE-2222)
- Inactive context-sensitive fields marked as required during create (VBAFE-2297)
- Empty elements taking up space in the status viewer (VBAFE-2551)
- Go to Next Issue gives "No Issues Found" when issue exists (VBAFE-2575)
- Deleting a layout does not delete all hidden sheets associated with that layout (VBAFE-2606)
- LOV editor: checkbox labels clipped (VBAFE-2614)
- Polymorphic field Data Type change not immediately reflected in overview table (VBAFE-2648)
- LOV driven field fails with data type error if unhid (VBAFE-2649)
- Form not made read-only when marked as stale (VBAFE-2657)
- Excel crashes when activating worksheet with Form-over-Table in create mode (VBAFE-2659)
- Publish: Clear authentication properties does not clear static ScopesFQ value (VBAFE-2661)
- Diagnostic report shows Windows 10.x for Windows 11 (VBAFE-2666)
- Publish does not clear FOT data cache (VBAFE-2672)
- Extracted translatable strings for Action Table contain unneeded custom actions (VBAFE-2676)
- Deleted layout worksheets leave behind layout artifacts (VBAFE-2677)
- FA token Relay ScopesFQ value picked up incorrectly with hardcoded pod name (VBAFE-2678)
- Failed row status custom action invocation interferes with list of values, data entry validation popups (VBAFE-2679)
- Field validation rule evaluated before default value is applied (VBAFE-2681)
- Hyperlink appears in status viewer for Form-over-Table row status custom action, but does not work (VBAFE-2689)