GeneXus 15 Upgrade 3

This article is an overview of GeneXus 15 Upgrade 3 features (compared to GeneXus 15 Upgrade 2) and what needs to be taken into account to adopt it.

Download

• https://www.genexus.com/developers/DownloadCenter?,,,5280;;

Overview

Knowledge Management

• New value 'Internal' for Object Visibility property

Web

• This upgrade contains important security improvements regarding read-only sensitive data. See SAC 40775, SAC 41040 and Security Web Development tips for more details on this topic.
• Application can receive and process notifications sent from third party applications:  HowTo: Receiving and processing a notification message from an external app
• Layout editor improvements (e.g. easier action group creation SAC 40833)
   

Smart devices

• New Notifications Provider property, Notification Provider API and built-in integration with OneSignal: HowTo: Push Notifications using an External Provider
• DeviceToken attribute for device registration has changed. 
  It now contains more information to authenticate the device. For that reason, It's recommended to update from Character(256) to Character(1K).
• Synchronization performance improved SAC 40578
• New methods in Network external object
• Android
  • Applications can be obfuscated with ProGuard. More information at Obfuscate Application property
  • Multiple languages support in Android 7. More information at GeneXus Application Localization
  • Pie and Timeline Charts aesthetics improved. HowTo: Use Charts Control
• iOS
  • Projects for testing in XCode can be associated to KB / iOS apps. SAC 40826

Team Development

• Object's parts defined by Extensions, User Controls or Patterns are now marked as optional (automatically). This means that these parts will be only sent to GeneXus Server when it's strictly necessary. Refer to SAC 40880 for further information.

BPM

• Dynamic forms integration in GeneXus Flow: Integrating an external dynamic form provider to GeneXus Flow

Compatibility

• &AttAutonumber = AttAutonumber after a New or Insert returns the value of the inserted PK. SAC 40860.
• When using Push Notifications, the field named DeviceToken has to be changed to C(1024). More Information at HowTo: Use a Device's Registration Service for Push Notifications and SAC 40890.
• Android
  • Send Device Information on Requests has been renamed to Include Network Id in Client Information, and a special permission is required the first time the application launches on a device. More Information at ClientInformation external object.
  • Recommendation for emulation: Delete the AVD based on System Image "Intel x86" so that GeneXus creates a new one based on  "Google APIs Intel x86". More Information at Android Requirements 

Details

GeneXus: http://www.genexus.com/developers/RN?,0,,0;4;V15;2;3;;

GXserver: http://www.genexus.com/developers/RN?,0,,0;6;V15;2;3;;

GXflow: http://www.genexus.com/developers/RN?,0,,0;3;V15;2;3;;

Preview Channel

Before releasing, previews were available at the Preview channel: GeneXus 15 Upgrade 3 Preview