GeneXus 15 Upgrade 6

This article is an overview of GeneXus 15 Upgrade 6 features (compared to GeneXus 15 Upgrade 5) and what needs to be taken into account to adopt it.

Upgrade 6 has been released on August 29th, 2017.

Download

• https://www.genexus.com/developers/DownloadCenter?,,,5330

Main Features

Smart Devices

• New theme CarmineSD for Android & iOS to create great Mobile UX by default
• Deep Linking to link Web and Mobile Apps HowTo: Deep Linking on Native Mobile
• IsPassword Property also available at runtime in iOS
• Improvements to Grids with Multiple Selection for Native Mobile Applications
• It's possible to set up a Fixed Grid header with vertical scroll
• Extensibility: Extension Libraries also in iOS: Extension Library concept for Extending GeneXus for Native Mobile

Web

• ControlValueChanged event and ControlValueChanging event now available for Web too!
• Error viewer can be restyled
• HowTo: Receiving and processing a notification message from an external app

Security

• Performance improvements in GAM

Compatibility

• The default value of Base Color Scheme property changed to 'Light with Dark Action Bar'. 
• In iOS, when using User Controls or External Objects or other functionalities that are integrated at Extension Libraries (ie Notifications with OneSignal ), the file to open with XCode is the one with the .xcworkspace extension (not .xcodeproj).

Details

GeneXus: http://www.genexus.com/developers/RN?,0,,0;4;V15;5;6;;

GXserver: http://www.genexus.com/developers/RN?,0,,0;6;V15;5;6;; 

GXflow: http://www.genexus.com/developers/RN?,0,,0;3;V15;5;6;;

Preview Channel

Before releasing, previews were available at the Preview channel: GeneXus 15 Upgrade 6 Preview