Upcoming: Kissflow Apps will soon access your datasets

We understand that not being able to access records from your datasets in Kissflow Apps has been a limitation. We're excited to announce that our upcoming feature will fully address this!

After this upgrade, as an app developer, when you build an app, you can set up processes, boards, and dataform fields to automatically pull records from your datasets. Once the app is deployed to production, these form fields will dynamically retrieve live records from the linked datasets and lists, ensuring they’re always up-to-date.

What’s changing?

• Granting dataset access for apps: We're introducing a new option within your dataset's security settings that allows dataset admins to sync only fields and configuration data to apps. This means a blank copy of the dataset, along with its fields and configurations, will be automatically available for use within apps. Please note that once activated, this action is irreversible. 

  

• Simulating data in dev environment: All datasets with granted app access permissions will be available on the Explorer page of the dev environment. Users with dataset access can auto-populate sample dataset records and simulate the app’s behavior in a realistic dev setting. Records can be auto-generated using our advanced AI, or you can choose to import data from a CSV file.

  

• Using a dataset and a list as a datasource for a field: Following this change, any list associated with the dataset will automatically appear as a valid data source for specific field types. Unlike datasets, live list data used in certain dataset fields will also sync to the dev environment, ensuring accurate testing.

  

Availability

Stay tuned for the rollout of this powerful feature designed to streamline your app development! Expect updates by the first week of December 2024. We’re excited to announce that these features will be available to all Kissflow Apps plan users, ensuring that everyone can benefit from these enhancements.

If you have any questions or need more information, please leave a comment below or reach out to our support team. We’re here to help!