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10-12-2018
01:41 PM
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These are tools that I usually install into a new instance at the beginning of an implementation. They all help with my everyday development and administrative tasks. Some more often than others, but all helpful nonetheless:
"Access Controls" Relationship/Related List for UI Pages ➚
"Add Multiple Choice List Items" Tool ➚
"Add Multiple 'Question Choice' Records" Tool ➚
"Add or Remove Role" Tool (Modules) ➚
"Add Record(s) to Update Set" Tool ➚
Clone Cleanup Script Example ➚
"Create a Module for this Category" Tool ➚
"Create a Module for this Dashboard" Tool ➚
"Create a Module for this Instance" Tool ➚
"Create a Module from this Query" Tool ➚
"Email Scripts" Relationship/Related List ➚
"Execute Now and Return" Tool ➚
"Export to XML (NOT Complete)" Tool ➚
"Field Labels" Relationship/Related List ➚
"FpcUser" - A More Useful User Object ➚
"Grab Grouped Information" Tool ➚
"Grab sys_id from Selected Record(s)" Tool ➚
"Impersonate this User" Tool ➚
"Retrieved Update Sets" Modules ➚
"Set Name from Question" Tool ➚
"Set Name from Source Table" Tool ➚
"Show Choice List Items" Tool ➚
"Show Contents of g_scratchpad" Tool ➚
"Show My Custom List Views" Tool ➚
"Simple Modal Alert" UI Page ➚
"Simple Modal Confirm" UI Page ➚
"Try It" Tool for Catalog Items ➚
"Try It" Tool for Database Views ➚
"Try It (Portal)" Tool for Catalog Items ➚
"Try It (Select a Portal)" Tool for Catalog Items ➚
"Try It (Select a Portal)" Tool for Portal Pages ➚
"Update Query with Selected Record(s)" Tool ➚
"Update Query WITHOUT Selected Record(s)" Tool ➚
"View Data to Preserve" Tool ➚
Tools to be Added to the Update Set Shortly:
"Expand Article Editor +" Tool for KB Articles ➚
"Expand Message HTML Editor +" Tool for Email Notifications ➚
"Expand Message HTML Editor +" Tool for Email Templates
Other Tools Shipped in Separate Update Sets:
I didn't necessarily want to roll these into the "Developer Toolbox" Update Set, so they have their own Update Sets in their individual posts:
"Developer Toolbox" Application Menu ➚
"Hide and Protect" Update Set ➚
"Preserve During Clone" Update Set ➚
Third-Party Tools:
These are tools developed by others and I usually install them in each instance as well, as they are extremely helpful, and to be honest, are really must-haves in any and all instances:
Version History
Version 1.60, August 8, 2023
- added "Copy" UI Action/Page to copy a Database View configuration
- added "Field Labels" Relationship/Related List for the Database Views form
- added "Grab sys_id from Selected Record(s)" Context Menu/UI Page to grab record sys_ids from List Views
- added "Show Form Record(s)" UI Action to open the Form table in a new tab/window showing the records for the current table
- added "Update Query with Selected Record(s)" Context Menu
- added "Update Query WITHOUT Selected Record(s)" Context Menu
- added "Try It" UI Action for Database Views
- updated the "Grab Grouped Information" Context Menu to use a new dedicated UI Page with simple formatting options
- updated the "Grab Grouped Information" Context Menu to disable itself if the List View is not currently grouped
- updated the "Try It (Select a Portal)" UI Action to be included as a List context menu as well as a Form button
- updated the "Try It (Select a Portal)" UI Page to save the last used Portal as a User Preference and display it at the top of the list of available Portals
- updated the "Try It (Select a Portal)" UI Action for Catalog Items to be included as a List context menu as well as a Form button
- updated the "Try It (Select a Portal)" UI Page for Catalog Items to save the last used Portal as a User Preference and display it at the top of the list of available Portals
- updated the " u_fpc_show_in_a_portal" UI Page to include support for the "standard_ticket" Portal Page as well as saving the last used Portal and Page as User Preferences
- updated the "u_fpc_simple_copy_paste" UI Page by renaming the "Close" button to "Copy" and adding code to copy the contents to the clipboard when clicked
Version 1.51, March 23, 2023
- cleaning up the Update Set
- removed the "Test - Catalog Item" Catalog Item Customer Update record as it does not belong here
- deleted the "FPC Developer Toolbox" System Property Category as it is not used anymore
- deleted the "System Properties" Module as it is no longer required
Version 1.50, March 23, 2023
- added "Reorder Variables" Tool
- added "Show Form Sections ➚" Tool
- added "Show My Custom List Views ➚" Tool
- added "Try It ➚" Tool
- fixed "GlideRecord Script - Preview" UI Action (invalid JavaScript in Onclick field)
- fixed the "Try It (Portal) ➚" UI Action (was using wrong URL parameter)
- added warning popup when the Catalog Item has unsaved changes when the "Try It ➚", "Try It (Portal) ➚" or "Try It (Select a Portal) ➚" UI Actions are clicked
- added warning in the popup when the Portal Page form has unsaved changes when the "Try It (Select a Portal) ➚" UI Action is clicked
- made sure all UI Actions had a "Hint" set
- added "(FPC)" to the end of all the UI Action "Hints" to differentiate from OOB functionality
Version 1.40, July 24, 2022
- added "Add or Remove Role" Tool
- added "Impersonate this User" Tool
- added "Show in a Portal" Tool
- added "Simple Modal Confirm" UI Page
- updated "Simple Modal Alert" UI Page
- updated UI Pages to use default OOTB OK/Cancel buttons
- "Set Event Name" Tools
- updated UI Pages to use "Yes/No" buttons instead of default "OK/Cancel" for better context
- "Add Record(s) to Update Set" Tool
- Impersonate this User
- Updated UI Pages to set focus to the "cancel" buttons so the "Esc" key could be used to cancel the operation
- "Add Record(s) to Update Set" Tool
- Impersonate this User
- Simple Modal Alert
- "Try It (Select a Portal)" Tool for Catalog Items
- "Try It (Select a Portal)" Tool for Portal Pages
- added "➚" to UI Action/Context Menu item names to show that a new tab/window will be opened
Version 1.30, June 25, 2022
- large update with 11 new tools
- standardized on JavaScript function naming
- standardized on using UI Message records for any text displayed in the UI for easier localization of the tools
- added "Access Controls" Relationship/Related List for UI Pages
- added "Browse Using LDAP" Tool
- added "Copy or Move Group Members" Tool
- added "Create a Module for this Dashboard" Tool
- added "Developer Toolbox" Application Menu and Shared Module (UI Messages)
- added "Execute Now and Return" Tool
- added "Set Event Name" Tools
- added "Show Choice List Items" Tool
- added "Simple Modal Alert" UI Page
- added "Try It (Select a Portal)" Tool for Catalog Items
- added "Try It (Select a Portal)" Tool for Portal Pages
- added "View Category Page" Tool
Version 1.20, January 2, 2021
Added the following:
- "Add Multiple Choice List Items" Tool
- "Blank Page"
Version 1.10, April 3, 2019
Added the following:
- "Add Record(s) to Update Set" Tool
- "FpcUser" - A More Useful User Object
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