Welcome! 

Welcome to our bi-weekly Softools App Builder Update, where we'll keep you updated with the latest feature updates, case studies, and community member interviews. It'll be short, sweet, and salient. 

We are busy preparing our next release which will include major improvements to how our workflow engine handles large-scale actions and features such as Turkish translations, and more. 

This issue highlights the wealth of knowledge contained in our Support and Community portal. Support.softools.net. Please check it out and don’t forget to introduce yourself while you are there - read on for more information and how to bag that Amazon prize!

A Thriving Community and Knowledge Base - 4000 hits per month and growing!

A spotlight on our extensive knowledge base and community portal, where you can find helpful case studies, app builder best practices, helpful hints, and API-related information. 

More than a library, you can also submit questions and find timely answers from our team and other community members to enhance your Softools experience.

We invite you to introduce yourself formally and get to know other community members around the world and welcome your participation and encourage you to share your feedback, tips and hints, stories and request new features. 

There are 110+ articles on this community portal, here are the most frequently accessed from the last month;

1. How to use Power BI Integration to Build Reports In Seconds
   A step-by-step guide to using an API web call to connect Power BI capabilities with your Softools apps. This will allow you to automate reports and tables out of your data.  
    
2. If() and isNull() Statements to build expressions faster in App Studio
   Get an in-depth understanding of how to write the most commonly used statements inside expressions.  
    
3. How to export custom templated reports 
   A step-by-step walkthrough of how you can customise the appearance of your reports, give them unique identifiers, and more to save you hours of time per month.

        4. Date & Time Expressions
             A library of various date and time
             expressions that you can use in various contexts with practical examples. 

       5. Converting Workflow to Workflow V2 
            The new visual workflow V2 is making everything faster - from building automation flows, 
            to adding in expressions. Here is a guide to migrating your old workflows to the new
            Workflow V2. 

We officially welcome you to join our community space! You can start by introducing yourself here → Introductions and Collaborations.

We will be picking a new member introduction for a £50 Amazon voucher at the end of September, so post your intro asap!

Looking forward to seeing you there!! 

Building with Deloitte - How Do You Manage and Coordinate Digitisation with Softools in Your Business?

When it comes to digitising your business processes or solving a business problem, it often involves multi-layered approaches and collaboration of various departments. 

At Softools, we work with client teams of 6-8 professionals and subject matter experts – who collaborate to solve business challenges.

We not only train the client teams in app building using our online App Builder Certification course, but we also curate workshops aimed at rapidly building use cases with the support of our Expert team which exponentially reduces time to value and accelerates the capability and experience of your App Builders.

We’d like to know more about your journey of digitising with Softools, and understand how you are managing it with your teams. What are the challenges you are facing and how can we help you? 

If you know someone who would benefit from no code skills, or if you want to brush up on your Softools mastery, click on the link below to register. Our new training model offers the most industry-relevant no-code skills along with official accreditation that can unlock various career opportunities. 

For members of this community, we have a special discount that can be activated. Use the code SOFTOOLSABCFREE, to access the course for free! 

Join us at the App Builder Surgery Sessions

Our weekly App Builder Surgery Sessions are thriving! App Builders are accessing the Softools experts to accelerate their knowledge of Softools and their digital solutions.

Use case-specific workshops and discussions are held every Friday with times alternating between 9 am and 3 pm (UK time) each week to ensure our global community can select a session to fit their working day.

To attend please register at the link below 👇

We Want To Feature You! 😁
 

Have you made an App that you're particularly proud of, or think exemplifies best practice - or establishes a new best practice? Or even a piece of App Building ingenuity that you're particularly chuffed with - Let us know! We're always excited to show off the talent of our App Builders. 
Please do get in touch - For anyone featured, we'll donate $50 to a charity of your choice! 

That's all folks! 
 

Thanks for reading, we hope you've enjoyed our short and informative update. We look forward to launching an improvement/feature suggestion scheme, which will feature handsome rewards for the best ideas! More about that in future editions 😉

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We Love Hearing From You!! 

If you have any feedback regarding this newsletter, we'd love to hear it! These editions aim to enhance your Softools experience - so if there's anything you'd like to hear more or less about, please do let us know! As always, you can get in touch with us via any of our social channels, or reach out to us at abc@softools.net

Catch up on past editions for information on previously announced new features and improvements, including Document Fields, Grid Expression Templates, Child App visibility options, and more! Click the button below!