QBL version 0.3 overview

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Release date: May 19, 2024

This article documents the changes made in QBL v0.3, the objects this version supports, and unsupported elements.

Change log

This release includes support for:

Application variables

Application variables were added as a QBL object. View the properties for application variables.

Audit logs enabled property for non-formula fields

The IsAuditable property is now available for these fields:

  • Checkbox fields

  • Currency fields

  • Date fields

  • Date created fields

  • Date modified fields

  • Date/time fields

  • Duration fields

  • Email fields

  • File attachment fields

  • Last modified by fields

  • List user fields

  • Multi-select text fields

  • Number fields

  • Percent fields

  • Phone number fields

  • Predecessor fields

  • Rating fields

  • Record owner fields

  • Reference fields

  • Rich text fields

  • Text fields

  • Text - multi-line fields

  • Text - multiple choice fields

  • Time of day fields

  • URL fields

  • User fields

  • Work date fields

View the properties for fields.

Mention users property on rich text fields

The AllowMentions property is now available on rich text fields. When on, this property allows users to mention others on rich text fields in new forms. A builder can then set up a custom email to notify people when they are mentioned. Learn more in May 2024 release notes, or view the properties for rich text fields.

Updates to KeyField property in Tables

In QBL v0.2, the key field property in tables was KeyFieldID, and it was not required. As of v0.3, this property has been updated to KeyField and it is now required. View the properties for tables.

Supported objects

These objects are supported in QBL v0.3:

Unsupported elements

The following table shows supported schema and any exceptions or unsupported elements.
Unsupported elements are not included when a solution is exported.

Supported schema

Unsupported

Apps

Temporarily unsupported:

  • Apps with connected tables cannot be updated. This limitation will be removed soon.

Unsupported app settings:

  • Allow users who are not administrators to make a Quickbase Sync connection to this app

  • Only approved users may access this application

  • Only users logging in from approved IP addresses may access this application 

  • Load all embedded reports on a form when the form loads 

  • Private apps

Tables

Fields and formula fields

Unsupported fields:

  • vCard fields

  • iCalendar fields

These fields are exported with the Unsupported type in QBL. 

They cannot be created or updated by the QBL. To update or create these fields, do so manually in the Quickbase platform.

Formulas that refer to these fields work as long as the fields exist.

Because you cannot create unsupported fields using the QBL, tables that have these field types are likely to have a mismatch in field IDs between the QBL representation and the actual application. 

Unsupported properties:

  • Field caching for Summary fields

Roles

Role permissions for unsupported objects. This includes the permission List this report in the panel for on reports and charts, and the option to specify a home page on pages and dashboards.

Relationships

Cross-app relationships. For example, table to table relationships that connect tables in different applications are not supported.

References

References (!Ref) can only refer to objects in the same application. They cannot refer to objects in the solution that are children of a different application.