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Follow up on the latest improvements and updates.
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UI & Reporting
Button Row Widget
The new Button Row Widget brings a flexible, action-oriented element to your dashboards. Create rows of interactive buttons that let users navigate, trigger workflows, or open forms—directly from the dashboard. Each button is fully customizable in appearance and behavior, giving you full control over layout and functionality.
Key Highlights
- Quick Access, Zero Clutter: Buttons appear inline—no widget title, description, or caption—keeping your dashboard sleek and focused.
- Flexible Layout Options: Choose between "Auto" (buttons adjust to their content and wrap to new lines if needed) or "Balanced" (equal-width buttons that stay on one line).
- Custom Button Styling: Set button colors, icons, labels, and tooltips to match your brand or convey purpose at a glance.
- Interactive Actions: Assign actions like opening URLs, triggering workflows, or launching forms—each button can do something different.
- Tooltip Support: Add helpful tooltips (up to 200 characters) to provide context for each button.
How It Works
- Add the Widget: From the dashboard editor, add the Button Row Widget. It starts with three default buttons linking to SmartSuite pages.
- Choose a Layout Style: Choose an “Auto” style to have buttons adapt to content length.or “balanced” mode where buttons share equal width for a clean and uniform look.
- Customize Each Button: Buttons can be customized by specifying label, an optional icon, and color.
Bring action directly into your dashboards with the Button Row Widget—a simple yet powerful way to drive user engagement and streamline workflows.
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New Chart Types for Dashboards: Bubble, Scatter, and Heatmap
We’ve expanded the chart options available in Dashboards! Now, you can add Bubble and Scatter charts—previously exclusive to Chart View—directly to your dashboards. Plus, Heatmaps (previously released) provide valuable insights into data density and patterns.
Key Highlights
- Bubble Charts visualize three dimensions of data, using bubble size to represent an additional variable.
- Scatter Charts display relationships between two numerical variables, helping identify trends, clusters, and outliers.
- Heatmaps (previously released) allow you to analyze data density across a grid, making patterns and anomalies easier to spot.
How It Works
- Navigate to your Dashboard and add a new widget.
- Select “Chart” as the widget type and choose between Bubble, Scatter, or Heatmap.
- Configure your data fields based on the selected chart type:
- Bubble Chart: Define X and Y axes, then add a third dimension for bubble size.
- Scatter Chart: Choose two numerical fields to analyze their correlation.
- Heatmap: Map values to grid positions for density-based insights.
- Customize the appearance and display settings to best represent your data.
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Card Headings Enhancement
We’re making SmartSuite even more flexible! Now, card headings in Kanban and Card views support two rows of text, giving you clearer, more readable titles at a glance.
What’s Improved?
- Expanded Headings: Card titles now support up to two lines, making it easier to display longer names or key details.
- Better Readability: No more truncated text—important information stays visible at a glance.
- Improved Organization: Helps you scan and manage your cards with greater clarity.
A small but mighty enhancement for better organization and usability - Try it out today!
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Data & Field Management
Linked Record Cover Images
We’ve introduced a new enhancement to Linked Records that allows you to designate a “Cover Image” from any Files and Images or Lookup to Files and Images field—and display it across multiple formats. This update also lets you click on a record’s thumbnail to view all associated images in a convenient gallery.
Key Highlights
- Cover Image in Every Display: Choose a cover image for Linked Records in all supported display formats.
- Clickable Thumbnails: When clicked, the cover image now opens a gallery so you can browse all files and images in the record.
- Lookup Field Support: Images from Lookup fields can also be used and viewed in the same gallery experience.
How It Works
- Select a Cover Field: Go to your Linked Record settings and open the Fields control. Choose a Files and Images field or a Lookup to Files and Images field to serve as the cover image in the Selected Fields configuration.
- Note that the Cover Image option is only displayed if a Files and Images field is available for selection.
- In any view where the Linked Record is displayed, click the cover image to open a gallery.
We hope this update makes your Linked Records more visually engaging and improves your workflow efficiency. Enjoy the new cover image and gallery features!
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Automations & Integrations
Automations: Webhook Trigger
The Webhook Trigger allows you to initiate SmartSuite automations from external services or custom applications by sending an HTTP request to a unique, system-generated URL. It supports both GET and POST methods, handles JSON data, and enables mapping incoming payload fields for use in subsequent automation steps.
Key Highlights
- Unique Webhook URLs: SmartSuite generates a dedicated endpoint you can copy and use in external services or code, making it easy to trigger automations.
- GET & POST Support: Configure your automation to accept query parameters (GET) or JSON data (POST), with future expansion to additional content types.
- Robust Error Handling: Standard HTTP status codes (e.g., 400, 415, 429) are returned for invalid payloads, unsupported encodings, or rate limit violations.
- Security & Rate Limits: IP whitelisting, 5 requests per second, and a 1 MB max payload size help protect against misuse and service overload.
- Selective Mapping: Only the payload fields you configure will be used in automation steps; unused fields are safely ignored.
How It Works
- Generate & Copy URL: When you select “When a webhook is received,” SmartSuite provides a unique URL and method selector (GET or POST). Copying the URL is a single click.
- Test & Validate: Automation stays disabled while testing. Send requests to the webhook URL; SmartSuite logs up to 10 recent requests for review within 24 hours.
- Structure Detection: For POST requests, SmartSuite automatically parses JSON fields (including nested objects, arrays) for mapping. For GET requests, query parameters are detected.
- Map Payload Fields: Pick which fields from the request should become automation outputs—query parameters, JSON keys, or nested objects. These outputs are available in subsequent steps.
- Enable & Integrate: Once satisfied, enable the automation. Each valid incoming request triggers the automation, passing along mapped data for actions like record creation, notifications, or looping processes.
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UI & Reporting
Card View Widget
The Card View Widget brings the flexibility and visual appeal of SmartSuite’s Card View directly into your dashboard, allowing you to organize and display records in a structured, intuitive format.
Key Highlights:
- Dashboard Integration: View and interact with records in a card-style layout without leaving your dashboard.
- Customizable Display: Choose which fields to display, ensuring relevant data is highlighted.
- Drag-and-Drop Interaction: Reorder records easily for better organization and workflow efficiency.
- Expandable Cards: Click on a card to view full details or make quick edits.
- Consistent Card View Experience: Matches the functionality of the existing SmartSuite Card View for a seamless experience.
How It Works:
- Open the Widgets Panel and select the Card View Widget.
- Choose the SmartSuite Table you want to display.
- Customize the visible fields to match your workflow needs.
- Enable drag-and-drop sorting for effortless record management.
- Click any card to view detailed information or make quick updates.
This Card View Widget enhances data visualization, organization, and workflow management, making SmartSuite dashboards more interactive and user-friendly.
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Image Library
The
Image Library
simplifies image management across Widgets, Forms, and Workspace Logos
, enabling users to upload, reuse, and organize images efficiently
. It integrates Unsplash for stock images
and includes an AI Image Generator
for custom creations. Key Highlights:
- Centralized Management:Upload, organize, and reuse images across SmartSuite.
- Unsplash Integration:Find high-quality images from Unsplash by entering a keyword or description. Choose from a curated selection of free-to-use images that fit your needs.
- AI Image Generation:Generate unique images by describing what you need. AI will create a selection of visuals tailored to your input, giving you fresh and customizable design options.
- Permissions Control:Administrators can manage global images; users access and reuse them.
- Integrated Access:Available in widgets, forms, dashboards, and workspace settings.
How It Works:
- Solution & Brand Images:Store images within solutions or workspace-wide.
- Stock & Popular Images:Search Unsplash or use SmartSuite’s curated selections.
- AI Image Generator:Generate custom images with OpenAI’s DALL-E 3 (100 free per account).
- Upload, Use & Manage:Add new images, reuse existing ones, and manage deletions.
The
Image Library
enhances image selection, reuse, and management
, ensuring visual consistency
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View as Another User
The
View As
feature allows administrators to view a business workflow (solution) from the perspective of another user. This helps administrators quickly understand if they have configured the solution permissions and interface as desired.Key Highlights:
- "Viewing As" Capability:Administrators and Solution Managers can now view a business workflow (solution) from the perspective of another user, team, or role to validate permissions and configurations.
- Access Through Solution Action Menu:The feature is seamlessly integrated into the existing 'Solution Action Menu,' allowing quick access to "View As" mode.
- Comprehensive User Perspective:Displays the entire solution, including interface elements, permissions, and data, exactly as the selected user would see it.
How It Works:
- Select User Perspective:Use a searchable dropdown to select a member, team, or role to view the solution through their access level.
- Restricted Header Options:Certain global navigation options are disabled while in "Viewing As" mode to ensure an accurate representation of the user’s view.
- Smooth Transitioning:Optimized performance ensures a seamless switch between user perspectives, maintaining a consistent and reliable experience.
- Security and Permissions:Only administrators or solution managers can access this feature, with all activity logged for audit purposes.
- Exit Easily:Return to the standard view with a single click, allowing administrators to continue managing and configuring the solution efficiently.
The "Viewing As" feature provides powerful tools for administrators to ensure that solution configurations align perfectly with user permissions, enhancing both security and the overall user experience in SmartSuite.
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Charts: Backend Value Calculation
SmartSuite has enhanced Chart and Chart Widget performance by shifting value calculations to the backend, allowing for smoother rendering and support for larger datasets.
Key Highlights:
- Backend Processing for Chart Calculations: All calculations are now performed server-side, eliminating the need to load all records on the frontend.
- Improved Performance & Scalability: Resolves previous limitations on large datasets (~5K+ records), enabling faster chart rendering.
- Seamless Widget Updates: Backend-calculated values ensure faster, smoother display in dashboard widgets.
How It Works:
- When a chart widget is added or modified, calculations occur in the backend instead of the browser.
- The frontend receives only the processed data, ensuring faster load times and reduced memory usage.
- Users can still modify chart settings, with updates processed without performance degradation.
This update significantly enhances chart responsiveness, reliability, and scalability, ensuring a seamless experience when visualizing large data sets in SmartSuite.
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Collaboration & Security
Form View: Consent Element
SmartSuite Forms now include a Consent Element, providing a structured way to capture user consent while maintaining flexibility in form design.
Key Highlights:
- New Static Display Element: Available in the Display Elements section for easy integration.
- Single Consent Checkbox: Users confirm acknowledgment by checking a single box that applies to all outlined points.
- Mandatory When Included: No “require” option; if the element is present, checking the box is mandatory for submission.
- Multiple Consent Sections: Users can add multiple consent elements via drag-and-drop.
- Conditional Display Logic: If visible, users must check the box to proceed. If hidden due to conditional logic, the form can be submitted without it.
- Submission Validation: Ensures acknowledgment only when the section is visible.
- Default Consent Text: If left blank, the system reverts to:“Please provide your consent by checking the box.”
- Always Interactive: No read-only or hidden options; the element remains interactive when displayed.
How It Works:
- Open Form Builder and add the Consent Element from the Display Elements section.
- Enter custom acknowledgment text (optional, defaults to system text if left blank).
- Configure conditional display rules if necessary.
- When the form is displayed, users must check the box before submission.
This enhancement streamlines consent collection, ensuring compliance while maintaining a seamless user experience within SmartSuite Forms.
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