Zoho Creator and the introduction of new features(Blueprints)
I don't understand the reasoning behind the new feature of
Blueprint, I
cannot help but be disappointed that it's release has a higher priority than some
updates to existing features which have been promised but not delivered on. There are 2 that
spring to mind, the first is the ability to sort subform rows which was
promised for the 1st quarter of 2021 and the other is the ability to
edit a subform row as a popup.
As someone who creates a lot of different
applications across a wide range of industries, these unfinished
features really don't help when trying to sell Creator to customers. I've
seen this constructive criticism numerous times in the past and I can't
help but think that the Zoho Creator team just ignore it.
Just a quick search in the forums and you can find some suggestions that would improve Creator a lot more than introducing a feature which could already be configured by an experienced user/developer:
- Warning message upon submit with the ability to ignore it and continue the submission - 3 years ago
- The ability to populate fields based on the current form when using the "Add New" option of a lookup field - 5 Years ago
- Setting field focus programmatically - 8 Years ago
- Offline Developing Environments or IDE's for Zoho Creator - 11 years ago
- Drag and drop blocks in the detail view of reports - 2 years ago
- Dynamic Field Names/Labels - 5 years ago
And there are many more suggestions which in my humble opinion would make Creator a much more attractive proposition to all.