XavaPro 7.2 released

XavaPro 7.2 has the next new features:

• Read only modules with a single click from the roles module.
• History includes executed actions by the user.
• Searching in the list by boolean values available in the mobile UI.
• Improved the display of boolean values in the list for mobile UI, the label of property is shown when true.
• Header for each record improved in mobile UI, only one property is shown + year as prefix if present.
• List mode of Users module improved.
• Internal use properties in User no longer available in UI, not even can be added via list customization.
• Remove all inline events from XavaPro code.
• Works with OpenXava 7.2.

OpenXava 7.2 released

In our latest version of OpenXava, we have enhanced the calendar to support dates with hours, adding a weekly view and a daily view. We also have a completely new editor for visualizing collections in a tree format, with drag-and-drop support. Furthermore, we now support Java 21 and have included many other exciting improvements.

In the realm of web security, we have made significant advancements. If your applications are accessible on the internet to the general public, they will now be even more secure against various hackers.

To update edit the pom.xml file in your project and change the value of the openxava.version property, in this way:

<properties>
    <openxava.version>7.2</openxava.version>
    ...
</properties>

Then rebuild your project:

• With OpenXava Studio:
  • Right mouse button in your project > Run As > Maven clean
  • Right mouse button in your project > Run As > Maven install
• Or with command line: mvn clean package

Look at the migration instructions.

Management of archaeological sites

Oppida, a Spanish archaeological and heritage consultancy, has created INSTRUMENTA using OpenXava. INSTRUMENTA is a collaborative database designed for inventory management and online support for archaeology professionals. It implements a series of forms for data input and presentation of archaeological site information, allowing the management of thousands of records for stratigraphic units, inventory materials such as ceramics, bone, organic matter, stone, glass, and metal. It also manages information related to 3D models and the restoration of archaeological artifacts. It enables different specialists to work on the same artifact simultaneously, providing assessments, data, and insights about it.

When we asked José Luis Fuentes, the Oppida CEO, why they chose OpenXava, he says: "It is an open architecture that is constantly updated and prevents the obsolescence of applications, as its databases are independent of the interface that manages them. Thanks to this feature, it can be supported on any type of hardware, adding flexibility to the programming processes, as different applications developed in different environments will work in the same way within the system."

OpenXava + ChatGPT

ChatGPT writes code quite well, better than many programmers. The problem is that it only generates code snippets, at most a method or a class. It is not possible for ChatGPT to generate a complete ready-to-use application.

On the other hand, OpenXava allows you to obtain a complete ready-to-use application with a small amount of code.

If we combine both, we can have a way to create business web applications using natural language. In this video, you can see an example of this in real-time.