https://forums.cnxcorp.com/web/ Find Valence Developer Diaries video descriptions, links and timestamps here. en Sun, 15 Nov 2026 12:17:55 GMT vBulletin 60 images/misc/rss.png https://forums.cnxcorp.com/web/ https://forums.cnxcorp.com/web/forum/valence-general-forums/valence-developer-diaries/20773-050-valence-6-4-behaviors Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:33:42 GMT SUMMARY: In this month’s Valence Developer Diaries, the CNX Dev team walked through the completely redesigned Behaviors editor in Nitro App Builder... SUMMARY: In this month’s Valence Developer Diaries, the CNX Dev team walked through the completely redesigned Behaviors editor in Nitro App Builder (NAB), released in Valence 6.4. The demo showed the new layout with triggers and actions grouped by category, a dedicated event listeners area, and new copy and move options for actions. It also covered the new Application Lifecycle screen for startup and close programs and URL parameters, plus much easier navigation: see who fired an event, search across all actions, and jump straight into a widget’s behaviors from the app itself.

URL: https://youtu.be/6gt-z_4xRKQ?si=tBMgxe2JGbKd1kPn



TIMESTAMPS AND FEATURES COVERED:

00:43 - Why the Behaviors editor was rebuilt
01:23 - Building a simple demo app: customer list and map
01:48 - First look at the new Behaviors layout
02:37 - Triggers and adding actions by category
03:51 - The plus button: adding buttons, icon columns, and row menus
04:48 - Jumping straight into a new button’s click flow
05:25 - Moving actions to another trigger
06:22 - Copying and pasting actions
06:52 - Comparing with the old Behaviors (Valence 6.3)
08:05 - New Application Lifecycle screen: startup and close programs, URL parameters
09:32 - A more complex example: the Orders app
10:15 - Event listeners: seeing who fired an event
11:27 - Section events and widget triggers
12:05 - Features in the new Behaviors
12:43 - Searching triggers and actions
13:20 - Jumping into behaviors directly from the app
14:07 - Nested actions: Call RPG program on success
14:52 - Icon column and row click shortcuts
15:41 - Room to grow: future Behaviors features
17:10 - Q&A and wrap-up
​]]> Valence Developer Diaries kpanwar https://forums.cnxcorp.com/web/forum/valence-general-forums/valence-developer-diaries/20773-050-valence-6-4-behaviors https://forums.cnxcorp.com/web/forum/valence-general-forums/valence-developer-diaries/20772-049-generating-rpg-with-the-valence-vs-code-extension Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:32:57 GMT SUMMARY: In this month’s Valence Developer Diaries, the CNX Dev team kicked off a multi-part look at the new Valence extension for VS Code. After a... SUMMARY: In this month’s Valence Developer Diaries, the CNX Dev team kicked off a multi-part look at the new Valence extension for VS Code. After a quick tour of the extension, the team explored a Nitro App Builder (NAB) app right from VS Code, including its widgets, editable form fields, RPG calls, and the new App Map with flows, interactions, and insights. Then came the main demo: using the Valence Assistant to read the app’s structure and automatically fill out an RPG template program to handle its save and delete calls. The session wrapped up with Q&A on what data is sent to the AI, zero data retention, and token usage.

URL: https://youtu.be/HU923JpWItQ?si=rSYFRUXVklyHpDr4



TIMESTAMPS AND FEATURES COVERED:

00:23 - Installing the Valence VS Code extension
00:50 - Extension tour: connections, toolbar, and app trees
01:36 - Today’s demo: filling out an RPG template program with AI
02:34 - Reviewing the app’s RPG calls: save and delete actions
03:22 - Launching and editing the app inside VS Code
04:02 - Widgets, data sources, and editable form fields
05:00 - The App Map overview
05:53 - Viewing SQL and data for a data source
06:04 - Flows and interactions
07:19 - Insights: unused app variables, health, and RPG calls
08:01 - App variables: writers, readers, and listeners
08:31 - Reverse trace and section activity
09:24 - Most active widgets and app variables
10:01 - Chatting with the assistant about your app
10:30 - Adding the app structure and RPG program to the AI chat
11:46 - The assistant plans its changes
12:21 - Previewing and applying the generated code
12:39 - Reviewing the generated save and delete logic
14:03 - Compiling the program
14:18 - Q&A: Exporting the App Map to PDF
14:57 - Testing the app with the new RPG program
16:15 - Q&A: What data is sent to the AI, and retention policies
17:33 - Zero data retention (ZDR) models and providers
18:08 - Viewing the chat log to see exactly what’s sent
19:04 - Q&A: Token count and assistant usage
20:28 - Wrap-up
​]]> Valence Developer Diaries kpanwar https://forums.cnxcorp.com/web/forum/valence-general-forums/valence-developer-diaries/20772-049-generating-rpg-with-the-valence-vs-code-extension https://forums.cnxcorp.com/web/forum/valence-general-forums/valence-developer-diaries/20771-048-valence-6-4-overview Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:32:07 GMT SUMMARY: In this Valence Developer Diaries session, the CNX Dev team walked through some of the biggest features of Valence 6.4, released June 30th.... SUMMARY: In this Valence Developer Diaries session, the CNX Dev team walked through some of the biggest features of Valence 6.4, released June 30th. The tour covered the updated Portal look, a much smarter Valence Assistant, AI-generated app documentation, and a detailed look at the new Data Chat widget in Nitro App Builder (NAB). The team also showed the redesigned App Builder with live previews, the brand-new Valence VS Code extension, and the fully updated Valence guides.

URL: https://youtu.be/ibd-rCaWaJM?si=oChd1de1gbC276B0



TIMESTAMPS AND FEATURES COVERED:

00:19 - Valence 6.4 overview and what’s covered today
01:18 - New look and theming in the Valence Portal
01:46 - Improved Valence Assistant: creating a data source by chatting
03:27 - Only table metadata is shared with the AI, never your data
04:15 - Q&A: Disabling the assistant in 6.4
04:50 - New app documentation feature: user and technical docs
06:12 - Reviewing the generated user documentation
07:04 - Documentation and the AI disable setting
07:20 - Reviewing the generated technical documentation
08:27 - The new Data Chat widget in the Orders example app
09:42 - Asking for KPIs and follow-up questions
10:15 - Changing chart types and downloading results
10:41 - Data Chat only sees metadata, not table data
11:46 - Clicking a result to navigate to another section
12:26 - Setting up the data source behind the Data Chat
13:36 - Configuring the Data Chat: choosing fields to expose
14:24 - Title, start message, and custom instructions
15:29 - Example: changing behavior with instructions (state codes)
16:13 - Chat options: user instructions, follow-up questions, drill down
17:29 - Guard rails: limiting data by user with a template program
18:46 - AI Access setting: giving the AI access to actual field data
21:01 - Adding tools to the Data Chat (coming in a future episode)
21:35 - Redesigned App Builder layout: app variables, behaviors, theming
22:37 - One save instead of OK, save, and save
23:06 - New slide-out settings and searchable widget properties
24:12 - Live preview: see changes before you save
26:19 - New Valence VS Code extension: setup and connections
27:37 - Browsing data sources, widgets, and apps in VS Code
28:49 - Viewing editable form fields, RPG calls, and app variables
30:10 - Opening widgets and data sources in the NAB editor
31:21 - App Map: structure, flows, and interactions
32:42 - Flows view
33:43 - Extension toolbar: switch, Portal, Fusion, disconnect
34:43 - Assistant usage and extension documentation
35:29 - Test suites: comparing apps across instances
37:19 - Valence Assistant chat in VS Code: NAB agent, agent, plan mode
38:44 - Portal Admin: assistant usage and global instructions
40:01 - Fully updated Valence guides and documentation
41:36 - Q&A: Do test suites use the assistant?
42:15 - Wrap-up and upcoming deep dives
​]]> Valence Developer Diaries kpanwar https://forums.cnxcorp.com/web/forum/valence-general-forums/valence-developer-diaries/20771-048-valence-6-4-overview https://forums.cnxcorp.com/web/forum/valence-general-forums/valence-developer-diaries/20770-047-new-ui-tricks-for-grids-and-forms Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:30:41 GMT SUMMARY: In this month’s Valence Developer Diaries, the CNX Dev team demonstrated some recently introduced Nitro App Builder (NAB) features for grids... SUMMARY: In this month’s Valence Developer Diaries, the CNX Dev team demonstrated some recently introduced Nitro App Builder (NAB) features for grids and forms. The demo showed how to add selected rows from a regular grid straight into a local data edit grid, remove multiple rows at once, and automatically position users on the first editable cell, all on the front end without extra back-end calls. The team also showed two new form options: horizontal line dividers and a custom tab order.

URL: https://youtu.be/XmVqKFrD47s?si=uWlxYm7fbAFnAcz-



TIMESTAMPS AND FEATURES COVERED:

00:29 - Demo app overview: local data edit grid, regular grid, and form
00:57 - Goal: adding selected items to a quote on the front end
01:39 - The “Add Selected Rows To” property and column mapping
03:01 - Triggering the add with an app variable
04:10 - Testing: selected rows added to the local data edit grid
04:46 - Q&A: Saving local data, field-by-field mapping, and duplicates
06:26 - Removing multiple selected rows from a local data edit grid
06:53 - Remove Selected Rows confirmation message
08:50 - Q&A: Syncing items between the available and quote grids
10:59 - Conditional cell editing and Auto Edit
12:51 - Auto Focus on the first editable cell
13:22 - New horizontal line item for forms
14:41 - Setting a custom tab order (Tab Index) in forms
16:52 - Valence 6.4 update and wrap-up
​]]> Valence Developer Diaries kpanwar https://forums.cnxcorp.com/web/forum/valence-general-forums/valence-developer-diaries/20770-047-new-ui-tricks-for-grids-and-forms https://forums.cnxcorp.com/web/forum/valence-general-forums/valence-developer-diaries/20768-046-speed-up-your-apps-one-data-source-multiple-widgets Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:25:58 GMT SUMMARY: In this month’s Valence Developer Diaries, the CNX Dev team dove into a new Nitro App Builder (NAB) feature that makes it possible to have a... SUMMARY: In this month’s Valence Developer Diaries, the CNX Dev team dove into a new Nitro App Builder (NAB) feature that makes it possible to have a single data source feed multiple widgets at once. The demo showed how the new Get Data behavior can load data one time, store it in an app variable, and share it with a grid and a map, cutting down on repeated calls to the back end. The team also showed how one widget can push its data to another so they stay in sync, and answered viewer questions about filtering and auto refresh.

URL: https://youtu.be/jrNThy-L-K4?si=MJUMi7N6ZnHWATdx



TIMESTAMPS AND FEATURES COVERED:

00:14 - Demo app overview: customer grid and map using the same data source
00:49 - The problem: each widget makes its own call to get data
01:39 - Setting both widgets to Autoload False
02:20 - Creating a “customer data” app variable
02:33 - The “Send to Back End” setting for app variables and why it matters
04:25 - Linking each widget’s Data property to the app variable
05:16 - Firing a “load initial data” event on startup
05:40 - The new Get Data behavior action
06:28 - Get Data options: All Data, Total Rows, Fire Event, First Row fields
07:14 - Testing: one call to the data source shared by both widgets
08:04 - Viewing the customer data app variable in developer tools
08:51 - Q&A: Grid with pre-filled filters making multiple calls
10:53 - Second demo: making the map mimic the grid’s data
12:24 - Pushing the grid’s data into an app variable
13:00 - Testing: the map instantly mirrors grid searches
13:52 - Q&A: Multiple widgets with the same data source but different filters
16:04 - Creating a filtered data app variable with an expression
19:04 - Reviewing the filtered results (Chicago example)
19:46 - Q&A: Using auto refresh with the Get Data behavior
21:07 - Wrap-up]]> Valence Developer Diaries kpanwar https://forums.cnxcorp.com/web/forum/valence-general-forums/valence-developer-diaries/20768-046-speed-up-your-apps-one-data-source-multiple-widgets