Import

May 24, 2013

I’ve finally finished the Import and Export for Flexile. The import especially is very sophisticated, allowing for duplication detection, splitting import columns into multiple tables and auto-link generation between related records. Moreover, it was implemented with a drag and drop interface and should make it pretty easy to import your data. Of course, I didn’t neglect export, so you’re data is no longer “trapped” in Flexile.

From here I plan on updating the website, which has been neglected for far too long. I expect to be working on that for the next week or so before I jump back into Flexile development. I am giving thought to doing a little marketing for Flexile. While it’s not quite where I’d like it to be, it is shaping up to be a pretty solid app. It may just be about time to start getting the word out about Flexile.

I’ve gotten quite a few requests for a few specific types of fields in Flexile, so I intend on working on those next. Unlike Import & Export, which took a couple months to finish, I’m hoping to release update a bit more frequently. This should no only squash bug quicker, but also get new features into user’s hands quicker. No solid promises, but here’s what I hope to implement over the next couple months:

Concatenation Field… I intend on providing a drag and drop interface. Along with that, I want to look into developing a ternary condition you can insert into the formula (if ? then : else). If that’s successful, I’ll probably port it over to the calculation field.
Running Balance Field… I’ve got some ideas on how to implement this and keep the data current. I will probably also include with this aggregate total on all number based fields via a bottom toolbar in the recordset.
Linked Field… Currently, you can “pull” information from links through aggregate fields, but that’s limited to number-based fields. Instead, the Linked Field will pull a single value from a linked record’s field based on certain criteria: First Linked, Last Linked, some equal to , etc.