What is New in Help in XAF v16.2

As you probably know, in addition to the new great features the version 16.2 introduced, there are also various improvements to the learning materials that will allow you get the most of DevExpress products and become a better developer. The XAF documentation changes are listed below. I highlighted the topics I personally like or value the most in yellow. I would also greatly appreciate it, if you tell me about your favorite topics in comments!

The good news is that there are even more documentation updates currently in the works, and hopefully, I will be able to announce them to you soon.

Concepts and task-based help

Access the Dashboard Control

Collect and Analyze the Diagnostic Information

Create a Predefined Dashboard and Add it to the Navigation

Create, View and Modify Dashboards in a WinForms Application

Create, View and Modify Dashboards in an ASP.NET Application

Criteria Properties (Updated)

Dashboards Module

Dashboards Module Overview

How to: Access Navigation Control (Updated)

How to: Adjust the Size and Style of Pop-up Dialogs (WinForms)

How to: Adjust the Size and Style of Pop-up Dialogs (ASP.NET)

How to: Customize Action Controls (Updated)

How to: Set the Latitude and Longitude of a Map Marker to the Current Location (Updated)

List View Data Access Modes (Updated)

Passwords in the Security System (Updated)

Permissions for Associated Objects (Updated)

PropertyChanged Event in Business Classes

Security System Overview (Updated)

Reference

ActionBase.CustomizeControl

ASPxGridViewCustomButtonInitializer

CreateCustomModelCacheManagerEventArgs

CurrentUserDisplayImageAttribute

CurrentUserDisplayMode

CustomizeControlEventArgs

DashboardsAspNetModule

DashboardsModule

DashboardsWindowsFormsModule

IModelApplicationWeb

IModelDashboardNavigationItem

ModelCacheManager

ModelEditorGroupingHelper

ShowViewStrategyBase.ShowViewInPopupWindow

WebDashboardViewerViewItem

WinDashboardViewerViewItem

WebApplication.EnableMultipleBrowserTabsSupport

XafApplication.EnableModelCache (Updated)

As you can see, there are both totally new articles and updates to the existing ones. Hopefully, even people familiar with the framework will find something helpful here. As always, the full list of What's New In Help for all products is waiting you here.

General upgrade tips

Please do not miss the new Breaking Changes in 16.2.3 .NET Product Line app allowing you to see a list of changes from version X to version Y (btw, there must be no BCs for XAF in v16.2). This information will help you upgrade your project to the new major version faster. See the General Information > Installation > Upgrade Notes documentation article for step-by-step upgrade instructions. You can find more upgrade tips in the end of my related blog post.