What's New in XAF Help 17.2

In this post, I would like to provide an overview of the most important additions to XAF documentation introduced in the 17.2 release.

What's New in XAF Help 17.1.3 and 17.1.4

In this post, I would like to provide an overview of the most important additions to XAF documentation introduced after the 17.1 release.

New and updated help topics in version 16.2.4

Recently, Dennis has published a huge list of changes introduced in XAF documentation in the previous major update (16.2). In this post, I would like to overview another set of changes in XAF documentation introduced with the 16.2.4 minor update of XAF.

What's New in XAF 15.2 Documentation and general upgrade tips

As you probably know, in addition to the new great features the version 15.2 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 we are the most interested in are listed below:

Concepts and task-based help

• How to: Hide the Edit Action Column in from a ListView in an ASP.NET Application
• Maps Module
• Maps Module Overview
• Use Raster Maps
• Geolocation Properties
• How to: Change the Map Marker Icon
• How to: Change the Map Settings Dynamically
• Display Areas on a Vector Map
• Display Bubble Markers on a Vector Map
• Display Pie Markers on a Vector Map

What's New in XAF 15.1 Documentation

As you probably know, in addition to the new great features the version 15.1 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. As always, the full list of What's New In Help for all products is waiting you here.

The XAF documentation changes we are the most interested in are listed HERE (I marked my favorite help topics in bold):

• Create and View Reports in an ASP.NET Application (Updated)
• How to: Adjust the Size of Pop up Dialogs in ASP.NET Applications (Updated)
• How to: Create a Custom WinForms Standard Template (Updated)
• How to: Display a Non-Persistent Object's List View from the Navigation
• How to: Hide the 'Protected Content' Columns in List Views and Property Editors in Detail Views
• How to: Enable the Administrative UI for managing Users' Model Differences (Updated)
• How to: Show Notifications to a Specific User (Updated)
• How to: Show a Custom Data-Bound Control in an XAF View (ASP.NET)
• How to: Show a Custom Data-Bound Control in an XAF View (WinForms)
• How to: Store the Application Model Differences in the Database (Updated)
• How to: Switch to the View Mode when the Save and Close Action is Executed in ASP.NET Applications
• How to: Use Notifications with a Custom Business Class (Implement ISupportNotifications) (Updated)
• How to: Use Notifications with the Scheduler Event (Updated)
• Model Difference Storages (Updated)
• Notifications Module Overview (Updated)
• Notifications Service and Notifications Providers (Updated)
• Reminders Window Elements (Updated)
• Workflow Design Basics (Updated)
• How do I enable the new page templates and theme optimized for touch devices (CTP) for existing XAF Web 15.1 applications? 

Hopefully, even people familiar with the framework will find something helpful here.

What's New in XAF 14.2 Documentation

In addition to the new great features the version 14.2 introduced, there are also improvements to the learning materials that will allow you get the most of DevExpress products. 

The full list of What's New In Help for all products is waiting you here.

The XAF documentation changes are listed here. In particular, I wanted to focus on the restructured and improved Business Model Design section, which is, in my opinion, one of the most important things that contributes to overall understanding of the framework and its development process. 

My other favorite help topic is eXpressApp Framework > Concepts > UI Construction > List View Data Access Modes. Hopefully, even people familiar with the framework will find something helpful here. 

What's New In DevExpress Documentation? (PING!)

I would like to draw your attention to the recent documentation updates, because as you know, not only product features themselves are valuable, but also good documentation that details how to use them in practice, improving your skill set and making you more productive.

Concerning XPO, I suggest you checking this link as it will make you more fluent in using the ORM Data Model Wizard, OData and other design time features:

As for XAF, check out this update to learn about new elements which you might have not used in the past:

If you want to improve your mastery for other DevExpress products, check out the full list of recent documentation updates here.

We constantly update our documentation and examples, so do not forget to check the What's New documents from time to time, because it lists more than new product features and fixed bugs.