What's new in VIKTOR (February 2025)

by VIKTOR Team

This February, we’re introducing several new features: the ability to skip the dashboard and jump straight to the root entity in a workspace, secure handling of sensitive app variables with the new secret app variables feature, and manually adjustable column widths in data grids for improved usability. This month’s community spotlight highlights the Reinforced Concrete Cross Section App by strukturel. Keep reading to discover all the updates!

Skipping Dashboard

To facilitate navigation, users no longer have to land on the dashboard by default when opening a workspace. Developers can now configure the landing page, allowing users to go directly to a specific entity—reducing extra clicks and improving workflow efficiency.

Visit the documentation to learn more about this update.

Secret App Variables

For enhanced security, you can now mark app variables as secret. Once marked, these variables cannot be viewed or modified after creation—only deleted. This ensures that sensitive information, such as API keys, remains protected and reduces the risk of accidental exposure.

Learn more in our documentation.

Adjustable Data Grid Columns

Users can now manually adjust column widths in TableView, making it easier to view content without being cut off. This feature is enabled by default, allowing for a more flexible and user-friendly experience when working with large or detailed datasets.

If you want to add a table to your apps check how to do it here.

Community Spotlight

This month’s App Spotlight features the Reinforced Concrete Cross-Section App, a user-friendly tool that lets you define and analyze concrete cross-sections—no Python knowledge required. Developed by Strukturel, the app leverages the structuralcodes Python library to perform reinforced concrete calculations easily.

Try it now!

Other changes

SDK

SDK version v14.19.0 is now available: changelog

CLI

CLI version v0.44.1 is now available: changelog

PLATFORM

Fixed trailing spaces to show again in the app variables table values
Fixed use_as_start_page to work correctly with root entities that have a ChildEntityManager
Removed confusing message for cloud users in workspace creation modal
Fixed embedded editors to no longer crash
Fixed file downloads not decoding special characters before triggering the download
Fixed an editor crash when switching between pages through parametrization changes
Fixed invalid authentication credentials causing the product to get stuck in a loading state
Fixed custom favicon temporarily not showing and falling back to VIKTOR
Support OutputField in DynamicArray
Fixed bug with sibling entities not being filtered by workspace, caused by refactor
Fixed the redirect to developer dashboard to work correctly after login