Announcing DreamFactory 4.8.0! This release focuses on user experience, notably with regards to database API generation. The most popular database connectors (MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle) have long offered a large list of options, and it hasn't always been obvious which ones are required and which are optional. To remedy this we've broken the service creation form for these connectors into three sections: Basic, Caching, and Optional Advanced Settings.
We're also working on a series of UX improvements intended to more effectively guide new users through the API generation process. Notably, for most basic use cases the administrator completes three tasks: generate the API, create a role-based access control (RBAC), and then associate the RBAC with a newly generated API key. That first step occurs under the Services tab, so in this 4.8.0 release we've moved that tab to the second position in the navigational bar, which will hopefully be the natural first tab a user clicks on after logging in and landing on the Home tab.
In a forthcoming release we'll be improving the service profile detail page, and providing users with additional direction regarding what steps should occur after generating a new API.
Do you have any ideas regarding how we can improve DreamFactory's UX? Tell us about them at code@dreamfactory.com!