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What's the difference between a "before" and "after" custom event on an object change?
How are redirect URIs handled in a cloud-maintained environment, and what does an "invalid redirect_uri" error usually mean?
Why can't a user see a custom menu item we just added?
What does a "show only current results" toggle actually filter on a search or list page?
A page becomes unresponsive after a user has many browser tabs open — is that expected?
Is there a way to track who changed a page configuration and when?
Can we enable a history/audit log for a specific custom attribute?
Can a custom attribute be changed from read-only-after-creation to insertable once records already exist?
How do we pass extra filter parameters into a lobby navigation link?
Can we change the thousand separator or number formatting shown to users?
What does it mean when a record shows as "locked" to another user?
What actually changes when moving from an older desktop-style client to Aurena, beyond how it looks?
Can a navigator entry or shortcut launch an external program instead of an IFS page?
When would "Synchronize Application Search Index" actually need to be run, and does it affect users while it runs?
Event Action conditions work correctly where they were originally defined, but stop being evaluated after the Event Action is exported and re-imported as an ACP.
A custom attribute meant to resolve to an email address (for use in a notification) doesn't seem to produce a value when referenced.
Is there a keyboard shortcut in Aurena equivalent to the old CTRL+F9 (jump to a screen's history log) from the enterprise client?
Can the page header/action buttons be pinned so they stay visible while scrolling down a long page?
In an SQL-type event action, placeholders like #TODAY# or #PERSON_NAME# don't get substituted the way &PARAM_NAME event parameters do.
A custom field added to a query-based logical unit (one with no real base table behind it) shows correctly as read-only but can't be entered/saved from the client.
Can a date-picker be used for a Quick Report parameter, instead of requiring free-text date entry?
Is there a way to set a Reply-To address different from the sender when sending mail through Command_SYS.Mail?
Can a CommandGroup button's label or parameters be edited after it's created, or only duplicated?
Documentation describes LOV searching as a "contains" match, but typing a partial value only returns results that start with it.
The forward/back navigation arrows in Aurena's top navigation seem to have disappeared.
How do we restrict a list-of-values field (like Requisitioner on a Purchase Requisition) so a user can only select their own record, not anyone's?
Is there a maximum number of columns that can be shown in a table view?
Can a link in a lobby element be configured to open in a new browser tab/window instead of navigating within the same tab?
Can a "subscription" (notification on change) be enabled for an entire class of object/page, rather than one record at a time?
A custom LU added as a custom tab shows data correctly but can't be edited, even though there was no such restriction on an older application generation.
Is executing raw Online SQL (like an INSERT statement) in a custom event action still going to be supported going forward?
A generic client-side error like "cannot read properties of null" appears after saving a record, even though the save itself completes successfully.
A standard field exists on an entity but can't be exposed directly on a specific overview screen through configuration — is a custom field the only way?
Can an exported custom event (the .ins file from the export option) be imported back through the application UI?
Can conditional formatting be applied to a date field based on it being blank/null?
The application window looks truncated on a laptop, with the bottom portion (status bar, buttons) cut off.
Where does a command's "Grants" property (which projection actions it requires) actually come from — is it manually written somewhere?
The option to control how large a custom field displays isn't visible in Page Designer where expected.
Saving a record in Aurena silently fails (or the Save button appears unresponsive) after duplicating an existing record.
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