This month’s update was delayed in order to test some significant backend changes. It’s now easier to find what you're looking for in the Alloy Apps and Workspaces has been renamed! The update took place during the evening of the 11th of September. For a full list of changes, see v2.75 in the Alloy Changelog.

Workspaces is now Hubs 📊

After careful deliberation, the Workspaces app has been renamed to Hubs!

Why? Because the app functions as a central information hub, pulling in data from various sources into a single location. It provides an overview of key data points across your organisation, displaying item counts, graphs, and item locations within mini maps. With one click, you can dive into a data point by opening its items in a relevant Alloy app, such as Maps or the Data Explorer.

Each hub you create provides a single place to view collated data and jump directly to the items you need to work with.

Therefore, the new name was chosen to better represent the app and what it does. If you're interested in learning how the Hubs app can benefit your organisation, contact Support and we'll help you get started!

Access favourites in the Alloy Apps ⭐

For quick and easy access to specific items, item forms, workflows and other features, you can add them to your favourites list. This provides a convenient way to jump directly to the things you use the most. It's also useful for bookmarking things that you may need to revisit later, without having to find them again!

You can now access your favourites in the Alloy Apps. Simply select the top search box and switch to the Favourites tab. As with all search results, you can select a favourite to open it directly, or hold the Ctrl key while selecting to open it in new browser tab.

Search other item collections 🗃️

In Alloy, items are stored in separate collections to distinguish between live, archived, inventory and template data.

Previously, when searching for items in the Alloy Apps, all collections were searched by default. While this produced a comprehensive set of results, most of the time you’re only interested in seeing active items. Therefore, only the Live collection is now searched by default.

To search items of other collections, select the Advanced search button and then the Query field.

In the AQS Builder, select the root node and then Collection. Select one or more in the list and then select Done. You can then select Apply in the Search window to filter the item results accordingly.

App URL changes 🚀

The Alloy Apps are currently being made available to organisations upon request.

To avoid any disruption, Alloy Classic remains the default for all users. After signing in to alloyapp.io, you’re always presented with the classic interface, regardless of whether the Alloy Apps are enabled for your organisation. This ensures that nobody is suddenly pushed into unfamiliar territory and can continue working as before.

When you’re ready to start using the Alloy Apps, you can visit a different URL to see the list of available apps, or visit an app’s URL to open it directly.

For technical reasons, these app URLs have now changed as follows. The old URLs now redirect to the new ones, so any existing bookmarks or shared links should still work. However, we recommend updating to the new URLs where possible.