Yes, it’s April now! 😅 This month’s update was delayed by a couple of days to account for the Easter weekend. We’ve continued to focus on quality and reliability in March, with a number of engine and mobile issues fixed.

The update took place during the evening of the 2nd April. For a full list of changes in v2.57, please visit the Alloy Changelog.

Exclude Text attributes from search 🔍

When you perform a keyword search, Alloy searches the contents of all Text attributes on applicable items to find any full or partial matches.

Going forward, it’s now possible to exclude Text attributes from being searched. This is ideal for attributes that may store sensitive data!

When adding a new Text attribute to a design/interface, there is a new Searchable property that you can disable. However, be aware that this property can't be edited after the attribute has been created (due to underlying database limitations).

Default workflow log retention 🗃️

Following a previous announcement, we can confirm that workflow logs (past and present) are no longer retained indefinitely.

As the log files were rarely viewed past a certain point, we’ve implemented a sensible default retention period that should cover most requirements, while improving Alloy’s health and performance:

• Manual and Event workflows - 14 days
• Schedule workflows - 45 days

To set a custom retention period for individual workflows, you can use the Alloy API. When creating or editing a workflow via the Workflow endpoint, supply a value for the optional logsRetentionDays parameter. For more detail, see ReDoc / Swagger.