Subject: CM WebClient February Newsletter

February 2022
Get Your Full Stack In Shape
We're all about learning and testing new technologies, making sure that we're delivering the best apps for stakeholders that we possibly can.

Some of us try to be as "Full Stack" as we can be, but the sheer speed and volume of new and emerging technologies, as well as the speed at which they slow down and die, makes it quite the task. 

We found an article that proposes a way to manage the task while keeping your sanity intact. Enjoy.

Also, our two big CM WebClient training sessions, Tips and Techniques for Plex and Webclient, and New Plex Patterns are still available for immersion. And don't miss Andrew Leggett's "Managed Messaging with Andrew Leggett" linked down below, if you haven't already.

See you on the outside...
Heads Up
The Fullstack Dev Is Bent Out of T-Shape
We're a long way from the old days of LAMP when we could call ourselves "Full-Stack" and be reasonably honest about it. The stack has become a high-rise, with technologies fast entering and exiting the marketplace.

Jasper Sprengers at DZone argues "T-shaping" and "Just-in-time" learning are the best way to manage this fast-moving environment.

Tutorials
Hands-on With CM WebClient
Our catalog of hands-on WebClient tutorials to help you build real things. Visit our support site for even more.
Managed Messaging with Andrew Leggett
CM First's Andrew Leggett demonstrates CM WebClient Messaging – a Twilio integration to send and receive text and email through APIs. The integration makes it easy for every CA Plex shop to build meaningful interactions with customers on the channels they prefer.

Dynamic Tree Menu Implementation
Save critical screen space, and provide a better overall user interface with a dynamic tree menu in WebClient. And better yet, the tree menu nodes are generated by data defined in a database table for easy update and maintainability.

iSeries Spool File and Operations Menu with WebClient

Learn how to create an iSeries Spool File and Operations Menu with WebClient. Full instructions and files included.

Multifactor Authentication and SSO

Now is a great time to look into SSO and Multi-factor Authentication. Lily Taharudin's hands-on tutorial demonstrates how to integrate WebClient with Keycloak openID connect protocol authentication.

Sending Mail with WebClient

With WebClient, sending email is simple and customizable.

Our latest tutorial provides an easy-to-follow example that you can use as the basis for your own project. Just modify the source code and function as needed.

Follow along with the full tutorial.

Implementing a Web-based Rich Text Editor with WebClient

Implementation a JavaScript-based Rich Text Editor component that can be used in CA Plex WebClient applications.

Create An Outlook-Style Events Calendar

Calendar views are a must-have for many web-based applications. Normally, coding them into your app becomes a real challenge when your users are on the go and have a need for mobile-based viewing.

Create Rich Tooltips and Popups

In many Plex applications, basic screens show only “need to know” information, with a link to more detail. With CM WebClient, create handy tooltips that provide a better user experience.

Knowing When Enough is Enough in Mobile Design

As programmers have learned since the beginning of coding, it can be difficult to feel your program is ‘done.’ There’s always more tweaking you can do, but are you really making it better?

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Better Display of Static Content

Content sourced from a database table can be concise but confusing and less than helpful.

Improve the display of your data with custom html and provide a much better experience for your users.

Follow along with the full tutorial
CM WebClient Latest Version
CM WebClient 1.8.7 is now available (with nightly builds). Click here for the download and release notes.

This latest version includes support for Java 11 and many other enhancements, and bug fixes.

We upgrade CM WebClient customers to the newest versions each year. If you have any questions just send us a note to info@cmfirstgroup.com, or click the button below to contact an office or request a demo.
Other CM First Releases
CM evolveIT 11.3
CM Matchpoint ALM 7.0 build 004. For detailed info, go here.
CM M3 2022 Edition
CA Plex 7.2.1 , last supported 7.2.1 (as of January 31, 2022)
→ Details can be found here at Broadcom (login required)
CA 2E 8.7 , last supported 8.7 (as of January 31, 2022)
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