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Created 22 hours ago
2023-01-11 14-38-58
TESI-Sherwin
Hi OS team, can we also have a IntelliSense looks alike whenever we use alias in advance SQL can be helpful when too many join/sub queries sample auto popuplate from the user table currenly this is the behaviour whenever i use alias on my tables -no suggestion
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Aggregates & Queries
Created on 17 Apr
2026-01-23 11-38-55
Dinesh Murugan
A centralized Developer Cheat Sheet for OutSystems Developer Cloud (ODC) would greatly help both new and experienced developers quickly understand and adopt the platform. Similar to the existing O11 cheat sheet, this should provide a concise overview of key ODC concepts, architecture, development flow, best practices, and differences from O11. It would serve as a quick reference guide to help developers ramp up faster and become productive in ODC projects with minimal learning curve. This resource would be especially useful for: New developers getting started with ODC Experienced O11 developers transitioning to ODC Teams looking for a quick refresher on core concepts Providing such a cheat sheet would improve onboarding efficiency, reduce confusion, and accelerate project delivery within the ODC ecosystem.
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Documentation
Created on 18 Dec 2024
2025-12-04 09-01-03
Kiet Phan
Hi Outsystems teams, Since the OS charing static entity for 1 AO, to save some cost for clients, in many projects, we hardly use static-entity even though it should use Static-entity for many purposes. We need to use alternative ways to implement the static concept, like using structure, hardcode... This led the development become more complex in design, implement, and more hard-code used, but we can't spend 1 AO for just 5 records stored in static-entity like status, type, etc... Actually many projects opened just to Delete all static entity from the code to save cost. From begining we've learnt how to use Static entity, and in real project we need to learn how to not use Static entity to save AO, this make static entity very dead. Can Outsystems consider to lower the price of AO somehow like count it 1 AO = 3 or 4 static entity, or consider make it free if there are < 10 record store in static entity, this would be a great thing for Outsystems developers and clients. Thanks :)
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Licensing
Created on 04 Jan 2019
2023-02-20 18-02-29
Nuno Baptista
Be able to create a unit test for a Server / Service / Client (?) / Screen (?) action that shall be executed without developer intervention, for regression purposes.
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Backend
Created 13 days ago
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Sebastian Marten
The new 1-Click Publish With Message is a good idea, but to be useful, it needs improvements. 1. It should have the ability to hide the normal 1-Click Publish to force messages, or some other way to enforce this 2. The last message should automatically populate a new publish, or maybe a dropdown with the last 5 or so messages.
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1CP
Created 2 days ago
2022-12-13 23-10-19
Rogelio Guanlao
Hi, this is just an idea for a developer's perspective, it would be nice to have the ODC workflow builder in ODC Studio itself instead of going back and forth from ODC studio to ODC Portal when developing for the workflow.
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Service Studio
Created 5 days ago
2019-09-13 10-00-32
Alexandre Realinho
Adding search and filter capabilities to the debugger variable panels (Locals, In Use, Watches) in Service Studio in order to improve debugging productivity in large actions and complex flows. I have had a lot of times quite a few complex structures, inputs, locals, outputs, mixed in these tabs without a way to search for one in the middle of them. While the watches do help to mitigate that, if we have big structures that need to be opened several layers, it will still need to be passed through manually to get to the actual variables.
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Debugger
Created on 03 Mar
2019-11-06 14-40-03
dauster
Service Studio already ships with a powerful but underdocumented headless execution mode. Through hands-on reverse engineering, we have confirmed and validated the following commands: -d (diff), -refresh, -u, -uu, -exportSettings, -importSettings, -cleanup, -removeChangeTracking, -runTests, -export, -import, and -silentrecover. These existing commands prove that Service Studio is architecturally capable of running fully headless, without opening a GUI. This proposal builds on that foundation to request ten new CLI commands that would unlock: AI-powered codebase analysis on .oml files without a running GUI CI/CD pipeline integration via GitHub Actions, Docker, and Linux environments Automated dependency management, publishing, and solution creation Programmatic introspection of modules, applications, elements, and SS_Keys These requests do not change the OutSystems platform concept or runtime. They expose what the IDE already does — through a command-line interface that can be scripted, automated, and run in containers. Proposed New Commands 1. ss list-apps — List Applications with Names and SS_Keys Problem: There is no headless way to enumerate the applications available on a server, along with their SS_Key (the GUID used by servicestudio:// deep links and LifeTime APIs). 2. ss list-modules — List Modules with Names and SS_Keys Problem: Modules are the atomic unit of development in OutSystems, but there is no headless way to enumerate them with their SS_Key GUIDs — the identifiers required for servicestudio:// protocol links and element navigation. 3. ss check-deps — Verify Module Dependencies Before Publish Problem: Before publishing a module, a developer needs to know if its dependencies are up to date, or if a producer module was published with breaking changes. The current workflow requires opening Service Studio, navigating to "Manage Dependencies," and manually inspecting each reference. There is no headless equivalent. 4. ss publish — Publish a Module Problem: There is no headless command to publish a module to a server. The current workflow requires opening Service Studio and clicking "1-Click Publish." This blocks full CI/CD automation. 5. ss republish — Republish a Module (Service Center Style) Problem: Service Center provides a "1-Click Publish" that recompiles and redeploys a module using its last published OML source, without requiring the source file on disk. This is critical for environment redeployments, disaster recovery, and CI/CD rollbacks — but it has no CLI equivalent. 6. ss list-elements — List All Elements of a Module by Name and SS_Key Problem: To use the servicestudio:// deep link protocol (e.g., to link directly to a specific action from a CI report or an AI analysis tool), you need the SS_Key of the element. Currently, the only way to get element keys is through direct database access or by reverse engineering internal API calls. 7. ss add-action — Add a Simple Action Using a Mermaid-Style Flow Definition Problem: Creating a simple server or client action in Service Studio requires opening the GUI, navigating to the correct module, and manually building the flow. For repetitive, pattern-based actions (logging, error handling, standard API calls), this is a barrier to AI-assisted code generation. 8. ss for Linux — Docker and GitHub Actions Support Problem: Service Studio is currently only available for macOS and Windows. This means CI/CD pipelines running on Linux (the default for GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and most Docker containers) cannot use any Service Studio CLI commands. This is the single biggest blocker for full OutSystems DevOps automation. Request: Provide a headless Linux build of Service Studio — or a dedicated CLI package — that supports the full set of headless commands (existing + proposed) on: Ubuntu 22.04 / 24.04 (standard GitHub Actions runners) Alpine Linux (Docker optimization) Debian-based containers 9. ss delete-unused-refs — Delete Unused References from a Module Problem: Over time, modules accumulate references to producers that are no longer used — dead imports that slow down compilation, add maintenance overhead, and generate noise in -refresh / -u verification output. Service Studio can detect these via "Manage Dependencies," but there is no headless way to auto-clean them. 10. ss create-solution — Create Solutions Programmatically Problem: Solutions in OutSystems are the primary vehicle for managing and deploying groups of modules across environments via LifeTime. Creating and maintaining solutions is currently only possible through the Service Center UI. For teams managing complex multi-module deployments, the lack of a CLI solution creator is a significant DevOps gap. Why This Matters: The AI Analysis Use Case The combination of -listModules, -listElements, and the existing -d (diff) enables a use case that is currently impossible: AI-powered static analysis of OutSystems codebases without a running GUI. Current Gap: To analyze an OutSystems application with AI today, a developer must: Manually open each module in Service Studio Navigate through hundreds of screens, actions, and flows Copy/paste relevant information into an AI tool The AI agent can then generate a report like: "Action IsElegivelAntecipacaoDZero (key: 11ea244a-...) accesses the server on every screen load. Consider moving this to an Aggregate with proper caching. → [Open in Service Studio](servicestudio://-downloadAndOpen -eSpaceKey 6acebf97-... -elementKey 11ea244a-... -url bin.dev.myenvironment.com)" This is only possible if -listElements exposes SS_Keys in its output. Summary We are requesting 10 new headless CLI commands for Service Studio, with Linux support as the foundational requirement for CI/CD automation. The existing headless CLI (-d, -refresh, -u, -exportSettings, etc.) proves the architecture is ready. These new commands extend that foundation to cover the full development lifecycle — from introspection and dependency management, to publishing, solution creation, and AI-powered analysis. The OutSystems platform is already exceptionally powerful. These commands make that power accessible to modern DevOps and AI tooling workflows, without changing a single line of platform behavior.
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Service Studio
Created 6 days ago
2018-08-27 08-29-35
Fábio Vaz
Hello, The list of components on Profile only matches the O11 components, not reflect the ODC components. Even in Forge when i select My assets only the O11 shows. Best Regards
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Community
Created 8 days ago
2026-02-27 17-16-18
Guilherme Emery de Souza
Many times, when developing an application, I have an action within a block that I need to trigger from the screen that uses it. I had many cases where this happens. For instance, let's say I have a button that will validate the the form within a block in the parent screen. I want to handle the validation just inside the block, and will need to perform the validations within it. Or when you want two blocks to react with eachother, but don't want to join them on a single block. Or even when I just want a button to perform an action that is inside the block. Currently, there are indeed some workarounds for it: Creating a dummy variable on the screen, that works as block parameter that will trigger the OnParametersChanged. This one gets complicated when you already have an OnParametersChanged set, but want to run just a single action; Handle all the data from the parent screen using events; Create an invisible button within the block, and set the onclick event to an external from the class or Id of the button - similar to this documentation page: https://success.outsystems.com/documentation/how_to_guides/front_end/how_to_call_a_block_action_in_a_mobile_screen/ But things get complicated when you have many blocks inside the screen, and this end with many "dummy" screen variables, too many screen actions just to perform an action that is already inside the block, or refactoring the screen/block to join them against your own will, and increasing development time. In blocks, the communication between the block and the consumer screen block are triggered by Events. It would be nice if we had the possibility to consume a screen action from the block, like setting it to "public" so you can run it from the parent. And would be way easier to manage this actions from blocks inside a list, so you would only need the row number to trigger the action. This issue brings many questions on the forum as well, like: https://www.outsystems.com/forums/discussion/73627/how-to-run-action-block-from-main-screen/ https://www.outsystems.com/forums/discussion/102238/triggering-save-action-from-block-using-a-button-on-screen-in-outsystems/ It would make the development cleaner, easier to follow good-practices and follow the low-code philosophy.
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