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Button on Virtual Item to Download all files in all documents linked to it.

When in ALIM Web can we have a button on a Virtual Item (VI) that allows a user to download all the files in all the documents linked to the VI. This would be similar to the button on a Documeent Object that allows a user to downlad all files that...
5 months ago in Other 0

Allow multi-value columns or multiple related objects to be displayed on a single row in reports/searches

Enhance the eQL used for Reports to include the STUFF() function. This would allow multi value columns or multiple related objects to be displayed on a single row as a comma separated list rather than one row per related object/value. This would r...
about 2 years ago in Search / Reports 0 Future consideration

Document Copy Form - Allow Hiding Middle Field

Why is it useful? Allow your many customers that don't use the middle field to hide the field and prevent unexpected/undesired use. Who would benefit from it? Probably most customers that use ALIM. How should it work? The Document Copy form should...
about 1 month ago in Object layout 0 Needs review

ALIM Import/Export - Support Updating File Metadata

Why is it useful? It would allow bulk update of file metadata, that currently requires either one-by-one update using Director, or raising yet another Support Case. ie It would improve efficiency. Who would benefit from it? Probably every customer...
about 1 month ago in Import & export 0 Needs review

ALIM Import/Export - Support Elevated Permissions

Why is it useful? It would align ALIM I/E with ALIM Web and ALIM Director functionality and, most importantly, allow bulk import of document updates - this is very important when you have a LOT of documents. It's crazy to think that Bentley think ...
about 1 month ago in Import & export 0 Needs review

Layouts - Related Objects - Allow Sort Order

Why is it useful? Because related objects would be in a known, predictable sort order (rather than the current random).eg we have eg tag 1A-4001, which has 361 related tags. If the related tags were sorted it would be very easy to visually look th...
about 1 month ago in Object layout 0 Needs review

Grouped Virtual Items - Contextual Report - 12MAY26

Provide the ability to create and configure Contextual Reports for Grouped Virtual Items, to allow for reporting on a GVI and its related objects (eg related Documents). eg we have a hierarchical metadata tree, and some items in the tree are relat...
4 months ago in Search / Reports 0 Needs review

Manufacturer serial number (user defined attribute name), to be added in "As configured" relationship

User defined attribute name "Manufacturer serial number" needs to be added in "As configured" relationship tab to showcase the value of Serial number against manufacturer & model part name.
3 months ago in Object layout 0 Needs review

Change Controlled - Elevated Permissions - Document Metadata

ALIM currently allows for elevated permissions to add or remove files to/from a change controlled document. The files attached to a change controlled document are THE MOST IMPORTANT piece of metadata associated with the document. ie Bentley / ALIM...
almost 3 years ago in SaaS 1 Will not implement

ALIM Director - Wider Explore Pane

Is there a way to set the Explore pane wider in ALIM Director. By default, it is very narrow and most of the objects in the explore pane are cut off. Either it should be wider by default (for everyone) or there should be a way to set it to the wid...
over 1 year ago in Other 0 Future consideration