What's New

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Added the capability to build RAG knowledge bases (Whitelist Feature)

You can configure, create, upload, and manage knowledge bases directly on the AI assistant page using the AI assistant widget. This enhances information retrieval, especially when dealing with multiple documents.

Commercial use

Setting Properties of the AI Assistant Widget

Using the AI Assistant Widget to Build a Knowledge Base

2

Added foundation model connectors that enable integration with models like DeepSeek

• You can configure connectors to connect AI models. Currently, connectors for popular foundation models like DeepSeek and Qwen are provided. You can also customize connectors to associate with your own or other external foundation models.
• You can associate a connector to the AI assistant widget and select a configured foundation model connector directly on the AI assistant page.
• You can package and release the foundation model connectors (within an application) to the runtime environment.

Commercial use

Using a Connector to Call a Foundation Model

Calling the Foundation Model Connector to Talk with the AI Assistant

3

Added smart widgets for low-code standard pages

• Added the Markdown widget to render Markdown content, displaying text and symbols in a specific format, such as bulletins and news.
• Added the chat list widget to display your interactions with foundation models and construct the frontend dialog page for you.
• Added the chat history widget to display records of your chats with the foundation model.
• Added the input widget for building frontend dialog pages for the AI assistant.

Commercial use

Setting Properties of the Markdown Card Widget

Setting Properties of the Chat List Widget

Setting Properties of the Chat History Widget

Setting Properties of the Input Card Widget

1

Connectors, scripts, and flows now support streaming packets

• You can use custom connectors or foundation model connectors to connect to streaming APIs and obtain streaming packet output.
• You can call the streaming API or configure the connector in a script to get streaming packet output.
• You can use a configured connector or script within a flow to obtain streaming packet output.
• You can export streaming packets via open APIs.

Commercial use

Adding a Foundation Model Diagram Element for a Flow

2

Enhanced Huawei Cloud Astro Zero standard edition instance capabilities

The standard edition now includes environment configuration menus, supporting OAuth authentication, unified identity authentication, and third-party user synchronization.

Commercial use

Purchasing a Standard Instance

Logging In to the No-Code Workbench

Logging In to the Application As a Portal User and Submitting a Questionnaire

3

Optimized no-code application icons

On the no-code workbench, you can change application and form icon colors.

Commercial use

Modifying the Form Name and Icon

Modifying an Application Name and Icon

1

AI Assistant widget

Added an AI Assistant widget. You can use a connector to call a foundation model API for AI chatbot capabilities.

Commercial use

Setting Properties of the AI Assistant Widget

2

SMS, email, and Word scenario templates

Added the creation of Word, Excel, Email, and SMS templates, enhancing document efficiency and standardization.

Commercial use

Adding an Invoke Template Diagram Element to a Flow

Using Email Templates to Send Email Notifications

3

Operations activity dashboards

Added operations activity dashboards to the application development page for real-time updates. Click an activity card to view details and join operations activities for benefits.

Commercial use

Logging In to the Application Designer

4

User and department widgets

Added the User and Department widgets to standard page development.

Commercial use

Setting Properties of the User Widget

Setting Properties of the Department Widget

5

Configuration Center > Users page optimization

On the Users page of Configuration Center, you can view portal users added by administrators and manage those created via scripts or synced from third-party systems. New filters and batch actions are added to help you work faster.

Commercial use

Creating a Portal User for an Application

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Scheduled task optimization

Added the Cron expression option to customize scheduled task times. A Cron expression is a time formula that sets when and how often a scheduled task runs.

Commercial use

Creating a Scheduled Task

Managing Scheduled Tasks in Applications

Exporting Object Metadata

7

Using Email Templates to Send Email Notifications (new best practice)

You can learn to create templates for Word, Excel, emails, and SMS to streamline document generation. For example, pre-setting email formats and frameworks can save time and avoid repetitive tasks.

Commercial use

Using Email Templates to Send Email Notifications

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Added best practice: Using the File Template Function to Generate Contracts

You can create Word, Excel, Email, and SMS templates to boost document efficiency and standardization. The practice uses a Word template as an example. You can create print templates as required.

Commercial use

Using the File Template Function to Generate Contracts

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Huawei Cloud Astro Zero is rolled out for the first time.

Huawei Cloud Astro Zero is a no-code and low-code development platform built on Huawei's experience in application development and digital transformation. It streamlines cloud-based, no-code, low-code, and multi-code development, improving development efficiency. It also provides application asset development standards and microservice frameworks, helping enterprises accumulate replicable suites, accelerate application customization, and monetize suites through an open ecosystem.

Commercial use

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