TIMELINE 2026 Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 2025 Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 2024 Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 2023 Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 2022 Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 2021 Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 2026 Aug New Applications August 25 Throw statement in Deluge The throw statement has been introduced in Deluge, giving you explicit control over error handling in your scripts. When a condition fails, such as an API returning an error, a validation check not passing, or a business rule being violated, you can use throw to immediately stop script execution and raise a custom exception with a message and an optional data payload of any Deluge type. Control is then passed to the nearest matching catch block for handling. If no catch block is available, the script terminates and the execution is marked as failed, ensuring failures are never silently swallowed. For more information, refer to the Throw statement help doc. Bug-Fixes Applications August 25 Resolved an issue where Deluge scripts added to batch workflows were not retained after saving, causing the script to appear empty on reopening. This occurred specifically in batch workflows that were exported and re-imported via DS. Fixed an issue where exporting users failed under certain conditions. Resolved a scrollbar display issue where a default scrollbar appeared inside an embedded list report on macOS, and a double scrollbar appeared on Windows, when the page was opened as a popup. Fixed an issue where appending a URL to an image in the portal design returned a 400 Bad Request error. Resolved an issue where the date format was not displayed correctly for time fields in RTL mode. Fixed an issue in Deluge where consecutive string concatenations of five or more within the same execution context incorrectly returned a StringBuilder instead of a String when Deluge caching was enabled. This caused map keys, list values, and collection entries built using string concatenation to not be found as expected. Several other minor bug fixes and stability updates were rolled out. Enhancements Applications August 17 Improved search results for Lookup fields Search results in Lookup fields now return more relevant matches. Results are ranked in a consistent order (i.e) the exact matches appear first, followed by results that start with the search term, and then results that contain it anywhere in the value. Additionally, if alphabetical sorting is enabled for the Lookup field, search results will be displayed in alphabetical order. If not, results will appear in the order they were added. For more information, visit Understand Lookup filed help doc. Bug-Fixes Applications August 16 Fixed an issue where images loaded from image fields inside HTML snippets appeared broken during print preview when the page contained more than 40 images. Resolved an issue where localization changes made to pages and translations were not deployed to Stage and Production after publish, even when the publish was successful. Fixed an issue where code signing failed when the app used a default alphabet icon. Code signing for both user and portal apps on Android and iOS now works correctly with default icons. Resolved an issue where Android code-signing entries disappeared from the UI immediately after re-code signing, with no processing, success, or failure status displayed. Fixed an issue where changing the underlying report configured for a panel text element in an action was not saved or reflected correctly. Resolved an issue where Deluge scripts added to batch workflows were not retained after saving, causing the script to appear empty on reopening. This occurred specifically in batch workflows that were exported and re-imported via DS. Fixed an issue where appending a URL to an image in the portal design returned a 400 Bad Request error. Several other minor bug fixes and stability updates were rolled out. Enhancements Applications August 11 Arabic language in toWords Deluge function We've rolled out support for the Arabic language in the toWords() Deluge function. This language is now identifiable using the 'ar' code. For more information, visit toWords help doc. Bug-Fixes Applications August 5 Fixed an issue where the display type configured for a Users field was not reflected correctly on chart axes, and underlying chart data was not fetched as expected. Resolved an issue where duplicating a page failed in Environment-enabled apps when the page contained components from other apps. Page duplication now works correctly in both Environment and non-Environment apps. Fixed an issue in the date picker where reopening the picker after nullifying a date field value via Deluge highlighted the previously selected date instead of today's date. Resolved an issue where workflow validation failures caused updates to not install correctly in client accounts during Developer Zone publish. Fixed two issues in the app menu where components with "%" in their display name were not listed in search results and caused a console error when deleted. Resolved a hidden menu alignment issue in selected themes. Fixed an issue where re-inviting a user who was also added as a portal user in the same account failed with a "Not a Valid Pending User Fetcher" error. Resolved an issue where disabling a Signature field on edit load did not work correctly when no signature had been added during record creation. Fixed an issue where widgets were not accessible to users on Trial plans, incorrectly displaying an upgrade prompt. Widgets are now available on Trial plans, with the upgrade message reserved for Free plan users only. Resolved an issue where page PDFs larger than 75MB were downloaded as 0-byte files. Fixed an issue where Lookup field search results were not sorted consistently. Search results now display choices using starts-with sorting followed by contains sorting, for both single-select and multi-select Lookup fields regardless of the number of choices configured. Several other minor bug fixes and stability updates were rolled out. Enhancements Applications August 3 Enhancements to Zoho Creator On-Premise We've rolled out the version 2.6.1 of Zoho Creator On-premise. Enhancements Configurable file type restrictions for the File Upload field: The File Upload field has been enhanced with the ability to restrict the types of files that can be uploaded. You can now configure the allowed file types from the field properties. Once configured, every file uploaded by a user will be validated against the permitted types before it is accepted. Previously, the File Upload field accepted all file types without restriction. With this enhancement, administrators have greater control over the data collected through the field, helping ensure that only relevant and permitted file formats are submitted. Underlying data for Aggregates in Pages: The Aggregates element in Pages has been enhanced with a new action type called Underlying Data . When configured, clicking an aggregate value, such as Sum, in the live page will open a report displaying the related records that make up that value. Previously, aggregates in pages displayed calculated values without any drill-down capability. You can now configure the Underlying Data action from the Action pane in the page builder, giving end users a quick way to view the records behind an aggregate value. Field type property for Formula fields: Formula fields have been enhanced with the ability to set a field type, giving you greater control over how the formula result is displayed and formatted across your application. Previously, the field type of a Formula field was automatically determined based on its expression and could not be changed. A new Field type property is now available in the Field Properties pane, allowing you to map the formula result to a compatible field type. This helps ensure consistent formatting and display of values across forms, reports, and pages. Text-based results: Choose between Single Line, supporting up to 255 characters, and Multi Line, supporting up to 65,355 characters. Decimal-based results: Choose between Decimal, Currency, and Percentage. Selecting Currency unlocks additional properties such as currency code and display format. For all three field types, you can define the number of decimal places from 2 to 15. Other result types: The field type will continue to be selected automatically and cannot be changed. Changes and Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where editing a record displayed decimal values with trailing zeros, such as "10.2000", instead of the value originally entered by the user, such as "10.2". The field now correctly displays the value as entered. Fixed multiple issues with fields used in custom action confirmation messages. Fields configured in confirmation messages are now retained after a dummy save and re-edit, duplicate fields display values correctly in live mode, and confirmation message configurations are preserved when publishing to stage and during application export and import. Fixed an issue where adding a Record Type field as a display field in a subform caused reports to fail to load in live mode. Fixed an issue where rearranging custom actions in the Report Actions section caused every action to open the same slider when editing an individual action. Fixed a report loading error that occurred when image content uploaded through a Deluge script was set directly in an Image field and was not processed correctly. Added support for previewing record template PDFs directly in the browser. Record template PDF URLs now open in the browser instead of being downloaded when the show_preview query parameter is used. Fixed an issue where custom font families were not applied to Multi Line fields when downloading or printing a record template as a PDF. Fixed a layout issue in RTL mode where fields in grid subforms overlapped when RTL was enabled through theme customization. Fixed an issue where searching for records using a User field with Name selected as the display field returned no results in report live mode. Search now works across all User field display options, including Username, Name, Email, First Name, and Last Name, as well as the Added By and Modified By system fields. Fixed an issue where records that became Suspended after their associated Blueprint stage was deleted could not be edited or updated. Suspended records are now accessible and editable even when their previous stage has been removed from the Blueprint. Fixed a theme customization issue where the primary color was not applied correctly to the active menu item in live mode, even though it appeared correctly in edit mode. Fixed an issue where selecting certain navigation options from the admin bar, such as Settings or Edit Application, redirected users to a blank page instead of the intended destination. Fixed an issue where iterating through records using a for each loop with sorting applied to a Lookup field returned no results, while sorting by other field types worked as expected. Fixed an issue where restoring a previous version of a function incorrectly changed the associated application name referenced in function calls. Fixed issues where enabling a disabled form schedule and publishing it caused schedule execution failures, and where publishing configuration and status changes together reflected only the status change. Fixed an issue where field descriptions containing line breaks were not saved or displayed correctly beyond a certain length. Fixed an issue where dependent Lookup fields were incorrectly cleared while editing an existing record because a field with an existing value was treated as empty during the edit operation. Fixed an issue where downloading a record template as a PDF resulted in a 0-byte file when the product installation path contained a space. Fixed an issue in PWA where preset and custom theme colors were not applied correctly across Forms, Reports, and Pages in Perma, Embed, and Publish modes. Resolved an issue where an Update Record task in a Deluge script failed with an "Invalid expressions found in update multi-column Expression" error when Deluge caching was enabled, even though no recent changes had been made to the script. Fixed an issue that prevented applications containing a high number of File Upload fields from being imported. Fixed an issue where Date, Date-Time, and Time field values set through Data Access were displayed using a previously selected timezone instead of the application's current timezone. Fixed an issue in grid subforms where Tab key navigation incorrectly focused on disabled select-type fields, such as Lookup, Dropdown, and Multi-Select, instead of moving to the next enabled field. Fixed an issue where the Custom APIs dashboard did not load all entries when more than 100 Custom APIs were configured. Several other minor bug fixes and stability updates have been rolled out. Jul Enhancements Integration flows July 31 Connection ownership transfer: You can now transfer or delete multiple connections (up to 30 at a time) from the Connections page. When a user leaves or is removed from the organization, unused connections are automatically deleted, while connections used in flows have their credentials removed so org admins can reconnect them later. Session optimization will no longer apply to flows with a delay. For cases like auto retry, resume, vendor delay, and user delay under 90 days, session optimization is now performed after session reconstruction. Bug-Fixes Integration flows July 31 Fixed an issue where the organization listing wasn't fully visible while installing a bundle. Fixed a UI misalignment of the Accept button on the Manage Organization page. Fixed a minor issue where the scissor icon jerked on hover. Fixed an issue where the encrypted column wasn't being fetched correctly for SQL tasks. Fixed an issue where concurrent connection refreshes in DRE caused the owner connection to refresh and return old user credentials. Enhancements BI & Analytics July 29 Time Series Model in AutoML AutoML now supports Time Series forecasting, enabling you to build accurate forecasting models from historical data without writing a single line of code. Analyze time-based patterns, trends, and seasonality to predict future demand, sales, inventory levels, revenue, and other business metrics with ease, helping you make proactive, data-driven decisions. For more information, visit Time Series Forecasting help doc. Bring Your Own ML Model Using PMML Import Import PMML (Predictive Model Markup Language) files into BI & Analytics to reuse machine learning models trained in external environments. Apply these models to your data and generate predictions without rebuilding or retraining them, enabling faster deployment and a smoother transition from model development to business analysis. For more information, visit PMML Model Import help doc. Forecasting in Pivot View Forecasting is now available in Pivot Views, extending predictive analysis beyond charts. Analyze historical trends and view projected values directly alongside actual data within your pivot reports, making it easier to compare past and future performance and explore time-based insights in a single interactive view. For more information, visit Forecasting help doc. System Tags Easily organize and discover reports and dashboards by grouping them with built-in system tags such as Certified and Outdated. These tags help users quickly identify trusted content, and assess data freshness. For more information, visit System Tags help doc. New Business Connectors BI & Analytics has expanded with two new business applications. GreytHR: Integrate your GreytHR account with BI & Analytics to centralize and analyze your HR and payroll data. For more information, visit GreytHR Connector help doc. Cin7 Core: Connect Cin7 Core data with BI & Analytics and gain complete visibility into your inventory, sales, and purchasing operations. For more information, visit Cin7 Core Connector help doc. Zoho Sprints - New Modules & Fields A new Meetings module is now available in the Zoho Sprints business app connector. The Timesheets module now includes support for Log Type, Meeting ID, Release ID, and Project ID fields. Facebook Ads - New Fields Ad Account Insights: Website Contacts, Applications Submitted Campaign Insights: Website Contacts, Applications Submitted Ad Set Insights: Website Contacts, Applications Submitted Ad Insights: Website Contacts, Applications Submitted, Lead (Form) Live Connect Support for Databases Live Connect support is now available for MongoDB and ClickHouse (Cloud Server) , enabling real-time access to MongoDB data for analysis without requiring data import or duplication. JS API – User Filter Enhancements JS API now supports enhanced user filter customization with dropdown, expanded, and collapsed views for embedded reports and dashboards. In addition, the update introduces support for user filter validation events and rules, enabling you to validate filter selections and ensure only valid filter combinations are applied before the report is refreshed. For more information, visit User Filter help doc. Enhancements Applications July 28 Expanded MCP Actions Zoho Creator now supports an even larger range of actions via MCP. The new actions enable your GenAI tools to manage app lifecycles, monitor usage, and interact with chat agents and much more. The following actions are now available: addAppToEnvironment removeAppFromEnvironment getAppEnvironmentStatus getAppStageChanges getProductionChanges publishStageChanges publishProductionChanges getEnvironmentVersionHistory getUsageSummary getUsageTrend getReportMetadataAndData executeReportCustomAction getChatAgentMetadata invokeChatAgent For more information, visit the Integrating GenAI platforms using Zoho MCP help doc. Bug-Fixes Applications July 28 Fixed an issue in spreadsheet reports where clicking a dropdown field with a frozen column and a tall record caused the cell focus to shift to the end of the record instead of displaying the dropdown choices. Resolved an issue in iOS PWA where scrolling within a subform list was not working correctly in default, embed, and perma modes. Fixed an issue in the APK-based Customer Portal app where clicking the Create Password link from an Android device loaded an error page instead of the Create Password screen. Resolved an issue where popup form dimensions did not display correctly when the browser zoom level was set to a value other than 100%, causing subform fields to overflow or appear misaligned. Fixed an issue where portal users were unable to preview uploaded files due to the portal domain not being registered as primary in IAM. An admin tool has been introduced to resolve this for affected accounts. Resolved an issue where saving a page from the Application IDE failed when a page parameter was used in criteria. Additionally, fixed an issue where renaming a page parameter from the builder was not reflected correctly in the UI. Several other minor bug fixes and stability updates were rolled out. Bug-Fixes Applications July 21 Resolved an issue where AI skills failed to execute correctly when different AI vendors were configured for different features. Fixed an issue where the LLM type was not being passed correctly while loading instructions from the prompt configuration, causing the App Builder Agent to fail with certain AI vendors. Fixed an issue where dependent Lookup fields were incorrectly cleared when editing an existing record, caused by a field with an existing value being treated as empty during the edit operation. Resolved an issue on On-Premise builds (2.6.0) where downloading a record template as a PDF resulted in a 0-byte file when the build's installation path contained a space. Fixed an issue in PWA where preset and custom theme colors were not applied correctly across Forms, Reports, and Pages in Perma, Embed, and Publish modes. Resolved an issue where an Update Record task in a Deluge script failed with an "Invalid expressions found in update multi-column Expression" error when Deluge caching was enabled, despite no recent changes to the script. Several other minor bug fixes and stability updates were rolled out. Enhancements Applications July 15 Configurable file type restrictions for the File Upload field The File Upload field has been enhanced with the ability to restrict the types of files that can be uploaded. You now have the flexibility to configure the allowed file types from the field properties. Once configured, any file uploaded by a user will be validated against the configured types before being accepted. Previously, the File Upload field accepted all file types without restriction. With this update, administrators have greater control over the data collected through the field, helping ensure only relevant and permitted file formats are submitted. For more information, visit the Understanding the file upload field help doc. Enhancements Applications July 10 Enhancements to Zoho Creator On-Premise We've rolled out the version 2.6.0 of Zoho Creator On-premise. Enhancements Enhancement to batch workflows: We've introduced an improvement to how batch workflows are executed to prevent unnecessary quota consumption during repeated failures. Going forward, a batch process will be automatically terminated after 15 consecutive failures . Previously, batch workflows continued execution until completion even if all batches failed, which could consume the entire allotted quota. With this enhancement, batch workflows now halt execution early to prevent excessive failures and unnecessary resource usage. MFA trust days for portal: We've introduced the ability for admins to configure MFA trust days when multi-factor authentication is enabled for a portal. This setting defines the number of days a device will be trusted before the user is prompted to authenticate themselves again. Admins can now choose a trust duration ranging from none to 30 days, with 7 days set as the default. Changing email address of portal users: We've introduced an enhancement that allows Admins to update the email address of portal users. This is particularly helpful in scenarios such as when a user has lost access to their mailbox and is logged out of the portal. It is also useful in cases where an incorrect email address was entered during signup. The option to update a portal user's email address is available under the Portal Users section of the respective portal. Simply select the user and click Change Email from the three-dot (more options) menu. Please note that once the email address is updated, the portal user will be required to verify the new address before regaining access to the portal. Standardized UI error screens: We have standardized UI error screens across the platform with improved visual cues and contextual messaging. This enhancement makes it easier for users to understand and resolve issues. New application themes: We're pleased to announce that we have introduced a few New Themes in Zoho Creator. This helps keep your application's design aligned with current market trends while helping you establish a cohesive brand identity. Theme gallery: A refreshed gallery with a set of intuitive layouts to choose from. Currently, 8 attractive themes are available, with more themes already in the pipeline and set to roll out soon. Simplified colour customization: To make it easier to achieve consistent branding across your app, colour customization has been streamlined to focus on configuring Primary and Secondary colours. Going forward, new themes will be enabled by default for all newly created applications. For existing applications, navigate to Edit mode and click Try New Themes to experience the new themes. Support for icon customization at the menu level and logo placement controls will be rolled out in upcoming updates. Note: The old themes will be deprecated in a phased manner, with sufficient time provided for all users to transition smoothly. Bulk insert APIs: We've introduced a new set of APIs called Bulk Insert APIs that allow you to efficiently insert large volumes of records into a form. These APIs are especially useful for migrating data from external systems or handling bulk data operations. Please note that this is an asynchronous process where the data insertion does not occur instantly. Instead, a job is created and processed in the background. This allows for better performance and scalability. The following APIs are currently available: Create Bulk Insert Job Upload File to Bulk Insert Job Start/Abort Bulk Insert Job Get Bulk Insert Job Status Download Bulk Insert Result Passkey support within Portals: We're introducing support for Passkeys as a first-factor authentication method for Portals in Zoho Creator. This aims to give your portal users a more secure and convenient way to sign in. Previously, password-based authentication was the only first-factor authentication method supported for Portals. Now, passkeys are also supported, giving portal users the option to sign in using their device's biometrics (such as fingerprint or face recognition). Passkeys are supported across major platforms (including Android, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Windows) and work seamlessly across popular browsers such as Chrome, Safari, and more. Portal users can also manage their passkeys through their preferred credential providers like iCloud Keychain, Google Password Manager, Microsoft account, and more. Please be aware that the password-based method will continue to be the default choice. Portal users who wish to use passkeys can configure them by navigating to the My Account section. Changes and Bug Fixes Several minor bug fixes and stability updates have been rolled out. Bug-Fixes Applications July 9 Fixed an issue where the new Portal Page Builder failed to load. Fixed an issue where publishing changes to production failed when a pivot report was deleted in apps with Advanced Metrics enabled. Fixed an issue where backing up an application's Schema and Data failed with an error. Fixed an issue where Email Notification templates for the Customer Portal could not be edited in the C4 share settings. Fixed an issue in applications migrated from older themes where the X-axis of a Pivot chart was not visible in Live mode when the legend position was set to Top. Fixed an issue in the Customer Portal where the Create Password Submit button was hidden due to a height-related UI issue. Fixed an issue that prevented importing applications with a high number of File Upload fields. Fixed an issue where date, date-time, and time field values set via Data Access were displayed based on a previously selected timezone instead of the current app timezone. Fixed an issue where restore operations failed in automation accounts. Fixed an issue in grid subforms where tab key navigation incorrectly focused on disabled select-type fields such as Lookup, Dropdown, and Multi-Select, instead of moving to the next enabled field. Fixed an issue where clicking the dropdown of an Integration field in a published form embedded in a page threw an error when accessed from a different account context. Fixed a UI issue in PWA where form labels overlapped when a custom font size was set in a published form accessed on mobile devices. Fixed an issue where the Custom APIs dashboard did not load all entries correctly when more than 100 Custom APIs were configured. Fixed an issue where a Kanban report became inaccessible after a dropdown choice included in the custom sort order was deleted from the form. The report will now load correctly even when previously referenced choices no longer exist. Several other minor bug fixes and stability updates were rolled out. New Applications July 6 RPA Flows We've introduced a fourth solution type within Zoho Creator, RPA Flows . Previously, there were three: Applications , BI & Analytics , and Integration Flows . RPA Flows, powered by Zoho RPA , vastly extend your automation capabilities. By deploying software bots that replicate human-like UI interactions, RPA Flows can work with a wide range of applications, both modern and legacy systems, including platforms that don't support APIs. This makes them ideal for automating repetitive, rule-based tasks such as logging into external portals, extracting data, entering records across systems, and triggering actions that would otherwise require manual effort. If you already have a Zoho RPA account, you can associate it with your Creator account to manage everything from a single place. For more information, visit the Getting Started with Solutions help doc. AI Enhancements Applications July 3 Improved configuration experience for Zia AI features The Zia configuration has been enhanced to give administrators greater flexibility in choosing and managing AI providers across different features in Zoho Creator. You can now assign different LLM providers and API keys on a per-feature basis, moving beyond the previous limitation of a single provider tied to all Zia features at once. Here's what's new: Multiple API keys per provider: You can add up to five API keys per LLM provider using BYOK (Bring Your Own Key). This gives you greater control over how AI capabilities are accessed and managed. Per-feature provider mapping: Map each Zia feature to a specific provider and API key combination. This allows different features to use different providers based on your needs. Refreshed Zia landing page: The Zia page under Operations has been updated to reflect these changes. AI providers (Zoho, OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic) are now displayed as cards. Clicking any provider takes you to a detailed page where you can configure API keys and track usage. Please note that Zoho remains a default LLM provider and requires no additional configuration. It is free to consume. For more information, visit the Configuring Zia help doc. Enhancements Applications July 3 Underlying data for Aggregates in Pages The Aggregates element in Pages has been enhanced with a new action type called Underlying Data . When configured, clicking an aggregate value (like Sum) in the live page will open a report displaying the related records that make up that value. Previously, aggregates in pages displayed calculated values without any drill-down capability. With this update, you can configure the Underlying Data action from the Action pane in the page builder, giving end users a quick way to view the records behind any aggregate value. For more information, visit the Understanding Pages help doc. Enhancements Applications July 1 Field type property for Formula field The Formula field has been enhanced with the ability to set a field type. This provides you greater control over how the formula's result is displayed and formatted across your application. Previously, the field type of a formula field was automatically determined based on its expression and could not be changed. Now, a Field type property is available in the Field properties pane which allows you to map the formula's result to a compatible field type. This ensures consistent formatting and display of values across forms, reports, and pages. The available field type options depend on the formula's result: For text-based results: You can choose between Single line (up to 255 characters) or Multi line (up to 65,355 characters). For decimal-based results: You can choose between Decimal , Currency , or Percentage . Selecting Currency unlocks additional properties such as currency code and display format. For all three types, you can also define the number of decimal places from 2 to 15. For all other result types, the field type continues to be auto-selected and cannot be changed. Note: The Field type property is available only for formula fields added after July 1, 2026 . Existing formula fields will not be affected by this change and will be migrated in a phased manner at a later time. For more information, visit the Understand Formula Field and Set Display Format and Field Type help docs. Jun
