Archive: Skuid NLX, SFX, and EXP Knowledge Articles

Topic A manually created user for Nintex Apps, yet in a Nintex Workflow Cloud (NWC) tenant, authenticates via Single Sign-On (SSO), and encounters errors (invalid user, failure to retrieve tables, and unsuccessful connection attempts). This occurs when the user record in Nintex Apps lacks a Federation ID. Instructions  ResolutionManually populating the Federation ID field in the affected Nintex Apps user profile with the corresponding User ID found in Nintex Workflow Cloud fixes the issue. Problem DetailsA customer reported several errors when accessing Nintex Apps after being manually added as a user in Nintex Workflow Cloud. The errors are listed below:When the user logs in: (Invalid_request: Invalid User Request to connection "SkuidDataService" failed: Unable to retrieve tables to sync: Federation ID is empty)   When trying to connect to Microsoft SQL Server: (Unsuccessful Nintex Apps did not receive an expected response from the connection. Please check all configuration values an

TopicWhen in Skuid adding AWS databases (Postgres, Microsoft SQL server, etc.), Skuid provides this guidance in an effort to assist in connecting to the database: However, when navigating the AWS platform, users may find it difficult to navigate how to complete this process.ResolutionThis process can be completed via creating a VPC(Virtual Private Cloud) security group, creating inbound rules to allow Skuid’s recommended IP addresses to connect, then assigning that created VPC security group to your database in the RDS console.Problem DetailsAmazon manages traffic in Virtual Private Cloud via security groups. Security groups allow or deny specific inbound and outbound traffic at the resource level (such as an EC2 instance). When you launch an instance, you can associate it with one or more security groups. Each instance in your VPC could belong to a different set of security groups, giving the user more control over security if they are managing a number of instances.Resolution Process

TopicSalesforce’s Summer ‘21 Release changes the way Lightning Locker handles < (carets) in dynamically created elements. A typical pattern in jQuery is to dynamically append HTML code inside a DIV. In Salesforce’s Spring ‘21 Release, this HTML code was correctly interpreted and displayed; in Salesforce’s Summer ‘21 Release, Lightning Locker Service is looking for the < (carets) and stripping out its contents. This issue appears to be isolated to custom code. We have no reports of standard Skuid functionality being impacted.Who is Affected? All of these factors must be true for you to be affected:Salesforce’s Summer ‘21 Release (please see status.salesforce.com to see when your production org will be upgraded to Salesforce’s Summer ‘21 Release).Skuid pages in the Lightning runtime. Some form of custom code - either Inline CSS or jQuery dependent snippets.What Will I See? We have seen evidence of the following scenarios: If you are using inline CSS that appends a SVG tag to the St

TopicAfter upgrading to Chicago (Skuid 14), Forms don’t render correctly and creating a new Form is not working like it used to.ResolutionFirst and foremost update the design systems within Skuid. 2nd, we’ve made changes to the Form component fields added to a section are now added vertically by default, so building horizontal Forms now requires additional steps.Resolution ProcessMake sure you update your out of date themes and design systems. Here is a great resource detailing the process: https://docs.skuid.com/v14.0.5/v2/en/skuid/design-system-studio/#update-out-of-date-design-systems.This will usually fix any initial visual issues you are seeing on your Forms and other components. It’s also a best practice to take this step whenever you upgrade your version of Skuid.In previous versions of Skuid, Form fields were added horizontally:However, in the Chicago release the fields are added vertically by default:To build your Forms in a horizontal manner you now will need to take advantag

Skuid is proud to introduce the Skuid Knowledge Base. These articles will share the “secret sauce” we have developed from years of creative building, troubleshooting, and problem solving using Skuid. Our hope is that these tips and tricks will help empower you even more as you continue to add to your Skuid toolbelt.Check out our initial posts in the Skuid Knowledge Base category:General Troubleshooting Process & Checklist Troubleshooting: Custom Field Renderer Only Works for Admins Troubleshooting: Page Assignments and Record Types Troubleshooting: Picklist Field is Not Editable Troubleshooting: Duplicate Data Showing in Popup