PowerBuilder Roadmap
Paving the way for a simpler, faster, open-standards approach to building cloud apps for .NET!
Appeon is innovating PowerBuilder in agile 6-12 month cycles. Over the next few cycles, we plan to revamp PowerBuilder’s approach to .NET, its server-side architecture, and the UI of your apps. We are committed to making C# development with PowerBuilder super easy while adhering to open standards. While we believe that a Desktop Cloud App (rather than HTML) is the best approach for business apps, you are free to use whatever client-side technology you wish. Of course, we are also enhancing development of traditional desktop apps.
Scheduled for December 31, 2018
Rapidly develop C# Web APIs using the native PowerBuilder IDE, DataWindow technology, and automated migration tools. 100% managed code, secure, and scalable.
Scheduled for December 31, 2019
Develop eye-catching desktop apps that are powered by C# Web APIs and deploy seamlessly over the Internet. The desktop and web converged.
PowerBuilder 2018 Update
PowerBuilder 2018 is on track for general availability on December 31, 2018.
Feasibility of development, migration, and deployment has been validated.
Core server objects, including DataStore, have been developed.
Server runtime libraries have been confirmed to perform well.
Appeon is preparing to work with a set of definitional customers on real-life migrations of PowerScript NVOs to C# using early “insider releases” of PowerBuilder 2018. You will hear from some of these definitional customers at Elevate 2018.
Roadmap Details
This list shows the specific new features or enhancements planned for a particular release of PowerBuilder. Based on customer feedback and technology trends, it is possible a particular item may be changed, delayed, or removed. As such, it is important that you participate in the product roadmap by voting and commenting on the product roadmap. As a customer-driven company, we will carefully consider your feedback to make PowerBuilder work for you!
| Feature | Video | Planned Date | Revised | Status |
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Native PDF Print |
30 June, 2017 | 30 Jul, 2018 | Released | |
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Windows 10 and latest DB, environment |
30 June, 2017 | 22 Dec, 2017 | Released | |
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Mobile Applications |
30 June, 2017 | 30 Jul, 2018 | Released | |
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Cloud Licensing Model |
30 June, 2017 | 30 Jul, 2018 | Released | |
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PowerBuilder Compiler Supporting Multiple Build Agents |
30 June, 2017 | 30 Jul, 2018 | Released | |
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Localization Runtime Files for 8 European Languages |
8 December, 2017 | 15 Mar, 2018 | Released | |
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JSON Parser and Generator |
31 January, 2018 | 30 Jul, 2018 | Released | |
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Native interface to Git & SVN |
31 January, 2018 | 30 Jul, 2018 | Released | |
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Consume RESTful Web Services |
31 January, 2018 | 30 Jul, 2018 | Released | |
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PostgreSQL Database Support |
31 January, 2018 | 31 Jan, 2018 | Released | |
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Datawindow JSON Retrieve |
31 January, 2018 | 30 Jul, 2018 | Released | |
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Enhancing Native Interface to Git & SVN |
31 July, 2018 | 31 Jul, 2018 | Released | |
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Further Enhancing the Native PDF |
31 July, 2018 | 31 Jul, 2018 | Released |
