Changelog 3B Forms v4.10

Implement HTML Field Selector
- Description: Added a field selector in HTML fields to allow users to easily generate the desired mustache syntax for accessing object fields.
- Impact: Streamlines the process of integrating HTML fields with object fields, enhancing user experience in form customization.
Object Fields Manager
- Description: Introduced the Object Fields Manager to select "child" elements of a panel from a multi-select dropdown in the data mapping segment of panel settings.
- Impact: Enhances the management and selection of fields in complex form structures, such as parent-child relationships and dynamic panels.

Display Toasts for Frontend Errors
- Description: Fixed an issue where frontend errors were only displayed on top of the relevant question. Now, errors also show up as a toast when onSettingQuestionErrors triggers.
- Impact: Enhances visibility of frontend errors and improves user experience in error handling.
Fix Rating Questions Not Auto-Adding Choices
- Description: Resolved a bug where the builder did not auto-add choices for rating scale type questions, unlike dropdown and radio questions. This functionality is now fixed and operational.
- Impact: Streamlines the process of setting up rating questions, aligning them with other question types for consistency.
Validators Enhancement
- Description: Modified the code to ensure that validators work correctly even when not in an array format.
- Impact: Broadens the flexibility and reliability of validators in various scenarios.
Calculated Values UI in Logic Settings
- Description: Fixed a bug where the 'name' property was not showing up in Calculated Values (under Settings > Logic) when switching focus from other properties/fields. Added additional logic to manage the visibility of the 'name' property correctly.
- Impact: Improves the user interface and interaction with Calculated Values in the Logic Settings, ensuring consistent visibility of important properties.

Using SOAP Methods for Record and File Operations
- Description: Replaced several callouts with new SOAP method equivalents and removed support for deprecated functions in FormComplete.cls and BuilderManager.cls.
- Impact: Enhances performance and efficiency in handling records and files, while streamlining the backend codebase.
SOAP Methods for Saving Files in Forms Complete App
- Description: Implemented methods from data.js to save files submitted in the formsComplete app.
- Impact: Optimizes file handling and improves performance in the formsComplete app.
SOAP Methods Initialization for Builder Template
- Description: Utilized methods in data.js for getting and saving the form builder template.
- Impact: Streamlines template management and enhances performance in the form builder.

Deprecated Backend Methods
- Description: The following methods are no longer exposed from our backend: BuilderManager (getFile, saveFile); FormComplete (getTemplate, saveFile, saveResponse, saveRecordFile).
- Impact: Focuses on more efficient and modern approaches for backend operations, simplifying the overall system architecture.

This update introduces significant new features and optimizations, focusing on user interface improvements, backend efficiency, and enhanced form field management.
Users may notice improved error visibility, more intuitive interactions with rating questions, and calculated values settings. The new features and optimizations aim to streamline the form-building experience and ensure more reliable functionality.

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