Release notes
This topic describes feature updates and documentation changes for IoT Studio.
January 2024
Web and mobile visualization
Feature name | Description | Release date | References |
Component interaction | The action execution mode is set to Execute simultaneously by default. A new mode, Execute in order, is added. | 2024-01-29 |
December 2023
Project management
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Associate devices | Disassociate all devices of a specific product from a project with a single click. | 2023-12-06 |
Web visualization
Feature name | Description | Release date | References |
Real-time Curve (Legacy) | The component can now display device data for up to 15 days. Custom time ranges are also supported. | 2023-12-06 |
October 2023
Web visualization
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Form components | The default value of the drop-down list box component can now be configured using URL parameters. | 2023-10-06 |
Mobile visualization
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Form components | The default value of the drop-down list box component can now be configured using URL parameters. | 2023-10-06 |
August 2023
Mobile visualization
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Basic components | Optimized the Text, LED Indicator, Image, and Rectangle components. You can now set the visibility and content color of these components based on device Thing Specification Language (TSL) model properties. You can also set default values for visibility and content display when the device is offline. | 2023-08-31 | |
Composite components |
Web visualization
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Basic components | Optimized the Text, Rectangle, LED Indicator, and Image components. You can now set the visibility and content color of these components based on device TSL model properties. You can also set default values for visibility and content display when the device is offline. | 2023-08-31 | |
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Form components | Optimized the text box component to support the following style configurations:
| 2023-08-31 | |
Chart components | Optimized the Real-time Curve component to speed up the retrieval of historical device data and improve user experience. | 2023-08-02 |
Product specifications
Feature name | Description | Release date | References |
Specification limits | For Enterprise Edition and Ultimate Edition, you can upgrade the number of applications to increase the limits on the number of projects, applications, pages, and service invocations. The number of applications can be upgraded to a maximum of 50 for Enterprise Edition and 200 for Ultimate Edition. | 2023-08-02 |
July 2023
Project management
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Data asset association | Before using data assets such as custom APIs and data tables from DataService Studio in applications or business logic, associate the assets with your IoT Studio project. | 2023-07-31 |
June 2023
Web visualization
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Chart components |
| 2023-06-29 | |
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Application publishing | You can now publish trial web applications to the cloud. | 2023-06-29 |
Mobile visualization
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Chart components | Added a Connect Breakpoints configuration to the Line Chart component style. | 2023-06-29 | |
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Application publishing | You can now publish trial mobile applications to the cloud. | 2023-06-29 |
Business logic development
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Application publishing | You can now publish trial business logic to the cloud. | 2023-06-29 |
May 2023
Web visualization
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Application settings | Optimized the instructions and operations for applying for an ICP filing in Domain Name Management. | 2023-05-25 |
Mobile visualization
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Application settings | Optimized the instructions and operations for applying for an ICP filing in Domain Name Management. | 2023-05-25 |
April 2023
Project management
Feature name | Description | Release date | References |
Migrate to an Enterprise instance | You can now migrate data, such as projects, applications, and devices, from a legacy public instance to an Enterprise instance. | 2023-04-27 |
Web visualization
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Media components | The FLV Real-time Video and Real-time Video components now support data source configuration for playback source addresses. | 2023-04-17 |
January 2023
Feature name | Description | Release date | References |
Basic components | Added the IoT Twin component. You can now display IoT Twin engine scene pages in your applications. | 2023-01-06 |
June 2022
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Product specification updates |
| 2022-06-16 |
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Lightweight applications | Configure the DingTalk logon-free feature to allow users to access lightweight applications within DingTalk without logging on. | 2022-06-16 |
May 2022
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Lightweight applications |
| 2022-05-17 | Web lightweight application management, Mobile lightweight application management, Upgrade lightweight application projects |
March 2022
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Lightweight applications |
| 2022-03-29 | Web lightweight application management, Mobile lightweight application management |
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Interaction configuration | Added sub-action configuration for interactions. You can configure multiple sub-actions for an interaction item and drag them to adjust the execution order. | 2022-03-29 |
February 2022
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Lightweight applications |
| 2022-02-24 |
January 2022
Feature name | Description | Release date | References |
Lightweight applications | On the project management page, click a lightweight application project name to go to its homepage. There, you can view real-time data, device management, basic configurations, and permission management information. | 2022-01-18 |
December 2021
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Component configuration | Added page variable data sources. You can use configured page variables as the data displayed by components. | 2021-12-30 |
November 2021
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Basic components | Added the Area Map component. The area map displays statistics for specified events by province, city, and district in China. For example, you can view the distribution of devices across provinces or the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases. This helps you understand the regional distribution characteristics of specified events. | 2021-11-16 | |
Added the Flashing Alert component. The Flashing Alert component simulates an outward-rippling water effect. The speed and frequency of the ripples indicate the urgency of the alert. | 2021-11-16 |
September 2021
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Basic components | The Text component now supports double-clicking to edit content. | 2021-09-15 |
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Basic components | The Text component now supports double-clicking to edit content. | 2021-09-15 |
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Business logic | IoT Studio provides two publishing statuses for business services: published and unpublished. Note
| 2021-09-15 |
August 2021
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Popup containers | Added the Popover component. This component can pop up anywhere on the page to display information, warnings, or reminders about the user's current operation. | 2021-08-03 | |
Added the Drawer component. This component can slide out from the left, right, top, or bottom of the page to display information, warnings, or reminders about the user's current operation. | 2021-08-03 |
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Basic components | Added the Weather component. This component displays current and future weather information. | 2021-08-03 |
June 2021
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Popup containers | Added the Popup component. This component displays warnings or reminders about the user's current operation in the application. | 2021-06-30 |
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Solutions | Solutions now support Enterprise instances. Important Only Alibaba Cloud accounts that are added to the whitelist can use the solutions feature. | 2021-06-24 |
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Business logic | Business logic now supports Enterprise instances. | 2021-06-24 |
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Chart components | Added the Time Status Chart component. This component uses segmented rectangular bars to show the proportion of subcategories within a larger category, allowing you to display more dimensions of data. | 2021-06-17 |
May 2021
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Message nodes | Added the Application Push node. This node pushes specific messages to visualization applications, making it easier to parse and display pushed messages. | 2021-05-17 |
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Project management | Added two APIs. You can call these APIs to get a list of projects and set up project collaboration. | 2021-05-17 | |
Domain name management | Added three APIs. You can call these APIs to add a domain name to an application, get a list of domain names bound to an application, and delete a domain name bound to an application. | 2021-05-17 | CreateStudioAppDomainOpen, DeleteStudioAppDomainOpen, QueryStudioAppDomainListOpen |
Application management | Added three APIs. You can call these APIs to get a list of applications, get a list of application pages, and publish an application. | 2021-05-17 | QueryStudioAppList, QueryStudioAppPageListOpen, PublishStudioApp |
Application authentication | Added three APIs. You can call these APIs to set the application authentication mode, query the application authentication token, and refresh the application authentication token. | 2021-05-17 | SetupStudioAppAuthModeOpen, GetStudioAppTokenOpen, RefreshStudioAppTokenOpen |
April 2021
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
API call nodes | Optimized custom APIs and Alibaba Cloud Marketplace APIs. You can now set API request headers based on the header requirements of the corresponding interface. | 2021-04-28 |
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Form components | Added the Search Box component. This component supports text input and search functions, helping users find specific content from a large amount of information. | 2021-04-08 | |
Added the Drop-down List Box component. This component can contain multiple elements and supports selection by clicking. | 2021-04-08 | ||
Basic components | Added the PDF component. This component lets you embed external content into a page by configuring a URL. | 2021-04-08 | |
Mini program settings | Added the mini program settings feature. You can integrate mobile applications into Alipay mini programs, DingTalk mini programs, and third-party mini programs. | 2021-04-08 |
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Spatial components | Added the 3D component. This component lets you upload custom 3D models and provides a library of sample models for displaying 3D scenes in industries such as manufacturing and water treatment. | 2021-04-08 | |
Added the 2.5D component. This component provides various 2.5D models that can be used as model containers and combined with other models to build 2.5D scenes for scenarios such as water treatment and automation. | 2021-04-08 |
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Solutions | Solutions now support mobile applications. Important Only Alibaba Cloud accounts that are added to the whitelist can use the solutions feature. | 2021-04-08 |
March 2021
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Chart components | Added the Table component. This component displays data in a table format. | 2021-03-23 | |
Form components | Added the Image Carousel component. This component displays a set of image resources as a slideshow. | 2021-03-08 |
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Spatial components | The Device Map component now supports setting device geographic coordinates. You can manually mark, locate, and delete device coordinate information. | 2021-03-10 | |
Basic components | Added the Pipeline component. The Pipeline component is used in scenarios such as industrial water services and power distribution. You can use it to draw continuous polylines or curved pipelines. | 2021-03-08 | |
The Icon component now includes multiple types of icon libraries for developers to use directly when creating applications. | 2021-03-08 |
February 2021
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Cloud SDK | Added instructions for using the Java SDK. | 2021-02-08 | |
Cloud API | Added the following cloud APIs:
| 2021-02-08 |
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Chart components | Added the Device Time Series component. This component displays device data statistics for a product over different time periods in a table format. | 2021-02-07 | |
Added the Device Live Data component. This component displays the property values of all devices under a product in a table format. | 2021-02-07 | ||
Added the Line Chart component. This component displays the change trends of multiple data series as lines or curves. | 2021-02-07 | ||
Added the Pie Chart component. This component displays the proportion of different categorical data in a pie or ring shape. | 2021-02-07 | ||
Form components | Added the Time Range component. This component supports data entry and selection for time ranges. | 2021-02-07 | |
Added the Time component. This component supports data entry and selection for time. | 2021-02-07 | ||
Control components | Added the Slider component. This component displays and controls a numeric property of a device or displays numeric data returned by an interface. | 2021-02-07 |
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Solutions | Added authorized solutions.
Important Only Alibaba Cloud accounts that are added to the whitelist can use the solutions feature. | 2021-02-07 |
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Component development | Important notice: New user applications for whitelist permission for the component development feature have been suspended. | 2021-02-04 |
January 2021
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Chart components | Added the Column Chart component. This component displays the change trends of multiple data series. | 2021-01-21 | |
Basic components | Added the Progress Bar component. This component displays the current progress of an operation or the current capacity of a device as a percentage in a linear or circular format. | 2021-01-21 | |
Media components | Added the Mobile Video component.
| 2021-01-21 | |
Composite components | Added the Free Card component. This component can be freely combined with other components to create multi-style cards for displaying various types of data. | 2021-01-21 |
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Control components | The Switch component now supports configuring a confirmation dialog box. | 2021-01-21 |
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Console | The IoT Studio console now supports instance selection. | 2021-01-05 |
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Devices | IoT Studio no longer supports adding devices in batches. | 2021-01-05 |
December 2020
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Basic components | Added the Marquee component. This component supports configuring text scrolling effects, such as timed horizontal scrolling. | 2020-12-08 |
November 2020
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Chart components | Added the Gauge component. This component displays a property value of a device or numeric data returned by an interface. | 2020-11-25 | |
Form components | Added Checkbox and Radio components. These components support multiple or single selections from a set of options. | 2020-11-25 | |
Added the Number Box component. This component supports modifying numbers with increment and decrement buttons, along with direct number input. | 2020-11-25 | ||
Added the Text Box component. This component supports text input. | 2020-11-25 | ||
Basic components | Added the LED Indicator component. This component displays device status, alerts, and more. | 2020-11-11 | |
Mobile visualization | The mobile visualization feature of IoT Studio is now in public preview. The product is available for a free trial during the public preview period. | 2020-11-03 |
Feature name | Description | Release date | References |
Chart components | Added the Funnel Chart component. This component shows the data conversion rate in a business process. | 2020-11-11 | |
Added the Scatter Chart component. This component reflects the change trends and correlation between variables through the distribution of scatter points. | 2020-11-11 | ||
Added the Treemap component. This component displays the distribution of data in the form of rectangular blocks. | 2020-11-11 | ||
Added the Rose Chart component. This component displays data volume in the form of fan-shaped areas. | 2020-11-11 | ||
Added the Secondary Y-axis Column and Line Chart component. This component combines a column chart and a line chart to intuitively display complex data. | 2020-11-11 | ||
Added the Mini Line Chart component. This component displays the change trend of a single data series as a line or curve. | 2020-11-11 | ||
Added the Radar Chart component. This component displays numerical values or ratios obtained from analysis in a spider web or circular style. | 2020-11-03 | ||
Media components | Important notice: Mainstream browsers will no longer support the Flash plugin starting from December 2020. Therefore, the RTMP real-time video player will be discontinued. To avoid any impact on your use, replace the player with the FLV real-time video player as soon as possible. | 2020-11-03 |
October 2020
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Form components | Added the Tree Control component. This component displays hierarchical data structures, such as folders, organizational structures, biological classifications, and countries or regions. | 2020-10-15 | |
Added the Progress Indicator component. This component displays the current progress of an operation or the current capacity of a device as a percentage in a linear or circular format. | 2020-10-15 | ||
Added the Image Carousel component. This component displays a set of image resources as a slideshow. | 2020-10-15 | ||
Media components | Added the FLV Real-time Video component.
| 2020-10-15 |
September 2020
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Chart components | Marked the old Real-time Curve component as legacy. This component displays the real-time or historical data trends of one or more device properties with time as the x-axis. | 2020-09-08 | |
Launched the new Real-time Curve component. Compared to the legacy Real-time Curve component, this new component only displays data trends for one or more device properties over the last 30 minutes, one hour, or three hours. | 2020-09-08 |
August 2020
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Form components | Added the Search Box component. This component supports text input and search capabilities, helping users find specific content from a large amount of information. | 2020-08-26 | |
Added the Tree Select component. This component lets you view and select tree-structured data displayed in a drop-down list. | 2020-08-26 | ||
Added the Cascader component. This component lets you view and select cascaded data displayed in a drop-down list. | 2020-08-26 | ||
Added the Checkbox component. This component supports multiple selections from a set of options. | 2020-08-26 | ||
Added the Breadcrumb component. This component supports configuring an auxiliary navigation bar. Users can click menu items in the navigation to open corresponding pages. | 2020-08-26 | ||
Optimized the Radio component. Optimized the description of configuration items in the style settings. | 2020-08-26 | ||
Reclassified the Radio, Transfer, and Steps components as Form components. | 2020-08-26 |
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Entry nodes | Optimized the input rules for listener topics in the MQTT Subscribe node. Wildcard characters | 2020-08-19 | |
Function nodes | Fixed the supported version for the Python Script node to Python v2.7.9. | 2020-08-26 |
July 2020
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Basic components | Added the Steps component. This component supports configuring a step-by-step navigation bar to guide users through tasks in a web application. | 2020-07-30 | |
Added the Radio component. This component supports single selection from a set of options. | 2020-07-30 | ||
The Icon component now supports data source configuration. In addition to static display, icons can now be updated and displayed in real time. | 2020-07-30 | ||
Added the Icon component. This component provides 45 default icons that developers can use directly to improve development efficiency. | 2020-07-16 | ||
Added the Transfer component. This component provides an intuitive way to move data between left and right list boxes for multi-item selection. | 2020-07-16 | ||
Added the Alert component. This component displays different alert messages based on different states, such as success, warning, or error. | 2020-07-07 | ||
Chart components | Added the Device Management (Professional Edition) component. This component manages all devices in a project, including the following:
| 2020-07-07 | |
Added the Cross Table component. The configuration method is similar to the Table component. Key features are as follows:
| 2020-07-07 | ||
The Table component now lets you click the This feature is supported when you select Allow manual adjustment of displayed fields at runtime while configuring the Column Style for the table. | 2020-07-07 |
button on the far right of the table at runtime to adjust the data columns to be displayed. Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Entry nodes | Added the Spatial Trigger node. This feature must be used with the space feature. It supports configuring business services to execute in a specified geographic space. | 2020-07-29 |
June 2020
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Control components | Add a label component for the button. This component supports switching tabs to display different information. | 2020-06-19 | |
Form components | The Text Box and Number Box components now support data source configuration. In addition to text or number input, these components can now display data from a configured data source in real time. | 2020-06-19 | |
Chart components | When configuring data table resources for some chart components (Table, Column Chart, Bar Chart, Line Chart, Secondary Y-axis Line Chart, Pie Chart), a new data table type, Business Model Data Source, is added. | 2020-06-19 | |
The row style of the Table component now includes a Lock on Mouse Click feature. On the application runtime page, click a non-action area within a row to lock it. Click again to unlock. | 2020-06-19 | ||
Basic components | Added the Repeated component. This component supports configuring the same style template to display different data objects from a data source in a list format. | 2020-06-04 | |
Optimized the Device Map component. Added the ability to add geographic spaces, which must be used with the space feature. | 2020-06-04 |
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Service invocation settings | Optimized the entry point for API service invocation settings to improve user interaction. A button for this feature has been added to the navigation pane on the left of the IoT Studio business logic development page. | 2020-06-04 | |
Nodes | Optimized the configuration rules and UI design for conditions and paths in the Conditional and Path Choice nodes. | 2020-06-04 |
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Projects | A Business Model Data Source has been added to the data tables of data assets. You can view the business model data sources under a project. | 2020-06-19 | |
Spaces | Added the space feature. This feature supports configuring geographic spaces. You can apply these spaces to device maps to view and manage marked devices by geographic area. | 2020-06-04 |
May 2020
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Basic components | Added the Real-time Video component for playing real-time video streams using the RTMP protocol.
| 2020-05-12 | |
Added a new dashboard template to the Dashboard component: Smart Greenhouse Monitoring Dashboard. | 2020-05-12 | ||
Component configuration | Optimized the font size configuration for the Clock and Button components, allowing you to enter a custom font size. | 2020-05-12 | |
Edit page | Optimized the interaction design of the web visualization editing page. This includes:
| 2020-05-12 | |
Application settings | Optimized the configuration instructions for domain name management. | 2020-05-12 |
April 2020
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Components | Optimized the loading performance of components in web visualization applications at runtime. Optimization challenges:
| 2020-04-23 | None |
Chart components | The Table component now supports data color marking. | 2020-04-23 | |
ICP filing information | When enabling the operation backend in an IoT Studio project, an Add ICP Filing Information feature has been added to the backend logon interface configuration. | 2020-04-23 | |
When enabling account authentication for a web visualization application, an Add ICP Filing Information feature has been added to the application logon interface configuration. | 2020-04-09 | ||
Basic components | Added a spatial component: Device Map, used to mark devices on a map.
| 2020-04-01 |
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Variables | Added a variable configuration feature within projects. Supports adding:
| 2020-04-23 | |
Nodes | Added the Set Variable node. This node saves and modifies the value of a variable. It must be used in conjunction with variables. | 2020-04-23 | |
Optimized the interaction experience between data source configuration in node settings and various service nodes. | 2020-04-23 |
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Learning guide | Added an IoT Studio learning guide page. Using a data center temperature and humidity monitoring scenario as an example, video tutorials help you quickly understand and use IoT Studio's data analytics, business logic, and web visualization development tools. | 2020-04-23 | None |
Data analytics | Integrated with the Link Analytics (LA) product to add data analytics capabilities.
| 2020-04-09 |
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Projects | Added global resource projects, which can automatically synchronize all resources from IoT Platform, including products, devices, and data assets. | 2020-04-09 |
March 2020
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Interaction design | The web visualization interface has been upgraded with an optimized visual design. | 2020-03-12 | None |
The business logic workbench framework has been completely redesigned with a new UI and navigation design. | 2020-03-11 | None |
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Chart components | Added the Secondary Y-axis Line Chart component. The configuration method is similar to the Line Chart component. Key features are as follows:
| 2020-03-25 | |
Industrial components | The Multicolor Gauge, Fan, Slider, Scale Slider, Knob Switch, and Industrial Button components now support a new data source: Interface. | 2020-03-12 | |
Basic components | The Card, Gauge, Slider, and Switch components now support a new data source: Interface. | 2020-03-12 | |
Chart components: Data source | Optimized data source configuration. The device event table has been added to data table resources. | 2020-03-12 | |
Chart components: Features | Upgraded the features of the Line Chart, Column Chart, Bar Chart, and Pie Chart components. After setting an aggregation method (average value, maximum, minimum, sum, count) for the data, you can set a filter again. Note This feature is only supported when the component's data source is a data table resource. | 2020-03-12 | |
Chart components: Table | Optimized style configuration.
| 2020-03-12 |
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Service nodes | Added the Data Analysis node. This node connects to the data analytics development interface of IoT Platform. | 2020-03-12 | |
Service management | Added a feature to copy business services within a project to facilitate multi-service development. | 2020-03-11 |
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Solutions |
Important Only Alibaba Cloud accounts that are added to the whitelist can use the solutions feature. You can submit a ticket to request whitelist permission. | 2020-03-24 |
February 2020
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Interaction design | To improve user experience, the product's interaction interface has been adjusted with optimized visual design and navigation.
| 2020-02-06 | None |
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Chart components | Upgraded the original Table, Line Chart, Column Chart, and Pie Chart components; added the Bar Chart component.
Important The original legacy chart components can still be used normally but cannot be added in the future. | 2020-02-06 | |
Chart components: Data source | The upgraded or new Table, Line Chart, Column Chart, Pie Chart, and Bar Chart components have optimized data source configuration.
| 2020-02-06 | |
Dashboard component | Added the Dashboard component to build dynamic and cool dashboard pages.
| 2020-02-06 | |
Third-party ecosystem components | Added third-party ecosystem components.
| 2020-02-06 |
Feature Name | Description | Release date | References |
Service templates | Added a no-authentication API business logic template.
| 2020-02-06 | |
Service publishing | Optimized the service publishing feature. Each service can now be published individually, without needing to publish all services under a project at once. | 2020-02-06 |