# Ask the community **URL:** https://community.appfarm.io/c/ask-the-community/7.md?page=1 [Latest](https://community.appfarm.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.appfarm.io/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.appfarm.io/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Did something change with casting of web request data?](https://community.appfarm.io/t/did-something-change-with-casting-of-web-request-data/2337)
**Author:** [@torstro](https://community.appfarm.io/u/torstro)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 9:51am UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/did-something-change-with-casting-of-web-request-data/2337 "2026-05-07T09:51:53Z")
Hello! This is a fixable user error from us when building the app, but I still found it interesting enough to ask here if something changed. We have a couple of Action Nodes and comparisons that started failing recently… --- ## [Highcharts not showing](https://community.appfarm.io/t/highcharts-not-showing/2335)
**Author:** [@AnnaNilsen](https://community.appfarm.io/u/AnnaNilsen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/highcharts-not-showing/2335 "2026-04-30T12:37:29Z")
Hei :slight\_smile: I’m running into a weird issue with some Highcharts graphs and was wondering if anyone’s seen something similar. A client reported that a few of their charts suddenly stopped showing and were throwin… --- ## [Base64 to file object in service](https://community.appfarm.io/t/base64-to-file-object-in-service/1817)
**Author:** [@petter2](https://community.appfarm.io/u/petter2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/base64-to-file-object-in-service/1817 "2026-04-28T12:18:24Z")
I saw in a previous thread about base64 to image here that I could use custom file content to map base64 to an image. I create it in a database connected source, however since this approach uses Blob I get an error when … --- ## [Performance in services/flows](https://community.appfarm.io/t/performance-in-services-flows/2331)
**Author:** [@mortenhs](https://community.appfarm.io/u/mortenhs)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 8:45am UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/performance-in-services-flows/2331 "2026-04-28T08:45:05Z")
Hello, I have a performance-related question regarding services/flows. We have several heavy services that retrieve metadata from a large amounts of documents, checklists, certifications, etc. from external sites. (Usua… --- ## [Catching automatic email replies with reply to?](https://community.appfarm.io/t/catching-automatic-email-replies-with-reply-to/2326)
**Author:** [@tobias.nygard](https://community.appfarm.io/u/tobias.nygard)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 10:44am UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/catching-automatic-email-replies-with-reply-to/2326 "2026-04-20T10:44:43Z")
Hello, I have specified an email-address in “Reply To” when sending mails from an action. This works well when the mail is replied to “manually”, but I want to pick up automatic answers as well. That is, replies like “I… --- ## [Migration from AppFarm to Traditional Code – Data Strategy Discussion](https://community.appfarm.io/t/migration-from-appfarm-to-traditional-code-data-strategy-discussion/2325)
**Author:** [@habibftw](https://community.appfarm.io/u/habibftw)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 8:01am UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/migration-from-appfarm-to-traditional-code-data-strategy-discussion/2325 "2026-04-20T08:01:19Z")
Hey everyone We’re currently planning a move away from AppFarm to a more traditional code-based setup, and I wanted to share what we’re doing and get some input from the community. The main goal is to take all our exis… --- ## [Identifying service failures](https://community.appfarm.io/t/identifying-service-failures/2322)
**Author:** [@tobias.nygard](https://community.appfarm.io/u/tobias.nygard)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/identifying-service-failures/2322 "2026-04-16T13:03:11Z")
5 days ago all our services started failing in production, and I can’t understand why. Since they are not failing in test or dev I’m not able to troubleshoot it… The thing that confounds me is that I made the actions “u… --- ## [Salesforce Security Review](https://community.appfarm.io/t/salesforce-security-review/2321)
**Author:** [@harald.amundsen](https://community.appfarm.io/u/harald.amundsen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 7:10am UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/salesforce-security-review/2321 "2026-04-16T07:10:16Z")
Hi, has Appfarm been through any Security Review by Salesforce? This will be required to get our app into their AppExchange so I was hoping this has been done already for some other Apps. --- ## [Translation related bugs](https://community.appfarm.io/t/translation-related-bugs/2191)
**Author:** [@johan1](https://community.appfarm.io/u/johan1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 6:14am UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/translation-related-bugs/2191 "2026-04-16T06:14:44Z")
Hi We are doing a lot of translation and the following two bugs makes life a bit hard sometimes. Translate button does not work when a translation already is made. I want to be able to change the text and hit translat… --- ## [Function properties for calendar objects](https://community.appfarm.io/t/function-properties-for-calendar-objects/1697)
**Author:** [@Ryan](https://community.appfarm.io/u/Ryan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 6:08am UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/function-properties-for-calendar-objects/1697 "2026-04-16T06:08:34Z")
Hi! I see that there is an option to initially disable function properties. I would think that to re-enable it you would use the Set Data Source Attribute node, but it doesn’t allow me to apply it to Calendar objects. Co… --- ## [Database transactions](https://community.appfarm.io/t/database-transactions/2319)
**Author:** [@daniel](https://community.appfarm.io/u/daniel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 10:28am UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/database-transactions/2319 "2026-04-13T10:28:29Z")
Is there a way to handle transactions in Appfarm? The basic problem is the following: I want to modify both object class A and object class B. However, if one of the operations fail, I want both operations to fail, and… --- ## [Sticky Column Right](https://community.appfarm.io/t/sticky-column-right/1847)
**Author:** [@torstro](https://community.appfarm.io/u/torstro)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 6:05am UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/sticky-column-right/1847 "2026-04-10T06:05:48Z")
Hello! Is it possible to get a Sticky Column in the Table Component to stick to the Right side of the table? --- ## [Will you introduce building Services with AI?](https://community.appfarm.io/t/will-you-introduce-building-services-with-ai/2314)
**Author:** [@harald.amundsen](https://community.appfarm.io/u/harald.amundsen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/will-you-introduce-building-services-with-ai/2314 "2026-03-28T13:50:01Z")
Hi, I wounder if building Services with AI is on the roadmap and will be released soon? regards --- ## [Changes in service and service outage](https://community.appfarm.io/t/changes-in-service-and-service-outage/1861)
**Author:** [@marcus.rognes](https://community.appfarm.io/u/marcus.rognes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 11:14am UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/changes-in-service-and-service-outage/1861 "2026-03-27T11:14:53Z")
Hi! I am working a lot with services in longer periods, and for every change I do, all services are restarted. The downtime can be problematic for my colleagues, since a lot of the data in our apps are fetched via serv… --- ## [Performance impact of function properties in the data model](https://community.appfarm.io/t/performance-impact-of-function-properties-in-the-data-model/2308)
**Author:** [@daniel](https://community.appfarm.io/u/daniel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/performance-impact-of-function-properties-in-the-data-model/2308 "2026-03-25T08:00:52Z")
The Appfarm documentation warns against using runtime function properties on large data sources. Data model function properties are also calculated at runtime, but the documentation does not explicitly warn against using… --- ## [Secrets/access token](https://community.appfarm.io/t/secrets-access-token/2307)
**Author:** [@Siri](https://community.appfarm.io/u/Siri)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/secrets-access-token/2307 "2026-03-24T13:52:13Z")
Hi! I have a service that runs every night at 3 am. It calls an authentication endpoint and saves the accessToken as a secret and then uses that accessToken to call different endpoints. I get no errors on this schedule. … --- ## [Broken URL in Rich Text when not using https://](https://community.appfarm.io/t/broken-url-in-rich-text-when-not-using-https/2303)
**Author:** [@SigurdEileras](https://community.appfarm.io/u/SigurdEileras)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 10:44am UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/broken-url-in-rich-text-when-not-using-https/2303 "2026-03-12T10:44:51Z")
Hi :slight\_smile: When using the Link feature in the Rich Text editor, I encounter an issue when adding a link without https://. If I use https://www.nrk.no/, it opens NRK correctly. However, if I add www.nrk.no, it r… --- ## [Bug report: passing reference-type action parameters between views](https://community.appfarm.io/t/bug-report-passing-reference-type-action-parameters-between-views/2299)
**Author:** [@harald.amundsen](https://community.appfarm.io/u/harald.amundsen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 10:35am UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/bug-report-passing-reference-type-action-parameters-between-views/2299 "2026-03-09T10:35:26Z")
The issue described by the free ask assistant: Issue: When triggering an action from a button in a drawer/different view and passing App Variable references (cardinality ONE) as action parameters, the Create Object acti… --- ## [Globally accessible JS object](https://community.appfarm.io/t/globally-accessible-js-object/2293)
**Author:** [@petter2](https://community.appfarm.io/u/petter2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/globally-accessible-js-object/2293 "2026-02-27T14:26:19Z")
Is it possible to define a javascript object in the client which is globally accessible in the solution? Lets say I want to define JSON object on app load that I can use in multiple javascript functions, not just locall… --- ## [Custom login app ignored when user loses all roles](https://community.appfarm.io/t/custom-login-app-ignored-when-user-loses-all-roles/2266)
**Author:** [@SigurdEileras](https://community.appfarm.io/u/SigurdEileras)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 7:25am UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/custom-login-app-ignored-when-user-loses-all-roles/2266 "2026-02-24T07:25:37Z")
Hi:) I have a question about login/logout when removing all roles from a user (see Loom for full flow). I have a user with access to my app. When I remove all roles, it looks like the user is logged out and redirected … --- ## [Seamless import of email threads into Appfarm – best approach?](https://community.appfarm.io/t/seamless-import-of-email-threads-into-appfarm-best-approach/2263)
**Author:** [@SigurdEileras](https://community.appfarm.io/u/SigurdEileras)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/seamless-import-of-email-threads-into-appfarm-best-approach/2263 "2026-02-18T11:49:29Z")
Hi:) I have a client case I’d like input on. The case is that the user has an email thread they want to import smoothly into an Appfarm app. We suggested downloading the email and uploading it as text or a file object … --- ## [Best Practices for Automatic Testing](https://community.appfarm.io/t/best-practices-for-automatic-testing/250)
**Author:** [@matt](https://community.appfarm.io/u/matt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 11:35am UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/best-practices-for-automatic-testing/250 "2026-02-18T11:35:30Z")
Hello Appfarm Community! I’m trying to understand our options for quickly evolving our solution towards a continuous deployment environment, at least to the continuous delivery step anyway, but having strong automated … --- ## [Issue with First-Time Login Resulting in "Access Denied" Error](https://community.appfarm.io/t/issue-with-first-time-login-resulting-in-access-denied-error/1264)
**Author:** [@SigurdEileras](https://community.appfarm.io/u/SigurdEileras)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 10:13am UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/issue-with-first-time-login-resulting-in-access-denied-error/1264 "2026-02-18T10:13:26Z")
We integrate with Azure AD as the only available login option in our solution. When a first-time user is redirected to the Appfram solution, we have implemented SSO with user creation in Appfram. This process generally w… --- ## [Appfarm AI \[AiThreadClient\] Got Error 99003](https://community.appfarm.io/t/appfarm-ai-aithreadclient-got-error-99003/2270)
**Author:** [@Sondre](https://community.appfarm.io/u/Sondre)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/appfarm-ai-aithreadclient-got-error-99003/2270 "2026-02-17T17:19:00Z")
Hi, Was testing the design AI and get this error message. Have tried multiple times since about 1200 today. Help? :slight\_smile: Regards Sondre --- ## [Upload file to Sharepoint](https://community.appfarm.io/t/upload-file-to-sharepoint/2268)
**Author:** [@Kaspar](https://community.appfarm.io/u/Kaspar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/upload-file-to-sharepoint/2268 "2026-02-17T13:57:51Z")
Hi all! I’m trying to set up a connection to a SharePoint site where users can browse/read files and upload new documents. I’ve used the SharePoint use case sample in Showroom and have the “navigate site / read files” p… --- ## [GraphQL in production](https://community.appfarm.io/t/graphql-in-production/2265)
**Author:** [@petter2](https://community.appfarm.io/u/petter2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 11:02am UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/graphql-in-production/2265 "2026-02-16T11:02:29Z")
Hey, I was wondering if there is any way for our users to access GraphQL if we enable it in production without enabling the GraphQL explorer? We currently only have GraphQL enabled in stage, so its easy for us to only … --- ## [Is it possible to add custom icons?](https://community.appfarm.io/t/is-it-possible-to-add-custom-icons/65)
**Author:** [@torstro](https://community.appfarm.io/u/torstro)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/is-it-possible-to-add-custom-icons/65 "2026-02-12T12:44:06Z")
Is it possible to add a custom icon to the icon picker from Resource Files? --- ## [Struggling to preview PDFs with PDF reader](https://community.appfarm.io/t/struggling-to-preview-pdfs-with-pdf-reader/2229)
**Author:** [@oscar.harestad](https://community.appfarm.io/u/oscar.harestad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 8:11am UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/struggling-to-preview-pdfs-with-pdf-reader/2229 "2026-02-12T08:11:51Z")
Hi! In our apps, we are diplaying PDFs using the PDF Reader component in Appfarm. This usually works very well, apart from the following two cases. The pages in some PDFs will overlap when using the PDF reader componen… --- ## [File uploads can results in file size zero (empty)](https://community.appfarm.io/t/file-uploads-can-results-in-file-size-zero-empty/2261)
**Author:** [@Geira-ENVE](https://community.appfarm.io/u/Geira-ENVE)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 8:54am UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/file-uploads-can-results-in-file-size-zero-empty/2261 "2026-02-11T08:54:36Z")
Hi, We had a case last week where a user managed to upload several files that resulted in the file size being 0 (completely empty). He is able to open the files locally. Mostly PDFs and within the same short timeframe, … --- ## [Browser history behavior when setting URL parameters with Navigate](https://community.appfarm.io/t/browser-history-behavior-when-setting-url-parameters-with-navigate/2238)
**Author:** [@SigurdEileras](https://community.appfarm.io/u/SigurdEileras)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/browser-history-behavior-when-setting-url-parameters-with-navigate/2238 "2026-02-06T13:57:39Z")
Hi :waving\_hand: I have a question about how browser history is updated when using the navigation action node to set URL parameters in Appfarm. Setup: I have a button that opens a full-screen dialog and uses Navigate … [Previous page](https://community.appfarm.io/c/ask-the-community/7.md) [Next page](https://community.appfarm.io/c/ask-the-community/7.md?page=2)