We’re excited to announce the release of the data table, a new panel in the data model designer that lets you read, add, edit, and delete records in the Development environment — directly from Appfarm Create. The data table is available now to all customers.
You may have seen this mentioned in last week’s Appfarm AI release — here’s a closer look.
What is the data table?
The data table is a panel at the bottom of the data model designer. Select any object class and the panel shows the records stored for that class in Development. You can browse them, sort and search, and make changes inline — without building an admin app or jumping into GraphiQL.
Click the data table icon in the data model designer toolbar to show or hide the panel. Your last state is remembered per user, so the panel stays open across solutions if you want it to.
Key benefits
See your data where you define it
Previously, the fastest way to check what was in Dev was to build a quick admin view or write a GraphQL query. Now the records sit one click away from the object class you’re editing.
Edit records inline, with the right control for the property
Click a cell to edit it. Datetime properties get a date picker, reference and enum properties get dropdowns, and everything else is a text input. Edits go through the same validation as updates from an app, service, or flow. Deletes respect the Delete Rule on reference properties, so you won’t accidentally break your data model.
Generate test data with one click
If your solution has Appfarm AI enabled and AI-generated development data turned on, you’ll see a Generate records button alongside + Add record. Click it and Appfarm AI generates 10 records in the selected object class, including values for references to existing objects in other classes — so you can stand up a coherent test data set in seconds.
How it works
- Open the data model designer.
- Click the data table icon in the toolbar to open the panel at the bottom.
- Select an object class in the data model. The panel populates with that class’s records.
- Use + Add record, click a cell to edit, or select rows and click Delete to remove records. Use Generate records if you have Appfarm AI enabled.
Getting started
The data table is available now in the data model designer. To enable AI-powered record generation, head to Settings → Appfarm AI and toggle Enable AI-generated development data.
Check out the documentation for more details.
We’d love to hear how you put the data table to work. Are you using it to seed test data, sanity-check object class changes, or something else? Let us know in the comments below!