Introducing Datalya
Last year, we’ve launched two products: GestionBiblio X and GestionPerso X. They were specialized database management tools. They provided a brand new and modern user interface at the time. The goal was to rewrite the codebase from Visual Basic to C#, to introduce new features and a new design language. However, these two softwares were only available in French, not in English, and they weren’t receiving updates as much as other Léo Corporation’s softwares. This is why we are today introducing the next generation of database management at Léo Corporation: Datalya.
Datalya is
a modern and yet simple database management software for Windows. The main
innovation of Datalya is Blocks. Blocks are different types of input for a
user. For instance, you can have a simple text input, to a checkbox input, without
forgetting the dropdown input. These Blocks are customizable, you can name
theme, add choices, and more. You can even export your Blocks as a Template, so
you can reuse them quickly in other databases. In a nutshell, Blocks are used
to create your Database.
You can
find Blocks in the “Creator” part. Talking about parts, Datalya is divided into
two parts: The Creator part, and the Database part. We’ve talked about the
Creator part already, so let’s move on to the Database part.
The
Database part is where the database is. You’ll notice a ribbon UI at the top,
and the database’s content filling the rest of the window. By default, it’s
empty: Indeed, we need to add an item to the database first. You can go to “Edit”
tab in the ribbon, and then click on “Add”. You’ll see that a window with your
Blocks has appeared, and in this window, you can fill the fields and then add
the item.
Once you’ve
added the item, you can edit it, delete it, etc.
The other new
feature is the possibility to export a database to an Excel spreadsheet. You
can go to the “Export” tab of the ribbon and click on “Export to Excel”. Note
that Datalya only supports .xlsx files.
When
launching Datalya, you’ll see the home screen, this is where all your recent
files are shown for you to jump into a database quickly. You can even pin your
most important databases if you have a lot of them.
Datalya is
also customizable: it is available in English and French, and it has a dark
mode! You can also change update settings and reset them anytime.
There is
still a lot of features that we didn’t covered in this article, but we will let
you discover them by yourself. We’ve been working on Datalya for a few months
now, and we focused on the design and on the user experience with the product,
to deliver you an enjoyable experience while working on a database.
As always,
Datalya will be free and Open-Source.
What’s
next for GestionBiblio X and GestionPerso X
The release
of Datalya also means that our old GestionBiblio X and GestionPerso X softwares
are now deprecated, and we recommend that the users of theses products switch
to Datalya. If you are a user of one of these products, you can create a new
database in Datalya by selecting ether the “Books” template or the “People”
template.
Download
Click here
to download Datalya.
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