A modern, developer-friendly Nash alternative for Aras Innovator

The classic nash.aspx has served us well, but let’s be honest: it’s showing its age. If you’re tired of manually crafting the same AML queries and squinting at unformatted XML responses BetterNash is built for you.

Why BetterNash?

Work faster and smarter with modern development tools designed specifically for Aras Innovator administrators and developers:

What’s New?

Import/Export

Save your queries, or upload your own from a text file. You can also drag and drop your file!

Presets

Save your favourite queries into Presets. They are especially useful when you frequently use your own code boilerplates.

History

Your last executed queries are saved, and can be restored easily.

Features

• IntelliSense - Auto-complete for AML methods, properties, and item types as you type
• OAuth 2.0 Support - Secure, token-based authentication alongside traditional credentials
• AML Templates - Pre-built query templates for common operations—stop reinventing the wheel
• Enhanced Response Formatting - Beautiful, syntax-highlighted XML/JSON with collapsible sections
• Smart Result Navigation - Quickly expand, collapse, and search through complex server responses
• Presets - Save your favourite queries into Presets for quick reuse
• History - Access your recently executed queries and restore them easily

Perfect for daily administration tasks, development workflows, and testing AML queries without switching tools.

Setup Guides

Easy Installation

Upon downloading the web application, you will need to deploy it on your host server. Here’s how:

Setting Up Authentication

When you try to log in with your credentials, you will be met with an error “Invalid URI”. This is because you need to also set up the OAuth endpoint in your Aras Innovator configuration. Here’s how: