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Macros - Can't Disable Browse Tools?

AlterRexRyan
7 - Meteor

Hi All,

 

I've created a very big batch macro workflow (.yxmc file) with many browse tools.

 

Quite often I use browse tools as I'm building a workflow, and they're helpful to keep in there in case I have to troubleshoot in the future. But generally once the workflow is in production, I select "Disable All Browse Tools" in the Runtime menu.

 

For my batch macro, I'm finding that whenever I select the button, it seems to work fine, but then when I click elsewhere and click back into the Runtime menu, I see it's de-selected.

 

I would very much like to disable browse tools so my process runs as fast as possible - does anyone know if batch macros don't allow you to disable Browse tools? Seems odd if that is the case...

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gawa
16 - Nebula
16 - Nebula

Hi @AlterRexRyan 

 

I reproduced your problem in my environment. This is quite doubtful behavior only observed in Batch Macro.(no issue in standard .yxmd file)

 

Just one idea for wrokaround I can come up with is using container on/off. You can include multiple browser tools in single or some grouped containers then you disenable container/s when published.(In this case, we have to somewhat compromise about workflow becomes messy...maybe wireless connection would help).

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AlterRexRyan
7 - Meteor

Thanks for the alternate solution @gawa . That could be viable when there are a handful of browse tools, but in my situation where there are dozens and dozens of browse tools scattered around the canvas, it becomes more of a hassle than what it's worth.

 

I'm guessing that this is a bug, not a feature? I can't find any documentation on it.

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