Selecting multiple inputs to cache, some deselect themselves (sometimes?)

[AudreyMcPfe]

Hi all!  Does anyone experience this or know why it happens?

When developing, I generally keep my inputs cached.  Sometimes this is no issue, I ctrl+click each input tool and use the context menu to Cache & Run Workflow and then go on my merry way developing or modifying the subsequent tools.

On other workflows (not recognizing a pattern of which ones), after selecting a few inputs (~3-4) successfully, on selection of a subsequent input tool, the previously selected input tools deselect themselves.  I do not select Text Input tools, and do not have many instances of Input Tools pointed to excel files - I am generally connecting to Oracle tables that I use day in & day out.  I am very careful to select only the text input tool itself and nothing around it like the container or any other non-input tool.

Ideas??

[alisonpitt]

I'm afraid that this won't be much help, except to say that I frequently have the same issue! I usually trip the deselection when using the scrollbar/scrollwheel to move around to click the next input.

I get around this by trying to keep all my inputs close enough together that I can click them all without moving the canvas. I sometimes even sequester all the input tools in one container and use wireless connections to downstream tools...that way I can just select them all at once.

Anyway...I feel your pain!!

[AudreyMcPfe]

Thanks for the validation, at least I'm not going crazy  :)