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Interface tools to be allowed to be deactivated in containers

Currently it's not possible to "switch off" interface tools in the same was as we can with the other tools. This limits the functionality especially within chained apps. If we could switch these tools off it would be much easier for us to tailor the experience by allowing selections to be activated by logic, rather than simply the data therein.

 

Please Alteryx Gods. I beseech thee!

 

*lights candles*

20 Comments
patrick_digan
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

Great idea!

TheOC
15 - Aurora
15 - Aurora

Love the idea!

cgoodman3
14 - Magnetar
14 - Magnetar

I’ve always wanted to be able to put interface tools inside tool containers so you can turn off a container which also deactivates those questions from appearing in the app interface.

clmc9601
13 - Pulsar
13 - Pulsar

Cool! How would you want it to impact the interface itself? For those options to completely disappear, or would it be more like a radio button that hides everything nested beneath it?

clmc9601
13 - Pulsar
13 - Pulsar

Aha same thought as @cgoodman3 

mbarone
16 - Nebula
16 - Nebula

YES PLEASE!!!!!!  I too have had to complicate my designs to work around this - what @cgoodman3 talks about is exactly what I could use (put an interface tool in a container and if the container is disabled, then so is the tool's appearance in the UI).

mceleavey
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

@cgoodman3 exactly. Think chained apps. I would be able to tailor the second app not only to change the data in dropdowns etc. but to actually remove a question/option according to logic.

 

@clmc9601 more of a dynamic thing. If you select X in app 1 then chain to app 2, then option five doesn't exist as it's logically mutually exclusive.

 

I have a LOT of use cases in a single project where this would be very helpful. Currently, we're hacking the XML to apply the suppression.

mceleavey
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

Exactly @mbarone .

We're doing it via the flat ASCII method at the moment, which is not for everyone.

Jean-Balteryx
16 - Nebula
16 - Nebula

Even though it's your idea @mceleavey, I love it and support it !

mceleavey
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

@Jean-Balteryx  😁