Visual Perspective TAB

mfauzi

Hi all,

I created a visual perspective with left panel contain tree menu.
When I click on left menu item, system open newer tab and display a query.
If I click the same the VP will open new TAB. So now I have open 2 TAB of the same query.

Is there any way I can limit the VP to open only I new TAB when I click multiple time of the same menu.

Any guide is appreciated.

hpl123

mfauzi,
This is unfortunately not possible but a wanted feature (for "practical" reasons as in your scenario and also for better context handling when working with layouts).

mfauzi

hp123,
That so sad we cannot limit the open tab. Is there any way maybe run a process first to check if the tab available or not, if available then set focus to the current tab and refresh. Sorry I am not familiar with the rule language yet.

hpl123

Unfortunately not. This (your proposed solution) or a setting in VP / Tab (each tab) to restrict to only 1 open tab (and show error message or refresh/focus to already open tab if opened again) would be a good solution.

4xjbh

Is it still the case that you cannot restrict multiple tabs from the same query.

aware_support

Yes it is still the case

BLOMASKY

how about if your process has a CLOSE TAB "tabname" before it displays the new one?

That is how I have only one "detailed" tab open when a user clicks on a row in a grid

bruce

pureist

You can both:

Limit the number of Tabs opened from a Query to a specific number; and or,
Limit the number of Tabs opened from/for an Object Instance in a Query.

You just need to have an intermediary Object, 'OpenTab', with at least the Attributes, 'QueryName' and 'InstanceID', as a control point.

Instead of a panel or item operation Button of a Query running a Query directly (and a Tab opening), instead change it to run a Process to run the Query just like if a form needed to be opened.

Before the process runs the Query or opens the Form it will check OpenTab instances to see if that Instance is already open in a Tab, and if so notify the user that a tab MIGHT be open (unless they closed it by clicking X), including even telling them it is the, eg. 10th tab.

All that is needed to complete the functionality in terms of perfectly controlling the Tab aspect of the UX are:

SWITCH TO TAB Action (or 'SELECT TAB')
setting for the Frame, 'Run Process After Tab Closed (by User not 'CLOSE TAB' Acton)'
setting for the Frame, 'Run Process When Tab Selected (by User not 'SWITCH TO TAB' Action)'
setting for a Close button, 'Run process after form closed'
and 4. are needed because if the user closes the Tab by clicking X or the Close button the relevant Instance won't be removed from OpenTab.

4xjbh wrote
Is it still the case that you cannot restrict multiple tabs from the same query.

4xjbh

WOW!

It's times like this a tickbox in the dialog 'Allow one instance' would be handy.

I will give that a go, Thank you.