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Status Future consideration
Workspace Jedox Platform
Categories Canvas
Created by Guest
Created on Jul 16, 2024

Canvas - Add macros for buttons

Use case: I cannot execute the following use case using Action buttons, therefore I need macros. I can only execute a button if specific terms are met. Or I need to loop through multiple months to set data and it needs to check parameters for each months.

Currently, I cannot use canvas buttons for e.g. most buttons in Human resource solutions as I need to check parameters, loop throuth months, so I have to use the spreadsheet buttons. Which means I cannot translate the button text too. And I am not consistent in my environment for UI/UX.

Please add the functionality executing macros like with spreadsheet buttons. This should take not much effort for developers as we can do it already with spreadsheet buttons, but create a huge benefit for customers and implementation experts.

  • Guest
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    Aug 6, 2024

    Hi,

    perhaps this can also be achieved with an integrator procedure? It might be beneficial to have some return values though from there (to continue working with a certain outcome after excecution).

    Even though working with macros gives a lot of possibilities, I consider them normally the least desireable option. This is mainly due to bad maintenance/update ability, high fault rate and low collaboration/ documentation/ transparency characteristics. This is the main reason, why most it departments or developers try to avoid these. I am myself also not very fond of them despite having worked with them a lot in the past (excel).

    Just some additional ideas to consider.

    BR