Can I have the buttons at the bottom change according to the user selection from the left menu?

AppSheet AppSheet Q&A
1

Is it possible to have the buttons at the bottom of the app change according to what the user selects from the left menu?

2

You could use a CONTEXT(“View”) expression here:

3X_1_2_1205031bc6aac29d220e65e21a69ec469b513c5d.png
3X_1_2_1205031bc6aac29d220e65e21a69ec469b513c5d.png987Ă—798 66.3 KB

1 Like
3

Perfect. Thank you!

4

Did I write this wrong? It now hides my buttons?

(“VIEW” = CONTEXT(DASHBOARD))

5

Yes that is wrong.

1 Like
6

What if the button at the bottom - I want to only show when a certain menu item is pressed - is a dashboard?

7

You can show the button by the current view’s type

CONTEXT(“ViewType”) = “Dashboard”

or by the current view’s name

CONTEXT(“View”) = “dashboard view’s name”

1 Like
8

Thanks. I was struggling…

9

Is there any way you can limit the number of view tabs in the bottom navigation bar? I have 8 views (some with long names) and readability is a problem on small screens. I would like to show 4 tabs at a go and allow the user to swipe to show the other tabs. It would also be great to show the tabs as tiles.

10

You have to configure your view accordingly; there’s no built-in way to do it.

Not possible.

I don’t know what this means.