I’ve been trawling through similar topics but I can’t seem to find an answer to this. I’m a newb in terms of AppSheet so pls bear with me.
I have a table which I’d like the user to able to view grouped in different ways . My thinking was that I create individual views grouped for each column, then somehow have buttons to let the user select the grouping. I’m stuck trying to get a dashboard, with buttons in the top pane (can’t use a form in dashboard?), which would then switch the table view in the lower pane using ‘link to view’
I’m also doubting my methodology & can’t help thinking there’s a better way to do this..
No, you are on the right track. There isn’t any dynamic switching of the Grouping available at the moment. So to have different Table Views with different Grouping selections.
The easiest way to present them is either:
have them each listed separately, say in the side Menu options,
or all displayed together in a Dashboard. The user can then expand the view they wish to see in more detail. Something like the below. Users can tap the double arrow to expand that particular view. In my opinion, it’s no different than having buttons to navigate to that view but this option lets them see additional details in each view and possibly interact with it without the need of navigating.
If you do still wish to have navigation buttons, you can implement your on “menu” by using a Gallery view. You will need a dedicated table for the view to configure each of the “buttons”. You can then replace the default selection action with a custom action built to navigate to a specific view depending on which “button” is tapped.
Thanks for the detailed explanation WillowMobileSys. I’d tried a multi-view dash but it felt a bit messy & confusing to users. I’m also trying overlaid action buttons to switch views which sort of works but again.. a bit confusing. I guess individual menus is the way to go. Thanks again,
