Auto re-open only a number of times

[Fabian_Weller]

Let’s say you want the user to add only 3 images. But you also want to speed it up using auto re-open in your form view.
Out of the box auto re-open will continue, until the user hits cancel in the form view.

Here is a workaround.
I have a Customer table and an Image table.

1. Enable Auto re-open in your form view.
2. In Event Actions Form Saved set a navigation Action (App: go to another view within this app)
   In my case I used the system generated action View Ref (Customer)
3. Give this action a condition like COUNT([Customer].[Related Images])>2

[GreenFlux]

Nice! So the form-save action breaks the ‘Auto re-open’ loop. Great tip, @Fabian ! Thanks for sharing.

I wonder if that’s the case with all action types, or only navigation ones!? What if you want an action to run after every form and NOT break the loop?

[Fabian_Weller]

GreenFlux:

What if you want an action to run after every form and NOT break the loop?

This is possible. You can use a Data Change Action. The loop would not break.
You can even use a grouped action as the form saved event.
Here I use a grouped action that

1. sets the image number with an Action Data: set the values of some columns in this row:
   COUNT([Customer].[Related Images])
2. breaks the loop after 3 images are added

[Rafael_ANEIC-PY]

That’s a very cool trick, thanks for sharing @Fabian !

[MultiTech]

Nice one!

I typically use navigation actions to handle repeating forms;

- but yours has the added advantage of the form animation.

LinkToForm() Navigation Animation Feature Requests

Let’s say that I’ve got a list of things that a user needs to complete a count for, and I’ve created a system of actions to automatically take the user from one form directly into the next - boom boom boom - to complete all items in that list in rapid succession. As of right now, there’s no animation between when the form closes and the next opens; Notice how as soon as I hit the save button the first time, the form switches to a new one Don’t you find that change abrupt and kinda…

[Fabian_Weller]

And: Advance forms automatically is only working with auto re-open, not with navigation actions!

New Bug Encountered: Advance forms automatically not working with Form Saved Action Questions

I’ve enabled “Advance forms automatically”. In my form the first column is a Barcode Scanner. I have a LINKTOFORM() Action to open this form. When I fire the action via a button, the Scanner opens automatically. When I set the same action to the Form Saved Event, the Scanner does not open automatically. I’m not able to use “Auto re-open” in the form, because I have to use a condition in the LINKTOFORM() Action to tell AppSheet how often the form should reopen.

[Fabian_Weller]

Fabian:

Advance forms automatically is only working with auto re-open, not with navigation actions!

Advance forms automatically is now also working with navigation actions.

New Bug Encountered: Advance forms automatically not working with Form Saved Action Questions

Advance forms automatically is now working when you use the form saved event action. @Adam made this possible now for my Account. He wrote: Eventually it will roll out to all accounts but in the meantime I will add your other accounts as well. So maybe they can add your Accounts as well. @James_McFarlane @OliverDahl @Snoopy