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[QB-2631] Available Steps Menu Enhancement
Created: 28/Jan/16  Updated: 01/Dec/16

Status: Closed
Project: QuickBuild
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: None
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Improvement Priority: Major
Reporter: J. Mash Assigned To: Robin Shen
Resolution: Won't Fix Votes: 0
Remaining Estimate: Unknown Time Spent: Unknown
Original Estimate: Unknown

File Attachments: PNG File AvailableSteps-Cur.png     PNG File AvailableSteps-Mod.png    

 Description   
As I continue to debug and develop automated processes, I am commonly diabling steps globally (by editing the step and unchecking the 'enabled' checkbox) so I don't run that step during the next build. In some cases, I am disabling steps in bulk, and this can get rather cumbersome to manage in those cases. Obviously, I do this to help speed up development time in cases where a particular step may take a long time to run.

The request here is to add a 'disable' button alongside the add/copy/delete buttons at the top of the 'Available Steps' menu, such that I can check the box next to the steps I want to disable, and then click the button to disable them all.

 Comments   
Comment by J. Mash [ 28/Jan/16 05:18 PM ]
An example, for clarity.
Comment by J. Mash [ 29/Jan/16 12:54 AM ]
Also, I would be happy to investigate on our side and submit a patch, if it's something you guys would accept.
Comment by Robin Shen [ 29/Jan/16 01:40 PM ]
This sounds like a reasonable request and we will cover it in next one or two patch releases.
Comment by Robin Shen [ 13/May/16 01:53 AM ]
I am trying to implement this feature now, but it seems to be different from other batch actions. For instance, if we put enable/disable icon there, it would be confusing as in per step definition, the enable icon means the step is currently enabled, and one can click to disable, while in batch operation, the "enable" icon would be to "enable" all selected steps. So this potential confusion makes me hesitating to add this feature.
Comment by J. Mash [ 05/Sep/16 05:06 AM ]
That's a fair concern, I can see how that might be breaking expectations for batch actions.

That said, I still find myself doing this rather frequently, so some way to quickly disable/enable steps would be quite welcome. Perhaps, instead of adding the icon at the top of the available steps list, adding a single icon next to each step (that changes based on whether the step is disabled/enabled) would work in this case. Functionally, it would just be a toggle that disables or enables it's status, and doesn't really need to be any more complicated than that.
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