Automations Disabled on List Interface

[cshenoy86]

I have an interface in a list form.  I added a button to the interface. I want the user to be able to select multiple records from the list and click on submit. However I see that the button is disabled and it does not detect the source. 

I tried adding a dummy record picker element at the top and I could then see the button. But my question is I should not have to add that dummy element because I just don't need it on my interface page. It just creates a lot of confusion for the user to see that dropdown. Is there a resolution for this? Do automations only run when there are record pickers in the interface? Because that is pretty weird according to me. 

[TheTimeSavingCo · Accepted solution]

There's no resolution for this I'm afraid, and I usually just try to push the record picker element really far down the page so that it's not visible

[cshenoy86]

Thank you for your response! This is something Airtable definitely needs to fix or rollout as a new feature in future. Anyways, will check an alternate way!