Filter options-- sometimes requires clicking 'APPLY' ... sometimes doesnt. 🤷♂️
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Curious if this has happened to anyone else? ... and why?
In one table, filter options now require that I click apply for them to take effect. See pic below. This is new. This table/view is one of our most regularly viewed tables and never required that. Changes to the sheet would happen live vs requiring clicking a button.
The weird thing is too, on other tables, it's not required. We can still edit the filter options and the changes happen live.
Curious what might have changed and if I can change it back?
Graham --
I noticed this and I think it's a very clever fix to a problem that has given me all sorts of headaches over the years. I did a bit of poking around to "lightly" confirm my hypothesis... They've added the Apply button for views that have particular dependencies where instant filtering could cause unexpected/undesired results.
Ex: The Apply button appears when the view you are filtering is associated with an automation trigger. (There may be other situations where it appears, but this one I confirmed.) I created a dummy automation on a view and got the apply button in the filter -- note the warning at the top:
So if you have an automation that sends an email to someone every time a record enters a view, live updated filters can cause a zillion emails to be sent without you intending as you make edits to filter conditions. (Will admit I've made this mistake...) This prevents that problem. I bet there are other situations where the filter button appears as well, but I haven't dug too deep.
