application builder: dangerous if data table is closed

[hogi]

☐ cool new feature
☐ could help many users!

☑ removes a „bug“

☐ nice to have

☐ nobody needs it

At the moment, a data table object is removed from Application Builder as soon as the user closes the corresponding data table.

This destroys all links to the data table (plots, column list boxes, data filters ...), leading to a non-functional Application.

If the user doesn't notice the problem and saves the Application, the file gets useless: 

Workaround for users who already lost an application:

• Don't use Application Builder.
• Apply extreme care, when an application is opened in edit mode:
  First save and close the application, then close the data table
• if the user detects that "it happened again" before he closes the application,
  he can recover/keep the structure by adding a new data table before saving

My wish:  Please protect the user from this problem.

Options:

• If a user closes a data table and the data table is used in an application, please display a warning message asking the user if he really wants to close the data table - as this will destroy the application.
• Keep the structure in the application as it is (even with closed data table)
  if the user wants to continue editing the application, Jmp can ask the user if it's OK to open the data table again.

https://community.jmp.com/t5/Discussions/Collection-of-quot-funny-quot-JSL-newbie-questions/m-p/5800...

[Sarah-Sylvestre]

Hi @hogi, thank you for your suggestion! We have captured your request and will take it under consideration.

[hogi]

@Sarah-Sylvestre .
-> wish can be closed.

[Sarah-Sylvestre]

Thanks for the update @hogi. I'm going to archive this request since it seems like it's no longer a priority for you. But if I've got that wrong, just let me know!

[hogi]

Yes, low priority:
The majority of JMP users don't use Application Builder.
-> Only a few people would benefit from the improvement.

and: there is a simple workaround:

Use version control and restore the file if it gets corrupted.

[hogi]

@Sarah-Sylvestre  , after our discussion with @Jeff_Perkinson  ,

could you please change to declined/"not planned for now" such that users still have the possibility to vote.