Hi Chris,
One more feature request for the client. Because we’re often using 100+ variables per experiment, and we edit them in the variables window, it would be very useful to have them organized visually. We’ve recently made a few mistakes by editing the incorrect variable that some organization would likely prevent.
It occurs to me that you already have a ‘folder’ construct in the XML. Could you have these displayed in the client Variables window? It doesn’t even need to be an expandable triangle-tab, just one line per folder name, perhaps with the variables inside indented slightly.
Does that make sense?
thanks,
Mark
Hi Mark,
We basically have this already. Each variable you create can include a “groups” parameter, the value of which is a comma-separated list of the names of groups to which the variable belongs. The variables window will display these groups as expandable collections (just like “# ALL VARIABLES”). A variable can be included in more than one group. See the attached experiment for a demonstration.
The only missing piece is that variable folders have no bearing on the enclosed variables’ groups. Ideally, there’d be a direct mapping between folders in the experiment XML and sections in the variables window. I’ll open a ticket for that.
Cheers,
Chris
Attachment: var_groups.xml (1.16 KB)
That is cool. No need for folders, then; this does exactly what I want,
and is more flexible (vars can be in multiple groups).
Thanks!!
Mark