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Mike_Moniz
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24 days ago

UIv4 instances when there are none?

Perhaps I just wasn't paying attention previously, but does the new UI show everything has an instance even when it's not a multi-instance DataSource now? Is that a recent change?

It automatically jumps to the "instance" when you click on the DataSource entry so not really causing an issue but kinda threw me for a loop when I thought a DataSource I was working on was somehow creating instances when it shouldn't. Seems kinda odd and perhaps confusing when training on what instances are if everything looks like it has one.

 

  • There's internal discussion ongoing related to this. It bothers me as well. I've asked the main PM to chime in on this thread.

    Though I kind of like that it is technically more true to what's going on behind the scenes (single instances do have basically the same structure as multi-instance instances on the back end), I agree that it feels off for single instance modules.

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      David_Bond
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      Yes, I can see why it was easier for the UI devs to show the layering, as you go from Resource -> ResourceDataSource -> ResourceDataSourceInstance.

      However, this extra layer actively slows the user down for single-instance DataSources.  I really don't like the idea of making it optional, either as that will just be even more confusing.

      On balance, my vote is for "put it back how it was".