If Dynamic Group By is enabled, all fields are selected when the app starts. I can’t imagine a scenario where that would be desirable.
How can I turn off all Group By fields in a grid application when the application starts, yet still allow the user to apply groupings if they want?
I want a plain grid without grouping, but I also want the option of applying one or more group-by fields if the user wants to.
The only way I’ve found to do this is to turn group by off completely.
Under 8.1, group by was optional (exactly what anyone would expect from a toolbar button labeled “Group By”). You could force any group by, but dynamic group by had them all off by default.
That was great. You could specify 20 potential group-by fields and a user could display the data as a simple list, or optionally, many other unusual ways.
The only difference in 8.1 was that the group by fields were unselected by default.
If there is truly no way to turn that off, then 9.1 grid apps have taken a giant leap backward. That, or it’s a defect. I suspect that a low-voltage person, probably a marketing type, didn’t grasp what it was for and made an executive decision.
Is it working yes or no? For me it does!
Yes, that works. THANK YOU!
So THAT is what the unlabeled checkbox does? Now it makes complete sense. It doesn’t explain why it defaults to checked, but it’s much better than GROUP BY *. 