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Triggers & Layers
Is it possible to trigger something on a base layer from the status of objects on another layer?
On the attached slide, I want each of the objects at the top of the base layer to change to a cust...
Yes, it is possible, because the slide and all its layers are considered one slide. The trickiest part is be sure you have an action that will definitely initiate the trigger. “Change state of XYZ to completed when …” is what it would look like.
I’m not where I can look at your file right now, but here are a couple of suggestions. “When state of ALL X, Y, Z can be tricky. There used to be a limit to how many objects you could put in the list and expect it to work. That may or may not have been improved. Also there is slight chance the layer could be closed before the system has checked the state of the objects. Change the state before you hide the layer.
At any rate, if you have a one-to-one correspondence, you have more reliable options. When each object is clicked (I know they are, because clicking is how they go into visited state), use that click to change the state of the object on the base.
Thanks for your suggestion. I was trying to avoid having a "when clicks" on for each object, mostly because I couldn't figure out why the trigger I was using didn't work. But I did break down and add those additional triggers and it worked!
