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Support selecting items in query results for Batch Edit #6991

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@bronwyncombs

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From Taylor at Florida Museum of Natural History:

Also, when working from the query tool, if you select a group of rows from the results grid (by checking the checkbox for the records you want, and then click batch edit, it does not limit the batch edit to those selected rows. All of the rows returned from the query are populating the resulting batch edit, not the range you selected. Is this normal?

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Go to Query
  2. Select some of the results
  3. Click Batch Edit
  4. See data set created has all results from base query

Expected behavior

Selecting results then selecting Batch Edit should create a data set with only that selection. That behavior is consistent with Record Set creation, Browse in Forms, Record Merging, etc.

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  • OS: macOS
  • Browser: Chrome
  • Specify 7 Version: v7.11.0

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Florida Museum of Natural History

Additional context
Previously in #6170:

From #5417 (review)

Currently, there is no way to select specific rows and batch edit just them. This might be a requirement, maybe not. There is a work around to do so.

Record Set Workaround:

  1. Make a query.
  2. Select records and create a record set.
  3. In the record set context menu, click Query.
  4. Select saved query if applicable, or New. Running the query form there will return only records in the record set
  5. Batch edit on those results.

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