Run Query on Page Load - Dynamic FX

💬 Feature Requests
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Hi team,

It would be great if the "Run this query on page load" setting option could be made dynamic with an FX button.

A use case scenario I currently have: if a global variable has data, then the page query shouldn't run on page load, where as it should if the variable is empty or the desired data is not available.

Thanks!

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Hi @MiguelOrtiz,

I'm sure you already have a workaround. Here's what I have done:

  1. Turn off “Run this query on page load” for your main query (getClients for example).

  2. Add a JavaScript query (call it maybeRunQuery) and set it to run on page load:

if (!globalVariable.value || globalVariable.value.length === 0) {
  getClients.trigger();
}
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Thanks @Shawn_Optipath.

For some reason I had recorded in my mind that JS queries didn't have the option to "run this query on page load". Definitely a better workaround that the one I had.

Thanks!

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That is a decent workaround - thanks for sharing, @Shawn_Optipath. :+1: I've still documented this request internally and will provide an update here as soon as possible!

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