Hello Palantir Foundry Community,
I would like to share two UI/UX enhancement requests regarding the variable menu on the left-hand side of Workshop.
1. Preserve folder-based organization for variables linked to the active component
Currently, variables can be organized into folders, which is very helpful for managing a large number of variables.
However, when a variable is linked to the currently active component, it appears to be pulled out and displayed at the top level. As a result, variables that were originally organized within folders can become harder to find, because they no longer appear in the folder structure where users expect them to be.
Would it be possible to preserve the folder-based display even when variables are linked to the active component in Workshop?
This would help users maintain a consistent mental model and make it easier to locate variables in larger Workshop applications.
2. Add an option to expand or collapse all variable folders at once
For folder organization, I would also like to request a feature that allows users to expand or collapse all folders at once.
At the moment, folders appear to be expanded by default. When there are many variables, this can reduce readability and make it difficult to get a clear overview of the variable list.
Having an “Expand all / Collapse all” option would improve usability, especially for Workshop applications with many variables and multiple folders.
Thank you for considering these requests.