Number of records selected visible
It would be helpful see how many records total are selected from a list we are viewing instead of having to manually count. Some of our lists span well over 100 records for different things and if we're needing to select specific records on the list to change the statuses, there is nothing at the top of the page to indicate how many as been selected.
Ashley Langston
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AdminJohn Fulton
(Director of Product Management, SmartSimple, Foundant Technologies)
responded
@Ashely - can you provide more details on the user case? Thanks
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Ashley Langston
commented
Thanks for the follow-up. Happy to share more detail on the use case.
In SmartSimple (e.g., our Grant Manager page where we view application/report/activity records in a list/grid), we often need to select large sets of records to take bulk actions such as Award, Batch Update, Assign/Route, Change Status, or other mass updates.
When selecting records (especially across multiple pages), there is no visible indicator showing the total number of records currently selected. This creates extra steps and uncertainty when we’re trying to confirm we’ve selected the correct population before applying an action.
Example scenario (Awarding / mass updates):
We may be awarding 200+ applications or batch-updating a specific cohort (e.g., “Approved – Ready to Award”).
We select records using checkboxes.
Before proceeding with a bulk action, we need to validate: “Did I select exactly the records I intended?”
Because SmartSimple doesn’t show a count (e.g., “Selected: 187”), we have to manually sanity-check by scrolling, visually counting, re-checking page-by-page, or exporting/filtering to verify, which slows the workflow and increases the risk of applying an action to the wrong number of records.