Shot Bulk Status Button Persistence Test

🐛 Issue Identified

Problem: After performing a bulk status change, the bulk action buttons disappear immediately because the selection is cleared automatically.

User Experience Impact:

Users lose their selection after each bulk operation
Cannot perform multiple bulk operations on the same set of shots
Need to re-select shots for additional bulk changes
Inconsistent with expected bulk operation behavior

🔧 Solution Implemented

Root Cause:

// BEFORE (problematic):
const handleBulkTaskStatusChange = async (taskType, newStatus) => {
  // ... perform bulk update ...
  
  // Clear selection after bulk update ❌
  rowSelection.value = {}
}

// AFTER (fixed):
const handleBulkTaskStatusChange = async (taskType, newStatus) => {
  // ... perform bulk update ...
  
  // Keep selection active so users can perform additional bulk operations ✅
  // (selection remains intact)
}
        

Key Changes:

Removed automatic selection clearing after bulk status change
Selection now persists after bulk operations
Users can perform multiple bulk operations on same selection
Manual deselection still works (clicking checkboxes, header checkbox)

🧪 Test Scenarios

Test 1: Bulk Status Change Button Persistence

Navigate to shot table view
Select multiple shots (2-3 shots) using checkboxes
Verify bulk action buttons appear in task column headers
Click a bulk action button and select a new status
Wait for success toast to appear
Verify shots are still selected (checkboxes remain checked)
Verify bulk action buttons are still visible

Expected: Selection and bulk action buttons persist after bulk operation

Test 2: Multiple Bulk Operations

Select multiple shots
Perform bulk status change for "Animation" task type
Verify selection remains active
Perform bulk status change for "Lighting" task type
Verify selection still remains active
Perform bulk status change for "Compositing" task type
Verify all operations completed successfully

Expected: Can perform multiple bulk operations without re-selecting shots

Test 3: Manual Selection Control

Select multiple shots and perform bulk operation
Verify selection persists
Manually deselect one shot by clicking its checkbox
Verify bulk buttons still appear (for remaining selected shots)
Click header checkbox to deselect all
Verify bulk buttons disappear

Expected: Manual selection controls work normally, bulk buttons respond to selection count

🔄 Improved Workflow

Before (Problematic):

1

Select multiple shots

2

Bulk change Animation status → Selection cleared ❌

3

Re-select same shots again

4

Bulk change Lighting status → Selection cleared ❌

5

Re-select same shots again...

After (Improved):

1

Select multiple shots

2

Bulk change Animation status → Selection persists ✅

3

Bulk change Lighting status → Selection persists ✅

4

Bulk change Compositing status → Selection persists ✅

5

Manually deselect when done

💡 User Benefits

Efficiency: No need to re-select shots for multiple bulk operations
Workflow: Natural bulk operation flow - select once, operate multiple times
Control: Users decide when to clear selection, not the system
Consistency: Matches expected behavior from other bulk operation interfaces
Productivity: Faster batch processing of shot task statuses

🎯 Edge Cases to Test

Selection Behavior:

Bulk operation with single shot selected
Bulk operation with all shots selected
Partial deselection after bulk operation
New shot selection after bulk operation
Page refresh with active selection

Error Scenarios:

Bulk operation fails - selection should persist
Network error during bulk operation
Partial success in bulk operation

✅ Acceptance Criteria

Bulk action buttons remain visible after successful bulk operations
Shot selection persists after bulk status changes
Users can perform multiple bulk operations without re-selecting
Manual selection controls (checkboxes) work normally
Header "select all" checkbox works normally
Bulk buttons disappear only when selection count reaches 0
Success toast appears for each bulk operation
No console errors or unexpected behavior

🚀 Ready for Testing

The bulk task status change functionality now maintains selection persistence, allowing users to perform multiple bulk operations efficiently without losing their shot selection.

Key Improvement: Users can now select a group of shots once and perform multiple bulk status changes across different task types, significantly improving workflow efficiency for batch operations.

Shot Bulk Status Button Persistence - Test Plan