# Custom Kinetic Layer Shows Behaves Differently Between App Studio and The Menu Item **URL:** \ **Category:** Kinetic ERP\ **Tags:** customization, kinetic, application-studio\ **Created:** [August 20, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/custom-kinetic-layer-shows-behaves-differently-between-app-studio-and-the-menu-item/137094 "2026-08-20T14:08:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dgreenEA](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/dgreenea/32/22635_2.png) [@dgreenEA](https://www.epiusers.help/u/dgreenEA)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/custom-kinetic-layer-shows-behaves-differently-between-app-studio-and-the-menu-item/137094/1 "2026-08-20T14:08:00Z")
We have a customized version of part entry that is behaving completely differently in App Studio compared to when we publish it and put it on menu maintenance. Steps to Recreate: 1. Create a BAQ listing all parts in the system ( Table: part, Display fields: PartNum) 2. Create a new layer for part entry in Application Studio 3. Create a new dataview in App Studio (name it whatever you want) 4. Add a new panel card grid to the “Activity” page 5. Link the panel card grid to the newly created dataview (Data-\> Grid Model → Ep Binding) 6. Place a button in the top section of the panel card grid 7. Create a new on-click event for the button (behavior-\> on click) 8. Add a next event widget to the on click event 9. Call the “get” event that was created for the data view in the “next event” widget 10. Add a “property-set” widget to the on click event 11. Set the “expanded” property of the panel card grid to false 12. Add a “property-set” widget to the on-click event 13. Set the “expanded” property of the panel card grid to true 14. Save your work (These steps should get you a grid with a clickable button) 15. Click the preview option 16. Select a part 17. Go to the “Activity” tab and click the button (this should load the dataview and collapse / expand the panel card grid) 18. Click the publish button 19. Open the main copy of the menu for a part entry module to the current company 20. Apply the custom layer to the menu item 21. Close your browsers 22. Open a fresh browser 23. Launch the modified part entry screen 24. Select a part 25. Go to the activity tab 26. Click the button The customization will work as intended, collapsing and expanding the panel card grid correctly in Application Studio. But when you do the same from a menu-launched item, you get something that looks like this:\*\* ![](https://epiccare.epicor.com/sys_attachment.do?sys_id=47b8931947364f10090ebb7c026d43c7) \*\* This can be remedied by clicking the little arrow to the left of the header twice (once to collapse the panel card, once to expand the panel card) after the event is done running. Has anyone else run into this or know of a way to get around this? I added a wait function in between the collapse and expand events, but that doesn’t seem to help. ---
**Author:** ![jbooker](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/jbooker/32/83580_2.png) [@jbooker](https://www.epiusers.help/u/jbooker)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 1:35am UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/custom-kinetic-layer-shows-behaves-differently-between-app-studio-and-the-menu-item/137094/2 "2026-08-21T01:35:44Z")
Not sure what unexpected behavior you’re experiencing but the first thing I’d try if a timing or race condition is suspected is to add another event-next after step 9 and put your property-set actions in another event. It’s dumb the collapse/expand hack is the only way to affect grids for lack of proper event hooks. > [@Frideas for December 12, 2025](https://www.epiusers.help/t/frideas-for-december-12-2025/131326/4): > > [Need Additional Triggers/Hooks in App Studio](https://epicor.ideas.aha.io/ideas/ERP-I-1903) We need additional hooks/triggers in App Studio such as OnMouseEnter/OnHover, KeyPressed, DataView Initialize (load) Before and After, and others. Additional Grid component event hooks would be nice. Before and After ApplyFiler for example. The grid appears to do client-side filtering when HasMorePages=false. In this case, dataview change events aren’t raised so there’s no reliable hook for onApplyFilter. [Panel Card Grid View Options should expose C…](https://epicor.ideas.aha.io/ideas/KIN-I-6082) ---
**Author:** ![TongLin\_Ji](https://www.epiusers.help/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@TongLin\_Ji](https://www.epiusers.help/u/TongLin_Ji)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/custom-kinetic-layer-shows-behaves-differently-between-app-studio-and-the-menu-item/137094/3 "2026-08-21T03:03:10Z")
I happened to face the same issue yesterday on Public Cloud 2026.100.9 in Pilot. In short, when the panel card grid was expanded with “property-set”, some error occurred saying the “model” property was undefined. ![image](https://www.epiusers.help/uploads/default/original/3X/9/7/97bb90cc451125dc640bfe6b0887ce73ae1a234c.png) Manually expanding the panel card grid by clicking on the little arrow worked, so I thought why not I just simulate the click event using Javascript, and then it worked lol. You can try the workaround below and see if it works for you. Not sure if introducing delay with “dashboard-timer-set” and “dashboard-timer-clear” are still required but since it worked for me I just leave it as is. > [@dgreenEA](#): > > 1. … > 2. Add a “property-set” widget to the on click event > 3. Set the “expanded” property of the panel card grid to false > 4. **Create a new No Trigger event** > 5. **Add a “property-set” widget to the No Trigger event** > 6. **Set the “Component Id” property to the panel card grid’s ID** > 7. **Set the “Prop” property to any value** > 8. **Set the “Value” property to `document.querySelector('#myGridID .k-icon.k-panelbar-expand')?.click()`** > 9. **Add a “dashboard-timer-clear” widget after the “property-set” widget to the No Trigger event** > 10. **Go back to the on-click event, add a “dashboard-timer-set” widget** > 11. **Set the “Interval” property to 20 to the No Trigger event** > 12. **Set the “Event” property to the No Trigger event** > 13. Save your work (These steps should get you a grid with a clickable button) > 14. Click the preview option > 15. … ---
**Author:** ![dgreenEA](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/dgreenea/32/22635_2.png) [@dgreenEA](https://www.epiusers.help/u/dgreenEA)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/custom-kinetic-layer-shows-behaves-differently-between-app-studio-and-the-menu-item/137094/4 "2026-08-24T16:23:34Z")
I tried the workaround you mentioned and I get the same result. It works perfectly in application studio but fails to fully expand the grid when running from a menu item. Do you think increasing the “Wait command” would help at all? ---
**Author:** ![dgreenEA](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/dgreenea/32/22635_2.png) [@dgreenEA](https://www.epiusers.help/u/dgreenEA)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/custom-kinetic-layer-shows-behaves-differently-between-app-studio-and-the-menu-item/137094/5 "2026-08-24T16:26:45Z")
I tried what you suggested and still got the same results. It works as it should in application studio, but when launched from a menu item it still fails to expand the grid fully. ![image](https://www.epiusers.help/uploads/default/original/3X/9/c/9c0be0044045cfc61569005692f843cab72c9e5f.png)