UI/UX

Optimizing Table Interaction

Optimizing Table Interaction

Improving Consistency and Predictability in Bulk Selection and Download

Year

2024

My Role

UI/UX Designer

Responsibility

Workflow planning, interaction logic optimization, UI design production, developer handoff documentation

Project Background

This project focuses on the “Response Data” page within the Ryzo Webform module, where users filter, select, and download response records in bulk. While the interface supported basic functionality, the logic lacked clarity and feedback, often resulting in confusion or unexpected outcomes.

Legacy UX Problems

Unclear Download Logic Based on Selection State
  • When items are selected → Button shows “Download Selected Items,” exporting selected records

  • When no items are selected → Button shows “Download Filtered Results,” exporting all filtered records (including across pages)

  • Users struggled to predict button behavior and had to guess the logic

  • The table’s “Select All” checkbox only applied to the current page, often misinterpreted as selecting all data

  • Lack of state feedback caused mismatch between user expectations and system behavior


Collaborative Review and Rethinking the UX Logic
  • After discussing with the original UX designer, I understood their logic: “If nothing is selected, assume the user wants all filtered results, so the button label changes.”

  • While technically valid, this approach lacked clarity from the user’s perspective: it relied on user assumptions and offered no visual confirmation

  • I restructured the end-to-end flow—from selection to feedback to download—to improve transparency and predictability

Legacy data table interaction

UX Optimization Strategy

  1. Consistent logic with real-time state feedback
  • Standardized the download button label as “Download”

  • Displayed real-time “Selected X / Total Y items” next to the button

  • Added tooltips explaining what will be downloaded to eliminate uncertainty


  1. Added scope confirmation for select all interactions
  • When selecting the header checkbox, a confirmation block appears

  • Users choose between:

    1. Selecting only items on the current page (e.g., 20 items)

    2. Selecting all items across the filtered results (e.g., 108 items)

  • Displays current selection count and provides a “Clear selection” option

Outcome & Impact

  • Reduced user errors and mistaken downloads on first use

  • Improved clarity and confidence in selection and export behavior

  • Provided engineers with well-defined logic and UI states, reducing handoff ambiguity

  • This logic is scalable to future modules involving tables, enhancing system-wide consistency and maintainability