THE PROBLEM: The Back Button Switches Catalog Pane's Tab, instead of stepping out of a specific Geoprocess to Geoprocessing Favorites | Toolboxes | Portal | Search page.
CASE STUDY DEMO: Several times a day I utilize the Geoprocessing tab in the catalog pane for various Geoprocesses, and multiple times a day I face an inefficiency that can be greatly improved. For example, let's say I need to Enable COGO on a feature class. I select the Geoprocessing tab from the catalog pane and I find that the previous geoprocess is displayed. If I previously imported a symbology to the feature class I see "Apply Symbology from Layer" geoprocess. In Order to get to switch to Enable Cogo, in the pane I only have the back button near the top left to navigate. When I click that back button, ArcGIS Pro returns me to the symbology tab! I now have to select the Geoprocessing Tab AGAIN to then reach the Favorites | Toolboxes | Portal | Search page. This breaks workflow, focus, and train of thought, wastes time, effort, & mental energy. Sometimes it's to the symbology tab, sometimes it kicks me to the catalog tab. NEVER do I want to switch the tab, I ALWAYS want to navigate to my favorites & toolbox when I click that back button. There is no other means of navigation other than Ribbon... but this is about that back button which NEVER delivers the desired UX.
SOLUTION: Make the back button navigate to the "Favorites | Toolboxes | Portal | Search" page.
This not a bug, this is a UX improvement idea!
Thank you kindly for reading this far, and any consideration to my idea. I hope this improves everyone's day.
Single-click navigation from GP tool to GP pane
I agree. I think there should be a dedicated single-click button beside the back button for navigating from the GP tool to the GP pane. Something that is more obvious and more easily accessible.
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