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Unlock content progressively

Use local variables and conditions to restrict access to screens based on what the user has already done, or to run an action only the first time the application opens.

Unlock a screen or step

This technique is useful for non-linear experiences :games, interactive narratives, free-roaming tours :where the user can navigate between screens in any order and you want to restrict access to certain content until they have completed something elsewhere.

In a strictly linear path, you do not need this: sequential navigation already prevents the user from skipping ahead.

Step 1: Create a variable

Add a PandaSuite database and create a Boolean property (e.g., step_1_done). Leave the default value empty.

Step 2: Set it to true on completion

On the trigger that marks the step as done (button tap, end of video, etc.), add the action Interact with a component > PandaSuite database > Modify the data. Choose step_1_done, function Define, value true.

Step 3: Create a condition

Add a Condition component. Create a condition: step_1_done Equal to true, with Automatic evaluation enabled.

Step 4: Bind visibility

Select the button or element that leads to the locked screen. Bind its Visibility property to the condition result. The element stays hidden until the condition is met.

Run an action only on the first use

Use this to show a one-time welcome screen or onboarding overlay that should never repeat.

Step 1: Create a variable

Add a PandaSuite database and create a Boolean property (e.g., welcome_shown). Do not set a default value :this is what distinguishes “never opened” from “already seen”.

Step 2: Create a condition

Add a Condition component. Create a condition: welcome_shown Unknown or empty.

Step 3: Evaluate on screen display

Select the screen (no object selected). In the Actions panel, add a Current Screen Display trigger. Action: Interact with a component > Conditions > Evaluate condition: welcome shown.

Step 4: React and mark as seen

On the Condition component, for the Evaluation: welcome shown trigger, add two actions:

  1. Show your overlay (open a pop-up, change a state, etc.)
  2. Set welcome_shown to true

From the second visit onwards, the condition is false and the overlay is skipped.

The variable is stored locally on the device. For cross-device persistence, use a Firebase Session variable instead.