# Show a screen only on opening the app, whoever the user is (signed or anonymous) **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Requests\ **Created:** [October 8, 2021, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/show-a-screen-only-on-opening-the-app-whoever-the-user-is-signed-or-anonymous/32821 "2021-10-08T13:30:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![kyleheney](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/kyleheney/32/41173_2.png) [@kyleheney](https://community.glideapps.com/u/kyleheney)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/show-a-screen-only-on-opening-the-app-whoever-the-user-is-signed-or-anonymous/32821/4 "2021-10-08T18:41:09Z")
You could use @Uzo’s approach with the button and give it an action that sets a column to a specific value. That value could be used to hide the tab. The only issue is that this couldn’t reset when the app is opened. An “on open action” has been a feature request for a while, but I don’t know if it is ever something that will see the light of day! > [@Action on App Open](https://community.glideapps.com/t/action-on-app-open/20454): > > I know I’ve seen this request before but I can’t find it now. I have a use case for an Action to run when an app is opened (I’m sure others could make use of this sort of action too). For me, I need to make sure a value is cleared when the app is opened so that a process always starts “fresh”. Currently, a user can get part-way through a process, close the app, then return to the app. I’d like the process to start fresh each time the app is opened as it functions a LOT better when the process is… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.glideapps.com/t/show-a-screen-only-on-opening-the-app-whoever-the-user-is-signed-or-anonymous/32821)._