# Hide subtree from UI

**URL:** <https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/hide-subtree-from-ui/4364>\
**Category:** SDK and API\
**Created:** [May 23, 2019, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/hide-subtree-from-ui/4364 "2019-05-23T11:04:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![anon84240129](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@anon84240129](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/anon84240129)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/hide-subtree-from-ui/4364/1 "2019-05-23T11:04:54Z")

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Hello

Is it possible to hide the children of a URCaps subtree, like the “Hide Folder Program Tree” in a Basic Folder with a checkbox.

Best Regards JP

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**Author:** ![jbm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.universal-robots.com/jbm/32/614_2.png) [@jbm](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/jbm)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2019, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/hide-subtree-from-ui/4364/2 "2019-06-17T07:53:19Z")

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This is generally not supported,  
But you could envelope the script created by such nodes in a parent node, and then remove the children.

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**Author:** ![Ebbe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.universal-robots.com/ebbe/32/1413_2.png) [@Ebbe](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/Ebbe)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 9:19am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/hide-subtree-from-ui/4364/3 "2020-06-02T09:19:06Z")

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@anon84240129 I think [this](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/ability-to-hide-children-nodes/7482) feature is what you wish for