feat: refine metadata catalog workflows

frontend/src/shell/database-management/DatabaseColumns.tsx

@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ interface Props {
   descriptionGenerationActive: boolean;
   onDescriptionGenerationRunStarted: (run: DescriptionGenerationRun) => void;
   onNavigationStateChange: (state: DatabaseNavigationState) => void;
-  onSync: () => void;
   onSuggestSensitive: (selection: SensitiveDataSuggestionRequest, scopeLabel: string) => Promise<void>;
-  bindingReady?: boolean;
   catalogOperationActive?: boolean;
   onCatalogMetricsChanged?: () => void | Promise<void>;
   presentation?: "legacy" | "fleet";
@@ -79,6 +77,7 @@ function SensitiveCell({ data, context }: ICellRendererParams<CatalogColumn, unk
         checked={data.sensitive}
         disabled={!context.canManage || context.busy}
         aria-label={`Sensitive data for ${data.name}`}
+        title="Mark this column as sensitive; this does not select it for actions."
         onChange={(event) => context.onSensitiveChange(data, event.target.checked)}
         onClick={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
       />
@@ -94,9 +93,7 @@ export function DatabaseColumns({
   descriptionGenerationActive,
   onDescriptionGenerationRunStarted,
   onNavigationStateChange,
-  onSync,
   onSuggestSensitive,
-  bindingReady = true,
   catalogOperationActive = false,
   onCatalogMetricsChanged,
   presentation = "legacy",
@@ -291,7 +288,6 @@ export function DatabaseColumns({
     | "generate-descriptions"
     | "consolidate-descriptions"
     | "suggest-sensitive"
-    | "sync-columns"
     | "save-sensitive";
 
   const fleetActions: readonly FleetActionOption<FleetColumnAction>[] = [
@@ -347,23 +343,6 @@ export function DatabaseColumns({
                 ? "Another action is running."
                 : undefined,
     },
-    {
-      id: "sync-columns",
-      label: "Synchronize columns",
-      group: "Synchronization",
-      scopeLabel: "All columns in this table",
-      runLabel: "Synchronize",
-      disabled: !canManage || !bindingReady || catalogOperationActive || busy,
-      disabledReason: !canManage
-        ? "You do not have permission to synchronize the catalog."
-        : !bindingReady
-          ? "Test the current database binding first."
-          : catalogOperationActive
-            ? "Wait for the active catalog operation to finish."
-            : busy
-              ? "Another action is running."
-              : undefined,
-    },
     {
       id: "save-sensitive",
       label: "Save sensitive-field changes",
@@ -386,7 +365,6 @@ export function DatabaseColumns({
     if (action === "generate-descriptions") await generateDescriptions();
     else if (action === "consolidate-descriptions") await consolidateDescriptions();
     else if (action === "suggest-sensitive") await suggestSensitive();
-    else if (action === "sync-columns") onSync();
     else await saveSensitive();
   };
 
@@ -397,7 +375,7 @@ export function DatabaseColumns({
 
   const columns = useMemo<ColDef<CatalogColumn>[]>(() => [
     { field: "ordinalPosition", headerName: "#", width: 64, maxWidth: 64, filter: "agNumberColumnFilter" },
-    { field: "sensitive", headerName: "Sensitive", minWidth: 110, width: 110, sortable: false, filter: false, resizable: false, cellRenderer: SensitiveCell },
+    { field: "sensitive", headerName: "Sensitive", headerTooltip: "Mark this column as sensitive; this does not select it for actions.", minWidth: 110, width: 110, sortable: false, filter: false, resizable: false, cellRenderer: SensitiveCell },
     { field: "name", headerName: "Name", minWidth: 190, flex: 1, cellClass: "font-mono text-xs" },
     { field: "dataType", headerName: "Type", minWidth: 150, flex: 0.8, cellClass: "font-mono text-xs" },
     { headerName: "Keys", minWidth: 125, width: 125, sortable: false, filter: false, cellRenderer: KeyCell },
@@ -512,7 +490,6 @@ export function DatabaseColumns({
               <span className="text-xs tabular-nums text-muted-foreground">{data.length}</span>
               {changedSensitiveColumns.length > 0 ? <Button type="button" disabled={!canManage || busy} onClick={() => void saveSensitive()}><Save />{sensitiveAction === "save" ? "Saving…" : "Save sensitive fields"}</Button> : null}
               <Button type="button" variant="outline" disabled={isFetching || busy} onClick={() => void refetch()}><RefreshCw className={isFetching ? "animate-spin" : ""} />Refresh</Button>
-              <Button type="button" disabled={!canManage || busy} onClick={onSync}><RefreshCw />Sync columns</Button>
             </>
           )
         )}
@@ -529,6 +506,17 @@ export function DatabaseColumns({
             defaultColDef={{ sortable: true, filter: true, resizable: true }}
             getRowId={({ data: row }) => row.id}
             rowSelection={{ mode: "multiRow", selectAll: "filtered", enableClickSelection: false }}
+            selectionColumnDef={{
+              headerName: "Select",
+              headerTooltip: "Select columns for actions",
+              width: 72,
+              minWidth: 72,
+              maxWidth: 72,
+              pinned: "left",
+              sortable: false,
+              resizable: false,
+              suppressMovable: true,
+            }}
             onSelectionChanged={({ api }) => setSelectedIds(api.getSelectedRows().map((column) => column.id))}
             rowHeight={44}
             headerHeight={38}