diff --git a/apps/dashboard/app/javascript/packs/batchConnect.js b/apps/dashboard/app/javascript/packs/batchConnect.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d731a60700
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dashboard/app/javascript/packs/batchConnect.js
@@ -0,0 +1,579 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const bcPrefix = 'batch_connect_session_context';
+const shortNameRex = new RegExp(`${bcPrefix}_([\\w\\-]+)`);
+const tokenRex = /([A-Z][a-z]+){1}([\w\-]+)/;
+
+// @example ['NodeType', 'Cluster']
+const formTokens = [];
+
+// simple lookup table to indicate that the change handler is setup between two
+// elements. I.e., {'cluster': [ 'node_type' ] } means that changes to cluster
+// trigger changes to node_type
+const optionForHandlerCache = {};
+
+
+// simples array of string ids for elements that have a handler
+const minMaxHandlerCache = [];
+const setHandlerCache = [];
+const hideHandlerCache = [];
+
+// Lookup tables for setting min & max values
+// for different directives.
+const minMaxLookup = {};
+const setValueLookup = {};
+const hideLookup = {};
+
+function bcElement(name) {
+  return `${bcPrefix}_${name.toLowerCase()}`;
+};
+
+// here the simple name for 'batch_connect_session_context_cluster'
+// is just 'cluster'.
+function shortId(elementId) {
+  const match = elementId.match(shortNameRex);
+
+  if (match.length >= 1) {
+    return match[1];
+  } else {
+    return '';
+  };
+};
+
+/**
+ * Mountain case the words from a string, by tokenizing on [-_].  In the
+ * simplest case it simple capitalizes.
+ *
+ * @param      {string}  str     The word string to capitalize
+ *
+ * @example  given 'foo' this returns 'Foo'
+ * @example  given 'foo-bar' this returns 'FooBar'
+ */
+ function mountainCaseWords(str) {
+  let camelCase = "";
+  let capitalize = true;
+
+  str.split('').forEach((c) => {
+    if (capitalize) {
+      camelCase += c.toUpperCase();
+      capitalize = false;
+    } else if(c == '-' || c == '_') {
+      capitalize = true;
+    } else {
+      camelCase += c;
+    }
+  });
+
+  return camelCase;
+}
+
+function snakeCaseWords(str) {
+  if(str === undefined) return undefined;
+
+  let snakeCase = "";
+  let first = true;
+
+  str.split('').forEach((c) => {
+    if (first) {
+      first = false;
+      snakeCase += c.toLowerCase();
+    } else if(c === '-' || c === '_') {
+      snakeCase += '_';
+    } else if(c == c.toUpperCase() && !(c >= '0' && c <= '9')) {
+      snakeCase += `_${c.toLowerCase()}`;
+    } else {
+      snakeCase += c;
+    }
+  });
+
+  return snakeCase;
+}
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @param {Array} elements
+ */
+function memorizeElements(elements) {
+  elements.each((_i, ele) => {
+    formTokens.push(mountainCaseWords(shortId(ele['id'])));
+    optionForHandlerCache[ele['id']] = [];
+  });
+};
+
+function makeChangeHandlers(){
+  const allElements = $(`[id^=${bcPrefix}]`);
+  memorizeElements(allElements);
+
+  allElements.each((_i, element) => {
+    if (element['type'] == "select-one"){
+      let optionSearch = `#${element['id']} option`;
+      let options = $(optionSearch);
+      options.each((_i, opt) => {
+          // the variable 'opt' is just a data structure, not a jQuery result. 
+          // it has no attr, data, show or hide methods so we have to query
+          // for it again
+          let data = $(`${optionSearch}[value='${opt.value}']`).data();
+          let keys = Object.keys(data);
+          if(keys.length !== 0) {
+            keys.forEach((key) => {
+              if(key.startsWith('optionFor')) {
+                let token = key.replace(/^optionFor/,'');
+                addOptionForHandler(idFromToken(token), element['id']);
+              } else if(key.startsWith('max') || key.startsWith('min')) {
+                addMinMaxForHandler(element['id'], opt.value, key, data[key]);
+              } else if(key.startsWith('set')) {
+                addSetHandler(element['id'], opt.value, key, data[key]);
+              } else if(key.startsWith('hide')) {
+                addHideHandler(element['id'], opt.value, key, data[key]);
+              }
+            });
+          }
+      });
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+function addHideHandler(optionId, option, key,  configValue) {
+  const changeId = idFromToken(key.replace(/^hide/,''));
+
+  if(hideLookup[optionId] === undefined) hideLookup[optionId] = new Table(changeId, undefined);
+  const table = hideLookup[optionId];
+  table.put(option, undefined, configValue);
+
+  if(!hideHandlerCache.includes(optionId)) {
+    const changeElement = $(`#${optionId}`);
+
+    changeElement.on('change', (event) => {
+      updateVisibility(event, changeId);
+    });
+
+    hideHandlerCache.push(optionId);
+  }
+
+  updateVisibility({ target: document.querySelector(`#${optionId}`) }, changeId);
+}
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @param {*} optionId batch_connect_session_context_node_type
+ * @param {*} option gpu
+ * @param {*} key maxNumCoresForClusterAnnieOakley
+ * @param {*} configValue 42
+ *
+ * node_type:
+ *   widget: select
+ *   options:
+ *    - [
+ *        'gpu',
+ *        data-max-num-cores-for-cluster-annie-oakley: 42
+ *      ]
+ */
+function addMinMaxForHandler(optionId, option, key,  configValue) {
+  optionId = String(optionId || '');
+
+  const configObj = parseMinMaxFor(key);
+  const id = configObj['subjectId'];
+  // this is the id of the target object we're setting the min/max for.
+  // if it's undefined - there's nothing to do, it was likely configured wrong.
+  if(id === undefined) return;
+
+  const secondDimId = configObj['predicateId'];
+  const secondDimValue = configObj['predicateValue'];
+
+  if(minMaxLookup[id] === undefined) minMaxLookup[id] = new Table(optionId, secondDimId);
+  const table = minMaxLookup[id];
+  table.put(option, secondDimValue, {[minOrMax(key)] : configValue });
+
+  let cacheKey = `${optionId}_${secondDimId}`;
+  if(!minMaxHandlerCache.includes(cacheKey)) {
+    const changeElement = $(`#${optionId}`);
+
+    changeElement.on('change', (event) => {
+      toggleMinMax(event, id, secondDimId);
+    });
+
+    minMaxHandlerCache.push(cacheKey);
+  }
+
+  cacheKey = `${secondDimId}_${optionId}`;
+  if(secondDimId !== undefined && !minMaxHandlerCache.includes(cacheKey)){
+    const secondEle = $(`#${secondDimId}`);
+
+    secondEle.on('change', (event) => {
+      toggleMinMax(event, id, optionId);
+    });
+
+    minMaxHandlerCache.push(cacheKey);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @param {*} optionId batch_connect_session_context_classroom
+ * @param {*} option 'PHY_9000'
+ * @param {*} key setAccount
+ * @param {*} configValue 'phy3005'
+ *
+ * classroom:
+ *   widget: select
+ *   options:
+ *    - [
+ *        'Physics Maximum', 'PHY_9000',
+ *        data-set-account: 'phy3005'
+ *      ]
+ */
+function addSetHandler(optionId, option, key,  configValue) {
+  const k = key.replace(/^set/,'');
+  const id = String(idFromToken(k));
+  if(id === 'undefined') return;
+
+  // id is account. optionId is classroom
+  let cacheKey = `${id}_${optionId}`
+  if(setValueLookup[cacheKey] === undefined) setValueLookup[cacheKey] = new Table(optionId, undefined);
+  const table = setValueLookup[cacheKey];
+  table.put(option, undefined, configValue);
+
+  if(!setHandlerCache.includes(cacheKey)) {
+    const changeElement = $(`#${optionId}`);
+
+    changeElement.on('change', (event) => {
+      setValue(event, id);
+    });
+
+    setHandlerCache.push(cacheKey);
+  }
+
+  setValue({ target: document.querySelector(`#${optionId}`) }, id);
+}
+
+function setValue(event, changeId) {
+  const chosenVal = event.target.value;
+  const cacheKey = `${changeId}_${event.target['id']}`
+  const table = setValueLookup[cacheKey];
+  if (table === undefined) return;
+
+  const changeVal = table.get(chosenVal, undefined);
+
+  if(changeVal !== undefined) {
+    const innerElement = $(`#${changeId}`);
+    innerElement.attr('value', changeVal);
+    innerElement.val(changeVal);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ *
+ *  This is a simple table class to describe the relationship between
+ *  two different element types as a table with named columns.
+ *
+ *  table.get('gpu','owens') would return the value shown.
+ *
+ *      'oakley'   |                    |                |
+ *      'owens'    | { min: 3, max: 42} |                |
+ *                 |  'gpu'             |   'hugemem'    |
+ *
+ * In the simple case, it's a 1d vector instead of a 2d matrix. This
+ * allows for, say, gpu to have the same min & max across clusters.
+ */
+class Table {
+  constructor(x, y) {
+    // FIXME: probably need to make Vector class? Wouldn't want to add a flag to the constructor.
+    // we don't use x or y internally, though x is used externally.
+    this.x = x;
+    this.xIdxLookup = {};
+
+    this.y = y;
+    this.yIdxLookup = {};
+    this.table = y === undefined ? [] : [[]];
+  }
+
+  put(x, y, value) {
+    if(!x) return;
+    x = snakeCaseWords(x);
+    y = snakeCaseWords(y);
+
+    if(this.xIdxLookup[x] === undefined) this.xIdxLookup[x] = Object.keys(this.xIdxLookup).length;
+    if(y && this.yIdxLookup[y] === undefined) this.yIdxLookup[y] = Object.keys(this.yIdxLookup).length;
+
+    const xIdx = this.xIdxLookup[x];
+    const yIdx = this.yIdxLookup[y];
+
+    if(this.table[xIdx] === undefined ){
+      this.table[xIdx] = y === undefined ? undefined : [];
+    }
+
+    // if y's index is defined, then it's a 2d matrix. Otherwise a 1d vector.
+    if(yIdx === undefined) {
+      if(this.table[xIdx] === undefined){
+        this.table[xIdx] = value;
+      } else {
+        const prev = this.table[xIdx];
+        const newer = value;
+        this.table[xIdx] = Object.assign(prev, newer);
+      }
+    } else {
+      if(this.table[xIdx][yIdx] === undefined){
+        this.table[xIdx][yIdx] = value;
+      } else {
+        const prev = this.table[xIdx][yIdx];
+        const newer = value;
+        this.table[xIdx][yIdx] = Object.assign(prev, newer);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  get(x, y) {
+    const xIdx = this.xIdxLookup[snakeCaseWords(x)];
+    const yIdx = this.yIdxLookup[snakeCaseWords(y)];
+
+    if(this.table[xIdx] === undefined){
+      return undefined;
+    }else if(y === undefined){
+      return this.table[xIdx];
+    }else {
+      return this.table[xIdx][yIdx];
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Update the visibility of `changeId` based on the
+ * event and what's in the hideLookup table.
+ */
+function updateVisibility(event, changeId) {
+  const val = event.target.value;
+  const id = event.target['id'];
+  const changeElement = $(`#${changeId}`).parent();
+
+  if (changeElement.size() <= 0) return;
+
+  // safe to access directly?
+  const hide = hideLookup[id].get(val, undefined);
+  if(hide === undefined) {
+    changeElement.show();
+  }else if(hide === true) {
+    changeElement.hide();
+  }
+}
+
+function toggleMinMax(event, changeId, otherId) {
+  let x = undefined, y = undefined;
+
+  // in the example of cluster & node_type, either element can trigger a change
+  // so let's figure out the axis' based on the change element's id.
+  if(event.target['id'] == minMaxLookup[changeId].x) {
+    x = snakeCaseWords(event.target.value);
+    y = snakeCaseWords($(`#${otherId}`).val());
+  } else {
+    y = snakeCaseWords(event.target.value);
+    x = snakeCaseWords($(`#${otherId}`).val());
+  }
+
+  const changeElement = $(`#${changeId}`);
+  const mm = minMaxLookup[changeId].get(x, y);
+  const prev = {
+    min: changeElement.attr('min'),
+    max: changeElement.attr('max'),
+    val: changeElement.val()
+  };
+
+  [ 'max', 'min' ].forEach((dim) => {
+    if(mm && mm[dim] !== undefined) {
+      changeElement.attr(dim, mm[dim]);
+
+      let val = clamp(prev['val'], prev[dim], mm[dim], dim)
+      if (val !== undefined) {
+        changeElement.attr('value', val);
+        changeElement.val(val);
+      }
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+function clamp(previous, previousBoundary, currentBoundary, comparator){
+  const pb = parseInt(previousBoundary) || undefined;
+  const p  = parseInt(previous) || undefined;
+
+  if(comparator == 'min' && p <= pb) {
+    return currentBoundary;
+  } else if(comparator == 'max' && p >= pb) {
+    return currentBoundary;
+  } else {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+}
+
+function addOptionForHandler(causeId, targetId) {
+  const changeId = String(causeId || '');
+
+  if(changeId.length == 0 || optionForHandlerCache[causeId].includes(targetId)) {
+    // nothing to do. invalid causeId or we already have a handler between the 2
+    return;
+  }
+
+  let causeElement = $(`#${causeId}`);
+
+  if(targetId && causeElement) {
+    // cache the fact that there's a new handler here
+    optionForHandlerCache[causeId].push(targetId);
+
+    causeElement.on('change', (event) => {
+      toggleOptionsFor(event, targetId);
+    });
+
+    // fake an event to initialize
+    toggleOptionsFor({ target: document.querySelector(`#${causeId}`) }, targetId);
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @param {*} key minNumCoresForClusterAnnieOakley
+ * @returns
+ *
+ *  {
+ *    'subjectId': 'batch_connect_session_context_num_cores',
+ *    'predicateId': 'batch_connect_session_context_cluster',
+ *    'predicateValue': 'annie_oakley'
+ *  }
+ */
+function parseMinMaxFor(key) {
+  let k = undefined;
+  let predicateId = undefined;
+  let predicateValue = undefined;
+  let subjectId = undefined;
+
+  if(key.startsWith('min')) {
+    k = key.replace(/^min/,'');
+  } else if(key.startsWith('max')) {
+    k = key.replace(/^max/, '')
+  }
+
+  //trying to parse maxNumCoresForClusterOwens
+  const tokens = k.match(/^(\w+)For(\w+)$/);
+
+  if(tokens == null) {
+    // the key is likely just maxNumCores with no For clause
+    subjectId = idFromToken(k);
+
+  } else if(tokens.length == 3) {
+    const subject = tokens[1];
+    const predicateFull = tokens[2];
+    subjectId = idFromToken(subject);
+
+    const predicateTokens = predicateFull.split(/(?=[A-Z])/);
+    if(predicateTokens && predicateTokens.length >= 2) {
+
+      // if there are only 2 tokens then it's like 'ClusterOwens' which is easy
+      if(predicateTokens.length == 2) {
+        predicateId = idFromToken(predicateTokens[0]);
+        predicateValue = predicateTokens[1];
+
+      // else it's like NodeTypeFooBar, so it's a little more difficult
+      } else {
+        let tokenString = '';
+        let done = false;
+        predicateTokens.forEach((pt, idx) => {
+          if(done) { return; }
+
+          tokenString = `${tokenString}${pt}`
+          let tokenId = idFromToken(tokenString);
+          if(tokenId !== undefined) {
+            done = true;
+            predicateId = tokenId;
+            predicateValue = predicateTokens.slice(idx+1).join('');
+          }
+        })
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    'subjectId': subjectId,
+    'predicateId': predicateId,
+    'predicateValue': snakeCaseWords(predicateValue),
+  }
+}
+
+function minOrMax(key) {
+  if(key.startsWith('min')){
+    return 'min';
+  } else if(key.startsWith('max')){
+    return 'max';
+  } else {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Turn a MountainCase token into a form element id
+ *
+ * @example
+ *  NodeType -> batch_connect_session_context_node_type
+ *
+ * @param {*} str
+ * @returns
+ */
+
+function idFromToken(str) {
+  return formTokens.map((token) => {
+    let match = str.match(`^${token}{1}`);
+
+    if (match && match.length >= 1) {
+      let ele = snakeCaseWords(match[0]);
+      return bcElement(ele);
+    }
+  }).filter((id) => {
+    return id !== undefined;
+  })[0];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Hide or show options of an element based on which cluster is
+ * currently selected and the data-option-for-CLUSTER attributes
+ * for each option
+ *
+ * @param      {string}  element_name  The name of the element with options to toggle
+ */
+ function toggleOptionsFor(event, elementId) {
+  const options = $(`#${elementId} option`);
+
+  // If I'm changing cluster to 'oakely', optionFor is 'Cluster'
+  // and optionTo is 'Oakley'.
+  const optionTo = mountainCaseWords(event.target.value);
+  const optionFor = optionForEvent(event.target);
+
+  options.each(function(_i, option) {
+    // the variable 'option' is just a data structure. it has no attr, data, show
+    // or hide methods so we have to query for it again
+    let optionElement = $(`#${elementId} option[value='${option.value}']`);
+    let data = optionElement.data();
+    let hide = data[`optionFor${optionFor}${optionTo}`] === false;
+
+    if(hide) {
+      optionElement.hide();
+
+      if(optionElement.prop('selected')) {
+        optionElement.prop('selected', false);
+
+        // when de-selecting something, the default is to fallback to the very first
+        // option. But there's an edge case where you want to hide the very first option,
+        // and deselecting it does nothing.
+        if(optionElement.next()){
+          optionElement.next().prop('selected', true);
+        }
+      }
+    } else {
+      optionElement.show();
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+function optionForEvent(target) {
+  let simpleName = shortId(target['id']);
+  return mountainCaseWords(simpleName);
+};
+
+jQuery(function() {
+  makeChangeHandlers();
+});
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/app/views/batch_connect/session_contexts/_form.html.erb b/apps/dashboard/app/views/batch_connect/session_contexts/_form.html.erb
index bbd715825f..56c68914d3 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/app/views/batch_connect/session_contexts/_form.html.erb
+++ b/apps/dashboard/app/views/batch_connect/session_contexts/_form.html.erb
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
   <%= f.submit t('dashboard.batch_connect_form_launch'), class: "btn btn-primary btn-block" %>
 <% end %>
 
+<%= javascript_pack_tag 'batchConnect' if Configuration.bc_dynamic_js? %>
+
 <% @app.custom_javascript_files.each do |jsfile| %>
   <%= javascript_tag "(function(){\n" + jsfile.read + "\n}());" %>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/config/configuration_singleton.rb b/apps/dashboard/config/configuration_singleton.rb
index 88f7aafa88..aab5fbdf42 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/config/configuration_singleton.rb
+++ b/apps/dashboard/config/configuration_singleton.rb
@@ -378,6 +378,14 @@ def open_apps_in_new_window?
     end
   end
 
+  def bc_dynamic_js?
+    if ENV['OOD_BC_DYNAMIC_JS']
+      to_bool(ENV['OOD_BC_DYNAMIC_JS'])
+    else
+      to_bool(config.fetch(:bc_dynamic_js, false))
+    end
+  end
+
   private
 
   def can_access_core_app?(name)
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/test/application_system_test_case.rb b/apps/dashboard/test/application_system_test_case.rb
index 7bf4a5729c..145faa98c5 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/test/application_system_test_case.rb
+++ b/apps/dashboard/test/application_system_test_case.rb
@@ -10,4 +10,20 @@ class ApplicationSystemTestCase < ActionDispatch::SystemTestCase
   driven_by :selenium, using: :headless_chrome, screen_size: [1400, 1400]
 
   Capybara.server = :webrick
+
+  def find_option_style(ele, opt)
+    find("##{bc_ele_id(ele)} option[value='#{opt}']")['style'].to_s
+  end
+
+  def find_max(ele)
+    find("##{bc_ele_id(ele)}")['max'].to_i
+  end
+
+  def find_min(ele)
+    find("##{bc_ele_id(ele)}")['min'].to_i
+  end
+
+  def find_value(ele, visible: false)
+    find("##{bc_ele_id(ele)}", visible: visible).value
+  end
 end
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/test/fixtures/sys_with_gateway_apps/bc_jupyter/form.yml b/apps/dashboard/test/fixtures/sys_with_gateway_apps/bc_jupyter/form.yml
index d8a0b41105..11fd632ac5 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/test/fixtures/sys_with_gateway_apps/bc_jupyter/form.yml
+++ b/apps/dashboard/test/fixtures/sys_with_gateway_apps/bc_jupyter/form.yml
@@ -1,29 +1,115 @@
 ---
 title: "Jupyter Notebook"
-cluster: "owens"
+cluster:
+  - "owens"
+  - "oakley"
 description: |
-  This app will launch a Jupyter Notebook server on one or more Owens nodes.
+  This is a test jupyter app.
 attributes:
-  bc_account:
-    help: "You can leave this blank if **not** in multiple projects."
+  mode:
+    widget: "radio"
+    label: "The Mode"
+    value: "1"
+    options:
+      - ["1","Jupyter Lab"]
+      - ["0", "Jupyter Notebook"]
+  hidden_change_thing:
+    widget: 'hidden_field'
+    value: 'default'
+  bc_num_slots:
+    max: 20
+    min: 1
   node_type:
     widget: select
     label: "Node type"
-    help: |
-      - **any** - (*28 cores*) Chooses anyone of the available Owens nodes.
-        This reduces the wait time as you have no requirements.
-      - **gpu** -  (*28 cores*) This node includes an NVIDIA Tesla P100 GPU
-        allowing for CUDA computations. There are currently only 160 of these
-        nodes on Owens.
-      - **hugemem** - (*48 cores*) This Owens node has 1.5TB of available RAM
-        as well as 48 cores. There are 16 of these nodes on Owens.
     options:
-      - ["any", ":ppn=28"]
-      - ["gpu", ":ppn=28:gpus=1"]
-      - ["hugemem", ":ppn=48:hugemem"]
+      - [
+          "any",
+          data-hide-cuda-version: true,
+          data-minnn-bc-not-found-for-cluster-mistype: 30,
+          data-max-bc-not-found-for-cluster-mistype: 30,
+          data-maximum-bc-not-found-for-cluster-mistype: 30
+        ]
+      - [
+          "gpu",
+          # this bad option is kept here so that in testing, it doesn't throw errors
+          data-option-for-not-real-choice: false,
+          data-max-some-element-for-3rd-element-value: 10,
+          data-max-bc-num-slots-for-cluster-owens: 28,
+          data-min-bc-num-slots-for-cluster-owens: 2,
+          data-max-bc-num-slots-for-cluster-oakley: 40,
+          data-min-bc-num-slots-for-cluster-oakley: 3,
+        ]
+      - [
+          "hugemem",
+          data-option-for-cluster-oakley: false,
+          data-hide-cuda-version: true,
+          data-max-bc-num-slots-for-cluster-owens: 42,
+          data-min-bc-num-slots-for-cluster-owens: 42,
+        ]
+      - [
+          "advanced",
+          data-option-for-cluster-oakley: false,
+          data-hide-cuda-version: true,
+          data-max-bc-num-slots-for-cluster-oakley: 9001
+        ]
+      # this node type is the same for both clusters, so there's no 'for-cluster-...' clause
+      # TODO: this currently breaks tests
+      - [
+          "same",
+          data-hide-cuda-version: true,
+          data-min-bc-num-slots: 100,
+          data-max-bc-num-slots: 200
+        ]
+      - [
+          "other-40ish-option",
+          data-max-bc-num-slots-for-cluster-owens: 40,
+          data-max-bc-num-slots-for-cluster-oakley: 48,
+        ]
+  python_version:
+    # let's set the account used by the python version for some reason
+    widget: select
+    options:
+      - [
+          "2.7",
+          data-option-for-node-type-advanced: false,
+          data-set-bc-account: 'python27'
+        ]
+      - [
+          "3.1",
+          data-option-for-node-type-advanced: false,
+          data-set-bc-account: 'python31'
+        ]
+      - [
+          "3.2",
+          data-option-for-node-type-advanced: false,
+          data-set-bc-account: 'python32'
+        ]
+      - [
+          "3.6",
+          data-set-hidden-change-thing: 'python36'
+        ]
+      - [
+          "3.7",
+          data-set-hidden-change-thing: 'python37',
+        ]
+      - [
+          "4.0.nightly",
+          data-set-hidden-change-thing: 'python4nightly',
+        ]
+  cuda_version:
+    widget: select
+    options:
+      - "4"
+      - "7"
+      - "38"
 form:
   - bc_num_hours
   - bc_num_slots
+  - mode
   - node_type
   - bc_account
   - bc_email_on_started
+  - python_version
+  - cuda_version
+  - hidden_change_thing
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/test/system/batch_connect_test.rb b/apps/dashboard/test/system/batch_connect_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a603a250c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dashboard/test/system/batch_connect_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,275 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'application_system_test_case'
+
+class BatchConnectTest < ApplicationSystemTestCase
+  def setup
+    OodAppkit.stubs(:clusters).returns(OodCore::Clusters.load_file('test/fixtures/config/clusters.d'))
+    SysRouter.stubs(:base_path).returns(Rails.root.join('test/fixtures/sys_with_gateway_apps'))
+    Configuration.stubs(:bc_dynamic_js?).returns(true)
+  end
+
+  test 'cluster choice changes node types' do
+    visit new_batch_connect_session_context_url('sys/bc_jupyter')
+
+    # select oakley and 2 node types should be hidden
+    select('oakley', from: bc_ele_id('cluster'))
+
+    # FIXME: no idea why .visible? doesn't work here. Selenium/chrome native still shows element as visible?
+    assert_equal 'display: none;', find_option_style('node_type', 'advanced')
+    assert_equal 'display: none;', find_option_style('node_type', 'hugemem')
+
+    # select owens and now they're available
+    select('owens', from: bc_ele_id('cluster'))
+    assert_equal '', find_option_style('node_type', 'advanced')
+    assert_equal '', find_option_style('node_type', 'hugemem')
+  end
+
+  test 'node type choice changes python versions' do
+    visit new_batch_connect_session_context_url('sys/bc_jupyter')
+
+    # select python 2.7 to initialize things
+    select('owens', from: bc_ele_id('cluster'))
+    select('any', from: bc_ele_id('node_type'))
+    select('2.7', from: bc_ele_id('python_version'))
+    assert_equal '', find_option_style('python_version', '2.7')
+
+    # now switch node type and find that 2.7, and more, are hidden and 3.6 is the choice now
+    select('advanced', from: bc_ele_id('node_type'))
+    assert_equal 'display: none;', find_option_style('python_version', '2.7')
+    assert_equal 'display: none;', find_option_style('python_version', '3.1')
+    assert_equal 'display: none;', find_option_style('python_version', '3.2')
+    assert_equal '3.6', find("##{bc_ele_id('python_version')}").value
+  end
+
+  test 'changing node type changes mins & maxs' do
+    # max starts out at 20
+    visit new_batch_connect_session_context_url('sys/bc_jupyter')
+    assert_equal 20, find_max('bc_num_slots')
+    assert_equal 1, find_min('bc_num_slots')
+    select('owens', from: bc_ele_id('cluster'))
+
+    # change the node type and we should have some new min/max & value
+    select('gpu', from: bc_ele_id('node_type'))
+    assert_equal 28, find_max('bc_num_slots')
+    assert_equal 2, find_min('bc_num_slots')
+    assert_equal '2', find_value('bc_num_slots')
+
+    select('hugemem', from: bc_ele_id('node_type'))
+    assert_equal 42, find_max('bc_num_slots')
+    assert_equal 42, find_min('bc_num_slots')
+    assert_equal '42', find_value('bc_num_slots')
+  end
+
+  test 'changing the cluster changes max' do
+    # max starts out at 20
+    visit new_batch_connect_session_context_url('sys/bc_jupyter')
+    assert_equal 20, find_max('bc_num_slots')
+    select('owens', from: bc_ele_id('cluster'))
+
+    select('gpu', from: bc_ele_id('node_type'))
+    assert_equal 28, find_max('bc_num_slots')
+
+    # changing the cluster changes the max
+    select('oakley', from: bc_ele_id('cluster'))
+    assert_equal 40, find_max('bc_num_slots')
+  end
+
+  test 'using same node sets min/max' do
+    # max starts out at 20
+    visit new_batch_connect_session_context_url('sys/bc_jupyter')
+    assert_equal 20, find_max('bc_num_slots')
+
+    select('same', from: bc_ele_id('node_type'))
+    assert_equal 100, find_min('bc_num_slots')
+    assert_equal 200, find_max('bc_num_slots')
+    assert_equal '100', find_value('bc_num_slots')
+
+    # toggle the cluster back and forth and it's still the same
+    select('oakley', from: bc_ele_id('cluster'))
+    select('owens', from: bc_ele_id('cluster'))
+    assert_equal 100, find_min('bc_num_slots')
+    assert_equal 200, find_max('bc_num_slots')
+    assert_equal '100', find_value('bc_num_slots')
+
+    select('oakley', from: bc_ele_id('cluster'))
+    assert_equal 100, find_min('bc_num_slots')
+    assert_equal 200, find_max('bc_num_slots')
+    assert_equal '100', find_value('bc_num_slots')
+  end
+
+  test 'nothing applied to any node type' do
+    visit new_batch_connect_session_context_url('sys/bc_jupyter')
+    assert_equal 20, find_max('bc_num_slots')
+    assert_equal 1, find_min('bc_num_slots')
+    assert_equal '1', find_value('bc_num_slots')
+
+    # changing clusters does nothing.
+    select('owens', from: bc_ele_id('cluster'))
+    select('any', from: bc_ele_id('node_type'))
+    assert_equal 20, find_max('bc_num_slots')
+    assert_equal 1, find_min('bc_num_slots')
+    assert_equal '1', find_value('bc_num_slots')
+
+    select('oakley', from: bc_ele_id('cluster'))
+    assert_equal 20, find_max('bc_num_slots')
+    assert_equal 1, find_min('bc_num_slots')
+    assert_equal '1', find_value('bc_num_slots')
+
+    # choose same to get a min & max set. Change back to
+    # any and we keep the same min & max from same.
+    # TODO this is _current_ behaviour, will probably break
+    select('same', from: bc_ele_id('node_type'))
+    assert_equal 200, find_max('bc_num_slots')
+    assert_equal 100, find_min('bc_num_slots')
+    assert_equal '100', find_value('bc_num_slots')
+    select('any', from: bc_ele_id('node_type'))
+    assert_equal 200, find_max('bc_num_slots')
+    assert_equal 100, find_min('bc_num_slots')
+    assert_equal '100', find_value('bc_num_slots')
+  end
+
+  test 'clamp min values' do
+    visit new_batch_connect_session_context_url('sys/bc_jupyter')
+    assert_equal '1', find_value('bc_num_slots')
+
+    select('owens', from: bc_ele_id('cluster'))
+    select('gpu', from: bc_ele_id('node_type'))
+    # value gets set to the new min
+    assert_equal '2', find_value('bc_num_slots')
+
+    # change clusters and it bumps up again
+    select('oakley', from: bc_ele_id('cluster'))
+    assert_equal '3', find_value('bc_num_slots')
+
+    # edit the values, then change the cluster to ensure
+    # the change overwrites the edit
+    fill_in bc_ele_id('bc_num_slots'), with: 1
+    assert_equal '1', find_value('bc_num_slots')
+    select('owens', from: bc_ele_id('cluster'))
+    assert_equal '2', find_value('bc_num_slots')
+  end
+
+  test 'clamp max values' do
+    visit new_batch_connect_session_context_url('sys/bc_jupyter')
+    assert_equal '1', find_value('bc_num_slots')
+    # this tests filling values by design, bc we have to set a giant max right off the bat
+    fill_in bc_ele_id('bc_num_slots'), with: 1000
+    assert_equal '1000', find_value('bc_num_slots')
+
+    select('owens', from: bc_ele_id('cluster'))
+    select('gpu', from: bc_ele_id('node_type'))
+    # value gets set to the new max
+    assert_equal '28', find_value('bc_num_slots')
+
+    # change clusters and it bumps up again
+    select('oakley', from: bc_ele_id('cluster'))
+    assert_equal '40', find_value('bc_num_slots')
+  end
+
+  test 'python choice sets account' do
+    visit new_batch_connect_session_context_url('sys/bc_jupyter')
+    assert_equal 'python27', find_value('bc_account')
+
+    select('3.1', from: bc_ele_id('python_version'))
+    assert_equal 'python31', find_value('bc_account')
+
+    select('2.7', from: bc_ele_id('python_version'))
+    assert_equal 'python27', find_value('bc_account')
+
+    select('3.2', from: bc_ele_id('python_version'))
+    assert_equal 'python32', find_value('bc_account')
+
+    # 3.7 isn't configured to change the account, so it stays 3.2
+    select('3.7', from: bc_ele_id('python_version'))
+    assert_equal 'python32', find_value('bc_account')
+  end
+
+  test 'python choice sets hidden change thing' do
+    visit new_batch_connect_session_context_url('sys/bc_jupyter')
+    select('advanced', from: bc_ele_id('node_type'))
+    assert_equal 'default', find_value('hidden_change_thing', visible: false)
+
+    select('3.1', from: bc_ele_id('python_version'))
+    assert_equal 'python31', find_value('bc_account')
+    assert_equal 'default', find_value('hidden_change_thing', visible: false)
+
+    select('3.6', from: bc_ele_id('python_version'))
+    assert_equal 'python36', find_value('hidden_change_thing', visible: false)
+
+    select('3.7', from: bc_ele_id('python_version'))
+    assert_equal 'python37', find_value('hidden_change_thing', visible: false)
+
+    select('4.0.nightly', from: bc_ele_id('python_version'))
+    assert_equal 'python4nightly', find_value('hidden_change_thing', visible: false)
+  end
+
+  test 'inline edits dont affect updating values' do
+    visit new_batch_connect_session_context_url('sys/bc_jupyter')
+    assert_equal 'python27', find_value('bc_account')
+
+    select('3.1', from: bc_ele_id('python_version'))
+    assert_equal 'python31', find_value('bc_account')
+
+    # insert some text into the field
+    account_element = find("##{bc_ele_id('bc_account')}")
+    account_element.send_keys " & some typed value"
+    assert_equal 'python31 & some typed value', find_value('bc_account')
+
+    # now change it and confirm the value
+    select('3.2', from: bc_ele_id('python_version'))
+    assert_equal 'python32', find_value('bc_account')
+  end
+
+  test 'inline changes to hidden fields get overwritten too' do
+    visit new_batch_connect_session_context_url('sys/bc_jupyter')
+    assert_equal 'default', find_value('hidden_change_thing')
+
+    select('3.7', from: bc_ele_id('python_version'))
+    assert_equal 'python37', find_value('hidden_change_thing', visible: false)
+
+    update_script = <<~JAVASCRIPT
+      let ele = $('#batch_connect_session_context_hidden_change_thing');
+      ele.val('some new value');
+      ele.attr('value', 'some new value');
+    JAVASCRIPT
+
+    execute_script(update_script)
+    assert_equal 'some new value', find_value('hidden_change_thing', visible: false)
+
+    select('4.0.nightly', from: bc_ele_id('python_version'))
+    assert_equal 'python4nightly', find_value('hidden_change_thing', visible: false)
+  end
+
+  test 'hiding cuda version' do
+    visit new_batch_connect_session_context_url('sys/bc_jupyter')
+
+    # default is any, so we can't see cuda_version
+    assert_equal 'any', find_value('node_type')
+    assert !find("##{bc_ele_id('cuda_version')}", visible: false).visible?
+
+    # select gpu and you can
+    select('gpu', from: bc_ele_id('node_type'))
+    assert find("##{bc_ele_id('cuda_version')}").visible?
+
+    # toggle back to 'same' and it's gone
+    select('same', from: bc_ele_id('node_type'))
+    assert !find("##{bc_ele_id('cuda_version')}", visible: false).visible?
+  end
+
+  test 'options with hyphens' do
+    visit new_batch_connect_session_context_url('sys/bc_jupyter')
+
+    # defaults
+    assert_equal 'owens', find_value('cluster')
+    assert_equal 'any', find_value('node_type')
+    assert_equal 20, find_max('bc_num_slots')
+
+    select('other-40ish-option', from: bc_ele_id('node_type'))
+    assert_equal 40, find_max('bc_num_slots')
+
+    # now change the cluster and the max changes
+    select('oakley', from: bc_ele_id('cluster'))
+    assert_equal 48, find_max('bc_num_slots')
+  end
+end
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/test/test_helper.rb b/apps/dashboard/test/test_helper.rb
index f0af2075a6..2ab71f0af4 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/apps/dashboard/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Application < Rails::Application
 class ActiveSupport::TestCase
   # Add more helper methods to be used by all tests here...
 
-  UserDouble = Struct.new(:name)
+  UserDouble = Struct.new(:name, :groups)
 
   def with_modified_env(options, &block)
     ClimateControl.modify(options, &block)
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ def exit_failure(exit_status=1)
   end
 
   def stub_usr_router
-    OodSupport::Process.stubs(:user).returns(UserDouble.new('me'))
-    OodSupport::User.stubs(:new).returns(UserDouble.new('me'))
+    OodSupport::Process.stubs(:user).returns(UserDouble.new('me', ['me']))
+    OodSupport::User.stubs(:new).returns(UserDouble.new('me', ['me']))
 
     UsrRouter.stubs(:base_path).with(:owner => "me").returns(Pathname.new("test/fixtures/usr/me"))
     UsrRouter.stubs(:base_path).with(:owner => 'shared').returns(Pathname.new("test/fixtures/usr/shared"))
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ def stub_usr_router
     UsrRouter.stubs(:owners).returns(['me', 'shared', 'cant_see'])
   end
 
+  def stub_sys_apps
+    OodAppkit.stubs(:clusters).returns(OodCore::Clusters.load_file('test/fixtures/config/clusters.d'))
+    SysRouter.stubs(:base_path).returns(Rails.root.join('test/fixtures/sys_with_gateway_apps'))
+  end
+
   def setup_usr_fixtures
     FileUtils.chmod 0000, 'test/fixtures/usr/cant_see/'
   end
@@ -46,6 +51,10 @@ def setup_usr_fixtures
   def teardown_usr_fixtures
     FileUtils.chmod 0755, 'test/fixtures/usr/cant_see/'
   end
+
+  def bc_ele_id(ele)
+    "batch_connect_session_context_#{ele}"
+  end
 end
 
 require 'mocha/minitest'