UI actions are the buttons, links and context menu items on forms and lists. They allow to do the UI more interactive, adjustable and comfortable for work.
UI actions types
- Form button;
- Form header button;
- Form bottom button;
- Form context menu;
- Form link;
- List banner button;
- List bottom button;
- List context menu;
- List choice;
- Dependency map context menu.
UI actions on the form
UI actions on the list
UI actions customizing
You are able to create new or customize existing UI actions.
To do this. please perform the following steps:
- Navigate to the System Definitions -> UI Actions
- Press New or select existing UI-action
- Customize UI-action using the form provided;
- Press Save.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | UI action name. It specifies a text displayed on the button, link or as a context menu item. |
| Table | A table to display UI action on. A form or a list or a context menu must be used. |
| Order | Display order. If there are more than one UI-actions of the same type, then they will be sorted in ascending order. |
| Active | If TRUE then UI-action is displayed on form (list, context menu), otherwise, it is not displayed. |
| Client | If TRUE then client-side API is available in the Script field; otherwise, server-side API is available. |
| Show insert | If TRUE then UI action is displayed on the new record insert form; otherwise, it is not displayed. |
| Show update | If TRUE then UI action is displayed on the existing record form; otherwise, it is not displayed. |
| Inherits | If TRUE then this UI action is propagated to all tables that are child for the table specified in the table field. |
| Sys overrides | This field is specifying UI action which will be overridden by current UI action. |
| UI action display type | |
| Form header button | Button in the form header on the left. |
| Form button | Button in the form header on the right. |
| Form bottom button | Button at the bottom of the form. |
| Form context menu | Context menu item on the form. |
| Form link | Link on the form. |
| Form style | Button styli on the form:
|
| List banner button | Button in the list header on the left. |
| List header right button | Button in the list header on the right. |
| List bottom button | Button at the bottom of the list. |
| List context menu | Context menu item on the list. |
| List choice | Пункт меню действий, применяемых к записям списка, |
| List link | Link on the bottom of the list, |
| List style | Определение стиля кнопок на форме, аналогично Form style. |
| Dependency map context menu | Menu item on the service model form. |
| Comments | UI action brief description. |
| Condition | Условие, написанное с использованием серверного API, в случае выполнения которых будет запущен скрипт (Script), |
| Script | The script that will be executed by clicking the UI action. |
| URL | Ссылка, по которой после нажатия UI действия будет совершен переход, |
| Parent | Specify the context menu item to be parent for the current UI action (applicable for the Form context menu UI action type). |
