Custom Buttons

Now that all forms have been created, we can configure custom hyperlink buttons to allow end-users to drilldown into some forms.

In systems with hundreds of functions, allowing end-users to quickly access their favoured forms can be beneficial.

The custom buttons can be shown on the toolbar:

Clicking on a custom button will open a form.

Create a Custom Button

Open App Studio, then open the App Toolbar configurator, then select the Custom Buttons node:

Add Item

Click this button to open this modal popup:

Type the name: Clubs and press the Save button. The new custom button will be created and its properties are displayed:

Apply & Close

Apply & Close your changes to persist this configuration.

The application will reflect your changes as shown in this example:

Add Additional Custom Buttons

We can now repeat the process for 2 additional metrics:

Footballers

Nationalities

Test

After all 3 custom buttons have been added, they should look like this:

Test that clicking each custom button loads the correct form.