A push button control initiates an event such as opening a window with a list of records or opening an empty row where a user can enter a record. Place this control inside a button group control.
Attribute name | Description |
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Control ID |
Each control in a presentation is assigned a unique Control ID that is read-only. |
Label |
You can specify a label that identifies the control to the user. If you do not enter a label, the button is blank. This label is specific to the application and is not stored in the MAXATTRIBUTE or APPFIELDDEFAULTS tables. |
Event |
You can associate a push button with an event and, when the user clicks the button, the event is triggered. To configure a push button event, specify the event and, optionally, the ID of a control that processes the event. Events are processed in
the following order:
To view all of the events defined in the system, export the system .XML files and search these files for MXEVENT entries. |
Target ID |
If you associate an event with the hyperlink, you can specify the ID of a target control to process the event that is different from the current control. The target ID for the Go To hyperlink, for example, is pageTitlebar. |
Value |
Reserved for future use. |
Default Button |
If selected, this button becomes the default button in a button group. You can configure the most frequently used button, for example, New Row, as the default button. |
Menu Type |
You can specify the value of a menu ID in this field to link the control to a preformatted drop-down menu. Menu IDs are stored in the menus.xml file. To view the content of this file, export the system XML files. |
Attribute name | Description |
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Image Filename |
You can associate an image with the push button. Specify the name of an image file that is stored in the <root>\applications\maximo\maximouiweb\web module\webclient\images directory. It is not necessary to enter the path to the images directory. |
Signature Option |
You can specify a signature option that can restrict access to this control or change the properties of this control based on a condition that you specify. To create a signature option, click Add/Modify Signature Options in the Select Action menu. To specify a condition, click the Configure Conditional Properties button. |
Sig Option Data Source ID |
An MBO must be used to evaluate whether or not a user has access to a signature option. Specify the value of the data source that performs this evaluation if it is different to the data source that is configured for this control. |