Configuring a modal dialog box for a button
Display records for reviewing or editing in an interactive pop-up window by configuring a button in a layout cell that opens a modal dialog box.
Open the section that you want to modify.
Click the cell that contains the button control that you want to edit, and then click the View properties icon.
In the Cell properties window, click the Actions tab.
Click the Create an action set button.
In the Action set table, click
.Click
.In the Local action field, select the local action rule that provides the section with the form fields for the user to complete or review.
In the Target field, select Modal dialog.
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To run the flow in the context of an embedded section that uses and embedded or a top-level page, in the Using page field enter a Page or a Page List.
- Optional:
To specify a custom format of the modal dialog box that is defined in the skin, in the Modal format list, select Other, and then select the format that you want to use.
For more information, see Skin form — Components tab — General — Modal dialogs.
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To use the default modal dialog box template, clear the Override default modal template check box.
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To display the modal dialog box as full screen on a mobile device, select the Display as full screen on mobile device check box.
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To open and close the modal dialog box with an animation, select the Reveal with animation check box, and then specify the settings for Effect, Speed and Accel options.
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To specify a page as a context for the flow, use the default template or display the modal dialog box as full screen on a mobile device, configure the remaining options.
Click Submit.
Click Save.
- Modal dialog box
A modal dialog box combines a pop-up window with a flow action, as the front-most screen where the user is working.
- Configuring a modal dialog box for a grid layout
Access the data in a row or an element of a grid layout for reviewing or editing, without leaving the main screen, by configuring a modal dialog box.
- Available actions and conditions
Choose an action from the list, see which options are available for the action and when you can use it. Learn which conditions you can apply.
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