Button

The Button object allows to launch an action. The actions are of two fundamental types,

• Go To Screen action opens another screen: it is used to create a guided navigation across screens,

  to configure link to another screen,

  - right-click on the object to access the Menu,

  - select the Settings menu option

  - in the first tab (Settings) select the Go To Screen action and pick the desired screen from the drop-down list.

  

   

• Run Procedure action launches a Board Procedure: for example to run the calculation of a budget cube or to run a cost allocation.

   

  to configure the execution of a procedure,

  - right-click on the object to access the Menu,

  - select the Settings menu option

  - in the first tab (Settings) select the Run Procedure action and pick the desired procedure from the drop-down list.

  

The main characteristics and properties of this object are

• the Caption property: is the text displayed on the button. Note that it is possible to use a substitution formula.

• the Layout property: allows to display in the button's caption, data (textual or numerical) from a cube or from a calculated column of a Layout.

• the Action property: defines which action is executed when the button is clicked.

• the Password Protection: allows to set a password for executing the action linked to the button. To define a password right-click on the button then select Settings and go to the Advanced tab.

• the Confirmation Window: allows to add a confirmation pop-up window which appears when the button is clicked and which prompts the user to confirm the action before it is executed. The configure the pop-up window, right-click on the button then select Settings and go to the Advanced tab then type the confirmation message in the field Comment.

When an action is linked to Button object, the mouse pointer changes to a hand when the user hovers the mouse over it.