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The "Do Nothing" Action lives up to its name. This action is created to make sure that no other actions are executed on the selection of a specific data collection. When these items are clicked, nothing happens. | The "Do Nothing" Action lives up to its name. This action is created to make sure that no other actions are executed on the selection of a specific data collection. When these items are clicked, nothing happens. | ||
== How To Create a Do Nothing Action == | == How To Create a Do Nothing Action == | ||
For instructions on adding an Action to a Widget, see the general instructions in [[ | For instructions on adding an Action to a Widget, see the general instructions in [[appboard/old/actions#How_To_Create_an_Action_in_a_Widget|How To Create an Action in a Widget]]. | ||
== How To Configure a Do Nothing Action == | == How To Configure a Do Nothing Action == |
Latest revision as of 15:35, 17 July 2014
The "Do Nothing" Action lives up to its name. This action is created to make sure that no other actions are executed on the selection of a specific data collection. When these items are clicked, nothing happens.
How To Create a Do Nothing Action
For instructions on adding an Action to a Widget, see the general instructions in How To Create an Action in a Widget.
How To Configure a Do Nothing Action
Perform the following steps to configure a "Do Nothing" Action:
- Follow the instructions above to create the basic "Do Nothing" Action.
- Name: Enter a name for this Action. For convenience, a default name is provided that you may use.
- On selection of:
- Select "any" or "specific" for the type of data selection by the User that will trigger the Action. If you select "specific", you must do the following:
- Click the Filter button. The Filter Editor is displayed.
- Click Add Rule to create one or more rules that indicate what data should trigger the Action, when selected.
- Click Finish to save the Filter settings.
- Select the Data Collection name. When the Widget is run, selection of data in this Data Collection will trigger the Action (in this case doing nothing).
- Select "any" or "specific" for the type of data selection by the User that will trigger the Action. If you select "specific", you must do the following:
- Click Finish to exit the Widget Wizard and test the Action.
Sample Use Case
When working with Widgets in AppBoard Builder, clicking on a Widget that has no Actions will pop up a "No Action Defined" message. To eliminate this message from popping up, the administrator can apply a "Do nothing" Action to the Widget.
Also, if the requirements for a Widget are that it should not do anything, the Board developer can apply this Action to indicate this requirement to future developers who may be working on this Board.