Appboard/old/actions/do nothing

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:

1. Follow the instructions above to create the basic "Do Nothing" Action.
2. Name: Enter a name for this Action. For convenience, a default name is provided that you may use.
3. On selection of:
   1. 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:
      1. Click the Filter button. The Filter Editor is displayed.
      2. Click Add Rule to create one or more rules that indicate what data should trigger the Action, when selected.
      3. Click Finish to save the Filter settings.
   2. 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).
4. 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.