Button properties - General tab

Applications module Button Properties


On the left-hand side of the dialog, the lower area will show an overview of the current configuration of the button. By clicking one of the links, the relevant settings will be shown in the properties dialog, from which they can also be edited.

1. Button type




1.1. Button

The button will be displayed as a button in the browser.

1.2. Text

The button will be displayed as a text link in the browser.

1.3. Image

An image of your choice will be used as a button in the browser.

2. Text




This menu point is shown when the button type is set to either Button or Text.

2.1. Static text

If the option Static title is selected, a title can be entered that will be shown as the button's label in the browser, if the button type Button is selected- If the button type Text us selected, the text, which will be displayed as a link, can be entered here.

2.2. Title

All information regarding this topic can be found here.

2.3. Title from data field




Title from data field will use a value from a data field as the title.

2.4. Show text if access permissions are insufficient

If the setting Show text if access permissions are insufficient is activated, a message will appear if the user possesses insufficient page or data group permissions, notifying him or her of this condition.

2.5. Show “empty” when value does not exist

With the setting Show "empty" when value does not exist, the word “Empty” will be shown in the case of a null value.

2.6. Adjust height / width on button text

With Adjust height / width on button Text, the size of the button will be automatically adjusted according to the size of the text.

2.7. Wordwrap




If the button type Text is selected, the type of Wordwrap can be controled. All information on this topic can be found here.

3. Image




An image can be selected here for the Image button type. When the user clicks on the image in the browser, the button action is triggered.

3.1. Static image

With this option, a static image with or without an option for MouseOver can be used.
If you click on OK here, the button will be created. The size of an image will then be adjusted to the size of the button on the workspace. With the Set original size from the context menu, you can show the image in its original size on the workspace.

3.2. Image from data field




4. Options


4.1. Display if condition met

All information regarding this topic can be found here.

4.2. Spread to maximum available width

Adjusts the button's width according to the nearest surrounding elements.

4.3. Target page animation in mobile browsers

This option allows you to determine how the button will function for mobile browsers. Select the direction of movement, From right or From left.

This setting is only available if the current page has been transformed for mobile devices.

5. Export




On the Options tab for you have the ability to export the data records contained within them by clicking on a button in the table's footer. If the user clicks on the button in the browser, a dialog will be shown where the export formats can be selected.

5.1. Table

Here, all view tables and free layout tables can be selected that are located on the current page and show data from the same data group. Upon export, the data records for the selected table will be exported. For the research element, only the results table of the research can be selected; the selection of other tables on the page is not possible here.

5.2. Export column

You can see the possible export methods in this column:

5.3. Default column

In this column, you can define which export option should be preselected in the browser popup.

Add template
The additional context menu items List, separated by separator, and User defined template are available.

Edit template
Opens the dialog for editing the template.

Remove template
The currently selected template is removed from the list.

Move template up / down
Modifies the order of the template

5.4. Display title

Here, you can decide whether the titles of the fields should be added to the export file as the first row.

5.5. Remove HTML

HTML formatting will be removed from the text. The options Never, Never as default, Always, and Always as default are also available here.

5.6. Only export currently displayed data

Predefines, whether all data records, or only the data records shown in the table will be exported. The options Never, Never as default, Always, and Always as default are also available here.

5.7. Filename without extension, z.B. export, addresses, ...

A name can be predefined for the export file. Do not add an extension to it, as this will be attached automatically to the file depending on export format.