Action modes
The action mode describes the event which triggers the action (for example, right-click or drag).
- Hyperlink
- This table describes the hyperlink action mode:
Usage Behavior Can be defined on Cell. Triggered by Left-click Required input None Supported action types All Special behavior None. Executes action. Note: By default, action hyperlinks are not underlined when displayed in Application Studio WebServices. To underline action hyperlinks in Application Studio WebServices press <F8>. To underline hyperlinks only on mouse-over, press SHIFT + F8. To remove underlining, press CTRL +SHIFT + F8. - Hyperlink and shortcut menu on right-click
- This table describes the hyperlink and shortcut menu on right-click
action mode:
Usage Behavior Can be defined on Cell Triggered by Left-click and right-click. Required input Command text to appear in shortcut menu. For example, report name or a multilingual string. Supported action types All Special behavior Left click executes the action. Right-click displays shortcut menu from which the user selects an action to execute. Can be used to display a menu of reports from which a user can select. - Shortcut menu on left-click
- This table describes the hyperlink and shortcut menu on left-click
action mode:
Usage Behavior Can be defined on Cell . Triggered by Left-click Required input Command text to appear in shortcut menu. For example, a report name or multilingual string. Supported action types All Special behavior Displays shortcut menu from which the user selects an action to execute. Can be used to display a menu of reports from which a user can select. - Shortcut menu on right-click
- This table describes the shortcut menu on right-click action mode:
Usage Behavior Can be defined on Cell Triggered by Right-click Required input Command text to appear in shortcut menu. For example, a report name or multilingual string. Supported action types All Special behavior Displays shortcut menu from which the user selects an action to execute. Can be used to display a menu of reports from which a user can select. - Edited cell
- This table describes the edited cell action mode:
Usage Behavior Can be defined on Cell Triggered by User entering a value in an unprotected cell. Required input None Supported action types Set parameters Recalculate report
Special behavior The value entered into the cell is only used for the action - it does not execute any formulas. Edited Cell is NOT the same as Write back. For example, if there is a RWC formula in the cell, the writeback is not executed by the Edited Cell action. There is a method of achieving writeback in conjunction with the Edited Cell action.
See Setting a variable and writing back a value with the Edited Cell action.
- Button click
- This table describes the button click action mode:
Usage Behavior Can be defined on Button Triggered by Button click Required input None Supported action types All Special behavior None. Action executes when button is clicked. - Selection changed
- This table describes the selection changed action mode:
Usage Behavior Can be defined on List view (for example, a combo box). Triggered by Selecting a new element from the list view Required input None Supported action types All Special behavior When used with a Set Parameter or Recalculate Report action the Execution input becomes available. See Action types.
The input can have one of two values: Manual Selection Changes or All Selection Changes. If is selected, the action is executed only when a user selects a value from the list view. If is selected, the action can be executed when the report is printed or exported as part of a report book. Or, if the report is used in a dashboard, the action can be executed by a change of a parameter in another report on the dashboard.
- When report is loading
- This table describes the when report is loading action mode:
Usage Behavior Can be defined on Report Triggered by Opening the report Required input None Supported action types Set parameters Deliver report book
Application Engine process
Special behavior The action is executed after the report has loaded and before applying jump parameters. Its execution can be forced by using a jump action in which the target of the jump is the report in which the jump is defined
SeeAction types.
- Parameter [x] changes
- This table describes the parameter changes action mode:
Usage Behavior Can be defined on Report Triggered by A change to a report parameter in Dashboards. Required input None Supported action types Set parameters Jump
Jump to Dashboard
Recalculate Report
Application Engine Process
Special behavior Parameter changes in Dashboards are processed in this way: - On receipt of a new parameter value from Dashboards, automatic report calculation is suppressed and variable values are updated in a bundle.
- The parameter change action is evaluated for each parameter, in the order in which the parameters were defined.
For Jump or Jump to Dashboard actions, further action processing is suppressed to prevent execution of two jump actions simultaneously.
- Drag
- This table describes the drag action mode:
Usage Behavior Can be defined on Cell Triggered by Dragging a cell with the drag action defined and dropping it on a cell which has a Drop action defined. Required input None Supported action types Set parameters Special behavior The action is not triggered unless the dragged cell is dropped onto a cell on which a Drop action has been defined. - Drop
- This table describes the drop action mode:
Usage Behavior Can be defined on Cell Triggered by A cell on which a drag action has been defined being dropped on a cell on which a drop action is defined. Required input None Supported action types Set parameters Recalculate report
Special behavior The action is not triggered unless a cell on which the drag action has been defined has been dropped onto the cell. - Chart click
- This table describes the chart click action mode:
Usage Behavior Can be defined on Cell containing data on which chart is based Triggered by A click on a data series for which an action has been defined. Required input None Supported action types All Supported chart types Columns Maps
Bars
2D pie charts
Area
Doughnut
Portfolio
Pyramid
Multi-color bars
Special behavior For Map, Portfolio, and Area charts. - Dialog OK
- This table describes the dialog OK action mode:
Usage Behavior Can be defined on Cell, button, list object in a report in which an Open dialog action is defined (a source report).The Dialog OK mode must be specified in the source report on the same object as that on which the Open dialog action is defined. Triggered by A click on an object in a report on which a Close dialog action is defined. Required input None Supported action types All Special behavior Only triggered if OK is specified as the value of the Dialog Result input in the target report. - Dialog cancel
- This table describes the dialog cancel action mode:
Usage Behavior Can be defined on Cell, button, list object Triggered by A click on an object in a report on which a Open dialog action is defined. See these topics: Required input None Supported action types All Special behavior Triggered only if Cancel is specified as the value of the Dialog Result input in the target report. - Web Extension
- This table describes the web extension action mode:
Usage Behavior Can be defined on Cell Triggered by Interaction with a web extension in a report viewed on the Web. Required input None Supported action types All Special behavior Web extensions are viewable only in the Web.