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Action Banner Pattern

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Tip:  Interface patterns give you an opportunity to explore different interface designs. Be sure to check out How to Adapt a Pattern for Your Application.

Goal

Use the action banner pattern to display prominent messages that include interactive elements like links or buttons. This page explains how you can use this pattern in your interface, and walks through the design structure in detail.

This pattern uses card layouts to highlight different types of messages that require user interaction. It provides five examples of action banners that you can use as a starting point to customize for your use case.

Note:  If you need to announce a status messages to users of assistive technology, use the message banner component.

Design structure

The main components in this pattern are card layouts, side by side layouts, and rich text display components. The image below displays how the pattern looks on an interface. You can examine the entire expression or jump down to the subsections below with referenced line numbers to see a detailed breakdown of the main components.

A collection of info, error, warn, and success action banners, each with an icon, text, and an interactive link or button

Pattern expression

This pattern introduces a 287-line expression into the interface. By default, every type of action banner will be displayed.

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{
  /* Use the message banner component instead of these patterns if you need screen readers to announce the message when it is evaluated */
  /* Dismissible Info Banner */
  a!localVariables(
    local!showInformationBanner: true,
    {
      a!cardLayout(
        contents: {
          a!sideBySideLayout(
            items: {
              a!sideBySideItem(
                item: a!richTextDisplayField(
                  labelPosition: "COLLAPSED",
                  value: {
                    a!richTextIcon(
                      size: "STANDARD",
                      color: "#115EBB",
                      icon: "info-circle"
                    )
                  },
                  marginAbove: "NONE",
                  marginBelow: "NONE"
                ),
                width: "MINIMIZE"
              ),
              a!sideBySideItem(
                /* Replace this rich text with your information message */
                item: a!richTextDisplayField(
                  labelPosition: "COLLAPSED",
                  value: {
                    a!richTextItem(text: "Case Created", style: "STRONG"),
                    char(10),
                    a!richTextItem(
                      text: "A new low priority case has been created."
                    ),
                    char(32),
                    a!richTextItem(text: "View details", link: a!safeLink())
                  },
                  marginAbove: "NONE",
                  marginBelow: "NONE"
                )
              ),
              a!sideBySideItem(
                item: a!richTextDisplayField(
                  labelPosition: "COLLAPSED",
                  value: a!richTextIcon(
                    link: a!dynamicLink(
                      value: false,
                      saveInto: local!showInformationBanner
                    ),
                    size: "MEDIUM",
                    icon: "times",
                    linkStyle: "STANDALONE"
                  )
                ),
                width: "MINIMIZE"
              )
            },
            alignVertical: "TOP",
            marginAbove: "LESS",
            marginBelow: "LESS"
          )
        },
        showWhen: local!showInformationBanner,
        marginAbove: "NONE",
        marginBelow: "LESS",
        style: "INFO",
        showBorder: false,
        padding: "LESS",
        decorativeBarPosition: "START",
        decorativeBarColor: "INFO"
      )
    }
  ),
  /* Info Banner with Action */
  a!cardLayout(
    contents: {
      a!sideBySideLayout(
        items: {
          a!sideBySideItem(
            item: a!richTextDisplayField(
              labelPosition: "COLLAPSED",
              value: {
                a!richTextIcon(
                  size: "STANDARD",
                  color: "#115EBB",
                  icon: "info-circle"
                )
              },
              marginAbove: "NONE",
              marginBelow: "NONE"
            ),
            width: "MINIMIZE"
          ),
          a!sideBySideItem(
            /* Replace this rich text with your information message */
            item: a!richTextDisplayField(
              labelPosition: "COLLAPSED",
              value: {
                a!richTextItem(text: "Upgrade Software", style: "STRONG"),
                char(10),
                a!richTextItem(
                  text: "New software updates are available. Upgrade now to use the latest features."
                )
              },
              marginAbove: "NONE",
              marginBelow: "NONE"
            )
          ),
          a!sideBySideItem(
            item: a!buttonArrayLayout(
              buttons: { a!buttonWidget(label: "Upgrade") },
              marginBelow: "NONE"
            ),
            width: "MINIMIZE"
          )
        },
        alignVertical: "TOP",
        marginAbove: "LESS",
        marginBelow: "LESS"
      )
    },
    marginAbove: "NONE",
    marginBelow: "LESS",
    style: "INFO",
    showBorder: false,
    padding: "LESS",
    decorativeBarPosition: "START",
    decorativeBarColor: "INFO"
  ),
  /* Error Banner with Action */
  a!cardLayout(
    contents: {
      a!sideBySideLayout(
        items: {
          a!sideBySideItem(
            item: a!richTextDisplayField(
              labelPosition: "COLLAPSED",
              value: {
                a!richTextIcon(
                  size: "STANDARD",
                  color: "NEGATIVE",
                  icon: "info-circle"
                )
              },
              marginAbove: "NONE",
              marginBelow: "NONE"
            ),
            width: "MINIMIZE"
          ),
          a!sideBySideItem(
            /* Replace this rich text with your information message */
            item: a!richTextDisplayField(
              labelPosition: "COLLAPSED",
              value: {
                a!richTextItem(text: "Case Not Found", style: "STRONG"),
                char(10),
                a!richTextItem(
                  text: "Case #1125 is missing. Please notify your Administrator."
                ),
                char(32),
                a!richTextItem(text: "View details", link: a!safeLink())
              },
              marginAbove: "NONE",
              marginBelow: "NONE"
            )
          )
        },
        alignVertical: "TOP",
        marginAbove: "LESS",
        marginBelow: "LESS"
      )
    },
    marginAbove: "NONE",
    marginBelow: "LESS",
    style: "ERROR",
    showBorder: false,
    padding: "LESS",
    decorativeBarPosition: "START",
    decorativeBarColor: "NEGATIVE"
  ),
  /* Warning Banner with Action */
  a!cardLayout(
    contents: {
      a!sideBySideLayout(
        items: {
          a!sideBySideItem(
            item: a!richTextDisplayField(
              labelPosition: "COLLAPSED",
              value: {
                a!richTextIcon(
                  size: "STANDARD",
                  color: "#D97706",
                  icon: "exclamation-triangle"
                )
              },
              marginAbove: "NONE",
              marginBelow: "NONE"
            ),
            width: "MINIMIZE"
          ),
          a!sideBySideItem(
            /* Replace this rich text with your information message */
            item: a!richTextDisplayField(
              labelPosition: "COLLAPSED",
              value: {
                a!richTextItem(text: "Case Still Open", style: "STRONG"),
                char(10),
                a!richTextItem(
                  text: "The following case has been open for more than 30 days:"
                ),
                char(32),
                a!richTextItem(text: "Case #1124", link: a!safeLink())
              },
              marginAbove: "NONE",
              marginBelow: "NONE"
            )
          )
        },
        alignVertical: "TOP",
        marginAbove: "LESS",
        marginBelow: "LESS"
      )
    },
    marginAbove: "NONE",
    marginBelow: "LESS",
    style: "WARN",
    showBorder: false,
    padding: "LESS",
    decorativeBarPosition: "START",
    decorativeBarColor: "WARN"
  ),
  /* Success Banner with Action */
  a!cardLayout(
    contents: {
      a!sideBySideLayout(
        items: {
          a!sideBySideItem(
            item: a!richTextDisplayField(
              labelPosition: "COLLAPSED",
              value: {
                a!richTextIcon(
                  size: "STANDARD",
                  color: "POSITIVE",
                  icon: "check-circle"
                )
              },
              marginAbove: "NONE",
              marginBelow: "NONE"
            ),
            width: "MINIMIZE"
          ),
          a!sideBySideItem(
            /* Replace this rich text with your information message */
            item: a!richTextDisplayField(
              labelPosition: "COLLAPSED",
              value: {
                a!richTextItem(text: "Case Closed", style: "STRONG"),
                char(10),
                a!richTextItem(
                  text: "Case #1123 has been closed. A satisfaction survey has been sent to the customer."
                ),
                char(32),
                a!richTextItem(
                  text: "Go to My Dashboard",
                  link: a!safeLink()
                )
              },
              marginAbove: "NONE",
              marginBelow: "NONE"
            )
          )
        },
        alignVertical: "TOP",
        marginAbove: "LESS",
        marginBelow: "LESS"
      )
    },
    marginAbove: "NONE",
    marginBelow: "LESS",
    style: "SUCCESS",
    showBorder: false,
    padding: "LESS",
    decorativeBarPosition: "START",
    decorativeBarColor: "POSITIVE"
  )
}

[Line 7-8 and 65-72] Create your card layout

Each of these banners are very similar. We will just break down the first card layout. Note that this first banner also includes a local variable to hide the banner after the "x" icon is clicked.

Each action banner is created by first setting up a card layout. This allows you to select the banner's padding, margins, background color (style), and decorative bar position and color.

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a!cardLayout(
  contents: {
  ...
  },
  showWhen: local!showInformationBanner,
  marginAbove: "NONE",
  marginBelow: "LESS",
  style: "INFO",
  showBorder: false,
  padding: "LESS",
  decorativeBarPosition: "START",
  decorativeBarColor: "INFO"
)

[Line 9-62] Setting up the side by side layout of rich text display items

Using a side by side layout, you can display the components of an individual action banner alongside each other. You can then drag and drop and configure the order of the items in your banner using side by side items.

We then use rich text display components to display the content of each action banner. These display fields are where you can replace content to fit your own use case.

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a!sideBySideLayout(
  items: {
    a!sideBySideItem(
      item: a!richTextDisplayField(
        labelPosition: "COLLAPSED",
        value: {
          a!richTextIcon(
            size: "STANDARD",
            color: "#115EBB",
            icon: "info-circle"
          )
        },
        marginAbove: "NONE",
        marginBelow: "NONE"
      ),
      width: "MINIMIZE"
    ),
    a!sideBySideItem(
      /* Replace this rich text with your information message */
      item: a!richTextDisplayField(
        labelPosition: "COLLAPSED",
        value: {
          a!richTextItem(text: "Case Created", style: "STRONG"),
          char(10),
          a!richTextItem(
            text: "A new low priority case has been created."
          ),
          char(32),
          a!richTextItem(text: "View details", link: a!safeLink())
        },
        marginAbove: "NONE",
        marginBelow: "NONE"
      )
    ),
    a!sideBySideItem(
      item: a!richTextDisplayField(
        labelPosition: "COLLAPSED",
        value: a!richTextIcon(
          link: a!dynamicLink(
            value: false,
            saveInto: local!showInformationBanner
          ),
          size: "MEDIUM",
          icon: "times",
          linkStyle: "STANDALONE"
        )
      ),
      width: "MINIMIZE"
    )
  },
  alignVertical: "TOP",
  marginAbove: "LESS",
  marginBelow: "LESS"
)

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