Submit Link (a!submitLink)

Action

Submit Link

Function

a!submitLink( label, confirmMessage, confirmButtonStyle, value, saveInto, skipValidation, validationGroup, confirmHeader, confirmButtonLabel, cancelButtonLabel, showWhen )

Defines a link to trigger form submission. Links can be used in charts, grids, hierarchy browsers, images, link fields, milestones, pickers, and rich text.

See also:

Parameters

Name	Keyword	Types	Description
Label	`label`	Text	Text associated with this link.
Confirmation Message	`confirmMessage`	Text	Text to display in an optional confirmation dialog where a null argument disables the confirmation dialog and a text argument enables it with the text entered as the confirmation message.
Confirmation Button Style	`confirmButtonStyle`	Text	Determines the style of the primary button in the confirmation dialog. Valid values: `"PRIMARY"` (default),`"DESTRUCTIVE"`.
Value	`value`	Any Type	Value to be saved when the link is clicked.
Save Value To	`saveInto`	List of Save	One or more variables that are updated with the link value when the user clicks it. Use a!save() to save a modified or alternative value to a variable.
Skip Validation	`skipValidation`	Boolean	When true, submit without performing validation. Default: false.
Validation Group	`validationGroup`	Text	When present, the requiredness of the field is only evaluated when a button in the same validation group is pressed. The value for this parameter cannot contain spaces. For example, `“validation group”` is not a valid value. You need to add an underscore between words: `“validation_group”`. See the following recipes for more information: Configure Buttons with Conditional Requiredness Validation Groups for Buttons with Multiple Validation Rules'
Confirmation Header	`confirmHeader`	Text	Text to display at the top of the confirmation dialog.
Confirm Button Label	`confirmButtonLabel`	Text	Text to display on the confirm button. Default: `"Yes"`.
Cancel Button Label	`cancelButtonLabel`	Text	Text to display on the cancel button. Default: `"No"`.
Visibility	`showWhen`	Boolean	Determines whether the component is displayed on the interface. When set to false, the component is hidden and is not evaluated. Default: true.

Usage considerations

Primary and secondary buttons

In the confirmation dialog there are two buttons. The confirm button is in the primary position and the cancel button is in the secondary position.
The cancel button is always "SECONDARY" style.

Saving values

If confirmationHeader and confirmationMessage are null, the interface refreshes and the saveInto state change occurs once the user clicks the link. If either is not null, the confirmation dialog displays. The interface only refreshes and the saveInto state change only occurs if the user clicks the confirm button.

Examples

Copy and paste an example into the INTERFACE DEFINITION in EXPRESSION MODE to see it displayed.

Confirmation dialog

a!linkField(
  links: {
    a!submitLink(
      label: "Delete Request",
      confirmHeader: "Warning!",
      confirmMessage: "This request will be permanently deleted. Do you want to continue?",
      confirmButtonLabel: "Delete Request",
      confirmButtonStyle: "DESTRUCTIVE",
      cancelButtonLabel: "Cancel"
    )
  }
)

Displays the following when clicked:

screenshot of a confirmation dialog

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this component's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Incompatible
Offline Mobile	Compatible
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Process Reports	Incompatible	You cannot use this function to configure a process report.
Process Events	Incompatible	You cannot use this function to configure a process event node, such as a start event or timer event.

Submit Link