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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:

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

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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

Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions.

Process Reports Incompatible

Cannot be used to configure a process report.

Process Events Incompatible

Cannot be used to configure a process event node, such as a start event or timer event.

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