9-2 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Business Activity Monitoring
9.2.1 Creating Action Buttons
To create an Action Button: 1.
Create a report with an Action List view.
2. Click Change Report Properties in the Actions list.
The Report Properties dialog box opens.
3. Select the Action Buttons tab.
4. Click New.
The Action Button Creation and Edit dialog box opens.
5. Enter a Name and Description for the Action Button.
The text you enter in the Name field is displayed as the button text in the report.
6. Select Commit all actions in a single transaction to have all of the actions
configured in this Action Button take place as a single transaction.
7. Click Next.
8. Click Add to define an action for this Action Button.
The Action Editor opens.
9. Select an Action Type from the list and click Next. Many action types only apply
to Action List views as described in Table 9–1
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Define the action. See the action type configuration sections for more information:
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Section 9.2.2, Configuring Insert Action Types
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Section 9.2.3, Configuring Constant Value Update Action Types
Table 9–1 Action Types
Action Type Description
Insert Inserts a row into the specified data object and populates the
column values of that row according to the defined mappings Constant Value Update
Updates fields in the selected rows of the specified Action List with the defined value Action List only
Edit Column Update Commits all edits made in editable columns from the specified
Action Lists Action List only Delete
Deletes all selected rows for the specified Action List Action List only
Open a URL Opens a URL in a separate window. The URL is constructed by
concatenating each of the specified terms. View a Report
Opens a report and enables you to map values from the current report to parameters in the destination report.
Reset a Form Clears any edits made to form inputs in the specified Action
Form view or editable columns in the Action List view Action Form and Action List only
Refresh a View Reloads the specified views
Show a confirmation message
Displays a confirmation message dialog box before performing any of the other actions configured for this Action Button.
Using Action Buttons 9-3
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Section 9.2.4, Configuring Edit Column Update Action Types
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Section 9.2.5, Configuring Delete Action Types
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Section 9.2.6, Configuring Open a URL Action Types
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Section 9.2.7, Configuring View a Report Action Types
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Section 9.2.8, Configuring Reset a Form Action Types
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Section 9.2.9, Configuring Refresh a View Action Types
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Section 9.2.10, Configuring Show a Confirmation Message Action Types
11.
When you have finished adding actions, you can put them in order using the Arrange
arrow buttons.
12. Click Next.