Quick Add button added next to dropdown lists

A new ‘Quick Add’ button is placed next to appropriate dropdown lists for foreign key fields when creating a new application.

Migration effects

None.  Your application is not modified.

What you should do

You can manually add a ‘Quick Edit’ button to dropdown lists for foreign key fields.

Step 1:  Use the Application Explorer to open the Show Record page in Iron Speed Designer.

Step 2:  In Design Mode, select the Show Record panel’s Buttons area where you wish to add the button control.

Step 3:  Drag an Image Button control from the Toolbox onto the the Show Record panel’s Buttons area.

Step 4:  Select the newly added button control and set these properties via the Property Sheet:

Group

Property

Setting

[Application Generation]

Button actions

Redirect

Appearance

ImageUrl

URL or your choosing

Step 5:  In the “Button actions” dialog, click “Add...” to display the Button Action Wizard.  Set these properties:

Property

Setting

Redirect and Send Email Actions

Go to a specific URL

URL

Specify the appropriate foreign key table’s Add Record page

Step 6:  Add these new Custom properties via the Property Sheet:

Property

Value

ControlToUpdate

The corresponding FieldValue tag’s display name

FieldValue

The corresponding database field name

Step 7:  Build and run your application.

See Also

Version 5.0 Application Migration