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.

None. Your application is not modified.

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 (GEN:ImageButton code generation tag) from the Toolbox onto the the Show Record panel’s Buttons area.

Step 4: Select Tools, Properties... to display the Properties dialog. Then, select the newly added button control.

On the Display tab, set these properties:

Property	Setting
Image file URL	URL or your choosing

On the Bindings tab, set these properties:

Property	Setting
Action	Redirect

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

In the Attributes tab, add these new pass-through attributes:

Pass-Through Attribute	Value
ControlToUpdate	The corresponding FieldValue tag’s display name
FieldValue	The corresponding database field name

Step 5: Finally, click ‘OK’ to close the Properties dialog.

Step 6: Build and run your application.