Note
This article is about home page widgets. For dashboards, go to the Dashboard widgets article.
Button Bar and Link Bar widgets are very similar. Both provide ways to allow your users to perform actions, such as opening a web page or creating a new record.
Create a Button Bar or Link Bar widget
To create a Button Bar or Link Bar widget, edit the app Home page. Drag the Button Bar widget or Link Bar widget from the Widget Gallery on to the home page.
Add buttons to a Button Bar widget, or links to a Link Bar widget
To add a button to a Button Bar widget, select New Button. To add a link to a Link Bar widget, select New Link.
Configure the button or link bar
To configure the button or link bar, select the Settings icon (
) in the upper right corner of the bar.
Customize button and link titles
To customize each button or link, hover over the button/link, then select the right arrow icon on the right side of the button.
Customize button and link destinations
To change the destination of a button or link, select the Customize icon (
). This will open the Customization dialog.
New record
A New Record button or link allows the user to add a record to an existing table within the app.
Report
A Report button or link takes the user to that report's page. To select the report, select the Report dropdown.
Page
A Page button or link takes the user to another page. To choose which page, select the Page dropdown and select the page name.
URL
A URL button or link takes the user to a specific URL. To create a URL button or link, enter the URL in the URL field.
Remove a button or link
To remove a button, select the right arrow icon on the right side of the button, then select the red Delete icon (
).
Rearrange buttons and links
You may find you want to change the order in which your buttons appear. To move a button to a new location on the Button Bar, drag and drop the button to its new location.
Save your widget
Select Save on the Page bar to save all your changes.