Action: Open form

Action: Open form

Open form action allows opening the New, Edit or Display form dynamically in a panel or a new window.

Example of Open form action configuration 

For more information about Action Builder read Action Builder introduction article.

When action type Open form is selected, the following additional properties should be specified:

Configuration

Property

Required

Type

Description

List or library

yes

Choice

The list or library where the form is located. It is possible to select the list or library from current site.

Form

yes

Choice

Drop-down list with form types: New, Edit or Display.*
* if Library is selected in the List field, only the Edit and Display options are available.

List Item Id

yes

Integer

ID or expression to be evaluated as ID of an item if a Display or Edit form is selected.

Open In

yes

Choice

Provides options for choosing how a form should be opened. There are two options available:

  • Panel: form will open in a panel. If the option is chosen, the user has to specify the panel width.
  • New window.

Panel width

yes

Choice

Drop down list shows all possible panel size you can choose: Form default, Small, Medium, Large, Full Screen, Custom. 

Custom width

yes

Number

Specify custom panel width in % (Value must be between 20 and 100)

Query String

no

String

Allows adding further text to query string (the question mark "?" or ampersand "&" does not need to be typed at the beginning).

 

Availability

Modern Forms

List Actions

Scheduled/Triggered Actions

-

 

Output

Output for this action is not available

 



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