Creating a form, subform, page, or view action

Note that from the Create - Action menu you can also create an action with subactions or you can insert system actions or insert shared actions. The action in an action with subactions is only a container for the subactions which appear in a drop-down menu, and performs no formula or code of its own. System actions are a group of commonly used functions such as Edit Document and Forward that can be inserted as a group then unwanted ones can be deleted. A shared action is a separate design element defining an action that can be used in multiple views or forms.

• Enter a name for the action.
• Label name - If you want dynamic labeling of actions, you can enter a formula in the label field. The dynamic label then appears as the name in the button or checkbox and on the action menu. Note that dynamic labeling works only in Domino® Designer 6 or later. Earlier versions of Domino® Designer use the name as the label.
• If applicable, specify a target frame (in the current frameset) to be the target of the action. For example, if you create an action that opens a view, specify the name of the frame in which the view should open.
• Select the display type for the action. You can choose Button, Checkbox, or Menu separator.
• Check "Include action in Action bar" to make the action available as an item in the action bar.
• If the action is a button action, you can also choose to have only the icon appear in the action control bar.
• Check "Right align action control" to have the action control aligned on the opposite side of whatever is set in the Action Bar Properties box. Note that it may not necessarily be right aligned. For example, If you choose "Buttons start at left" in the Action Bar Properties box and "Right align action control" in the Action Properties box, then the button appears on the right. However, if you chose "Buttons start at right" in the Action Bar Properties box and "Right align action control in the Action Properties box, the button is actually aligned on the left, that is, on the opposite side of the setting in the Action Bar Properties box.
• Check "Include action in Action menu" to make the action available as a menu item in the Actions menu.
• If the action has subactions, you can check "Display as a split button" when the view is used as a component in a composite action. If this option is selected, the action bar will display two buttons for the action. The left button will display the icon and button label, and execute the first subaction if clicked. The right button will display a drop-down arrow, and will activate the drop-down menu of all subactions if clicked. The label formula re-executes upon a refresh.
  Note: The "Display as a split button" option is only available for the Personal Information Management (PIM) composite application designs, Mail, Calendar and Contacts. The option is also only available for parent actions in view/folder designs, and shared actions. It is not available for parent actions in form, page, or subform designs, or for subactions in any context.
• You can select an icon to appear on the action button. The icon will not appear on the right mouse click menu. If you prefer a Notes® graphic, select Notes® and then click Image to select a graphic for the icon from a set available in Notes®.
  Tip: If you do not specify a name or label for the action, Notes® will use the graphic for the whole button. You won't be able to see the action in the action list, because there's no name for it, but you can click on the space at the end of the action list to access it.

Choose Client when the automated task will run in the Notes® client. You can then select one of the following Client code options:

• Simple actions
• Formula
• LotusScript®
• JavaScript™ (runs only on the Notes® client)
• Common JavaScript™ (runs on both the Notes® client and the Web)

Choose Web when the automated task will run in a Web browser. You can then select one of the following Web code options:

• JavaScript™ (runs only on the Web)
• Common JavaScript™ (runs on both the Notes® client and the Web)