How To Create Powerful Links And Buttons

  



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Learning Objectives

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After completing this unit, you'll be able to:
  • Create custom buttons and links.
  • Add them to a page layout.
  • Explain the difference between a custom button and a custom link.

Custom Buttons and Links

Every org has a unique set of business needs. If your users frequently need to access other pages in or outside your org, you can add custom buttons and links directly to object and record detail pages.

Custom buttons and links help you integrate Salesforce data with external URLs, applications, your company’s intranet, or other back-end office systems.

When your users have all the information they need on hand, they can be even more productive with Salesforce.

What Can Custom Buttons and Links Do?

Custom links can link to an external URL, such as www.google.com, a Visualforce page, or your company’s intranet. Custom buttons can connect users to external applications, such as web pages, and launch custom links.

You can choose the display window properties that determine how the target of a link or button is displayed to your users. Custom links can include Salesforce fields as tokens within the URL. For example, you can include an account name in a URL that searches Yahoo: http://search.yahoo.com/bin/search?p={!Account_Name}.

Note

If you want the button or link to launch a custom page or other code, consider a Visualforce page. If you don’t know how to use Visualforce pages yet, don’t worry. We don’t address them here, but you can learn about them in a different module.

In Lightning Experience, custom buttons and links live on your page layouts and appear in different areas of a Lightning page.

There are three primary types of custom buttons and links that you can create.
  • List button—Appears on a related list on an object record page.
  • Detail page link—Appears in the Links section of the record details on an object record page.
  • Detail page button—Appears in the action menu in the highlights panel of a record page.

We’ll explore all three of these options.

Create a Custom List Button

You’ve read what they can do, now find out how to create one. For each type, you must define the action that occurs when a user clicks it. First, the custom list button.

A custom list button is a button that you can add to a related list. When you create a list button for an object, you can add that button to that object’s related list when the related list appears on other objects. Because Energy Audits are tied to accounts with a lookup relationship field, an Energy Audits related list automatically appears on account records.

For example, earlier in the module you entered audit information for “GenePoint 5-year review.” When you view the GenePoint account record, then click the Related tab and scroll to the end of the record page, you see an Energy Audits related list displaying that audit.

Maria wants to add a custom button to that Energy Audits related list to let users navigate directly to the Ursa Major Solar energy audit guidelines PDF. She’s already uploaded the PDF as a file, but she needs its URL in order to have the custom button point to it. Here’s how that works.

  1. From the App Launcher, find and select the Sales app.
  2. Click the Files tab. Here, Maria can see the guidelines PDF she uploaded.
  3. Upload a file of your own to follow along with.
  4. Click for the image you just uploaded and select Share.
  5. Click the carat next to Who Can Access to expand that section.
  6. In the Public Link Sharing area, click Create Link. This generates a public URL for the file that you can share with others, or in this case, add as a URL to a custom button or link. In this example, the URL is https://ursamajorsolar.salesforce.com/sfc/p/R00000008nD1/a/R000000007LK/8Z8auAJBSeSCzqQ8Kv9ofolIWi_jP13oR3LUUYuXc3A.
  7. Click Copy Link, then click Done.
  8. From Setup, click Object Manager, then click Energy Audit.
  9. Click Buttons, Links, and Actions, then New Button or Link.
  10. Name the button Audit Guidelines.
  11. Select List Button.
  12. Paste the file URL into the large text box. Use everything after the domain portion of the URL to create the custom link. Using this example, the link points to /sfc/p/R00000008nD1/a/R000000007LK/8Z8auAJBSeSCzqQ8Kv9ofolIWi_jP13oR3LUUYuXc3A. You might be thinking to yourself: “OK, whoa! What’s all that formula-looking stuff? What do I do with that?” That’s a version of Salesforce’s formula editor, and you use it to define the properties of the button or link. For example, if your content source is URL as in this case, this section is where you put the URL you want the button or link to point to. And, you can add merge fields and operators to enhance the behavior of the button or link by including data from Salesforce. For more information on merge fields and operators, check out the Salesforce Help.
  13. Click Save, then OK. The button won’t appear on the Energy Audits related list until Maria adds it. That’s next.
  14. Click Object Manager, then click Account.
  15. Click Page Layouts, then click Account Layout.
  16. Scroll all the way down the end of the layout, to the Energy Audits related list.
  17. Click the wrench icon to edit it.
  18. Click the plus icon to expand the Buttons section header.
  19. Add the Audit Guidelines button to the Selected Buttons list, then click OK.
  20. Click Save.
  21. Navigate back to the Sales app, click Accounts and select the GenePoint account.
  22. Click the Related tab, scroll to the bottom, and you see the new Audit Guidelines button on the Energy Audits related list.

Create a Custom Detail Page Link

Maria, our Ursa Major Solar admin, wants to build on the Energy Audit custom page layout she created for the sales team. She wants to add a custom link that points to the energy cost data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. This will help the sales reps compare what the customer is paying against the U.S. national average.

Let’s get started.

  1. From Setup, click Object Manager, then click Energy Audit.
  2. Click Buttons, Links, and Actions, then New Button or Link.
  3. Name the link US Average Energy Costs.
  4. Make sure that Detail Page Link is selected for the display type, and leave the next two fields as-is. Now it’s time to add the URL we want this link to point to.
  5. In the formula editor, enter https://www.eia.gov/analysis/.
  6. Click Save, then click OK.
    You can use Quick Save to save and continue editing. Saving validates the URL you defined if you set the content source to URL. Before you can use your custom buttons and links, add them to an object’s page layout. You can then see and use the button or link on a record detail page. Let’s do that next.
  7. Click Page Layouts, then Energy Audit Sales Layout.
  8. From the Custom Links category in the palette, drag US Average Energy Costs into the Custom Links section of the layout.
  9. Click Save.
    Let’s go check out the results.
  10. From the App Launcher, find and select Energy Audits.
  11. Open an energy audit record.
    The custom link now lives under the Details tab.

Create a Custom Detail Page Button

Maria wants to add a custom button to account pages that shows the account’s location on Google Maps.

  1. From Setup, click Object Manager, then click Account.
  2. Click Buttons, Links, and Actions, then click New Button or Link.
  3. Name the button Map Location.
  4. Select Detail Page Button.
  5. Paste this URL into the formula editor: http://maps.google.com/maps?q={!Account_BillingStreet}%20{!Account_BillingCity}%20{!Account_BillingState}%20{!Account_BillingPostalCode} This URL uses merge fields ({!Account_BillingStreet}) and passes the field information from the account record that the button is clicked from into the URL.
  6. Click Save, then click OK.
    Now add it to the Account page layout.
  7. Click Page Layouts, then click Account Layout.
  8. From the Buttons category in the palette, drag Map Location into the Custom Buttons area on the page layout.
  9. Click Save. OK! Now let’s test it.
  10. From the App Launcher, find and select Sales, then click the Accounts tab.
  11. Open an account record.
    In the highlights panel, not only do you see the fields from the object’s compact layout, but you also see an actions menu. The actions menu is a combination of the standard buttons, custom buttons, and actions from the page layout. (We’ll go over actions in the next unit.)
  12. Expand the actions menu, and select Map Location.
    Is Map Location not showing up in the actions menu even though you added the custom button to the page layout? There’s a quirk to how custom buttons interact on page layouts with actions. If you have overridden the default settings of the Salesforce Mobile and Lightning Experience Actions section of a page layout and customized it, the standard and custom buttons in the buttons section aren’t automatically included in the action menu on the page. You must add the buttons to the page layout as actions by dragging them from the Mobile & Lightning Actions category in the palette to the Salesforce Mobile and Lightning Experience Actions section.
  13. Click Open, and the browser opens a new window or tab that shows you the account’s address in Google Maps.

Note

Custom detail page buttons and links can do the same things. Consider where and how you want them to appear on your page, and that can help you decide which type to choose.

Resources

  1. Most people choose button symbols for their flexibility. Button symbols contain a specialized internal timeline for button states. You can easily create visually different Up, Down, and Over states. Button symbols also change their state automatically as they react to user actions.

    You can use a movie clip symbol to create sophisticated button effects. Movie clip symbols can contain almost any type of content, including animation. However, movie clip symbols do not have built-in Up, Down, and Over states. You create those states yourself, using ActionScript. A disadvantage is that movie clip files are larger than button files.

    Use a button component if you require only a standard button or a toggle, and you don’t want to customize it extensively. Both ActionScript 2.0 and 3.0 button components come with built-in code that enables state changes. So, you don’t have to define the look and behavior of button states. Simply drag the component onto the Stage.

    • ActionScript 3.0 button components allow for some customization. You can bind the button to other components, and share and display application data. They have built-in features, such as accessibility support. Button, RadioButton, and CheckBox components are available.

    • ActionScript 2.0 button components are not customizable. The component enables state changes.

  2. The appearance of the button when the user is not interacting with it.

    The appearance of the button as the user is about to select it.

    The appearance of the button as the user selects it.

    The area that is responsive to clicks by the user. Defining this Hit frame is optional. If your button is small, or if its graphic area is not contiguous, defining this frame can be useful.

    • The contents of the Hit frame are not visible on the Stage during playback.

    • The graphic for the Hit frame is a solid area large enough to encompass all graphic elements of the Up, Down, and Over frames.

    • If you don’t specify a Hit frame, the image for the Up state is used.

      You can make a button that responds when a different area of the stage is clicked or rolled over (also called a disjoint rollover). Place the Hit frame graphic in a different location than the other button frame graphics.

  3. Associate an action with the button.

    To make something happen when the user selects a button, you add ActionScript code to the Timeline. Place the ActionScript code in the same frames as the buttons. The Code Snippets panel has pre-written ActionScript 3.0 code for many common button uses. See Add interactivity with code snippets.

    Note:

    ActionScript 2.0 is not compatible with ActionScript 3.0. If your version of Animate uses ActionScript 3.0, you can’t paste ActionScript 2.0 code into your button (and vice versa). Before you paste ActionScript from another source into your buttons, verify that the version is compatible.

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To make a button interactive, you place an instance of the button symbol on the Stage and assign actions to the instance. You assign the actions to the root timeline of the FLA file. Do not add actions to the timeline of the button symbol. To add actions to the button timeline, use a movie clip button instead.

  1. Choose Edit > Deselect All, or click an empty area of the Stage to ensure that nothing is selected on the Stage.

  2. In the Create New Symbol dialog box, enter a name. For the symbol Type, select Button.

    Animate switches to symbol-editing mode. The Timeline changes to display four consecutive frames labeled Up, Over, Down, and Hit. The first frame, Up, is a blank keyframe.

  3. To create the Up state button image, select the Up frame in the Timeline. Then use the drawing tools, import a graphic, or place an instance of another symbol on the Stage.

    You can use graphic symbols or movie clip symbols inside a button, but you cannot use another button symbol.

  4. In the Timeline, click the Over frame, and then choose Insert > Timeline > Keyframe.

    Animate inserts a keyframe that duplicates the contents of the preceding Up frame.

  5. With the Over frame still selected, change or edit the button image on the Stage to create the appearance you want for the Over state.

  6. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for the Down frame and the optional Hit frame.

  7. To assign a sound to a state of the button, select that state’s frame in the Timeline and choose Window > Properties. Then select a sound from the Sound menu in the Property inspector. Only sounds you have already imported appear in the Sound menu.

  8. When you finish, choose Edit > Edit Document. Animate returns you to the main timeline of your FLA file. To create an instance of the button you created on the Stage, drag the button symbol from the Library panel to the Stage.

  9. To test a button’s functionality, use the Control > Test command. You can also preview the states of a button symbol on the Stage by choosing Control > Enable Simple Buttons. This command allows you to see the up, over, and down states of a button symbol without using Control > Test.

By default, Animate keeps button symbols disabled as you create them. Select and then enable a button to see it respond to mouse events. Best practice is to disable buttons as you work and enable them to quickly test their behavior.

  • To select a button, use the Selection tool to drag a selection rectangle around the button.

  • To enable or disable buttons on the Stage, choose Control > Enable Simple buttons. This command acts as a toggle between the two states.

  • To move a button, use the arrow keys.

  • To edit a button, use the Property inspector. If it isn’t visible, choose Windows > Properties.

  • To test the button in the authoring environment, choose Control > Enable Simple Buttons.

  • To test the button in Flash Player, choose Control > Test Movie [or Test Scene] > Test. This method is the only way to test movie clip buttons.

  • To test the button in the Library Preview panel, select the button in the Library and click Play.

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  • TechNote: Adding actions to shared buttons (Adobe.com)

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  • TechNote: How to create a new button (Adobe.com)

  • TechNote: Creating advanced buttons (Adobe.com)

  • TechNote: How can one button do different things at different times? (Adobe.com)