Button Rules

[Danielle Arcuri]

Hi! I would like to see if it is possible to create a rule based on an HTML button.

I can create the button in tabs with HTML code but I need coding for when I click the button a new field will display.

My button will display “Add Comments”
The field I want to display on click is “Comments”.

Is that possible?

[Alexander Bautz]

Hi,
Create a rule that has the trigger “No trigger (must be called manually)” and then have your button call a function in your Custom JS that calls the function like this:

spjs.dffs.triggerRule(["IndexOrFriendlyNameOfRule"]);

Alexander

[Danielle Arcuri]

Hi thank you, I think I am missing something.

I have my HTML button, the custom JS, and the rule set to display a box on manual trigger but it does not work.

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[Alexander Bautz]

Hi,
Your button must have an onclick pointing to a function in your custom js – like you have it now, the custom js is running when you open the form and not when you click the button.

Use this button HTML code:

<input type="button" onclick="showCommentBox();return false;" value="Show commentbox">

And this Custom JS:

function showCommentBox(){
    spjs.dffs.triggerRule(["CommentBox"]);
}

Alexander

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