Creating a Button Using a Wizard

You create a button by running the Create Button Wizard from the Page Definition. Each button resides in a region. A region is an area on a page that serves as a container for content.

To create a new button:

1. Navigate to the appropriate Page Definition. See "Accessing a Page Definition".

2. If necessary, create an HTML region. See "Understanding Regions".

3. Under Buttons, click the Create icon.

   The Create Button Wizard appears.

4. Select a region to contain the button and click Next.

5. Select a position for the button and click Next:

   • Create a button displayed among this region's items - Select this option to display the button within or between page items (for example, to add a button directly to the right of a form field).

   • Create a button in a region position - Select this option to place the button in a region position. A region position is a position defined by a region template.

6. If you select Create a button in a region position:

   1. Specify the Button Name and Label.

   2. Select a Button Type: HTML Button (Default), Image, or Template Driven

      Select Button is Reset to create an Undo button. When enabled, this type of button resets the page values to the state they were in when the page was initially rendered.

   3. Select an Action:

      • Submit page and redirect to URL submits the current page to the Application Express engine whenever a user clicks the button.

      • Redirect to URL without submitting page avoids submitting the page. Choose this action when submitting the page for processing is not necessary (for example, a Cancel button). This action avoids processing in the database and therefore reduces the load.

   4. Click Next.

7. If you select Create a button displayed among this region's items:

   1. Specify the Button Name and Sequence.

   2. Specify if the button displays at the beginning of a new line or new field.

   3. Specify a Label.

   4. Enter the value of Request.

   5. Select the Button Style.

   6. Click Next.

8. Follow the on-screen instructions. To learn more about a specific field, click the item label.

   When Help is available, the item label changes to red when you pass your cursor over it and the cursor changes to an arrow and question mark. See "About Field-Level Help".