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Creating the User Interface
Working with configurable actions
The following sections provide some important guidelines when working with configurable actions.
Configuring current object actions
When configuring current object actions (that is, selecting Current Folder, Current Calendar, or
Current Object as opposed to Selected Object) be sure to select the Always option for the Enable
action if setting.
A current object action is invoked against an object you are currently viewing (in the Open Item tab)
such as a document, folder or task. Always indicates that the required action parameters are supplied
by the object being viewed and that the action can be evaluated when the action control is rendered.
Configuring selected object actions
When configuring selected object actions (that is, selecting Selected Object as opposed to Current
Folder, Current Calendar, or Current Object), be sure to select the One object selected\More than
one object... option for the Enable action if setting.
A selected object action is invoked against an object you have selected in the data grid. One object
selected\More than one object... indicates that the required action parameters are not present until
objects are selected in the data grid and that the action should not be evaluated until then.
Assigning current object actions to menus
Do not assign current object actions for use in configured menus. It is confusing to the user as to
when menu items should be enabled or disabled:
• If an object is selected in a folder content data grid, the action is enabled on the menu.
• If an object is selected in a search view data grid, the action option is disabled on the menu.
• Because the folder view provides proper current object context, the action can be enabled in folder
view but not in search view.
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