Lotus Notes® and Domino® 6 Application Development Exam Cram™ 2 (Exams 610, 611, and 612)

Creating, Modifying, and Troubleshooting Shared Actions

An action is a programmable button that can be used to automate tasks. Actions normally appear in the Action bar, which can be displayed in forms, subforms, pages folders, and views. There are two types of actions: single-use actions and shared actions. A single-use action can only be used in the form, view, folder, or page where it is created. (Single-use actions are covered in Chapter 4.) Shared actions can be shared across design elements in a database, allowing you to modularize your applications and save time.

Additionally, shared actions can be used anywhere that single-use actions can be used, including in the Actions menu in the Notes client. Actions are most often used in the following ...