Opening views with OpenPopup actions

Opening other views within your current view is a common scenario you’ll find when designing your web apps. For example, you might want to open a pop-up view to display an informational message that includes data from the main view. You might also want to display more details about the specific record you’re currently viewing, or you might want to display records confined to a set of criteria you define on a main view. In all of these cases, the OpenPopup macro action can help you automate these types of tasks within your web app. In the next few sections, you’ll see examples of using the OpenPopup macro action.

To follow along with the examples in the next few sections, you’ll first need to install the Back ...

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