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Creating duplicate parent panel buttons

You can create a duplicate parent panel button to allow users to enter information multiple times (up to a maximum of three times).

For example, you might add a duplicate parent panel button to a contact form so users can enter multiple contacts.

Form (Duplicate parent panel button highlighted)

To create a duplicate parent panel button:

  1. Click Controls button (Editing mode).
  2. Add a button element to the form, if not already done. See Adding elements.
  3. Update the button text, if not already done. See Updating element text.
  4. Select the button.

    The element editing controls are displayed.

    Add Contact button (selected)

  5. Click Online Form Editor (Events button).

    The Event Manager window is displayed.

    Event Manager window (initial)

  6. Select the On click event option from the event drop-down list.

    Event Manager window (On click event selected)

    The Event action section is displayed.

    Event Manager window (Event action drop-down list active)

  7. Select Duplicate Parent Panel from the drop-down list.

    Event action drop-down list (Duplicate parent panel selected)

    Note: You can create a maximum of three identical page layout panels using a duplicate parent panel button.

  8. Click Online form editor (Close button).
  9. Repeat steps 2 through 8 to add additional duplicate parent panel buttons.

    Note: You can only have one duplicate parent panel button per page layout element.

  10. Click Online form editor (Save button).

Last modified: 19/05/2017 10:33:51 AM

See Also

Creating events

Understanding element events

Creating submit buttons

Creating save for later buttons

Creating enable control on value events

Creating enable control on selected value events

Creating toggle events

© 2017 Synergetic Management Systems. Published 29 June 2017.

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