Page Actions

1. What Are Page Actions
1. 1.1. Grid Listings
  1. 1.1.1. Page Variables
2. 1.2. Target Pages
2. How To Create A Page Action

This document contains conceptual and scenario information about Page Actions. Use this document if you would like to create Page Actions.

Note: AMPscript functions can be used to cusomize your Page actions, but is not covered in this document. Information about AMBscript may be found in our AMPscript document and in our AMPscript Guide.

The ability to create Page Actions is available for Enterprise 2.0 Administrators.

What Are Page Actions

Page Actions are UI extensions that allows you create tool bar buttons in the application which move data from one grid listing to another target page (external or landing page) using AMPscript or your preferred programming language.

Grid Listings

Page Actions capture data from existing grid listings that you have created. The grid listings from which you may export data are the following:

Business Units
Data Extensions
Data Filters
Delivery Profiles
Filter
Imports
Microsite Definitions
My Contents
My Data Relationships
My Emails
My Microsite Layouts
My Microsites
My Templates
Publication List
Roles
Send Classifications
Sender Profiles
Suppression List
Tabs
User-Initiated Emails
Users

Page Variables

Within these 21 individual selections you may a select a single or multiple Page Variables. For example, within Microsites, you may choose from the following:

PublishedPages
Name
TotalPages
ID
CreatedDate
Modified

Target Pages

Page Actions point to Target Pages, which are either to external URLs or Landing Pages that you have created. The code that you have created in your grid listings is used to move data to your Target Page.

Note: You may create a Page Action that does not use programming code by using the created tab, for example, to point to an external site that you visit often. In this case you are not moving data, but are simply using the application as a platform to launch another site, much like a browser.

How To Create A Page Action

Click the Admin tab.
The Admin sub tabs appear in the navigation window.
Select UI Extensions.
Select Page Actions from the expanded tree.
Click Create in the workspace.
The New Page Action screen appears.
Give your Page Action a Name and External Key in the Describe section.
In the Configure Display section, select accordingly from the two drop down menus:
- Display Order: The application records the number of Page Actions you have created and this number is represented in the drop down. Sect the number that corresponds to the order in which you want you new Page Action to be displayed.
- Role: Select from Administrator, Any list, Content Creator, Data Manger
In the Configure Target section, select a radio button for either External Url or Landing Page.
If you select External Url, specify the string in the External URL box.
If you select Landing Page, you must then select your specific page you created in the Landing Page Target tree window that appears.
In the Configure Data Section indicate your Grid Row Selection, Page, and Page Variables.
- Grid Row Selection: Select either Optional or Exactly One Required.
- Page: Select one of the 21 options.
  
  Note: You may skip this step and complete it from the Page Variables tree below.
- Page Variables: Select the Page and/or Page Variables from the tree.
  You may select only one Page (folder), but more than one Page Variable (sub item) within the folder.
Click Save.

Note: If you select Landing Page in Step 7 you will need to select either Available to all visitors or Application Page from the Security drop down menu locating in the Properties tab for your respective Landing Pages. Available to all visitors opens the page in a separate window, while Application Page opens it within the application.