Show overlay action buttons

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Hello. Is it possible to show overlay buttons in a deck view? and in a dashboard view? I mean all overlay buttons, not only the add button.

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Juan_Luis_Moreno:

I mean all overlay buttons,

ONLY those buttons that are not ROW specific. For example, if you create an overlay action button designed to update a value on a row, that button will not be allowed to show from the multi-row view such as Table, Deck views. The action requires a specific row to be in context to know which row to apply the action to.

However, if you were to create an overlay action button to navigate to some other multi-row view, that button will show on a Table, Deck view just fine.

Juan_Luis_Moreno:

and in a dashboard view?

Just to clarify here, custom buttons cannot be created for the Dashboard view itself. Instead, they are assigned to the rows (or more specifically the datasource of the rows) of the views included in the Dashboard. There are features in a Dashboard which, by design, may affect some the "normal’ view actions. Interactive mode for example.

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This is the overlay action that I’ve designed

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I think that it is an action designed to act in a hole table not in a specific row. So, should it be possible to show it overlay in a deck view?

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Juan_Luis_Moreno:

So, should it be possible to show it overlay in a deck view?

Unfortunately, this action type is treated as a row specific action. It has been highlighted by others on a few occasions that it should not be - just as you have highlighted.

I believe a Feature Request has been added (please vote it up) to “fix” this issue but until then it cannot be used as an overlay action.

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WillowMobileSystems:

I believe a Feature Request has been added (please vote it up) to “fix” this issue

[Allow for action "Data: execute an action on a set of rows" to show as Table Overlay when NOT row level](https://community.appsheet.com/t/allow-for-action-data-execute-an-action-on-a-set-of-rows-to-show-as-table-overlay-when-not-row-level/53601) Feature Requests

I thought there was already a Feature Request for this but I didn’t find one. If anyone know of its existence, please let me know. There are times when we might want to execute an action on a KNOWN set of rows based on a users click of a button. In some cases the ideal placement of this button is as an overlay action on a Table view. Currently, the “Data: execute an action on a set of rows” action is not allowed to be shown as an overlay action - even when it is NOT a row level action. How…

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