Configuring a Menu Item or Custom Action

Configure a menu item or custom action item in the Mobile Workflow application.

Prerequisites

From the Screen Design Palette, add the item that you want to customize. See Adding Palette Objects to the Screen Design.

Task

Whether you define a menu item or a custom action, the action results in a method being generated when you generate the files for the Mobile Workflow package. If the action is associated with a menu item, a native menu is generated for the supported BlackBerry, Android, and Windows Mobile platforms. On the iOS platform, menus are provided from HTML controls that are designed to emulate the iPhone navigation bar and toolbar.

If you create a menu item or action that invokes an object query, it automatically creates an output key, which is a list and which has keys that are bound to the attributes of the mobile business object.

Menu Item and Custom Action Properties
The Properties view shows properties for a selected item in the menu custom action box on the Screen Design page.
Creating a Save, Open, Close, or Cancel Menu Item
Create a menu item that performs a save, open, close, or cancel action on the device application screens.
Creating a Submit Workflow Menu Item
A Submit Workflow menu item allows the user to update, delete, or create data even when not connected to the network. When the user connects, data is automatically sent and received.
Creating an Online Request Menu Item
Create an online request menu item for synchronous calls to Unwired Server, which means the device client waits for a response from the server.
Creating a Key Collection Menu Item
Create and configure a Key Collection menu item.
Configuring Parameter Mappings
Configure mapping between parameters and keys or context data.
Defining a Custom Menu Item or Custom Action
Associate a custom action with a menu item, custom action item, or control, and write your own code to dictate its behavior.