How do i add a new manual action in the summary view with an auto generated interface. Is that possible ?
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Record actions can only be generated, or built manually. As of now, Appian does not generate any record action interfaces without the related process model.
Can you help me to better understand your specific use case?
This is my summary view and i want to add an option that says "Apply" so that it will take me to another interface where i can fill in the details. How can i do that ?
Create a new process with a process start form, add the required process logic, and add it as a related action.
Can't i use the add view manually option to add a new required action, is that possible ?
You can use the approach suggested by Stefan and start a process with a startProcessLink instead of using an action.
startProcessLink
Yes, add this new process manually.
But, what is a "required action"? If this is more of a task a user has to complete, I strongly suggest to implement this in a process model which is initiated when a new item is created.
Keep in mind, that an Appian process model can/should directly coordinate the tasks in a process. People used email, Excel, phone to do all of this process operations manually. This is what we can automate with Appian. A record with a bunch of related actions will not make it.
Do you have any specific reason to suggest startProcessLink over record actions to a junior developer? I think that record actions should be the norm, and startProcessLink the rare exception.
I think that record actions should be the form, but it's not the only one, and any developer should know all the posibilities, because each one fits in a situation