Question about launching a process start form through an interface button

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Hello, 
 
 Is it possible to launch a process start form using a button? I'm aware for buttons we can kickoff processes using a!startProcess in the saveInto parameter, but it doesn't appear a!startProcess observes start forms. I know for icons we use a!startProcessLink and that launches the process with start form perfectly fine, but I can't make it work with buttons. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks

Mike Schmitt · Accepted Answer

No - you'd have to use a link with a!startProcessLink as you've already found. Buttons and links do not completely overlap in functionality, despite the fact that they now overlap more than they used to thanks to additions like dynamic links and submit links.

Mike Schmitt · Answer

If you're into the idea of workarounds, a popular one around here is to define a (smallish) Card Layout with a solid background color, including text and an icon as you need, and with a whole-card link defined -- this can be made to resemble a button pretty strongly too, without needing to potentially resort to a static image like you're stuck with for a!imageField.

jeanalainb0001 · Answer

A late response but maybe usefull for other. This code simulate a button: 
 a!cardLayout( contents: { a!richTextDisplayField( align: "CENTER", labelPosition: "COLLAPSED", value: { a!richTextIcon( icon: ri!icon ), a!richTextItem( text: {" " & upper(ri!label)}, style: "STRONG", color: "SECONDARY", link: a!startProcessLink( label: upper(ri!label), processModel: ri!.process, processParameters: ri!processParameters ) ) } ) }, tooltip: ri!tooltip, height: "AUTO", style: "NONE", shape: "SQUARED", padding: "LESS", marginBelow: "STANDARD" ),

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