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Custom Buttons

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Button Details

FieldTypeDescription
Button NameFree TextThe name given to the button.
Button Label
Free Text
Give a label for the button
Button Icon
Single Select

Give a default icon to this button. 

Button UseSingle SelectChoose what the button will be used for. Buttons can either open a URL link or trigger an integration runbook, or (For Assets only) open an Action form (v2.248+).
Button Colour
Single Select    
This controls what colour the button will be. If using a custom colour the icon and text colour of the button will automatically change accordingly. 
Sequence in lists
Integer

Decide how high up the list the custom button will appear. 1 is the top.

URL Details

FieldTypeDescription
URL
URL
("Button Use" set to "Open Link") Insert a URL for a certain website or URL of Halo, can use $-variables
Open in a new tab
Checkbox
("Button Use" set to "Open Link") When selected, this will mean if the custom button is clicked it will open the URL in a new tab.

Runbook Details

FieldTypeDescription
Integration Runbook
Single Select
("Button Use" set to "Start a Runbook") Only available when "Button Use" is set to "Start a Runbook". Here select the runbook you would like to trigger when this button is used. 
Disable Runbook Queued confirmation
Checkbox
("Button Use" set to "Start a Runbook") (Asset entity) Only available when "Button Use" is set to "Start a Runbook". This setting will prevent the popup notification from showing when the Runbook is queued.

Button Visibility

FieldTypeDescription
Asset access level required to view this button
Single Select(When using Access Control for Assets) (Asset entity) Sets which Access Control level is needed to see the Custom Button.
Restrict button visibility by Asset Status
Checkbox(When using Access Control for Assets) (Asset entity) When enabled, a set of Asset Statuses can be set to only show this Custom Button on.
Asset Statuses required to view this button
Multi Select(When using Access Control for Assets) (Asset entity) Shows when above is enabled to select which Statuses show the Custom Button.
Dynamic Button Visibility
Table(When using Access Control for Assets) (Asset entity) Asset Fields can be used to set Dynamic Visibility for the Custom Button, similar to Dynamic Field Visibility.

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