Using the Default Actions

Coghead provides eight basic actions that end users can use to create and modify records. All of these actions can be found in the Action menu which can be accessed by clicking on the Cog icons. The Action menu detaches from the Cog by clicking on the Arrow at the top right corner of the Action menu. The Action menu will reattach to the Cog icon by clicking the arrow on the top left corner of the detached Action menu.

• New – This action allows users to create new records from a blank Form.
• Edit – This action makes an existing record editable which allow users to update records.
• Delete - This action allows users to remove unwanted records from the Record List.
• Save - This action takes the data imputed into the Form and stores it in the Record List as a record.
• Save and New - This action stores Form data as a record in the Record List and then creates a new record with a blank Form.
• Cancel - This action prevents another action from being completed. (For example, selecting cancel after imputing data into an unsaved Form prevents the creation of a new saved record).
• Export – This action allows users to create .csv files from their record lists. Users can then open this .csv file using another program, such as Excel, or import the record lists to another Coghead Application or Collection.
• Print Form - This action allows users to print a copy of a record's form.

Custom (User-defined) Actions

The Author of an Application can also create custom Actions for a Collection. For example, in the Basic Project Manager Application, there is a custom action that allows users to create a new Task directly from the Projects Collection.To use custom Actions, click on the Cog icon to open the Action menu. Custom actions will appear below the seven default actions. A thin bar in the Action menu separates the custom actions from the default actions.