Button

Simple button

<button type="object" name="a_method" string="A simple button" />

A simple button

Button with icon

<button type="object" name="a_method" string="A simple button"
    icon="gtk-execute" />

A simple button

Primary button

<button type="object" name="a_method" string="A simple button"
    icon="gtk-execute" primary="1" />

A simple button

Danger button

<button type="object" name="a_method" string="A simple button"
    icon="gtk-execute" danger="1" />

A simple button

Primary danger button

<button type="object" name="a_method" string="A simple button"
    icon="gtk-execute" primary="1" danger="1" />

A simple button

Confirm button

<button type="object" name="a_method" string="A simple button"
    icon="gtk-execute" confirm="Are you sure?" />

A simple button

Calling actions

There are three ways to call actions on the server, configured according to the type of the button and the name.

• workflow: Calls a workflow type action. The name is the signal that will be called.

• action: Calls an action type action (known as wizards) and in the name, we must put the XML identifier of the action. For example, with the action defined in the giscemisc_monitor module with identifier action_wizard_monitor_ping:

  <record id="action_wizard_monitor_ping" model="ir.actions.act_window">
       <field name="name">Ping</field>
       <field name="type">ir.actions.act_window</field>
       <field name="res_model">wizard.monitor.ping</field>
       <field name="view_type">form</field>
       <field name="view_mode">form</field>
       <field name="target">new</field>
   </record>

  <button string="Ping MOXA" type="action"
      name="%(giscemisc_monitor.action_wizard_monitor_ping)d" />

Note

The name must be a string in the format %(module_name.identifier)d. If the module name is not specified, it is considered to be from the current module.

• object: Calls an object type action. The name is the method that will be called. and as parameters, it will pass the object’s id and the context.

For example, to call the action_method method of the res.partner object:

<button string="Action method" type="object"
    name="action_method" />

And the action_method method of the res.partner object:

def action_method(self, cursor, uid, ids, context=None):
    if context is None:
    context = {}
    # Do something

API

Property	Description	Type	Default	Version
type	Type of button	workflow | action | object | cancel	workflow	-
icon	Icon for the button. See Icons	string	-	-
string	Text for the button	string	-	-
confirm	Message to ask for a confirmation from user	string	-	-
primary	Format as a primary button. Fill the button with primary color	1 | 0	-	-
danger	Mark this button as danger color, can be used with primary to fill the background	1 | 0	-	-
name	Action to call. See Calling actions	string	-	-
context	Context to send to the server	dict	-	-