Button Column

A button column is an interactive column that can be added to your table and configured to open a URL or execute an automation.

This article explains how to add a button column to your table.

1. Go to PowerTable > Insert Column > Add Visual Column > Add Button Column.

2. Configure the column details:

• Column Name: Enter a name for the column.
• Label: The default button label is Click Here. You can change the label if you want.
• Action: Select the action to perform when the button is selected. You can either open a URL or run an automation workflow.

Add URL

3. If you choose to open a URL by the click of the button, select Open Url in Action.
4. Choose Static to enter a static URL, or Formula to enter a formula to generate a dynamic URL based on data.

In the following image, a formula is used to specify a dynamic URL that changes depending on the product name.

5. Select Save. The button column is added as shown below:

Execute an automation workflow

1. To trigger an automation workflow when the button is selected, select Execute an Automation under Action.
2. Select an existing automation workflow from the list. If the required workflow does not exist, select Create Automation to open the automation window and create a new workflow.

3. After selecting or creating the automation workflow, select Save.

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Create automation