Is it possible to show a popup when we execute a smart action

Help me!
1

We have a few smart actions that triggers important workflows in the company. Before the action executes we’ll like to show a popup explaining what happens. Similar to what happens on the approval.

If this is not possible curious if there are any workarounds, as this would be something key for us

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Hello @Zero,

For the moment, it is possible to display a confirmation popup when triggering a custom action, if you define your custom action with the property confirmation: true.

In this case, Forest Admin will display a message: Are you sure you want to trigger the XXX action in a confirmation popup.

You also can display a form that will ask the user for confirmation, as described in the docs. I guess that you can define a boolean field with a description that will display some more details to your user.

3

I noticed that pop up, but we’re not able to edit the text of it. Is there any other option that can be done?

4

No, for the moment, the text in this popup is generated from the action’s name and that’s it.

I don’t see any other possibility than the 2 explained in my previous answer.

I’m adding your suggestion to our list of feature requests.

5

Hello, any news on this feature or a guide on how to add a confirmation in a smart action ?

6

Hello,

We did not add this possibility on smart actions for the moment.

7

Is there a plan to add it in the future ?

8

This subject is on our radar but has not been prioritized for the short term.

9

Hello @GuillaumeGautreau,
I don’t see the property confirmation for the custom action.
I have only the following fields:

export interface SmartActionField {
  field: string,
  description?: string,
  type: FieldType,
  isRequired?: boolean,
  isReadOnly?: boolean,
  enums?: FieldEnumsType,
  defaultValue?: any,
  reference?: string,
  hook?: string,
  widget?: string;
}

Could you help me please?

10

Hello @Jules_Camille_Ziriga

Please avoid resurrecting old threads, as the initial poster will get email notifications.

This is configured from the UI (see screenshot “Ask for confirmation before executing”)

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11

I do this :

const InfoField = (content) => ({
  field: "ℹ️ Info ⚠️",
  isReadOnly: true,
  type: "String",
  widget: "text area",
  defaultValue: content,
});
[
   {
      name: "❌ my smart action",
      endpoint: "/forest/table/actions/my-smart-action",
      type: "bulk",
      fields: [InfoField(`your content`)],
    }
];

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12

Thanks for sharing the tip