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Using layout-based triggers

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Using layout-based triggers

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- [Narrator] The next group of scripts triggers are called layout-based triggers. These are triggers that you can assign to any given layout that will run an event or a script on the load of a record, the commit of a record loading of a layout, or various other triggers. Unlike their counterpart, the object-based triggers, these are set up in the layout setup dialog. So if we go into layout mode, you'll see this pencil icon. And when you click on the pencil icon, you'll see that you've got a tab over here on the right. And this shows all of the different layout-based script triggers. Let me give you a quick overview of all the different script triggers before I show you an example. OnRecordLoad triggers a script to run after loading a record. There are several actions that can trigger this event including switching records, switching layouts, opening a new window, creating or deleting a record or performing a Find…

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