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Hi,

Is it possible to keep a button down after clicking on it once? And when clicking the button again: jump back in its original state (up). In Dynamics AX 2012 R3 CU8 I have:

Form1

[design]

- ButtonGroup1

- Button1

- Clicked method1

// this.toggleValue(!this.toggleValue);

I want the button to be able to toggle: on/off. But playing around with properties like: ToggleButton and ToggleValue ain't wokring for me.

Is there an example available in AX, or does anyone have an idea?

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Anton Venter 20,346 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi Berend, what you are describing is actually a checkbox where the style has been changed to represent a button but AX does not support that.

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Thanks, you triggered me to test the following Button properties:

ButtonDisplay=ImageOnly

NormalImage=MyButtonUpImage

Then when Clicked() I change the toggleValue and depending on the toggleValue I swith the normal button image from "MyButtonUpImage" to "MyButtonDownImage".

That will work for now, though I have a feeling that there is a better solution to it.

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André Arnaud de Cal... 301,158 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi Berend,

Actually there are some examples in AX 2012. You can have a look at the security development tool where there are buttons for 'Portal security on' and 'mark form controls'. This is exaclty doing what you describe.

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Thanks André,

I read the code of the SecurityWorkSpaceEPSSRS.Clicked() method and basically they do the same: use the toggleValue to determine what text to show.

btw, where did that pm go to?

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André Arnaud de Cal... 301,158 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi Berend,

What do you mean with 'pm'?

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personal message

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André Arnaud de Cal... 301,158 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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That's personal ;)

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I just came across this thread, but this IS possible, but you have to put the buttons on an ActionPane control.

That's the only way I've been able to get it to work easily.

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