# Action Components

Action components are how users drive workflows forward — submit a form, navigate, set a variable, open a modal, or print. Each block in this category serves a distinct interaction pattern.

Most action blocks live across module types, but a few (Submit Button, certain Action Button modes) are restricted to specific module types. Each component page calls out where it's available.

## Components in this category

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Action Button</strong></td><td>The flexible single-action button. Navigate, set variable, open modal, run custom code — with optional PIN gating.</td><td><a href="/pages/eJnsvUn6cKd9Lt95bP9b">/pages/eJnsvUn6cKd9Lt95bP9b</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Action Dropdown</strong></td><td>A dropdown that runs custom JavaScript on selection — the right pick when the user's choice should drive other blocks.</td><td><a href="/pages/QnHhhjGgNNkAnWGLpcTY">/pages/QnHhhjGgNNkAnWGLpcTY</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Submit Button</strong></td><td>The dedicated form-submit button for Order Form modules — validation, completion modal, receipt and invoice handling.</td><td><a href="/pages/PhZ3dkc4a1LxD8vQ0aja">/pages/PhZ3dkc4a1LxD8vQ0aja</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Print</strong></td><td>Print the current page with print-optimised styling and an optional title prompt.</td><td><a href="/pages/mqYxdkJ6tcQBcmrkBIa5">/pages/mqYxdkJ6tcQBcmrkBIa5</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Template Printer</strong></td><td>Print receipts or other transaction documents using a configured template — distinct from page-print.</td><td><a href="/pages/Uze5QCxf2A5TtOSGvaZl">/pages/Uze5QCxf2A5TtOSGvaZl</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## When you'd reach for this category

* **Building an order form** → Submit Button at the bottom (or Payments on POS pages, which submits for you).
* **Adding any in-page action** that isn't form submission → Action Button.
* **Letting users switch sub-views or filters on a page** → Action Dropdown.
* **Letting users print what's on screen** → Print. For receipt/invoice printing tied to a transaction, use Submit Button's configuration instead.
* **Printing a receipt or document from a template** → Template Printer (drives a configured print template rather than the visible page).

## Related

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>PIN Override</strong></td><td>How PIN protection wraps around action buttons.</td><td><a href="/pages/ZB1p1C3xoZi8Tr9w4b1S">/pages/ZB1p1C3xoZi8Tr9w4b1S</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Module Variables</strong></td><td>Reading and setting session variables from action buttons and dropdowns.</td><td><a href="/pages/S9QlmvCWJ8AOsDrFpQtz">/pages/S9QlmvCWJ8AOsDrFpQtz</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Page Builder Overview</strong></td><td>The Page Builder entry point with the full category list.</td><td><a href="/pages/cFWHMzaWYEsdDtvHLkFK">/pages/cFWHMzaWYEsdDtvHLkFK</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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