Copy existing SoftPro button to another group in the ribbon

[chris.brady]

We're looking to group together different buttons/functions based on purpose or area. Is there a way to copy an existing button (such as New Order, Apply Template, etc.) into a custom group? Would it be a matter of adding a button to our command table file and calling an existing method to execute the button's code?

If you can point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it.

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[neetab]

Yes, you are right, you need to add the button to the existing group in the .ctd file. For example, I have 3 buttons under Group "RibbonChunkItemsGroup1"

<MenuRef id="pfm:ProFormTab">
<Group id="RibbonTabGroup1" priority="100">
<Menu id="RibbonTab1" text="Web Order Entry">
<Group id="RibbonChunkItemsGroup1" style="Vertical">
<Button id="FileCommand" largeImage="Resources\Import_16x16.png"
smallImage="Resources\Import_16x16.png" priority="10" text="Import File"
toolTip="Click here to import a single file." />
<Button id="FolderCommand" largeImage="Resources\Import_16x16.png"
smallImage="Resources\Import_16x16.png" priority="10" text="Import Folder"
toolTip="Click here to import a folder of files." />
<Button id="OrderCommand" largeImage="Resources\Import_16x16.png"
smallImage="Resources\Import_16x16.png" priority="10" text="Import Into Order"
toolTip="Click here to import a file into the current order." />
</Group>
</Menu>
</Group>
</MenuRef>

[chris.brady]

I'm sorry, I don't quite see how that explains how to duplicate the functionality of a pre-existing SoftPro Button. I'm familiar enough with how to add a custom button. What I'm asking is how to create a button that will do the exact same thing as one of the default SoftPro buttons.

[neetab]

sorry, I did not read your question properly,

Since you are using an existing SoftPro button, you can just add the existing button to another group in the ctd file.

[chris.brady]

I'm not using an existing SoftPro button. That's what I'm trying to accomplish. I guess the proper question is "How do I add a default SoftPro button to our custom group", but I thought I'd already been clear about that.

[neetab]

I checked the existing ctd file for the Proform tab, none of the buttons New Order, Apply Template etc under Proform tab have export="true" on them, so they are not accessible in your custom package. So you will not be able to duplicate its functionality.

There are buttons in other tabs that have export=true which you can access via your custom package.

You can look at the cts file which is under Select SDK/Include which has all the Menus, buttons, groups you can access using MenuRef, ButtonRef or GroupRef respectively. Hope this helps.