A user needs to navigate from a record summary to an external URL. Which interface component can be used to support this goal?

To open an external URL from a record summary, place an a!safeLink inside an a!buttonWidget. The button component renders a clear call-to-action and is fully supported in record headers, sidebars, and body content. The safeLink object supplies the destination URL and security controls, while the button supplies the visual control the user clicks. Record links can only target Appian records, and although a!cardLayout also accepts a!safeLink, card layouts are layouts rather than discrete action controls and are not permitted in the record header toolbar where navigation actions are expected. Therefore, a button is the appropriate and supported choice.

B. Record Link – Can only route to an Appian record; its destination type does not accept external URLs.

C. Card Layout with a link – Accepts a!safeLink but is a container layout, not an action widget; not supported in record header toolbar and discouraged for simple navigation actions.

1. Appian 23.3 Product Documentation – “a!buttonWidget” > Parameter link; states link can be an a!safeLink object (docs.appian.com/suite/help/23.3/SAILComponents.html#button-widget).

2. Appian 23.3 Product Documentation – “a!safeLink” (“Link Components” section) – permits navigation to external URLs (same doc, subsection).

3. Appian 23.3 Product Documentation – “a!recordLink” description: “Use this link to open the record view…” – external URLs not supported.

4. Appian 23.3 Product Documentation – “a!cardLayout” > Parameter link; notes layout usage and design guidance, not recommended for record headers.