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A calculate action is used to manipulate data that is passed to it. Calculate actions have their own attributes which can reference incoming data via expressions using one or more of the 115+ functions available in PhixFlow.
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| Name | Enter the name for the action node. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Pass Throughthrough | Pass data through to subsequent action nodes. |
Input Connection Points
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The name, type and source of the input connection point are available here.
Calculate Action Expressions
Calculate actions process data using expressions; see pages in the topic Expressions and Scripts.
This section has a toolbar with standard buttons. The grid contains a list of the expressions that the calculate action will perform.
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The expression properties has sections for Parent Details , Audit Summary and the following Basic Settings:
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| Name | Enter an expression namethe name of the calculate attribute. | ||
| Type | Select one of the data types:
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| An attribute name | The name of the attribute | ||
| Expression | Enter an expression. To work in a larger pop-up window, click See also: | ||
| Order | Where the calculate action runs multiple expressions, enter a number to indicate the order in which this expression will be run. Remember that an expression that generates a value should run before an expression that uses the value. | ||
| Expression | Enter an expression. To work in a larger pop-up window, click See also: |
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