This page provides details of the properties for the view action node and associated expressions. These are part of actionflows.

Overview

Connect a view node to the action node that needs to look-up data via the A view of data that can can be used within an actionflow. This view can be used in both 

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• data attribute: the attribute in the view from which you want to look-up data. For example, the view may have the attribute staff_number that you require.
• request attribute: the data returned by the look-up. This maps to an input on the destination point.

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Calculate Action Expressions

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Data Retrieval 

Input Connection Points

Shows a list of available input connection points. View nodes can have

• one 

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• multiple 

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This section has a toolbar with standard buttons. The grid contains a list of the expressions that the calculate action will perform. all input connection points and their type.

• To add a new expressioninput connection point, in the section toolbar click 

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   to open a new expression input connection point and set the its properties.
• To edit an existing expressioninput connection point, double-click it in the list to open its properties.
• To remove an expressioninput connection point, select one and in the section toolbar click Image Modified Permanently Delete. Todo-Fiona - check icon and label.

The expression properties has input connection points have sections for  Parent Details , Audit Summary and the following 

Basic Settings

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Field	Description
Name

Enter an expression name.Type

Select one of the data types: Todo-Fiona - what does this do?

• String
• Bigstring
• Integer
• Float
• Decimal
• Date
• Datetime
• Graphic
• TrueFalse

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Enter an expression. To work in a larger pop-up window, click Image Removed.

See also:

• Expression Basics
• Internal Variables
• Functions

OrderWhere 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.

The name of the connection point
Type	Driving Requested

Attributes

A list of attributes available to map to from other action nodes.

Attributes

A list of attributes displayed in the view. Click Image Added to show the list of attributes for the primary table. Drag the attributes you want to add to the view into this list.

In the list:

• to edit the attribute's properties, double-click an attribute; see View Attributes
• to delete an attribute, right-click and select 

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Filter Attributes

A list of attributes that can be referenced in the view's filter under Data Retrieval. These attributes can be mapped to attached nodes which can provide filter parameters. 

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