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  1. Drag actions from the create section in the toolbar


  2. From existing action nodes
    Users can create new actions from connections from existing actions.


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The action nodes have connection pointsconnections, that which are blue when connected and grey when not connected, see Wiring Actionflows and Connection Points.  All types of action node can have a Action nodes have

input connections, where data is passed into the node

output connections, which pass data to the next node.

Usually, connections are 

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 which passed . These pass data through to the next action node. Some action nodes can also  have a have  
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, which acts act like a lookup, sending . These send out a request for data, which is returned to the action node data. The table below shows which action nodes can have a request connectionthe types of connection available on an action node.

Types of Action Node

The following table summarises the purpose of each type of action node, with a link to the reference page for the node.

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Request Connection
Connections

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Creating Actionflows

Add another complete actionflow as a node within this actionflow.  This is useful to reuse existing actionflows, or to refactor a complex workflow by 

Yes

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Open Screen Node

Add an action to open a specified dashboard (screen). Only use this action as the final node in an actionflow or branch of it. 

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View NodeAdd a node for a data view. The actionflow uses views for additional data to use when processing stream-items.
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Calculate Action Node

Add an action to manipulate the data that is passed to the calculate action. In the calculate action, write an expression using one or more of the 115+ functions available in PhixFlow.

Yes

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Add an action to deletes the specified stream-items passed to the node.

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Gateway Node

Add a node to specify decision logic. Gateways control the route that stream-items take as they flow through the actionflow.

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Save Node

Add a node to saves the specified stream-items to their stream.

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Open URL NodeAdd an action to open a specified URL.

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Analysis NodeAdd tables to run analysis.

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What's next?

For details about the properties for the action nodes and their connections, see:

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