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This page is for application designers who want to define a process using a workflow diagram, and then connect elements of the diagram to PhixFlow dashboards and actions in an application. This page describes properties

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An actionflow diagram is made up of a series of nodes. Each node represents a specific action. By configuring different actions and wiring them together you can create complex functionality. This section describes the properties of the different action nodes. This page has the properties for the following nodes:

  • Save
  • Delete todo Todo-Fiona - check
  • Gateway
  • Open Dashboard

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Basic Settings

todo Todo-Fiona - How do you specify the different types of gateway

FieldDescription
NameEnter the name for the action node.
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An application can have many actionflows, and an individual actionflow can have many actions. This can lead to many items being listed in the repository. Use this option to omit the action from the repository.

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 to omit this action node from the repository.

Stream Item Action

todo Todo-Fiona- find out if this can be renamed to something else unless it really relates to existing stream item actions.

Available for save actions. Select the specific change to make to the stream-items:

  • Either: todo Todo-Fiona
  • Insert: create a new stream-item in the stream.
  • Update: change part of the stream-item in the stream.
  • Delete: delete the stream-item from the stream. todo Todo-Fiona- check about delete node, Adam think sit may be going away.

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Stream NameSelect the stream ?? todo why Todo-Fiona why isn't this identified by the parent of the attribute/stream-item?
Exclusive

Available for gateway actions. 

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Input Connection Points

This section has a toolbar with standard buttonsThe grid contains a list of the wires that pass data into the action. 

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create a new attribute: click 

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 and set its properties. todo Todo-Fiona- why would this be useful

Drag add an existing attribute to this list todo Todo-Fiona- is this possible??

To remove attributes, select one and click 

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Calculate actions process data using expressions; see pages in the topic Expressions and Scripts.

This section has a toolbar with standard buttonsThe grid contains a list of the expressions that the calculate action will perform. To add a new expression:

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To remove attributes, select one and click  Permanently Delete. todo Todo-Fiona- check icon and label.


Output Connection Points

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Pop-up Toolbar

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  • Under what circumstances does the pop-up toolbar appear
  • screenshot

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