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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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Connection PointRelevant toDescription

Interface Driving Connection Point

Input Interface

Output Interface

  • Defines the data attributes the actionflow is expecting as an input. This data is then used in the Actionflow using
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     and remains constant.
  • Defines the data attributes the actionflow is expected to output. This data can then be mapped back onto components on the screen the action is being used.
  • Each instance of the actionflow will map in its own set of data onto the expected data inputs/outputs of the connection point.

Interface Request Connection Point

Input Interface

Output Interface

  • Defines the data (and events) the actionflow is expecting as an requested input. This data is then used in the actionflow using
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  • Each instance of the actionflow will map in its own set of data onto the expected data inputs.
Driving Output Connection Point

Input Data Components

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  • A data source which drives the actionflow. Data is pushed through the actionflow using 
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  • Data flows from the
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     to the
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    .
  • Has attributes which can be mapped to any 
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Driving Input Connection Point

Output Data Components

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_action_url
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  • A data receiver. Data is received from 
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    's.
  • Has attributes which can be mapped to any
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Request Output Connection Point

Input Data Components

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  • Provides lookup data to the actionflow using 
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  • Any node with a 
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     can perform a lookup to a node with a 
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    .
  • Has request attributes and data attributes
    • Request attributes are used in filtering. They are mapped to request attributes on the node performing the lookup. Request attributes are referenced in the nodes filter using
      req.[attributename]
      Data is flowing from the 
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       to the 
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      .
    • Data attributes are mapped to data attributes on the node performing the lookup. These attributes are the actual data that is being returned from the lookup.
      Data is flowing from the 
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       to 
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Request Input Connection Point

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  • Performs a lookup to 
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    's.
  • Has request attributes and data attributes
    • Request attributes are used in filtering. They are mapped to request attributes on the node being looked up to. Attributes that need to be sent to the node in order to filter the data must be added as request attributes.
      Data is flowing from the 
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       to the 
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      .
    • Data attributes are mapped to data attributes on the node being looked up to. These attributes are the actual data that is being received from the lookup.
      Data is flowing from the 
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       to 
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Action Nodes

These are the simplest component of any actionflow and define its functionality. Please find a brief description of each node below and the connection points each node has.

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Create

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Add another complete actionflow as a node within this actionflow.  This is useful to reuse existing actionflows, or to refactor a complex workflow by moving part of the logic to its own node.

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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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Add a node for a data view. The actionflow uses views to grab additional data to use when processing stream-items.

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Add a node for a data view. The actionflow uses views to look-up to additional data to use when processing stream-items.
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_action_calculate
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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.

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

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

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_action_url
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Add an action to open a specified URL.
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_action_analysis
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Add tables to run analysis.

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The following icons are for post 9.0 action nodes

IconDescriptionHow to wire this action

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_action_file
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Add an action to use a file in a specified location in the PhixFlow database. check restrictions on location


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_action_email
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Add a node to generate an email.
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Add a node to write data what does this do.


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Basic Settings

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

FieldDescription
NameEnter the name for the action node.
Show in the Explorer

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 display this action node in the repository.

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_check_box_untick
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 to omit this action node from the repository.

Stream Item Action

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-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-Fiona- check about delete node, Adam think sit may be going away.

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

To edit an existing connection, double-click its name in the list.

To add a new 

create a new attribute: click 

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

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

To remove attributes, select one and click 

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Output Connection Points

Todo-Fiona

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Access Permissions section is available for gateway actions.

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Pop-up Toolbar

Todo-Fiona

  • Under what circumstances does the pop-up toolbar appear
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Pop-up Menu

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