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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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Properties

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


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_parent
_parent
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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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_check_box_tick
_check_box_tick
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 to display this action node in the repository.

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_check_box_untick
_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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_terms_changing
_terms_changing
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Stream NameSelect the stream 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. 

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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_add
_add
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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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_delete_item
_delete_item
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Output Connection Points

Todo-Fiona

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_access
_access
nopaneltrue

Access Permissions section is available for gateway actions.

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_description
_description
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_audit
_audit
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Pop-up Toolbar

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

OptionDescription
Permanantly Delete with a Cross not a bin
Show Action Instance Details → Show properties



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