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This page is for application designers who want to define a process using an actionflow diagram. It introduces the action nodes that make up an actionflow.
Overview
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.
For information about connecting actionflow nodes together, see Wiring Actionflows.
Adding Action Nodes
The toolbar includes the following action nodes that you can drag onto the actionflow canvas.
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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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Add another complete actionflow as a node within this actionflow. This is useful to reuse existing actionflows, or to refactor a complex workflow by |
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see 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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see View Node | Add a node for a data view. The actionflow uses views for additional data to use when processing stream-items. |
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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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see todo-fiona not yet on the toolbar | Add an action to deletes the specified stream-items passed to the node. |
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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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Add a node to saves the specified stream-items to their stream. |
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see Open URL Node | Add an action to open a specified URL. |
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| Add 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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