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Foundation Module

Assignment #: Configure a button, that when pressed, shows today's date

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On the Course Management screen open the
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and expand the area, Screen Header
Expand the area, Right, and you will see two components - a button and a dynamic text field
Create an Actionflow on the button that uses the now function to insert today's date into a dynamic text field

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title	Questions to consider

Does this Actionflow require any data from the Course Management screen for it to run?
What type of Action Node can perform a function?
How do you write the results of the function to the text field on the screen?

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title	Helpful Hints & Answers to the Above Questions

No data is required for the input
Use a Calculate Action to perform the function
You will need a create an output to write to the text field
- The top level of the screen is called a Form
Remember to map all the way through the Actionflow
- Check every connector to make sure the data you expect is being pushed through

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Description?

Right-click on the button on the screen and choose
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Enter a name for the Actionflow,
1. Name: Populate Date Field
2. Select Confirm
Select Click to Connect and for the input, choose the
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Action Event, then select Connect Input
Click and drag the
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icon from the toolbar onto the canvas
Enter a name for the Calculate Action and select Create Action
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for the Calculate Action will open on the right
In the Output Attributes section, click the
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Enter a name for the new Output Attribute and complete the following details:
1. Type: choose String
2. Expression:
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  now()
3. Then
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Click and drag the input onto the Get Date Calculate Action

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Output Setup

DESCRIPTION?

In the Connections panel on the left, click
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Add to create a new connection point
Enter the following details for the new connection point:
1. Name: out
2. Type: choose Output
3. Select Create Connection Point
Select Click to Connect and for the output, choose the
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1. Select Connect Output
Close the Mappings window that automatically opens
Hover over the Calculate Action node and select out
A red arrow will appear - click on the
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output node under Connections
On the Mappings window, drag the attribute, TodayDate, from the left (Calculate Action) to the right (output connection point) to create an attribute on the output
1. Select Save
Under Connections, right-click on the connector, out, and choose
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Drag the TodayDate attribute from the left (output connection point) and drop it onto the DateField target parameter on the right (Course Management screen)
1. Select Save
Close the Actionflow to return to the Course Management screen
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the screen and press the Button Date on the screen to see the Actionflow in action
1. We can see that the Actionflow is working because it displays today's date in the format DD/MM/YY in the DateField dynamic text field