This page provides details of the properties for the open screen action node and associated expressions. These are part of actionflows.
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Name | Enter 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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Dashboard | Select a dashboard that the action will open. The dashboard can be selected using the drop down or
If the screen has not been created yet, create one using
A warning symbol appears on the node if a screen has not been selected. | ||||||||||||||||
Input Connection Points | A list of all the connection points attached to the open screen node. See the details of these in under Input Connection Points below. |
Input Connection Points
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Input Connection Points
Each open screen node has 1 primary input connection point by default called 'screen'. Connecting to this connection point opens the screen and allows the user to optionally map the following screen properties. (may not happen for v9)
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Once a screen has been attached to the open dashboard node an input connection point for each form on the screen is created with a role of component. Each input connection point automatically has any data fields on the form (dynamic text or form fields) added as attributes. These attributes can be mapped to and supplied with data.
Each input connection point has the following properties:
The expression properties has sections for Parent Details , Audit Summary and the following Basic Settings:
Field
Select one of the data types: Todo-Fiona - what does this do?
- String
- Bigstring
- Integer
- Float
- Decimal
- Date
- Datetime
- Graphic
- TrueFalse
Enter an expression. To work in a larger pop-up window, click .
See also:
Field | Description |
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Name | The name of the input connection point |
Role |
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Type | This is always driving |
Open Mode |
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Attributes | A list of attributes available on the input connection point. These directly link to the fields available on the form. Only componentComponent connection points have attributes. |
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This is always driving - Open Mode
update: opens form fields with the latest data (not clear, refresh)
insert: opens the screen with form fields empty (clear, not refresh)
change: opens form fields with data (not clear, not refresh) - Role
Primary: Simply opens the dashboard regardless of data
Component: Opens the dashboard and can provide forms with data - Attributes
A list of attributes available on the input connection point. These directly link to the fields available on the form. Only component connection points have attributes.
Calculate Action Expressions
Calculate actions process data using expressions; see pages in the topic Expressions and Scripts.
This section has a toolbar with standard buttons. The grid contains a list of the expressions that the calculate action will perform.
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display attributes available on the associated form. Primary connection points display the screen properties as attributes. |
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