What is a Gateway Action?

The 

Exclusive vs Inclusive

Control whether or not a record can go through more than one output. 

Rules

For each output connection point, rules (expressions) can be defined to be evaluated. If the condition is met, the record will go through the connection point or points (depending on if the gateway is exclusive or inclusive, see above).

Example Setup

This is an example of a simple gateway Actionflow that receives an order status. Where the order status is Complete, the data is saved but where the order status is Open, an email is sent.

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Creating Gateway Actions

1. Click and drag the 

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2. Enter a name for the Gateway action, then select Create Action
3. In the Gateway action  Properties on the right, the Rules can be seen

Editing Gateway Actions

1. Right-click on the connector out of the gateway action node and click Edit Expression:

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       Exclusive

   2. Define Rules for each output connection point clicking the 

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2. Hover over the 

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    action on the canvas to see the output connection points
   1. Click on each connection point to connect it to another action node
   2. Once connected, the rules can be changed directly on the connector by right-clicking and choosing 

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Worked Example

Here's a worked example using the Shop Data (available from the Learning Centre).

In this example, we are using:  

• A Shop Stock screen containing a grid of the Shop Stock data, a pie chart of the Shop Stock data and a grid of the Shop Departments data  - this screen was created using the Multi-Tile template

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1. For the Auto Save Action Method, choose 

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2. For the Auto Save Actionflow, click the 

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    icon to create a new Actionflow 
   1. Name: NumberCheck

1.02 Actionflow Principles