This page provides details of the properties for the open screen action node and associated expressions. These are part of actionflows.
Overview
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To set the actionflow to close the active dashboard on completion, on the top right of the canvas, tick Close Parent Dashboard.
Properties
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Basic Settings
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| 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 |
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, create one using
A warning symbol appears on the node if a screen has not been selected.  |
Input Connection Points
Each open screen node has 1 primary input connection point by default called 'in'. Connecting to this connection point simply opens the screen and cannot pass any data to it. Do we still need this?
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Each input connection point has the following properties:
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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 component 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.
To set the actionflow to close the active dashboard on completion, on the top right of the canvas, tick Close Parent Dashboard.
Properties
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Basic Settings
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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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Pass data through to subsequent action nodes.
Input Connection Points]
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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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The expression properties has sections for Parent Details , Audit Summary and the following Basic Settings:
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