This page is for application designers who need to configure functionality for components or events. It explains the properties for the open-screen node, which is part of an actionflow. Overview
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node to open new screens within PhixFlow. To set the actionflow to close the active screen on completion, on the top right of the canvas, tick Close Parent Screen. Example| View file |
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The above video shows a basic actionflow to open a screen from a button. To open a screen: - Right click on the button and click Add Actionflow
- Name the action
- Drag the screen you want to open onto the main body of the actionflow. You have just created an open screen node.
- Now we need to wire up an input to initiate the actionflow
- Click Add next to the inputs
- Name the new input connection point and select driving.
- Click create connection point
- Click on the on click input. This will start the actionflow when a user clicks on the button.
- Click connect input to finish setting up the actionflow
- Go back to the first screen to test to see if it works.
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. If the screen has not been created yet, create one using . A red exclamation symbol appears on the node to notify you if a screen has not been selected. 
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action, it cannot be removed or changed. Instead, create a new Open Screen action. |
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This section has a toolbar with standard buttons. The grid contains a list of all input connection points and their type. - To add a new input connection point, in the section toolbar click to open a new input connection point and set its properties; see Input Connection Points.
- To edit an existing input connection point, double-click it in the list to open its properties.
- To remove an input connection point, select one and in the section toolbar click
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The input connection point for an open screen node includes options related to data that can be passed to the screen; see Input Connection Points: Role, Type, Open Mode and Attributes properties. |
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| Details about setting up input connections for open screen nodes is currently in the connection points page, but may need to move back here. |
Output Connection PointsAvailable when the screen attached to the node contains buttons with the action type Start Phase. This section has a toolbar with standard buttons. The grid contains a list of all output connection points. - To add a new output path, in the section toolbar click to open a new output path and set the expression; see Output Connection Points.
- To edit an existing output path, double-click it in the list to open its properties.
- To remove an output path, select one and in the section toolbar click
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ErrorsThis section has a toolbar with standard buttons. The grid contains a list of errors where fields have been validated.
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