This page is for application designers who need to configure functionality for components or events. It explains the properties for the gateway node, which is part of an actionflow.

Overview

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Example

Sometimes there is a threshold in your data that affects the way you want to process it. For example, you might want someone to approve orders over £1000, whereas orders below this value can be placed without approval.

The application screen, below, lists the orders pending approval.

The actionflow for this requires a gateway node to capture orders with a value of £1000 or more so that it can send these to the person authorised to approve them.

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Basic Settings

Field	Description
Name	Enter the name of the action node.
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Exclusive	Control whether or not a record can go through more than one output.  Exclusive Gateway (Single path) Insert excerpt _toggle_on _toggle_on nopanel true  to make a record go through the first connection point where the condition is met. Exclusive gateways include the visual the exclusive icon as a visual indicator of their setup:  Inclusive Gateway (Multiple Paths) Insert excerpt _toggle_off _toggle_off nopanel true  to make a record go through any through all connection point points where the condition is met. Inclusive gateways include the visual the inclusive icon as a visual indicator of their setup:

Input Connection Points

This section has a toolbar with standard buttons. Gateway nodes can have:

• one 

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• multiple 

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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 

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   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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Output Connection Points

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 

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   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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