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This page is for application designers who need to configure when a specific operation will change data in the stream.

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Creating a Stream

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-item-action Rule

To use a stream-item-action in an action and to add a rule for it:

  1. Open the Action properties.
  2. In the toolbar of the Stream-Item-Action Rules section:
    • either click 
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        to create a new stream-item-action
      rule rule
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       to open a repository list of tables.
      Expand the branch for the table, then drag
      its its stream-item-action into  into the action properties → Stream-Item-Action Rules grid.
      Double-click on row of the grid to open the stream-item-action rule  rule properties. 

Stream

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-item-action Rule Properties

Use the following properties to configure the conditions or rules under which the stream-item-action will  will run. 

This properties tab is not available from the repository. It only opens from the Action properties.

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Basic Settings

FieldDescription
Stream-Item-Action

The name of the stream-item-action.

To add or change the name, do one of the following:

  • select a stream-item-action name  name from the drop-down list of all SIAs in the repository.
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     to create a new one; see Stream-item-actions
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     to open the repository Tables branch to find a stream-item-action
    and  and drag it in. This makes it easier to find a stream-item-action for  for a specific table.
Stop if True

Enter an expression. If the expression evaluates to true, PhixFlow runs this action. However, it does not:

  • evaluate any more stream-item-action rule  rule expressions
  • run any more of the stream-itemactions-action.
Expression

Enter an expression. If the expression is empty or evaluates to true, PhixFlow runs this action. To prevent an action from running in specific conditions, enter an expression that evaluates to false.

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Order

Specify the order in which this stream-item-action is  is listed in the action properties → Stream-Item-Action Rules grid. PhixFlow evaluates the stream-item-action in  in order and runs those that evaluate to true in order.

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