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Overview
An actionflow diagram is made up of a series of nodes. Each node represents a specific action. By configuring different actions and wiring them together you can create complex functionality.
For information about connecting actionflow nodes together, see Wiring Actionflows.
Adding Action Nodes
The toolbar displays the available action nodes that can be dragged onto the actionflow canvas.
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Actions can be added to actionflows in 2 ways:
- Dragging actions directly from the toolbar
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The action nodes have connections, which are blue when connected and grey when not connected, see Wiring Actionflows. Action nodes have
- Input connections, where data is passed into the node
- Output connections, which pass data to the next node.
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, which act like a lookup. These send out a request for data, which is returned to the action node data. The table below shows the types of connections available on an action node.Nodes must be connected sequentially starting from the
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. Records will then pass through each node and be manipulated accordingly.Types of Action Node
The following table summarises the purpose of each type of action node, with a link to the reference page for the node.
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When you drag the icon from the toolbar onto the diagram, PhixFlow sets the type. You can change it by selecting a different type from the list.
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| Add an action to open a specified screen. If the specified screen contains a start phase button the node can then be connected to a start phase node. The buttons can be mapped to each output of the node to trigger different pathways depending on what the user clicks. For example, this method is used if the process requires confirmation by the user. A confirmation screen can appear with a message 'Are you sure?' with two options - Yes - the actionflow continues to the yes output.
- No - the actionflow stops
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