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Running Actionflows


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Actionflows and the Action nodes within them usually run as a result of a button click or task plan, however, on occasion you may wish to run an Actionflow

whilst constructing it

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action independently, such as, when testing or

demonstrating an action. The Run Action 

Identifying and Resolving Unconnected Actions

On a screen, the 

to see the result back from an API. 

Running Actionflows

To run the entire Actionflow, use the

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toolbar will show a red plink if the screen contains Unconnected ActionsHover over it and choose 

Actionflow toolbar.

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 Screen Actionflows to display a list of Unconnected Actions associated to that screen and All Actions on the screen
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  • Drag and drop the Unconnected Actions onto the screen to create buttons or drag onto an existing button 
    • Unconnected actions can also be identified by clicking on

     or on the Actionflow homepage.

    Running Actionflows with Input Parameters

    1. Open the Actionflow you want to run

    2. Click the

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    3. A prompt will display to enter any input parameters, if applicable 
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      1. If any of the input parameters have Default Expressions, these will display greyed out but can be overridden by clicking the tick box and typing into the input box or toggling the true/false field 
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      3. Where the Actionflow contains multiple phases, the inputs must be entered for each phase, as displayed by the coloured circles 
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    4. Click Run Action
    5. A Log File message will display if the Actionflow was successful
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      2. If an output is connected, a Result for Action message will display the results of the Actionflow
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    As with all System Console messages, double-click each message to show more detail.

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    Running HTTP Actions

    To run an individual

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    1. On the Test HTTP Action window, on the Inputs tab, enter values for the mapped attributes, if applicable
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     can be opened and connected2.10 Converge Action Configuration
    1. Press Send to see the Response
    2. The Headers tab contains the response from each header sent in the request
      1. These include headers you have not explicitly specified but are sent automatically with each request
    3. The Body tab shows the Response Body of the HTTP call
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