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Why set Minimum and Maximum Records?
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ensuring at least one record is selected before proceeding with an edit.
Setting Minimum and Maximum Records
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- Enter a number for Minimum Records and/or Maximum Records
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Worked Example
Here's a worked example using the Shop the Retail Data (available from the Learning Centre).
In this example, we are using:
- A Shop Staff screen containing a grid of the Shop Staff data - this screen was created using the Tile with Buttons template
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If you are completing this chapter as part of the Actionflow course and using a training instance, the data and screens have already been pre-loaded into the Actionflow Intermediate Application. For this example, we'll be working on the grid on the Shop Staff screen. |
Configuring a Maximum Records Threshold
In this example, we'll set a maximum number of records that can be edited at once.
- Open the Shop Staff screen
- Open the Actionflow on the Edit button
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- Close the Actionflow
- Close and reopen the Shop Staff screen to ensure the changes have taken effect
- To see the Actionflow in action, select multiple records on the Staff grid using the tick boxes, then click Edit
- An error message will show
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This process can be further enhanced using a pop up screen with a custom message. Within the Actionflow Intermediate Application there is a Error Popup screen that can be configured for this purpose. See 1.11 Calculate Action Configuration for an example of how to map a message onto a dynamic text component. |
