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In an actionflow, individual actions have connection points to receive data from the previous action. This page explains the type of connection point, and their properties.

Overview

Everything in an actionflow is connected using connection points. They are blue when connected and grey when not connected. There are two types of connections:

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For information about the concepts related to wiring actionflows together using connection points, see Wiring Actionflows.

For most action nodes, data flow is configured when you map attributes to the input connection points. For gateway nodes, you can also control the data flow by mapping to output connection points. This is because the expressions in a gateway provide the logic for which path the data flows, and different paths may require different data to pass through the gateway..

Connection Point Types

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Interface Driving Connection Point

Input Interface

Output Interface

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Defines the data attributes the actionflow is expected to output. This data can then be mapped back onto components on the screen the action is being used.
Each instance of the actionflow will map in its own set of data onto the expected data inputs/outputs of the connection point.

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Interface Lookup Connection Point

Input Interface

Output Interface

Defines the data (and events) the actionflow is expecting as an requested input. This data is then used in the actionflow using
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Each instance of the actionflow will map in its own set of data onto the expected data inputs.

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Driving Output Connection Point

Input Data Components

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A data source which drives the actionflow. Data is pushed through the actionflow using
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Data flows from the
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Has attributes which can be mapped to any
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Driving Input Connection Point

Output Data Components

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A data receiver. Data is received from
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Has attributes which can be mapped to any
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Lookup Output Connection Point

Input Data Components

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Provides lookup data to the actionflow using
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Any node with a
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can perform a lookup to a node with a
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Has lookup attributes and data attributes
- Lookup attributes are used in filtering. They are mapped to lookup attributes on the node performing the lookup. Lookup attributes are referenced in the nodes filter using
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- Data attributes are mapped to data attributes on the node performing the lookup. These attributes are the actual data that is being returned from the lookup.
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Lookup Input Connection Point

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Performs a lookup to
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Has lookup attributes and data attributes
- Lookup attributes are used in filtering. They are mapped to lookup attributes on the node being looked up to. Attributes that need to be sent to the node in order to filter the data must be added as lookup attributes.
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- Data attributes are mapped to data attributes on the node being looked up to. These attributes are the actual data that is being received from the lookup.
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Data Attributes

This section has a toolbar with standard buttons. The grid contains a list of the attributes that will pass through the input wire to this action. PhixFlow automatically lists the attributes that pass into the action when the actionflow is wired to an input with attributes. You can also:

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double-click one of the listed connections to open its properties.

remove attributes, select one and click

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The data attribute properties has sections for Parent Details , Audit Summary and the following Basic Settings

Field

DescriptionNameBy default input connections are named in. Optionally, replace this with a descriptive name.Type

Select one of the data types

String
Bigstring
Integer
Float
Decimal
Date
Datetime
Graphic
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Output Connection Properties

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Basic Settings

FieldDescriptionNameBy default input connections are named in. Optionally, replace this with a descriptive name.Expression

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Actionflow Wire Properties

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Basic Settings

FieldDescriptionInputThe action at the start of this wire.Input Connection PointOutputThe action at the end of this wire.

Data Mappings

Standard text

Lookup Mappings

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Wiring Actionflows

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Input Connection Properties

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Basic Settings

FieldDescriptionNameBy default input connections are named in. Optionally, replace this with a descriptive name.Type

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Driving: where data is being used by the action node
Requested: when the input is coming back from a lookup

Actionflow Node
Connection Points properties.

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