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is for application designers who need to configure functionality for components or events. It explains the properties for the open URL node, which is part of an actionflow.

Overview

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Use a 

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node in an actionflow to open a URL in a new tab once the actionflow has completed. The node can also be used to send emails and call telephone numbers.

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Examples

Opening a

webpage

Web Page

To open a webpage the open URL node needs a valid URL to be mapped to the URL attribute. The format of the URL must be:

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'https://www.url.com'

If you want the

URL to open is being provided by a user, it is recommended that a calculate node is used to reformat the value. For example the following switch statement can be used:

application user to provide the URL, use a calculate node ensure the URL has the correct format. For example, the following  expression uses a switch statement to prepend https://www.

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//for URL's to open correctly they must start with https://www.

switch(
    [startsWith(in.URL, "https://"),
        in.URL
    ],
    [startsWith(in.URL, "www."),   
        "https://" + in.URL
    ],
    
    "https://www." + in.URL
    
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Calling a telephone number

The Open URL node can also be used to call a telephone number. A valid telephone number must be mapped to the URL attribute in the format:

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'callto:' + in.TelephoneNumber

The function 'callto:' causes the browser to open an appropriate VoIP client (e.g. Microsoft Teams) which then calls the number provided.

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Sending an email

In a similar manner to calling a telephone number, the Open URL node can be used


The following video shows how an application user types a URL into a field, and the web page then opens.

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The underlying actionflow includes an Open URL node, as follows:

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Sending an Email

Use the open URL node to send an email. A valid email address must be mapped to the URL attribute in the format:

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'mailto:' + in.EmailAddress

The function 'mailto:' causes the browser to open an appropriate email

program (e.g. Outlook)

web client and sets the email address to the one provided.

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Adding an email subject, cc, bcc and body text

It is also possible

Provide different URL expressions to populate the email:

  • subject
,
  • cc
,
  • bcc
and
  • body text
by altering the format of the URL expression.

Subject

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'mailto:' + in.EmailAddress + "?subject=" + in.Subject

//or

'mailto:' + in.EmailAddress + "?subject=Email Subject"
cc

CC

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'mailto:' + in.EmailAddress + "?cc=" + in.cc1 + "," + in.cc2

//or

'mailto:' + in.EmailAddress + "?cc=someoneelse@email.com, another@email.com"
bcc

BCC

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'mailto:' + in.EmailAddress + "?bcc=" + in.cc1 + "," + in.cc2

//or

'mailto:' + in.EmailAddress + "?bcc=someoneelse@email.com, another@email.com"

Body

text

Text

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'mailto:' + in.EmailAddress + "?body=" + in.Body

//or

'mailto:' + in.EmailAddress + "?body=This is the body of the email."

Adding

subject, cc, bcc and body

Body Text Lines

The body is by default one line, that will wordwrap according to the email client settings. In order to split the body over multiple lines or paragraphs, use: %0d%0a

For example, to generate t he following email body text:

This is the body of the email.

This is the second line of the body of the email.

specify:

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// use %0d%0a to start a new line

'mailto:' + in.EmailAddress + "?body=This is the body of the email.%0d%0aThis is the second line of the body of the email."

Combining Fields

The following expression shows how to create all the different email fields using one expression:

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"mailto: " + in.EmailAddress + "?cc=" + in.cc1 + "," + in.cc2 + "&bcc=" + in.bcc + "&subject=" + in.Subject + "&body=" + in.Body

Calling a Telephone Number

Use the Open URL node to make a VoIP call to a telephone number. Map a valid telephone number to the URL attribute as follows:

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'callto:' + in.TelephoneNumber

The function 'callto:' causes the browser to open an appropriate VoIP client, such as Microsoft Teams. The VoIP client then calls the number provided. This is illustrated in the following video.

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Basic Settings

FieldDescription
NameEnter the name for the action node.
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Attributes

Each open

url

URL node has

3

the following attributes which can be mapped to.

AttributeTypeDescription
URLwindowName (optional)StringName of the
NameString
The url of the resource to be opened. This can also be the mailto: and callto: functions. See above examples.

Optionally specify the browser window, <iframe> or tab into which to load the specified resource. If no name is provided, PhixFlow opens a new browser window

will always be opened

.

This name

should

must not contain whitespace.

windowFeatures (optional)
FeaturesString
Comma

Optionally specify a comma-separated list of window features in the form:

  • name=value
, or
  • for boolean features, just name. 

These features include options such as:

  • the window's default size and position
,
  • whether or not to open a minimal popup

For details about specifying window

, and so forth. See Window Features for more information

features, see the developer.mozilla.org page Window.open() .

URLStringSpecify the URL of the resource to be opened. This can also be the mailto: and callto: functions, as shown in the examples above.

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Learn More

For links to all pages in this topic, see Understanding Actionflows. 

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