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This page provides details of the properties for the 
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Overview

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Save Node Properties

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Use a

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 action node

 node to insert

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and update

or delete

records for a selected table.

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Example

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In the actionflow above a user is saving values on an edit form (Company Edit Form) to a Company table. In this workflow all changes must be approved by a second colleague. All attributes on the edit form need to be saved and a Status attribute to manually set to 'Pending Approval', StatusUpdate to the current time and StatusUpdatedBy to the users name using a calculate node.

To automatically save all the attributes on the form all the user has to do is click 'Auto Save Attributes'. This automatically saves

By default, Autosave Attributes is enabled, this saves any attributes on the driving input form

which

that link to the table on the save node.

This means if any additional fields are added to the backing table and input form they do not need to be mapped to the save node.

Allocating Primary Key Values to New Records

When the save action is inserting a new record to the table, PhixFlow allocates a unique primary key value to the record. How PhixFlow allocates a value is determined by the Table properties → Advanced → Primary Key Generator.

  • Internal: By default, PhixFlow automatically allocates a unique, numeric value to the primary key attribute.
    • Sequence: Configure PhixFlow to allocate a value from your own sequence using the Primary Key Generator Sequence option. see Stream > Data Generation Options and Sequence.

    Specific attributes can be overridden manually by specifying the attributes, or if Autosave Attributes is not enabled the Save node will only save attributes which are mapped to it and ignore any that have not been included.

    A Save node must be attached to a table with a Type of Transactional.

    Worked Example

    For full details on how to create a Save node, including worked examples, see Save Action Configuration.

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    Basic Settings

    FieldDescription
    NameEnter the name for the action node.
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    Type
    • Auto

    Will either insert
    • Insert/Update: Insert or update records using the following condition:
      • If the
    node is provided with a
      • incoming connection passes in the primary key of an existing record,
    the node will update that record.If the node is not provided with a
      • this save node updates the record in the attached table
      • If the incoming connection does not pass in the primary key of an existing record,
    the
      • this save node
    will insert
      • inserts a new record.
    • Insert

    Will always
    • : Always insert a new record into the attached table
    • Update

    • : Will always update a record for the attached table. For a record to update successfully a primary key must be provided.
    Delete
    Will always delete a record on the attached table. For a record to be deleted successfully a primary key must be provided.
    Table

    The table

    where the data is going to be updated

    in which the records will be updated. This table must have a Period of Transactional.

    Auto Save Attributes
    If selected, this action will automatically

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     to save unmapped attributes from the driving input form or view, matched by

    id

    identifier.

    • If an attribute on the target table has not been mapped, the save
    action will check
    • node checks for a value
    by id (on a form the field will automatically be associated with the stream attribute if it has been added by dropping the stream attribute on the form). If there are multiple values for an attribute, the action will error. If there are no values for an attribute it will not be updated. 

    Autosaving Attributes

    If selected, this action will automatically save unmapped attributes from the driving input form or view, matched by id. If an attribute on the target table has not been mapped, the save action will check for a value by id (on a form the field will automatically be associated with the stream attribute if it has been added by dropping the stream attribute on the form).
    • using the identifier. This finds the attribute associated with a field that was created by dropping the attribute onto a form.
    • If there are multiple values for an attribute, the
    action
    • save node will report an error.
    • If there are no values for an attribute, it will not be updated. 

    Mapped Attributes

    A list of attributes to be updated manually. Click 

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    In the list:

    • to edit the attribute's properties, double-click an attribute; see View Attribute
    • to delete an attribute, right-click and select 
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    Note

    Attributes not added to this list will not be changed unless 'Auto Save Attributes' is ticked. If a record is being inserted and an attribute is not present in the save node, the default value for this field will be _NULL

    Advanced Settings

    FieldDescription
    Prioritise throughput over ordering

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