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This page 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.

Examples

Opening a 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 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
    
)


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

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

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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

Use the Opne URL node to send an email.

Provide different URL expressions to populate the email:

  • subject
  • cc
  • bcc
  • body text

Subject

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

//or

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

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

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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

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

//or

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

Adding 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 node has the following attributes which can be mapped to.

AttributeTypeDescription
NameString

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.

This name must not contain whitespace.

FeaturesString

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

  • name=value
  • 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 features, see

the developer

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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